As the Indian women's cricket team lifted the World Cup after years of perseverance, celebrations erupted across the country, and the joy was clearly visible among residents of Parsa village of Shimla district, hometown of Indian pace bowler Renuka Thakur.
South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt commented on India's Shafali Verma's surprise bowling performance in the World Cup final, where she picked up crucial wickets with her slow bowling.
With her incredible consistency throughout the tournament, Deepti became the first player in Women's World Cup history to achieve the double of 200 runs and 20 wickets in a single edition across men's and women's World Cups. Across nine matches and seven innings, she scored 215 runs at an
With this win, the series is levelled at 1-1, with two matches left. Earlier, India won the toss and opted to bowl first. After powerplay heroics from pacer Arshdeep Singh (3/35), it was a partnership between skipper Mitch Marsh (11) and Tim David (74 in 38 balls, with eight fours and fiv
The New Zealand Cricket Team have included fast bowler Kyle Jamieson and spinner Ish Sodhi as New Zealand announced the T20I squad for the upcoming five-match series against West Indies.
Former New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson has announced his retirement from the T20 Internationals (T20Is) after playing 93 games in the shortest format of the game.
Alex Ross, the 33-year-old middle-order batter and right-arm off-break bowler will lead the side. He brings experience and stability to the Australian squad.
India's flamboyant batter Abhishek Sharma was "surprised" and hadn't seen anything like the way Australia pace spearhead Josh Hazlewood bowled during the second T20I in Melbourne on Friday.
Australia captain Mitchell Marsh was effusive about pace bowling mainstay Josh Hazlewood for his match-winning spell during the second T20I against India.
India captain Suryakumar Yadav praised Josh Hazlewood's exceptional bowling in the powerplay, which set the tone for Australia's four-wicket win in the second T20I at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday.
Team India's fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar hailed the IWomen in Blue after their thrilling victory over Australia in the semifinal, calling it a "huge achievement" and a testament to their quality as they stormed into the Women's World Cup final.
England's white-ball captain Harry Brook admitted his team was "hammered" by New Zealand, expressing frustration and confusion over their struggles in the ODI format, particularly highlighting their batting collapse in the second ODI, where they were bowled out for 175.