Commonwealth Games 2022: Full schedule and fixture of Women's Cricket matches

Women's Cricket is all set to mark its debut at the Commonwealth Games 2022 on 29th July as all of the cricket action will be live from Edgbaston.

Arijit Barua

Jul 16, 2022, 7:40 AM

Commonwealth Games 2022: Full schedule and fixture of Women's Cricket matches

Women's Cricket is all set to mark its debut at the Commonwealth Games 2022 later this month in Birmingham, England. All of the cricket action will be live from the Edgbaston Cricket Ground, the home of Warwickshire Cricket Club from the 29th of July to the 7th of August.

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Meanwhile, it will be played in the T20 format and will feature 8 nations fighting it out for the podium finishes. The last time cricket featured on the Games schedule was back in 1998, it then had the men's side play in the long 50-over format.

Groups at the CWG 2022

Group A features Australia, India, Barbados, and Pakistan, and Group B features England, New Zealand, South Africa, and Sri Lanka. Hosts, England were handed a direct qualification, and the six highest-ranked teams too directly made it to the mix for the Games. Sri Lanka underwent a qualifier that was played early this year in Malaysia, it saw them hand Bangladesh a 22-run defeat to make it to the vacant, 8th spot for the Commonwealth Games.

A growing rivalry in women's cricket between Australia and India will be the curtain-raiser on the 29th of July. With double headers on every match day, Pakistan will face Barbados later on the same opening day, the 29th of July.

Schedule for the Commonwealth Games 2022

Date Time Matches Venue
29th July 2022 11 am Australia vs India Edgbaston
29th July 2022 6 pm Barbados vs Pakistan Edgbaston
31 July 2022 11 am India vs Pakistan Edgbaston
31 July 2022 6 pm Australia vs Barbados Edgbaston
3 August 2022 11 am Australia vs Pakistan Edgbaston
3 August 2022  6 pm Barbados vs India Edgbaston
30 July 2022 11 am New Zealand vs South Africa Edgbaston
30 July 2022  6 pm England vs Sri Lanka Edgbaston
2 August 2022 11 am England vs South Africa Edgbaston
2 August 2022 6 pm New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Edgbaston
4 August 2022 11 am South Africa vs Sri Lanka Edgbaston
4 August 2022 6 pm England vs New Zealand Edgbaston
6 August 2022  11 am Semi-final Edgbaston
6 August 2022 6 pm Semi-final Edgbaston
7 August 2022 10 am Bronze Medal Match Edgbaston
7 August 2022 5 pm Final Edgbaston

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Having just witnessed an ODI World Cup of close finishes we surely are spoilt for a lot more of the same and it's just not wrong of us to expect nothing short of another great spectacle in what's expected to be another cracker of an event on display by the women at the Commonwealth Games, Birmingham.

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BCCI announce the player List for WPL 2025 Auction: Only two players from Bengal

BCCI announced the player list for the upcoming WPL 2025 Auction. 120 players are on the list, among which 91 are Indian and 29 overseas cricketers, including 3 from Associate Nations.

Koushik Biswas

Dec 7, 2024, 5:46 PM

BCC announce the player List for WPL 2025 Auction: Only two players from Bengal - sportzpoint.com

BCCI announced the player list for the upcoming WPL 2025 Auction. 120 players are on the list, among which 91 are Indian and 29 overseas cricketers, including 3 from Associate Nations.

The Women's Premier League (WPL) Auction 2025 will take place on 15th December 2024 in Bengaluru. The are 82 Indian uncapped players and 8 uncapped overseas players in the auction list.

With most of the franchises holding their core group of players, 19 slots will be up for grabs, with 5 slots reserved for overseas players.

Only 3 players were listed in the bracket of the highest base price of INR 50 lakhs while 28 players will be auctioned starting with their base price of INR 30 lakhs. 

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West Indies' Deandra Dottin will enter the WPL 2025 Auction with a base price of INR 50 lakhs.

West Indian all-rounder Deandra Dottin, England batter Heather Knight, and South African wicket-keeper batter Lizelle Lee will enter the auction with the highest base price of INR 50 lakhs.

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In the first set of 20 marquee players, Australia's Darcie Brown and Kim Garth, England's Lauren Bell and Sarah Glenn and India's Sneh Rana can go for big bucks during the WPL 2025 auction.

