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(c)Cricinfo en-gb UP Warriorz head coach was "very surprised" to bag Sophie Ecclestone for INR 85 lakh, as he expected her to go for 1.50 crore https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/397200/397216.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1513627.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1513627.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/up-warriorz-coach-wanted-shikha-pandey-experience-and-deepti-sharma-via-rtm-for-wpl-2026-1513627 Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:15:37 GMT While Royals snapped up Patil, TKR picked Shikha Pandey and Salonee Dangore https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/377900/377901.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1491495.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1491495.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/wcpl-2025-shreyanka-patil-among-three-indians-picked-in-draft-1491495 Tue, 24 Jun 2025 06:54:59 GMT Find out about the draft order, prices, retention picks and player availability issues 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https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1475498.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/wpl-2025-rcb-vs-dc-shafali-verma-and-jess-jonassen-power-delhi-capitals-into-playoffs-1475498 Sun, 02 Mar 2025 02:59:21 GMT Alongside Shafali, she helped Capitals make easy work of the 128-run chase after the seamers shared seven wickets https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/397200/397267.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1474828.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1474828.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/wpl-2025-jess-jonassen-bowlers-help-delhi-capitals-to-nrr-boosting-win-vs-gujarat-giants-1474828 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 04:22:30 GMT A stronger show in the middle order could end up having a say in which way the contest sways https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/396600/396685.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1473688.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1473688.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/wpl-delhi-capitals-seek-middle-order-fix-as-up-warriorz-look-to-get-off-the-mark-1473688 Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:46:56 GMT Pandey is fresh off her maiden stint at WBBL; she also turned for TKR in the WCPL earlier this year https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/353800/353836.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1466661.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1466661.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/womens-super-smash-2024-25-india-fast-bowler-shikha-pandey-to-play-for-canterbury-magicians-1466661 Thu, 26 Dec 2024 13:08:56 GMT Grace Harris made 39 and Jess Jonassen took 3 for 24 as Heat defended 139 to defeat Sixers https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/390900/390960.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1459626.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1459626.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/wbbl-2024-heat-vs-sixers-brisbane-heat-boost-wbbl-finals-hopes-burn-sydney-sixers-chances-1459626 Thu, 14 Nov 2024 08:51:28 GMT A round-up from the opening day of the WBBL season which sees six teams in action https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/389800/389885.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1457253.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1457253.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/wbbl-opening-day-round-up-perry-fires-for-sydney-sixers-knott-pandey-star-as-brisbane-heat-topple-defending-champions-1457253 Sun, 27 Oct 2024 12:54:56 GMT Deepti will join Lanning at Melbourne Stars, having won the Hundred together recently https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/355700/355747.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1449453.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1449453.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/wbbl-draft-deandra-dottin-jemimah-rodrigues-deepti-sharma-sophie-ecclestone-knight-wolvaardt-ismail-top-picks-1449453 Tue, 03 Sep 2024 04:36:19 GMT Fast-bowling allrounder returned 4 for 21 before a fighting innings from Athapaththu confined TKR to a runners-up finish https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/386700/386734.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1449214.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1449214.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/aaliyah-alleyne-four-helps-barbados-royals-defend-their-wcpl-title-vs-trinbago-knight-riders-1449214 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 04:11:21 GMT The pair of India internationals will play for Trinbago Knight Riders in the third season of the competition https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/372200/372247.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1442475.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1442475.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/jemimah-rodrigues-shikha-pandey-sign-up-for-womens-caribbean-premier-league-1442475 Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:18:30 GMT Assam's Uma Chetry has earned her maiden call-up to the India side as a back-up keeper to Yastika Bhatia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/346100/346118.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1385436.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1385436.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/renuka-singh-richa-ghosh-shikha-pandey-left-out-of-india-squads-for-bangladesh-tour-1385436 Sun, 02 Jul 2023 18:10:07 GMT Capitals fought back from 79 for 9 to take the game to the final over, but it wasn't enough https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/356900/356969.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1365390.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1365390.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/mumbai-indians-become-the-first-wpl-champions-thanks-to-nat-sciver-brunt-and-issy-wong-1365390 Mon, 27 Mar 2023 08:30:47 GMT Delhi Capitals fall short by 11 runs despite a late partnership from Arundhati Reddy and Shikha Pandey https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/356300/356365.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1363875.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1363875.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/all-round-ashleigh-gardner-shows-gujarat-giants-how-to-be-brave-in-turnaround-victory-1363875 Thu, 16 Mar 2023 23:01:05 GMT West Indies now need to win both their remaining games to stay in contention for the final https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/353100/353153.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1355424.