India Women

India women thrash Zimbabwe by nine wickets to seal 2-0 T20I series lead

Shafali Verma smashed 55 off 25 balls as India chased 103 in 8.5 overs to seal the series with one match remaining.

India women eye 3-0 T20I sweep against Zimbabwe in Raipur

Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana lead India to nine-wicket win

Shafali Verma scored 55 off 25 balls and Smriti Mandhana finished unbeaten on 47 as India chased down 103 in 8.5 overs.

Smriti Mandhana captains India for first time in T20I series against Zimbabwe

India and Zimbabwe women wear black armbands before T20I

India and Zimbabwe women's teams wore black armbands and observed silence before the first T20I in Raipur in memory of umpire Sarah Dambanevana, who died aged 36.

Free entry for female spectators at Raipur women's T20Is

Chhattisgarh offers free entry to female spectators for the India-Zimbabwe T20I series in Raipur after the chief minister's suggestion.

India and Zimbabwe women begin first bilateral T20I series

Smriti Mandhana flags T20I areas for improvement ahead of Zimbabwe series

India captain Smriti Mandhana wants to use the Zimbabwe series to address T20I shortcomings before the 2027 Women's Champions Trophy.

Mithali Raj retires after leading India to their first women's World Cup title

The 43-year-old ends a 23-year career, handing the captaincy to Smriti Mandhana and a younger core that must now defend the title.

India women's dominance in Asia leaves little room for rivals

India's eighth Asia Cup title and Asian Games gold came against Sri Lanka within a week, with Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana leading the run-scoring.

Smriti Mandhana named India captain across formats

Smriti Mandhana replaces Harmanpreet Kaur as India's captain across all formats after the World Cup winner stepped down.

BCCI splits leadership across formats and names Mandhana full-time white-ball captain

Mandhana's elevation signals BCCI's willingness to hand full ownership to a batter with different style and values

Smriti Mandhana takes full tactical ownership as captain with a leadership record built on two WPL titles and recent form rather than continuity with the previous regime.

Harmanpreet Kaur rejected BCCI offer to retain captaincy in one format

Harmanpreet declined partial retention and chose complete exit after Guwahati review.

BCCI offered Harmanpreet Kaur option to retain ODI captaincy but she chose to step down across formats

India's blind women cricketers still await promised house sites and jobs

Smriti Mandhana hails Harmanpreet Kaur's decade of leadership

Smriti Mandhana takes over as India women's captain across formats after Harmanpreet Kaur stepped down.

Harmanpreet Kaur remains India women's captain after BCCI review

BCCI review leaves Harmanpreet Kaur's captaincy intact across formats.

Darcie Brown ruled out of WBBL|12 start with back injury

Brown will miss the start of WBBL|12 after a disc injury sustained on Australia A duty in India.

India Women's A reach 351 for 9 on opening day against Australia A

Half-centuries from Tanisha Singh, Niki Prasad and Shubha Satheesh lifted India Women's A to 351 for 9.

Minnu Mani unbeaten on 88 as India A chase 363 to win series

Vaishnavi Sharma took four wickets for India A while Knott finished with two for 57.

President Murmu, Home Minister Shah congratulate Indian women's team

President Murmu and Home Minister Shah congratulated the Indian women's team after their 147-run win over Sri Lanka secured India's first gold at the Asian Games.

BCCI shifts India A Women match from Dharamshala to Mohali

Persistent rain forces the BCCI to relocate the India A Women versus Australia A Women fixture.

India A red-ball match moved from Dharamsala to Mohali due to rain

India A women's four-day match against Australia A has been moved from Dharamsala to Mohali due to rain-affected ground conditions.