From the Cricket Association of Bengal, only two players have been able to make it to the list. Priyanka Bala, who was already with the Mumbai Indians squad, has found herself on the list. Along with her, young all-rounder Sushmita Ganguly will also be auctioned with a base price of INR 10 lakhs.

Read Also | Exclusive | Taunts to Claps: Priyanka Bala's journey from rural village of Nadia to WPL

Breakdown of 120 players in the WPL auction list

Sr. No

Capped/Uncapped players

No. of players

1

Capped Indians

9

2

Capped Overseas

21

3

Uncapped Indian

82

4

Uncapped overseas

8

 

Total

120

WPL 2025 Reatined players' list

Team Retained Players
Delhi Capitals Alice Capsey*, Annabel Sutherland*, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen*, Marizanne Kapp*, Meg Lanning*, Minnu Mani, Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniyaa Bhatia, Titas Sadhu
Gujarat Giants Ashleigh Gardner*, Beth Mooney*, Bharti Fulmali, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Kashvee Gautam, Laura Wolvaardt*, Mannat Kashyap, Meghna Singh, Phoebe Litchfield*, Priya Mishra, Sayali Satghare, Shabnam Shakil, Tanuja Kanwer
Mumbai Indians Amandeep Kaur, Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr*, Chloe Tryon*, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews*, Jintimani Kalita, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Natalie Sciver*, Pooja Vastrakar, Sajeevan Sajana, Saika Ishaque, Shabnim Ismail*, Yastika Bhatia
Royal Challengers Bengaluru  Asha Shobana, Dani Wyatt*, Ekta Bisht, Ellyse Perry*, Georgia Wareham*, Kanika Ahuja, Kate Cross*, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Sabbhineni Meghana, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine*, Sophie Molineux*
UP Warriorz Alyssa Healy*, Anjali Sarvani, Chamari Athapaththu*, Deepti Sharma, Gouher Sultana, Grace Harris*, Kiran Navgire, Poonam Khemnar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Saima Thakor, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone*, Tahlia McGrath*, Uma Chetry, Vrinda Dinesh

