New Record! Smriti Mandhana creates history with stellar knock against Australia, becomes quickest to… | Cricket News – The Times of India

New Record! Smriti Mandhana creates history with stellar knock against Australia, becomes quickest to… | Cricket News – The Times of India

India’s Smriti Mandhana bats (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) Team India batter Smriti Mandhana etched her name into cricketing history on Sunday, becoming both the quickest and youngest batter ever to reach 5000 runs in Women’s One Day Internationals. The milestone came during India’s World Cup clash against Australia at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam. Mandhana’s fluent…

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Women’s World Cup: Onus on top order to fire as India take on tricky South Africa in batting-friendly conditions | Cricket News – The Times of India

Women’s World Cup: Onus on top order to fire as India take on tricky South Africa in batting-friendly conditions | Cricket News – The Times of India

Pratika Rawal of India (R) runs between the wickets with team mate Smriti Mandhana. (Getty Images) VISAKHAPATNAM: Indian batters were delighted to be in the port city for their women’s World Cup match against South Africa on Thursday. Having played on challenging surfaces in the first two clashes — in Guwahati and Colombo — captain…

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Mithali Raj, Ravi Kalpana to be honoured with stands in Visakhapatnam stadium: Smriti Mandhana’s appeal was behind it | Cricket News – The Times of India

Mithali Raj, Ravi Kalpana to be honoured with stands in Visakhapatnam stadium: Smriti Mandhana’s appeal was behind it | Cricket News – The Times of India

Two stands in the ACA–VDCA cricket stadium are set to be named after Mithali Raj and Ravi Kalpana (Images via Getty Images) In a landmark gesture celebrating women’s cricket, the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) will dedicate two stands at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam to former India skipper Mithali Raj and Ravi Kalpana. The inauguration…

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