India will play five ODIs, starting with the first match on Sunday, followed by three T20Is in the home series against South Africa to kick off their calendar which was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu is all set to play a cricketer in her upcoming project, Shabaash Mithu. The actress is working on her cricket skills as she preps for the film. Take a look
Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu on Wednesday revealed that she has started training for her upcoming film Shabaash Mithu, a biopic on Indian cricketer Mithali Raj.
The matches were due to take place on January 22 in Canberra, January 25 in Melbourne and January 28 in Hobart.
Defending champions Supernovas, led by Harmanpreet, take on Mithali Raj's Velocity in the opening match in a repeat of last year's final, eyeing a third title on the trot.
The four-match tournament will have three teams -- defending champions Supernovas, last year's runners-up Velocity and Trailblazers -- competing against each other once before the summit clash on November 9.
Lanning has recaptured the top position for batters after playing a leading role in her side's 3-0 whitewash of New Zealand in Brisbane that saw the six-time world champions to a record 21 consecutive wins in the format.
A senior BCCI official confirmed that the women's team could tour the island nation right after the WIPL (Challengers series) but a big bone of contention could be the 14-day mandatory quarantine in Sri Lanka.
Dhoni retired from international cricket last Saturday, thus bringing an end to an illustrious career spanning more than 16 years.
The 37-year-old recently said that she is "definitely looking" at the ICC Women's World Cup, which has been postponed to 2022 and added that her eyes are firmly fixed on the trophy.
ICC's announcement implies Mithali will be 39 years old when the 50-over World Cup takes place. But the veteran cricketer feels that the postponement only implies more time to gear up for the event.
Alyssa Healy and Suzie Bates are among the players who have expressed their frustration over the clash between women's T20 Challenge and the WBBL.
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly announced that the Women's IPL will take place during the men's league in the UAE.
Twice India came close to winning the World Cup but the team could not lift the coveted trophy. Under Mithali's leadership, India reached the final of the 2017 World Cup final but lost to hosts England.
Women's cricket was governed by the Women's Cricket Association of India until 2006 when it was merged with the BCCI.
Harmanpreet opened up on the controversy involving the axing of Mithali for the 2018 World T20 semifinal against England.
Mithali also said that a full-fledged women's IPL is still at least three years away although a fourth team can be added for the Challenger series.
The right-handed batswoman, just 16 years of age, played in the Indian colours for the very first time.
Mithali began practicing on Monday at St. John’s Coaching Foundation in Hyderabad under the watchful eyes of her mentor R.S.R. Murthy.
Raj has stated that constantly churning out good results against top sides has helped the team gain a solid reputation in recent times. According to her, teams don't take India lightly anymore.
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