Full list of players listed for the WPL 2025 Auction

List Sr. No. Set No. First Name Surname Country State Association Age Specialism     Test caps ODI caps T20 caps 2024 Team 2024 WPL Matches C/U/A Reserve Price Rs Lakh
1 1 Lauren Bell England - 24 BOWLER RHB RIGHT ARM Fast 3 14 27 UPW 0 Capped 30
2 1 Maia Bouchier England - 26 BATTER RHB RIGHT ARM Medium   12 42     Capped 30
3 1 Darcie Brown Australia - 21 BOWLER RHB RIGHT ARM Fast 4 19 34     Capped 30
4 1 Lauren Cheatle Australia - 26 BOWLER LHB LEFT ARM Fast Medium 1 4 7 GG 0 Capped 30
5 1 Nadine De Klerk South Africa   25 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Medium 3 38 65     Capped 30
6 1 Deandra Dottin West Indies   33 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Fast Medium   143 132     Capped 50
7 1 Kim Garth Australia - 28 BOWLER RHB RIGHT ARM Fast Medium 3 48 57     Capped 30
8 1 Danielle Gibson England - 23 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Medium     22     Capped 30
9 1 Sarah Glenn England - 25 BOWLER RHB RIGHT ARM Leg Spin   17 70     Capped 30
10 1 Heather Graham Australia - 28 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Medium   1 5     Capped 30
11 1 Tejal Hasabnis India MACA 27 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Off Spin   3       Capped 30
12 1 Chinelle Henry West Indies   29 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Fast Medium   48 59     Capped 30
13 1 Alana King Australia - 29 BOWLER RHB RIGHT ARM Leg Spin 4 29 22     Capped 30
14 1 Heather Knight England - 34 BATTER RHB RIGHT ARM Off Spin 12 143 126     Capped 50
15 1 C Prathyusha India KSCA 26 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Leg Spin   1       Capped 30
16 1 Orla Prendergast Ireland   22 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Fast Medium   31 57     Capped 30
17 1 Sneh Rana India RSPB 30 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Off Spin 4 27 25 GG 4 Capped 30
18 1 Shubha Satheesh India KSCA 25 ALL-ROUNDER LHB RIGHT ARM Medium 2     RCB 0 Capped 30
19 1 Sushma Verma India HPCA 32 WICKETKEEPER RHB   1 43 19     Capped 30
20 1 Poonam Yadav India UPCA 33 BOWLER RHB RIGHT ARM Leg Spin 1 58 72 DC 0 Capped 30
21 2 Raghvi Bist India CAU 20 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Medium           Uncapped 10
22 2 N. Charani India ACA 20 ALL-ROUNDER LHB LEFT ARM Slow Orthodox           Uncapped 10
23 2 Laura Harris Australia - 34 BATTER RHB         DC 0 Uncapped 10
24 2 Ira Jadhav India MCA 14 BATTER RHB RIGHT ARM Medium           Uncapped 10
25 2 Fatima Jaffer India MCA 22 ALL-ROUNDER RHB LEFT ARM Slow Orthodox       MI 0 Uncapped 10
26 2 Humairaa Kaazi India MCA 31 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Off Spin       MI 7 Uncapped 10
27 2 G Kamalini India TNCA 16 WICKETKEEPER LHB             Uncapped 10
28 2 Nandini Kashyap India CAU 21 WICKETKEEPER RHB             Uncapped 10
29 2 Jagravi Pawar India MCA 25 BOWLER RHB RIGHT ARM Off Spin           Uncapped 10
30 2 Pratika Rawal India RSPB 24 BATTER RHB RIGHT ARM Off Spin           Uncapped 10
31 2 Prema Rawat India CAU 23 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Leg Spin           Uncapped 10
32 2 Simran Shaikh India MCA 23 BATTER RHB RIGHT ARM Leg Spin           Uncapped 10
33 2 Tanisha Singh India DDCA 21 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Off Spin           Uncapped 10
34 2 Sonal Thakur India HPCA 22 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Leg Spin           Uncapped 10
35 2 S Yashasri India HYCA 21 BOWLER RHB RIGHT ARM Fast       UPW 0 Uncapped 10
36 3 Nicola Carey Australia - 31 ALL-ROUNDER LHB RIGHT ARM Medium   23 27     Capped 30
37 3 Sophia Dunkley England - 26 BATTER RHB RIGHT ARM Leg Spin 5 33 61     Capped 30
38 3 Lauren Filer England - 24 BOWLER RHB RIGHT ARM Fast 2 10 7     Capped 30
39 3 Mansi Joshi India CAU 31 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Medium   14 8     Capped 30
40 3 Lizelle Lee South Africa   32 WICKETKEEPER RHB   2 100 82     Capped 50
41 3 Rosemary Mair New Zealand   26 BOWLER RHB RIGHT ARM Fast   16 31     Capped 30
42 3 Madhuri Mehta India OCA 33 BATTER RHB     2 3     Capped 30
43 3 Nuzhat Parween India RSPB 28 WICKETKEEPER RHB     1 5     Capped 30
44 3 Paige Scholfield England - 29 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Medium   3 2     Capped 30
45 3 Amanda-Jade Wellington Australia - 27 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Leg Spin 1 14 8     Capped 30
46 4 Amisha Bahukhandi India CAU 26 BOWLER RHB LEFT ARM Slow Orthodox           Uncapped 10
47 4 Priyanka Bala India CAB 29 WICKETKEEPER RHB         MI 1 Uncapped 10
48 4 Gunjan Bhandari India CAU 24 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Fast           Uncapped 10
49 4 Salonee Dangore India CSCSCA 26 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Leg Spin           Uncapped 10
50 4 Milly Illingworth Australia - 19 BOWLER RHB RIGHT ARM Fast           Uncapped 10
51 4 Prathyoosha Kumar India KSCA 25 WICKETKEEPER RHB             Uncapped 10
52 4 Ashwani Kumari India JSCA 27 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Medium       DC 0 Uncapped 10
53 4 Shashi Mathur India JSCA 29 BATTER RHB             Uncapped 10
54 4 Aparna Mondal India RSPB 29 WICKETKEEPER RHB         DC 0 Uncapped 10
55 4 Anshu Nagar India DDCA 14 BOWLER LHB LEFT ARM Fast           Uncapped 10
56 4 Tanisha Ohlan India HCA 18 BATTER RHB RIGHT ARM Leg Spin           Uncapped 10
57 4 Tarannum Pathan India GCA 31 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Off Spin       GG 1 Uncapped 10
58 4 Shraddha Pokharkar India MACA 28 BOWLER RHB LEFT ARM Fast Medium       RCB 3 Uncapped 10
59 4 Niki Prasad India KSCA 19 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Off Spin           Uncapped 10
60 4 Laxmi Yadav India DDCA 27 WICKETKEEPER RHB         UPW 0 Uncapped 10
