The South African edition of the Women's T20 World Cup was on Thursday postponed by three months to February 2023 to avoid a cluster a big-ticket events in 2022.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday announced Jio as the title sponsor of the 2020 edition of the Women's T20 Challenge to be played in Sharjah from November 4.
BCCI has not announced the teams yet but Indian players, both international and uncapped domestic, have been informed about their selection and asked to reach Mumbai.
While Verma is the highest-ranked Indian batter at the third spot, Mandhana and Rodrigues have also been able to hold their respective seventh and ninth places in the list led by Australias Beth Mooney.
The four-team event is likely to be played from November 1 to 10 implying that the Indian players won't be available for the WBBL which will then be into the final stages of the edition.
ICC revealed record viewing figures for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020, which has become one of the most-watched women's sporting events in history.
ICC's digital channels were in overdrive during the February 21 to March 8 event in Australia, with an astonishing 1.1 billion total video views, making it the most-watched ICC women's event ever and the second most successful ICC event after the Men's World Cup 2019.
India women's cricketer Poonam Yadav has said that she is 'tired' of losing out on a chance to lift the World Cup trophy twice, and that she now eyes winning the 2021 fifty-over World Cup.
Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Nathan Lyon, Tim Paine, Usman Khawaja, Adam Zampa, Peter Siddle and Marnus Labuschange named the singers they would like to see perform.
India women's cricketer Deepti Sharma, who had an impressive outing in the recently-concluded T20 World Cup, was felicitated by the West Bengal government on Saturday.
Melbourne Cricket Ground said a person who attended the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Final at the MCG on Sunday March 8 has now been diagnosed with COVID-19.
Smriti Mandhana thanked the fans for their support during the Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.
On March 8, Australia lifted their fifth ICC Women's T20 World Cup when they defeated India in the final by 85 runs in front of a mammoth 86,174 fans at the iconic MCG.
Brett Lee said it was really difficult to see Shafali Verma cry but praised her for her mental strength during the Women's T20 World Cup.
A sluggish start with the ball and in the field undermined India's attempts to overhaul the four-time champions in their own backyard with the support of a 86,174 crowd.
Poonam Yadav took 10 wickets throughout the tournament, while Shafali Verma scored 163 runs at a brilliant strike rate of 158.25.
Unbeaten throughout the tournament, India were beaten by 85 runs by the defending champions, who clinched an unprecedented fifth world title in the shortest format.
The occasion got the better of the Indian team once again as it lost the final by a whopping 85-run margin here on Sunday. Both Shantha and Diana took solace in the performance of 16-year-old opener Shafali Verma and the consistent showing from the bowlers while the star batters disappointed.
The 37-year-old Jhulan said that one important aspect that should be taken into account is the age factor."Please do remember that India had the youngest team in the World Cup in terms of average age."
Megan Schutt finished as the tournament's highest wicket-taker. Australia stormed to an 85-run victory over India to seal their fifth Women's T20 World Cup title.
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