"It was not easy. Credit goes to the entire team for the way we fought today. We knew how important this game was; the entire team was charged up and happy with how we played," she said.
Team India bounced back in style after three consecutive defeats, registering a commanding 53-run (DLS method) win over New Zealand in Navi Mumbai on Thursday to seal their place in the semi-finals of the Women's World Cup.
India Women opener Smriti Mandhana rewrote record books as she levelled with legendary Australia batter Meg Lanning for most international cricket centuries, and with South Africa's Tazmin Brits for most women's ODI tons in a single calendar year during the ICC Women's World Cup match aga
Bill Gates, founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and former CEO of Microsoft, will be seen making a special appearance in one of the upcoming episodes of Smriti Irani-starrer 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2'.
Ahead of the ICC Women's 2025 clash between India and New Zealand, opener and right-hand batter Smriti Mandhana praised White Ferns captain Sophie Devine for her remarkable impact on world cricket.
India opener Smriti Mandhana has increased her lead at the top of the ICC Women's ODI Batter Rankings as the leading players at the ongoing ICC Women's Cricket World Cup made gains following the latest update to the rankings.
Asked about the reason behind the collapse, Mandhana said, "Yeah for sure, I mean it collapsed, everyone saw that. I think everyone's shot selections at that time -- we could have done better with our shot selections. Especially, it started from me, so I will take it on me that the shot sele
"Smriti's (Mandhana) wicket was the turning point for us. Still had batters, but I don't know how things went the other way. Credit to England. They didn't lose hope, they kept bowling and getting wickets. It's a bad feeling when you have put so much hard work in but the last 5-6 overs didn'
England pulled off a thrilling four-run victory over India in Indore on Sunday, securing their place in the semi-finals of the ICC Women's World Cup. It was a heartbreaker for the hosts, who came agonisingly close in a tense chase but eventually fell short despite valiant knocks from veteran
India vice-captain and opener Smriti Mandhana has been named the ICC Women's Player of the Month for September 2025, following her outstanding form with the bat in the lead-up to the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, as reported by ICC.
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur and her teammates on Wednesday visited the Mahakaleshwar temple to offer prayers ahead of their Women's World Cup fixture against England at Indore's Holkar Stadium on Sunday.