61 5 Manali Dakshini India MCA 27 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Fast           Uncapped 10
62 5 Rima Ekka India OCA 26 BOWLER RHB RIGHT ARM Fast Medium           Uncapped 10
63 5 Rahila Firdous India MPCA 26 WICKETKEEPER RHB             Uncapped 10
64 5 Shipra Giri India UPCA 22 WICKETKEEPER RHB             Uncapped 10
65 5 Arushi Goel India UPCA 27 BATTER RHB             Uncapped 10
66 5 Kranti Goud India MPCA 21 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Fast           Uncapped 10
67 5 Sanskriti Gupta India MPCA 20 ALL-ROUNDER LHB RIGHT ARM Off Spin           Uncapped 10
68 5 Priyanka Koushal India MPCA 29 ALL-ROUNDER LHB LEFT ARM Slow Orthodox           Uncapped 10
69 5 Suman Meena India RCA 24 BOWLER RHB RIGHT ARM Fast           Uncapped 10
70 5 Shivani Singh India HPCA 24 WICKETKEEPER RHB RIGHT ARM Fast Medium           Uncapped 10
71 5 Parunika Sisodia India DDCA 19 BOWLER RHB LEFT ARM Slow Orthodox           Uncapped 10
72 5 Rubia Syed India JKCA 30 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Fast Medium           Uncapped 10
73 5 Jyoti Thakur India HPCA 26 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Fast Medium           Uncapped 10
74 5 G Trisha India HYCA 19 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Leg Spin           Uncapped 10
75 5 Joshitha V J India KCA 18 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Fast Medium           Uncapped 10
76 6 Safina Aziz India CAU 22 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Off Spin           Uncapped 10
77 6 Samantha Bates Australia - 32 BOWLER RHB LEFT ARM Slow Orthodox           Uncapped 10
78 6 Neelam Bhardwaj India CAU 18 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Off Spin           Uncapped 10
79 6 Monikha Das India ASCA 33 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Fast Medium           Uncapped 10
80 6 Tess Flintoff Australia - 21 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Fast Medium           Uncapped 10
81 6 Sushmita Ganguly India CAB 21 BOWLER RHB RIGHT ARM Off Spin           Uncapped 10
82 6 Devika Kandregula India ACA 24 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Off Spin           Uncapped 10
83 6 Nazma Khan India DDCA 28 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Off Spin           Uncapped 10
84 6 Charli Knott Australia - 22 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Off Spin           Uncapped 10
85 6 P.Ranga Lakshmi India ACA 18 BATTER RHB RIGHT ARM Leg Spin           Uncapped 10
86 6 Kanchan Nagwani India VCA 30 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Leg Spin           Uncapped 10
87 6 Tanusree Sarkar India RSPB 28 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Off Spin           Uncapped 10
88 6 Nandani Sharma India UTCA 23 BOWLER RHB RIGHT ARM Fast           Uncapped 10
89 6 Tripti Singh India UPCA 21 BATTER RHB             Uncapped 10
90 6 Sonam Yadav India UPCA 17 BATTER RHB LEFT ARM Slow Orthodox           Uncapped 10
91 7 Bhavika Ahire India MACA 17 WICKETKEEPER LHB             Uncapped 10
92 7 Khushi Bhatia India MCA 22 WICKETKEEPER RHB             Uncapped 10
93 7 Pranavi Chandra India HYCA 22 BATTER RHB             Uncapped 10
94 7 Krutika Chaudhari India GUCA 27 BOWLER RHB LEFT ARM Slow Orthodox           Uncapped 10
95 7 Riya Chaudhari India MCA 23 WICKETKEEPER RHB             Uncapped 10
96 7 Najla CMC India KCA 21 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Off Spin           Uncapped 10
97 7 Hurley Gala India MCA 18 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Fast Medium           Uncapped 10
98 7 Suman Gulia India HCA 26 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Fast           Uncapped 10
99 7 Prakashika Naik India MCA 27 BOWLER RHB RIGHT ARM Leg Spin           Uncapped 10
100 7 Mousumi Narah India ASCA 22 BOWLER RHB RIGHT ARM Leg Spin           Uncapped 10
101 7 Hani Patel India BCA 26 BOWLER RHB LEFT ARM Slow Orthodox           Uncapped 10
102 7 Anushka Sharma India MPCA 21 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Off Spin           Uncapped 10
103 7 Shivali Shinde India MACA 28 WICKETKEEPER RHB             Uncapped 10
104 7 Upasana Yadav India DDCA 20 BATTER RHB             Uncapped 10
105 7 Preeti Yadav India GCA 29 ALL-ROUNDER LHB LEFT ARM Slow Orthodox           Uncapped 10
106 8 Sarah Bryce Scotland   25 WICKETKEEPER RHB             Associate 10
107 8 Arshi Choudhary India TNCA 26 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Off Spin           Uncapped 10
108 8 Archana Devi India UPCA 20 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Off Spin           Uncapped 10
109 8 Samaira Dharnidharka UAE   17 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Fast Medium           Associate 10
110 8 Mehak Kesar India PCA 32 BOWLER RHB RIGHT ARM Off Spin           Uncapped 10
111 8 Komalpreet Kour India PCA 28 BOWLER RHB RIGHT ARM Medium           Uncapped 10
112 8 Akshita Maheshwari India RCA 24 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Fast Medium           Uncapped 20
113 8 Rameswari Naik India OCA 26 BOWLER RHB RIGHT ARM Fast Medium           Uncapped 10
114 8 Falak Naz India UPCA 20 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Fast Medium           Uncapped 10
115 8 Mamta Rani India PCA 22 BOWLER RHB LEFT ARM Slow Orthodox           Uncapped 10
116 8 Theertha Satish UAE   20 WICKETKEEPER LHB RIGHT ARM Off Spin           Associate 10
117 8 Shanu Sen India RCA 22 BOWLER RHB LEFT ARM Slow Orthodox           Uncapped 10
118 8 Neetu Singh India PCA 26 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Leg Spin           Uncapped 10
119 8 Anusha Sundaresan India TNCA 28 ALL-ROUNDER RHB RIGHT ARM Medium           Uncapped 10
120 8 Sunanda Yetrekar India GCA 32 BOWLER RHB RIGHT ARM Leg Spin           Uncapped 10