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1355424.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/smriti-mandhana-and-harmanpreet-kaur-bludgeon-west-indies-in-dominant-win-for-india-1355424 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 04:40:35 GMT "I feel so assured of myself right now knowing someone like Belinda Clark has my back" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/280100/280162.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1352499.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1352499.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/shikha-pandey-on-india-return-belinda-clark-made-me-feel-worthy-special-1352499 Fri, 06 Jan 2023 10:17:45 GMT Pooja Vastrakar has been included in Harmanpreet Kaur's team subject to fitness https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/280100/280162.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1351507.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1351507.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/india-pick-shikha-pandey-in-squad-for-2023-womens-t20-world-cup-1351507 Fri, 30 Dec 2022 04:36:18 GMT Left-arm seamer Anjali Sarvani has earned her first call-up, while batting allrounder Devika Vaidya has been recalled https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/272100/272111.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1347744.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1347744.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ind-vs-aus-womens-t20i-series-pooja-vastrakar-and-sneh-rana-out-of-india-squad-for-australia-t20is-1347744 Fri, 02 Dec 2022 05:52:57 GMT India coach says squad for the New Zealand series and Women's World Cup picked itself, going by each player's recent performances https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/320600/320656.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1298540.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1298540.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/india-women-coach-ramesh-powar-on-exclusion-of-jemimah-rodrigues-shikha-pandey-1298540 Sun, 23 Jan 2022 16:43:00 GMT Yastika Bhatia, Renuka Singh and Meghna Singh make the cut https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/328300/328368.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1295643.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1295643.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/womens-odi-world-cup-2022-jemimah-rodrigues-shikha-pandey-left-out-of-indias-world-cup-squad-1295643 Thu, 06 Jan 2022 18:04:04 GMT Seven of the eight Indian players who participated in the 2021-22 WBBL are among the notable omissions from the squads https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/324000/324096.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1291315.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1291315.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/mithali-raj-jhulan-goswami-to-sit-out-2021-22-four-team-senior-womens-one-day-challenger-trophy-1291315 Sat, 27 Nov 2021 13:42:40 GMT Senior India player thrilled with the way the lower-middle order has been contributing for the past two-three series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/328500/328504.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1284560.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1284560.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/india-womens-cricket-smriti-mandhana-says-it-was-amazing-to-watch-indias-bowlers-dominate-australia-1284560 Fri, 22 Oct 2021 12:24:43 GMT Head coach feels India have made significant gains in building the fast-bowling depth for next year's World Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/328500/328504.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1282439.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1282439.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/aus-vs-ind-3rd-womens-t20i-coach-ramesh-powar-hails-fantastic-show-of-india-youth-1282439 Sun, 10 Oct 2021 19:39:16 GMT Former Indian captain says India haven't addressed the long-standing issue https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/327400/327439.16.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1279183.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1279183.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/anjum-chopra-india-need-more-support-for-goswami-1279183 Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:00:23 GMT England's Nat Sciver breaks into top ten among T20I batters https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/301100/301112.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1269500.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1269500.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/icc-rankings-stafanie-taylor-of-west-indies-women-regains-top-spot-among-batters-and-allrounders-in-odi-cricket-1269500 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 'Every time I get onto the field, the aim is to contribute to the team's success in whichever way I can' https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/324000/324066.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1268473.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1268473.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/england-vs-india-women-2021-3rd-odi-shikha-pandey-if-the-batters-cant-get-us-runs-we-bowlers-need-to-fight-hard-1268473 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Walking in at No. 8 on Test debut, she made an unbeaten 80 to stall England's push for victory https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/323500/323501.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1267095.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1267095.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/womens-test-england-vs-india-4th-day-spectacular-sneh-rana-stars-in-indias-great-escape-1267095 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Uncapped Indrani Roy also included while Rajeshwari Gayakwad misses out due to Covid-19 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/318100/318194.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1262457.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1262457.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/eng-women-vs-ind-women-2021-shikha-pandey-and-taniya-bhatia-return-shafali-verma-gets-odi-test-call-ups-1262457 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ishant, Dhawan, Pujara, Shikha, Umesh, Rahane are few of the others to have as well https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/321100/321176.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1262717.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1262717.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/virat-kohli-and-other-india-players-take-first-jab-of-covid-19-vaccination-1262717 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The plan is to try more players before a packed two-year calendar, India's T20I captain explains https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/317500/317511.