Ananya Upendran

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Author: Ananya Upendran

Ananya Upendran is a self-confessed cricket tragic, who both plays and writes about the game. She is an India A and Hyderabad allrounder. She tweets @a_upendran11.

ALL FEATURES BY Ananya Upendran

One-up Australia wary of England's reputation of fighting back
Ananya UpendranNovember 9, 2017 11:50 AM IST
This edition is one-third complete and ahead of the second phase, and Australia are at a slight advantage.
Jenny Gunn, Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami: Old hands in a new game
Ananya UpendranJuly 23, 2017 7:00 AM IST
India and England will be hoping their young players carry their good form into the final at Lord’s, for they are the ones who will
South Africa Women’s performances in this World Cup have been nothing short of inspiring
Ananya UpendranJuly 20, 2017 7:00 AM IST
The semi-final was a far from perfect game. Both teams made mistakes, South Africa a few more than England, but they fought tooth and nail
Veda's Saturday blitz was something she has been doing in domestic cricket for ages
Ananya UpendranJuly 16, 2017 4:39 PM IST
When in full flow, Veda Krishnamurthy's strokeplay can rival the grace and poise of Mithali Raj, combined with the ruthlessness of Meg Lanning.
I don’t see why 7,000 runs are not possible for Mithali: Nooshin
Ananya UpendranJuly 14, 2017 12:11 PM IST
Mithali Raj’s long time friend Nooshin Al Khadeer speaks about Mithali's international career and much more.
South Africa may have lost to England, but they showed what #AlwaysRising is all about
Ananya UpendranJuly 7, 2017 8:06 PM IST
South Africa’s final total of 305 for 9 was a record in itself: it was the first score of 300 in the second innings of
July 2, 2017: Bowlers’ day out at ICC Women’s World Cup
Ananya UpendranJuly 4, 2017 9:41 PM IST
The first week of the 2017 ICC Women’s World Cup had belonged to the batters.
Beware of England Women and their #GoBoldly mantra
Ananya UpendranJune 29, 2017 10:04 AM IST
It was Natalie Sciver’s 92-ball 137 and her 213-run partnership with Heather Knight that headlined England’s annihilation of Pakistan.
Smriti Mandhana, India’s Back-Foot Ballerina, back with a bang
Ananya UpendranJune 27, 2017 6:31 PM IST
On June 24, when Smriti Mandhana took the field after an absence of 160 days, she produced an innings that rivalled the beauty of the
ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: All-round IND pursue elusive title
Ananya UpendranJune 23, 2017 7:20 PM IST
The second highest run-scorer in ODI cricket, Mithali Raj now needs only 211 runs to pass Charlotte Edwards’ record of 5,992 runs. England has been
ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: AUS enter tournament as firm favourites
Ananya UpendranJune 22, 2017 7:49 AM IST
ICC Women's World Cup 2017: Australian Women will play their tournament-opener against runners-up West Indies on June 26 at Taunton.
Women’s World Cup 2017: England confident of a good show at home
Ananya UpendranJune 20, 2017 5:16 PM IST
The biggest news for England Women going into the 2017 ICC Women’s World Cup was the return of Sarah Taylor, their wicket-keeper-batter, who had taken
ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: New Zealand start as one of the favourites
Ananya UpendranJune 16, 2017 7:54 PM IST
Packed with explosive batters, wicket-taking bowlers, and more-than-useful all-rounders, New Zealand will be one of the teams to beat in the eleventh edition of the
ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: Beware of West Indies, the World T20 champions
Ananya UpendranJune 13, 2017 2:05 PM IST
West Indies Women have won only 11 of their 31 matches, with their best finish coming in 2013 where they were runners-up.
ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: SA will go into the tournament as dark horses
Ananya UpendranJune 8, 2017 10:00 PM IST
The South Africa Women’s squad for the Women’s 2017 World Cup in England is one of the strongest teams the country has ever produced.

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