 

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Senior Women's T20 Trophy 2024: Bengal beat Himachal by 21 runs to set a final against Mumbai

Bengal defeated Himachal Pradesh by 21 runs in the second semi-finals of the Senior Women's T20 Trophy 2024 to set a final date with Mumbai, who defeated Uttarakhand in the first semi-final.

Staff Reporter

Nov 10, 2024, 3:48 PM

Bengal team after qualifying for the final. Image | CAB

Bengal defeated Himachal Pradesh by 21 runs in the second semi-finals of the Senior Women's T20 Trophy 2024 on Sunday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Bengal all-rounder Mita Paul was adjudged player of the match for her 1 wicket and 29 runs with the bat.

Batting first, Bengal struggled early, losing Dhara Gujjar on duck in the first over. But, Richa Ghosh, the Indian wicket-keeper batter promoted as the opener, made sure she built a partnership with vice-captain Tanushree Sarkar for the second wicket.

Richa departed after adding 31 from 28 balls but Tanushree battled in the middle to build another partnership for Bengal, this time with Mita Paul. Tanushree, who made her return to the Bengal team after representing Railways last few years, perished after scoring a run-a-ball 36.

Read Also | Women's Cricket Exclusive: Mita Paul wants to take her game to a new level with a more attacking game plan

Mita Paul tried to take the inning deep but lost her wicket after scoring 30-ball 29. But, it was youngster Sasthi Mondal, whose 11 from 5 balls gave Bengal the finish they were looking for. Bengal finished their first inning on 134/6, giving Himachal a tough task to chase down the total under the lights at Wankhede. 

