Cricket Scotland to introduce paid contracts for women's team

Cricket Scotland on Thursday announced that it will offer paid contracts to players in its international women's team for the first time.

Arijit Barua

Nov 18, 2022, 6:32 AM

Cricket Scotland to introduce paid contracts for women's team

Cricket Scotland on Thursday announced that it will offer paid contracts to players in its international women's team for the first time. The decision will take the game towards professionalism in line with the board's bid to make cricket the most inclusive and welcoming sport in Scotland.

Cricket Scotland to introduce paid contracts for women's team | Sportz Point
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The women's team is currently at the 14th spot in the ICC's T20I rankings. However, they missed out on qualification for February's T20 World Cup in South Africa.

"This builds on the move to pay equal match fees to the men's and women's players introduced in 2021 and will enable a number of players to devote more time to training and practice and is a start to putting the women's game onto a fully professional footing."

Cricket Scotland said in a statement

Notably, Scottish cricket was plunged into crisis earlier this year after the publication of a damning report into institutional racism within the sport. In order to tackle them, a number of measures were announced on Thursday. The board hopes "will underpin long-term success for the international teams and deliver a more sustainable governing body in the years ahead".

Cricket Scotland will recruit a new head of communications, an EDI (equality, diversity, and inclusion) manager, and a 'conduct in sport' manager. It will not renew the contracts of seven staff within the strength and conditioning, physiotherapy, and support services provider.

"The changes are required to refocus the governing body's priorities and to establish a strong financial base from which to launch an ambitious new strategy for the sport in the coming months," the statement said.

"We have a great opportunity to take the sport confidently forward." - Gordon Arthur

Gordon Arthur, the board's interim chief executive, will stay in post until November 2023 on a fixed-term contract "to ensure stability and continuity during this period of substantial restructuring".

"We need to reset and rebuild to ensure that we are in the strongest possible position to deliver real and meaningful change across Scottish cricket. This won't be without challenges but we have a great opportunity to take the sport confidently forward in the years ahead."

said Gordon Arthur, board's interim chief executive

Anjan Luthra, who was appointed as chair last month, said: "This is a watershed moment for the sport of cricket in Scotland. The investment announced today into the women's game is an important building block in our desire to make cricket in Scotland a fully inclusive sport where there is no place for racism, discrimination, or inequalities.

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"We have an opportunity to create a bold new vision for our Scottish cricket. We are committed to doing so by driving positive change at every level within our sport.

At the same time, we are rebuilding capacity within the governing body and addressing the weaknesses and failings identified through the Changing the Boundaries report. So, that we build a first-class governing body for Scottish cricket," he added.

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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. 

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

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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.

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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. 

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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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Why can't Indian Women's Cricket team win any trophies? Here are the reasons and solutions to that

Indian Women's Cricket team have failed yet another time in the ICC tournament as they crashed out from the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 from the group stage.

Koushik Biswas

Oct 15, 2024, 3:46 PM

Why can't Indian Women's Cricket team win any trophies? Here are the reasons and solutions to that

Indian Women's Cricket team have failed yet another time in the ICC tournament as they crashed out from the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 from the group stage.

But, it was not the first time India failed to do well in an ICC tournament. In fact, the Indian Women's team never won an ICC trophy since their existence. But, what are the reasons for that?

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Problems and Solutions

Sportz Point came up with all the reasons for India's failure and the probable solutions.

  • Fewer matches before the T20 World Cup 2024.
  • Basic game awareness.
  • Poor running between the wickets
  • Deepti Sharma's lack of performance as an all-rounder.
  • Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh's inability to perform against big teams.

Solutions to those issues -

  • More power hitters from the grassroots. 
  • Smriti Mandhana as the captain, keeping Harmanpreet Kaur as the batter.
  • Changes in the mindsets of the coaches in domestic tournaments.
  • More pace bowling all-rounders.
  • Players who want to dominate the opponent. 

 

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How can India qualify for the semis of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024?

After the big win against Sri Lanka on Wednesday, here's how the Indian Women's Cricket team can qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024.

Koushik Biswas

Oct 10, 2024, 2:33 PM

How can India qualify for the semis of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024?

