women cricket india

Sloppy Batting by Indian Women Results in Their Loss in second ODI against New Zealand

 July 2, 2015   R K Gupta

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Pathetic batting display by Indian eves in Bangalore’s second ODI was the reason for their defeat against the touring New Zealand side on Wednesday, July 1, 2015. The match was literally a repeat of the first ODI, in which Indian women had scored even less and still won because New Zealand batting fumbled against spinners. […]

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Indian Women cricket

Indian Women Come Back from the Brink to Beat New Zealand in the First ODI at Bangalore

 June 28, 2015   R K Gupta

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When a team is down to 87/8 with 20 overs remaining, you don’t expect anything other than a loss for them in an ODI match. This happened in the first ODI between India and New Zealand at Bangalore on Sunday June 28, 2015, when the visitors reduced India to a pitiable score, from where only […]

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Ind vs Bangladesh

Finally a Consolation Victory for India in Third ODI after Losing the Series to Bangladesh

 June 26, 2015   R K Gupta

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For once, Indian batsmen held well against Mustafizur Rahman and piled up 317/6 in 50 overs after being asked to bat first. Every Indian batsman made his contribution to the total after Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma gave them a good start. The much needed middle-order prop came from MS Dhoni, Ambati Rayudu and Suresh […]

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ODI Series to Bangladesh

For Second Time in 3 Days, India Done in by Mustafizur; Lose ODI Series to Bangladesh

 June 23, 2015   R K Gupta

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He began by harassing Indian batsman in first ODI and produced even better bowling display, three days later in the second ODI. Both matches were played at Shere Bangla Stadium at Mirpur. In the second ODI, India fumbled yet again against Mustafizur Rahman’s off-cutters and yielded six wickets to him. With their batting woes seeing […]

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England ODI

Bairstow’s Batting Brilliance Bails out England with an Emotional ODI-Series Win at Cardiff

 June 21, 2015   R K Gupta

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On Saturday, England thought of chasing in the series-deciding ODI at Cardiff’s Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street. Though, New Zealand had put on 283/9 in 50 overs, England didn’t need 284 for victory. Rain came after the New Zealand innings and a new victory target was worked out for them as per the D/L method. Now […]

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Debutant Mustafizur Rahman Engineers India’s First ODI Debacle from Position of Strength

 June 20, 2015   R K Gupta

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Scoring and chasing 300-plus runs is no longer a novelty in ODIs these days. When Bangladesh set a 308-run target for India in the first ODI at Mirpur on Thursday, India responded forcefully in the chase with a 95-run opening stand between Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan. The two batsmen gave no indication of being […]

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Morgan Leads England

Defiant Morgan Leads England’s Highest Ever Victory-Chase in 4th ODI at Trent Bridge

 June 20, 2015   R K Gupta

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Not too long ago, every English cricket fan was disenchanted with Eoin Morgan’s leadership skills and the way he batted. That also led to England’s infamous exit from the 2015 ICC World Cup in New Zealand and Australia. The hosts, particularly New Zealand, emerged as a dominant force under their combative captain Brendon McCullum. From […]

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New Zealand Win

New Zealand Win Third ODI from England with a Composed 300-Plus Chase at Southampton

 June 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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In the third ODI at Rose Bowl, Southampton, England batted first in their new-found attacking strategy and succeeded in posting a good match-winning score of 302. But that score came with a devil-may-care approach and the innings folded in the 46th over. New Zealand responded sensibly and without too much excitement. After they lost Brendon […]

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New Zealand cricket

New Zealand Turn the Tables on Fighting England in a High-Scoring Second ODI at the Oval

 June 15, 2015   R K Gupta

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It was an incredible match at the Kia Oval in London. England were fresh from their massive first ODI win at Edgbaston, where they went past 400 runs for the first time in their ODI history and the Kiwis fell way short to lose by 210 runs. At the oval on Friday, New Zealand batted […]

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New Zealand

Heavy Loss for New Zealand in First ODI after Joe Root, Jos Buttler Take England to a Mountainous Score

 June 10, 2015   R K Gupta

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After their recent performances in 50-over format, including the World Cup debacle down under, England called the shots in 1st ODI against New-Zealand at Edgbaston. Some enthusiasts and die-hard fans may call it a new era in England’s one-day cricket but such things have happened in the past. It will be foolhardy to get carried […]

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