With a batting lineup consisting of international players like captain Sushma Verma and Harleen Deol, Himachal looked like the team which can chase down Bengal's total. However, Titas Sadhu struck early for Bengal as she removed Sushma Verma in the fourth over. Off-spinner Sushmita Ganguly then clean bowled Nikita Chauhan, to hand Bengal the momentum. 

Read Also | "Accuracy, planning and mental strength - Shiv Sagar Singh's mantra to make Bengal women's best in the country" | Senior Women's T20 Trophy

Though Himachal were trying to build a partnership and take the game deep, Bengal captain Saika Ishaque dismissed Sonal Thakur and Monika Devi in the same over to give Bengal the advantage. Despite a valiant effort from S M Singh (32 from 22 balls), Himachal fell short of the total by 21 runs. Saika Ishaque and Titas Sadhu took two wickets each for Bengal.

In the other semi-final, Mumbai defeated Uttarakhand by 31 runs to enter the final. Bengal and Mumbai will face each other in the final on 12th November at Wankhede Stadium from 4.30 pm IST.

 

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Matthew Wade retires, joined Australian coaching team

On Tuesday, Matthew Wade, the Australian wicketkeeper batter, announced his retirement from international cricket. However, he will join the men's team's coaching unit in the upcoming T20 series against Pakistan.

Ritwika Nag

Oct 29, 2024, 7:43 AM

Matthew Wade retires, joined Australian coaching team

Matthew Wade, the Australian wicketkeeper batter, has announced his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday. However, he will join the men's team's coaching unit from the upcoming T20 series against Pakistan.

Matthew Wade career

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Matthew Wade played 225 matches for Australia, featuring in 36 test matches, 97 one-day internationals, and 92 T20 internationals for Australia. He last played the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in the West Indies in 2024.

Not only that, he played a crucial role in Australia's T20 World Cup victory in 2021 in Dubai.

Wade' Retirement

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The 36-year-old Matthew Wade ended his 13-year long playing career.

"I'm officially retiring," Wade, who retired from first-class cricket last summer, was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au. "It's been an ongoing discussion for pretty much every tour or every World Cup that I've been on in the last three or four years.

"It's been a really fluent conversation that I've had with George (Bailey, chief selector) and Ronnie (coach Andrew McDonald) over the last six months or since the last World Cup finished. Even leading into the last World Cup, we've been really open and had really great communication around where I'm at with my career.

"If we went into the last World Cup and I managed to get some runs and we won that, then things would look maybe a little different and maybe I'd keep going... it was just kind of an understanding from all of us," Wade added.

Matthew Wade in coaching

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Matthew Wade will kick off his coaching career with the national team from its upcoming outing in the T20 Series against Pakistan. He will travel under the leadership of Andre Borovec.

Later, the team will regroup for the ODI Series, which starts in Melbourne next week.

Wade, however, is not new to coaching. He has been in this role during the winter while coaching the Tasmanian youth and second XI.

Well, Wade will continue playing for his Big Bash League side, the Hobart Hurricanes, for at least the next two summers.

Also, he will continue playing for his domestic team, Tasmania.

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Border-Gavaskar Trophy: This player once lost 17kg to play cricket, is now set for India Test debut vs Australia

Harshit Rana, after battling multiple injuries and shedding 17 kg, earns his maiden Test call-up for India’s series against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Ritwika Nag

Oct 28, 2024, 6:44 AM

Harshit Rana in Duleep Trophy

Harshit Rana who was selected in India's senior team squad against Australia has early struggles with injuries.

On October 25, BCCI announced the squad for the Border Gavaskar Trophy, which includes Harshit Rana's name. The 22-year-old fast bowler had earned the limelight after a stellar season in the 2024 Indian Premier League for KKR, is now tying his laces for the maiden call test call.

Earlier he toured with the senior team in the T20I series against Zimbabwe. He was a part of the team in the home series against Bangladesh. Not only that, he was on the reserved bench in the test series against New Zealand.

With the call against Australia, it's high time to count days for his debut in the whites anytime soon.

