Niranjana Nagarajan

Mithali Raj will lead India women's team for a limited overs tour of Australia where they would play three ODIs and an equal number of T20 internationals.

CHENNAI: Saurashtra eves scored a thrilling three-wicket win over their counterparts from Tamil Nadu in the senior women's one-day league encounter at the Nimpur Ground in Cuttack on Thursday.

Tamil Nadu humbled Jammu & Kashmir eves by 103 runs in their senior women's Twenty20 clash at the Murugappa Ground here on Tuesday.

Skipper Mithali Raj's grim battle went in vain as the English eves thumped India by eight wickets with 14 overs to spare in the first of the five-match ODI series.

The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) on Tuesday shortlisted 25 women probables for a 10-day fitness camp to prepare them for the ensuing tour of England.

The Indian women's cricket team is geared up for their first ever pink-ball Test, along with 3ODIs and 3T20Is in Australia, next month.

An allround show from L Nethra (40 & 4/22) helped Tamil Nadu women beat Tripura by 31 runs in the BCCI senior women T20 league (Plate C) tournament at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday.

India will look to continue their rich vein of form when they take on Bangladesh in their opening encounter of the Women's World Twenty20 on Tuesday.

Vidarbha colts coach Usman Ghani has been appointed the spin coach for Central Zone Zonal Cricket Academy (CZZCA) Under-19 summer camp for the third time in a row. The 25-day CZZCA will get under way at Bhubaneshwar on April 23.

Unlucky to have lost the previous tie against Pakistan by just two runs via D/L method, the Indian women's cricket team will be fighting a survival battle when it takes on a strong England side at the ICC World Twenty20.

After a fantastic season, where they guided Vidarbha teams to glory, Usman Ghani and Trevor Gonsalves have been appointed as coaches for specialized camps to be organized by National Cricket Academy across the country.

India's under-fire bowlers will need to put up a much-improved show as they face the ignominy of a clean sweep against an Australian team, which is looking for its 27th win on the trot, during the third and final women's ODI on Sunday.

"I don't know how I did it. It's all because of Usman (Ghani) Sir," said former Vidarbha Under-19 skipper Viraj Kadbe as he recalled his golden run with the bat during 2007-08.

India have won five of the six T20Is in 2016, including a historic 2-1 series win against world champions Australia in January.

Women's cricket in India is gaining ground but they need more exposure to grab the spotlight.