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1253855.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1253855.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/india-women-vs-south-africa-women-harmanpreet-kaur-tough-call-to-leave-out-shikha-pandey-1253855 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The series begins on March 7 in Lucknow starting with three ODIs followed by five T20Is https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/317300/317311.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1253294.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1253294.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/india-women-vs-south-africa-women-odi-t20i-squad-shikha-pandey-taniya-bhatia-left-out-1253294 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The India pace-bowling allrounder says no need to make "superfluous" changes, instead have patience with the evolving women's players https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/277000/277056.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1225816.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1225816.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1225816 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India are currently on top of their group with two wins in two games https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/301000/301030.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1217459.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1217459.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1217459 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT They have the talent to go all the way, but it is a question of whether it will come together often enough https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/300200/300268.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1216351.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1216351.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1216351 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India fast bowler, the leading wicket-taker in ODIs, is now closer to the record for the most number of days at the No. 1 position https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/286000/286081.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1176730.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1176730.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1176730 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Smriti Mandhana and Mithali Raj played strong hands with the bat to take home side to a seven-wicket win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/286000/286089.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1176008.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1176008.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1176008 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Punia, the 22-year-old Delhi opener, earned her maiden India call-up, for the T20I squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/273900/273943.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1169584.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1169584.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1169584 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India have also opted to head into the tournament without a back-up wicketkeeper for the 20-year-old Taniya Bhatia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/274000/274038.11.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1161071.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1161071.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1161071 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The pair added 98 for the second wicket to set up India's total of 166, which they defended with aplomb courtesy three wickets each from Shikha Pandey, Rumeli Dhar and Rajeshwari Gayakwad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/272300/272306.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/1137751.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/1137751.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1137751 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Smriti Mandhana's 98-ball 84 and fast bowlers Jhulan Goswami and Shikha Pandey's combined returns of 7 for 47 in 17.2 overs, helped India to a thumping 88-run win against South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/265300/265306.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-womens-championship-2017-21/content/story/1135725.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-womens-championship-2017-21/content/story/1135725.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1135725 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mithali Raj and Shikha Pandey were the architects of India's consolation five-wicket win in the win in the third and final ODI in Hobart https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/232800/232831.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/970133.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/970133.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-970133 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The two teams languishing at the bottom of the ICC Women's Championship will square off for three ODIs in round three, as a part of the five-match series in Bangalore, to fight for crucial points to climb their way up the points table https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/216300/216331.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-womens-championship-2014-16/content/story/891817.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/icc-womens-championship-2014-16/content/story/891817.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-891817 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa's Marcia Letsoalo and Sunette Loubser took three wickets each to restrict India to 180 runs, after which Nadine Moodley scored a match winning 54 to take South Africa to a four-wicket win. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/177500/177533.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/805075.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/805075.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-805075 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Opener Latika Kumari and left-arm spinner Sravanthi Naidu have been recalled to the India Women's squad for three Twenty20s against Bangladesh and the Women's World Twenty20 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/177100/177103.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/women/content/story/721183.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/women/content/story/721183.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-721183 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT