Author: Snehasis Mukherjee

India continued their dominant run in the Women’s U19 T20 World Cup, booking their place in the final with a nine-wicket win over England at Kuala Lumpur. India are the defending champion, having won the inaugural edition held in South Africa in 2021. India will face South Africa, the only other unbeaten team in the tournament, in the final on February 2 at the same venue. India have been ruthless throughout the tournament and this semi-final was no different. After restricting England to 113/8, they comfortably chased it down with nine wickets and five overs to spare. Former Team India…

Alana King’s brilliant leg-spin bowling put Australia in the driver’s seat as day one of the historic pink-ball Test in the ongoing Women’s Ashes came to an end at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). After bundling out England for just 170, the hosts finished the day at 56/1, trailing by 114 runs. King continued her rich vein of form in this multi-format series. After delivering strong performances in both the T20Is and ODIs, she shone once again, picking up four wickets for 45 runs at an economy rate of 1.95. Her spell was instrumental in England’s batting collapse. A…

Australia and England are set to face off in a four-day pink-ball Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) from tomorrow as part of the ongoing Women’s Ashes. It has been a dominant series for the hosts, who have already clean-swept both the ODI and T20I series, leading the points table 12-0. With four more points up for grabs in this Test, England face a massive challenge to avoid a winless Ashes campaign. The Women’s Ashes points system, introduced in 2013, has never seen a team finish without a single point. With England yet to register any, history is at…

Another game, another dominating performance from India’s U-19 girls, in the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, as they defeated Bangladesh by eight wickets. After conceding only 64 runs for eight wickets in 20 overs, India’s batters completed the chase quickly, starting the ‘Super Six’ stage with an emphatic win. Vaishnavi Sharma was named Player of the Match for her outstanding performance. After winning the toss, Niki Prasad chose to bowl first. The pacers, Shabnam Shakil and Joshitha VJ gave a solid start by picking up early wickets. After four overs, Bangladesh were in trouble, losing three wickets…

“We want to embarrass the Poms here, not just beat them, we want to thrash them.” These were the words from Australia’s Grace Harris after their second T20I victory over England in the Women’s Ashes series. True to her statement, the Aussies thrashed them again in the third T20I by 72 runs. With this win, Australia completed a clean sweep in both the ODI and T20I series, leaving England humiliated. Now leading the Ashes points table 12-0, Australia have left England with little hope of making a comeback in the one-off Test. Australia made just one change for this game,…

In a dramatic conclusion to the second T20I of the Women’s Ashes at Manuka Oval, Canberra, Australia edged past England by six runs via the DLS method. Chasing a challenging target of 186, England’s openers Maia Bouchier and Danni Wyatt-Hodge provided a blistering start, adding 46 runs. At the six-over mark, England were 48/1, narrowly ahead of the DLS par score as rain loomed. England maintained their momentum, with Sophia Dunkley hitting a crucial boundary before rain halted play in the ninth over, keeping them two runs ahead on DLS. At that stage, England fans were hopeful of winning their…

India’s batters fought hard, and their fielding and bowling were top-notch as they defeated Sri Lanka by 60 runs in the ongoing Women’s U19 T20 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur. After being asked to bat first, Gongadi Trisha’s crucial 49 helped India post 118 for 9 in 20 overs on a challenging pitch where Sri Lanka’s spinners got plenty of purchase. In reply, India’s bowlers, both spinners and pacers, stepped up alongside some fantastic fielding to restrict Sri Lanka to just 58 for 9 in 20 overs. Trisha was named Player of the Match for her brilliant knock. Indian skipper…

Gwalior’s Vaishnavi Sharma made headlines with her historic spell versus Malaysia in the ongoing Women’s U19 T20 World Cup, which included a hat-trick. After missing out on the tournament opener against West Indies, she replaced Sonam Yadav in the playing XI for the second game and delivered a stunning performance on her debut. In Gwalior, Vaishnavi trains under coach Lovekesh Chaudhary at the Tansen Cricket Academy. Ahead of today’s clash against Sri Lanka, Coach Lovekesh spoke exclusively to RevSportz, sharing his thoughts on witnessing history, Vaishnavi’s strengths, and her journey. Q: How did it feel to see Vaishnavi take those…

Vaishnavi Sharma’s incredible five-wicket haul, including a hat-trick, powered India to their second win in the ongoing Women’s U19 T20 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur. After dominating West Indies in the opener, India crushed Malaysia by 10 wickets to secure back-to-back victories. Vaishnavi was named Player of the Match and thanked her parents during the post-match presentation. She revealed that she had visualised this kind of performance before the game and was delighted to execute her plans successfully. Her strategy was simple: bowling wicket-to-wicket and adapting to the conditions, which helped her achieve LBW and bowled dismissals. Vaishnavi also shared…

The Eden Gardens in Kolkata witnessed a grand felicitation event for the Bengal Women’s Under-15 cricket team on Monday, celebrating their championship victory. The evening brought together cricket legends Sourav Ganguly, Mithali Raj, Jhulan Goswami, and Mohammed Shami. Sourav Ganguly, the former captain of India’s men’s team, lavished praise on Virat Kohli, describing him as a generational talent. “See, Virat Kohli, is a once-in-a-lifetime cricketer, like Jhulan is, like Mithali is,” said Ganguly. “To score 80 international hundreds in a career is unbelievable. For me, he is probably the greatest white-ball player the world has seen.” Ganguly reflected on the…