Harshit Rana faced injury before he was 20

Harshit Rana is on the cusp of a promising career as he gears up for India’s five-match Test tour of Australia. Despite a meteoric rise, Rana has faced considerable setbacks due to injuries. By the age of 20, he had already endured multiple stress fractures, sidelining him from the sport for extended periods.

Initially, it was his back, then it was his groin, then his calf and a niggle in the shoulder. His father Pradeep Rana informed that he took Harshit to many hospitals and even to an Ayurveda facility in Najafgarh. 

When playing cricket looked impossible, it was the inspiration Harshit drew from Navdeep Saini who bowled with his injured groin. Moreover, the 2020-21 Australia tour played a huge role in fuelling Harshit Rana's courage.

A bruised team battled to the winning position in the 2020-21 Australia tour. The injured duo Vihari and Ashwin who batted throughout ensuring a draw at Sydney, and Cheteswar Pujara who took 11 blows on his body at Gabba inspired him more than anyone can imagine.

Harshit Rana dedicates his maiden test call to his Father

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Harshit Rana's Pradeep Rana, who once represented CRPF in hammer throw has never left his side. The senior Rana would pull him out of sleep at 4 am, to make him watch India playing in Australia on television.

His father made it a morning routine in winter, in Delhi for a six-year-old Harshit Rana. He even threw tantrums because he wanted to continue sleeping.

It was Pradeep Rana who knocked on all possible doors to keep his son fit for the game. He not only visited doctors but read articles, watched videos and tried applying everything to help his son play on the big stage.

In an interview with the Indian Express, Harshit said, "he told me that it was okay even if I don’t become a professional cricketer. Whatever I am today, it is because of my father.

The Journey of Shedding 17 Kilograms

During the 2023-24 period, he suffered from a hamstring injury. As a result, he missed that entire session of the Ranji Trophy. 

From November 2023 to the pre-IPL period, he worked hard on his fitness shedding 17 kilograms. This significant weight loss not only improved his performance but also helped him remain injury-free for the next seven months, a crucial period leading to his maiden Test call-up.

Harshit credits the Indian team management for monitoring his workload as he focuses on playing across all formats—Tests, ODIs, and T20s. 

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Most consecutive test series win at home: India at top

Indian men's cricket team have the record for most consecutive test series wins at home. Since 2013, till now they have won 18 consecutive series in India.

Ritwika Nag

Oct 27, 2024, 10:10 AM

Most consecutive test series win at home: India at top

The Indian Men's Cricket Team have already lost their series to New Zealand after losing the first two tests. With that, India's home test series wins ended. However, India still tops the list with 18 home series wins.

The 18th win came against Bangladesh after a 2-0 whitewash against them.

Here's the list of the top five teams with the most consecutive Test series wins at home

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India leads the chart with 18 series wins, followed by Australia twice in the list, having 10 wins each time. 

Rank Team Consecutive Series Wins From To
1 India 18 February 2013 October 2024
2 Australia 10 November 1994 November 2000
2 Australia 10 July 2004 November 2008
4 West Indies 8 March 1976 February 1986
5 New Zealand 8 December 2017 January 2021

New Zealand | 8

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New Zealandstanding 5th in the table, has 8 home series wins to their name. Starting from December 2017 to January 2021. The team led by Kane Williamson had a perfect combination with the likes of Tim Southee, Trent Boult, and Ross Taylor, perfectly complementing the spin-friendly pitches, allowing the team to capitalize on the home advantage.

West Indies | 8

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Once a terror in World Cricket, the time span of West Indian dominance in test cricket clearly defines the legacy of the team.

The Clive Lloyd-led team, having shoulders of greats like Viv Richards and bowling legend Malcolm Marshall, had its winning streak of 8 series at home from March 1976 to February 1986.

Australia | 10 each

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Another ruling team in World Cricket that successfully carried forward their once-created legacy is Australia. Australia is in the chart twice, having 10 consecutive home series wins.

The first phase started from October 1994 to November 2000. A little gap in between, and then the winning streak continued from July 2004 to November 2008.

India | 18

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After the Kanpur test win against Bangladesh, for the first time after 92 years of Test cricket history, India had more test wins than losses.

Not only that, India's series winning streak at home increased to 18, making it an undisputed contender amongst the world giants.

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