Leigh Kasperek

Left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht scalped three batters as Velocity put up a disciplined bowling effort to restrict defending champions Superonva to a modest 126 for eight in the opening match of Women's T20 Challenge, here on Wednesday.

India's batting star Harmanpreet Kaur was on Sunday named captain of the ICC Women's World Twenty20 XI, which also featured opener Smriti Mandhana and leg-spinner Poonam Yadav.

She may not be a true-blue Kiwi girl, but that hasn't stopped Leigh Kasperek from giving her best each time she dons the New Zealand women's team jersey.

New Zealand continued their unbeaten run at the ICC Women's World Twenty20 cricket tournament by coasting to a convincing six-wicket win over Australia to register their third consecutive win in Group A on Monday.

Velocity skipper Mithali Raj won the toss and elected to bowl against defending champions Supernovas in the opening match of the Women's T20 Challenge on Wednesday.

Seamer Hayley Jensen and off-spinner Leigh Kasperek took three wickets apiece as New Zealand produced a tremendous comeback to beat Bangladesh by 17 runs in a low-scoring match at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup on Saturday.

There was no escape for Mithali Raj-led Velocity as Sophie Ecclestone conspired with other bowlers to inflict absolute destruction, driving Trailblazers to a facile nine-wicket win in the second match of the Women’s T20 Challenge, in Sharjah, on Thursday. The world No. 1 T20 bowler Ecclestone finished with stupendous figures of 4-9, an effort that saw Velocity being bundled out for a paltry score of 47 in 15.1 overs.

India batswoman Smriti Mandhana has been named in the Women's Team of the Year 2016, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Wednesday.

India's Women’s T20 World Cup campaign kicks off against New Zealand on October 4, with skipper Harmanpreet Kaur under pressure to lead her team to a strong start. Focusing on overcoming past failures, India relies on its spin-heavy attack and senior players to counter New Zealand’s experienced squad.

South African Sune Luus conjured up an unbeaten 37 under pressure as Velocity overcame a jittery start to stun defending champions Supernovas by five wickets in the opening match of the Women's T20 Challenge. Chasing a modest 127, Velocity were 38 for three inside nine overs but Luus took them over the line with her calm-headed 37-run knock that came off 21 balls with four fours and a six.

Bowler Jess Kerr and wicket-keeper Natalie Dodd have been offered New Zealand women's team's central contracts for the first time as part of a 17-player list for the 2020-21 season.

India skipper Mithali Raj was on Tuesday joined at the top by South Africa opener Lizelle Lee, whose unbeaten 91 in the opening match against the West Indies helped her take joint-first position in the latest ICC women's ODI rankings.

On a high after two easy victories on the trot, including one against defending champion Australia, the Indian women's cricket team will aim to inch closer to a semifinal berth when it takes on New Zealand in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup here on Thursday.

The task ahead of the Caribbean women would be no less easy, considering they take on a rampaging New Zealand side which has done extremely well, winning all four league games to book their passage here.

India's women cricket team faces New Zealand in their first Group A match of the T20 World Cup. Key players like Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, and Shafali Verma are crucial for India's success. The pitch conditions may favor India's strong spin bowling lineup. New Zealand, led by Sophie Devine, also has a blend of experience and youth.

India's white ball captains Harmanpreet Kaur and Mithali Raj along with their 'double deputy' Smriti Mandhana have been named captains of Supernovas, Trailblazers and Velocity squads respectively for the upcoming women's T20 Challenge scheduled from November 4 to 9 in the UAE.

Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur entered the top-five in the latest ICC Women's T20 International player rankings with opener Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues also achieving their career-best rankings.

Here are the details of when, where and how to watch the live stream of 1st match of Women's World T20 2018 between India Women and New Zealand Women at Providence Stadium, Guyana.

New Zealand batter Amelia Kerr walked into record books on Wednesday when she blasted a record-breaking unbeaten 232 against Ireland to become the second woman to score an ODI double-hundred at Dublin.

New Zealand stays in the T20 World Cup semifinal race with an eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka. They restricted Sri Lanka to 115/5 and chased the target in 17.3 overs. Georgia Plimmer scored 53, while Amelia Kerr and Sophie Devine sealed the victory. Both New Zealand and India now have four points each.