After a huge 82-run against the curredent Asian Champions Sri Lanka, the Women in Blue have given themselves a chance to qualify for the semi-finals of ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024. India suffered a huge defeat against New Zealand in their first match of the tournament and had to climb up the ladder with big wins in the next two games.

Though the win against Sri Lanka only bettered their chances of qualifying for the final four, they are not guaranteed a spot till now. India need to beat the defending champions Australia in the final group match on Sunday to not worry about the NRR. Here's how India can qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024.

1. India beat Australia while Pakistan and New Zealand lose one game each

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: IND-W vs PAK-W match preview; head to head; when and where to watch - Sportzpoint.com

The easiest way for India to qualify would be to beat the mighty Australians and hope both Pakistan and New Zealand lose at least one of their two remaining matches. In that case, India will qualify without even worrying about the NRR.

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2. Australia lose both of their games

Another way for India to qualify without the NRR in action is the unlikely event of Australia losing their remaining games and India and Pakistan. In that case, India will qualify along with Pakistan or New Zealand fighting for the second spot.

3. India beat Australia, but Pakistan and New Zealand win 

If India beat Australia and Pakistan and New Zealand win their games, in that case, three teams will be in six points and everything then will go to NRR. India then will have to make sure they are beating Australia by a good margin because New Zealand with better NRR can sneak in to grab the second spot.

As per ESPNCricinfo, if India win by 1 run against Australia, then New Zealand will have to win by a combined margin of 38 runs from both games. If India win by 10-runs, then the margin would go up to 48 runs approximately. 

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4. If India lose to Australia

There would still be a chance for India to qualify even if they lose against the defending champions. In that case, they will have to make sure they lose by the smallest of margins and then hope both Pakistan and New Zealand lose at least one of their remaining matches.

Read Also | Harmanpreet Kaur in T20 Women's World Cup: A Name for Milestones and Challenges 

Everything will then come down to NRR and India's 82-run win against Sri Lanka might come in handy during that situation. However, since New Zealand will be playing the final game of the group, they will have a clear idea about the NRR.

Games left in Group A

  • 11 October 2024 | 7.30 pm IST | Australia Women vs Pakistan Women
  • 12 October 2024 | 3.30 pm IST | New Zealand Women vs Sri Lanka Women
  • 13 October 2024 | 7.30 pm IST | India Women vs Australia Women
  • 14 October 2024 | 7.30 pm IST | Pakistan Women vs New Zealand Women

Semi-final schedule

  • A1 vs B2 - 17 October 2024 | 7.30 pm IST
  • A2 vs B1 - 18 October 2024 | 7.30 pm IST
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ICC Punishes Arundhati Reddy due to aggressive send off in India vs Pakistan

Indian pacer Arundhati Reddy was reprimanded by the ICC for an aggressive send-off to Nida Dar during the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024, earning 1 demerit point.

Ritwika Nag

Oct 8, 2024, 4:55 AM

ICC Punishes Arundhati Reddy due to aggressive send off in India vs Pakistan

The ICC has rebuked the Indian star pacer Arundhuti Reddy on Monday after giving an aggressive send-off to the Pakistani Nida Dar at Dubai in the group stage match against Pakistan during the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024

On Sunday, Reddy took three wickets of the total 6 wickets taken by India. However, she failed to suppress her emotions after Dar's wicket in the 20th over, gesturing her towards the pavilion.

The ICC has issued a statement, "Reddy was found to have breached Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to 'using language, actions, or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction from a batter upon his/her dismissal during an international match."

The statement added, "In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to Reddy's disciplinary record, for whom it was the first offence in a 24-month period."

Reddy has also admitted the offence, accepting the sanction. 

ICC rules

ICC condemned the celebration as a violation of their Code of Conduct, breaching the regulations mentioned in Article 2.5. this article prohibits aggression-provoking actions or gestures.

Level 1 breaches carry a minimum penalty of an official reprimand, a maximum penalty costing 50 per cent of a player's match fee, and one or two demerit points.

If the player reaches four or more demerit points within the period of 24 months, they are converted into suspension points, and the player will be banned.

Reddy will undergo his first disciplinary offense in a 24-month period.

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