The difficult period for the Indian team started with a morale-shattering defeat to New Zealand in its opening match of the T20 World Cup. On Thursday, the team exacted revenge of sorts by beating the recently-crowned World Champions and taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
India will go into the T20 World Cup under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur, with Smriti Mandhana the vice-captain.
India stand-in captain Smriti Mandhana stated that the team won't take their semi-final opponent lightly after their group stage concluded on an unbeaten note.
Bumrah edged out compatriot Rohit Sharma and Afghanistan’s Rahmanullah Gurbaz for the award in what was a competitive month of cricket, culminating in India’s T20 World Cup win in Barbados.
Renowned cricketer Smriti Mandhana recently celebrated five years of togetherness with her boyfriend and music composer Palash Muchhal.
Following the completion of their multi-format series against Australia, a total of eight Indian women cricketers are competing in the WBBL this season for various teams.
The 25-year-old also said that there is no point in having a conversation about knowing the depth of women's cricket in India without any competition like IPL
After posting a challenging 146/6 wickets, Harmanpreet Kaur's Supernovas restricted the Smriti Mandhana-led Trailblazers to 144/5 wickets in 20 overs.
Australia skipper Meg Lanning has recaptured the top position for batters in the latest ICC Women's ODI Rankings released on Thursday.
While Verma is the highest ranked Indian batter at the third spot, Mandhana and Rodrigues have also been able to hold their respective seventh and ninth places
