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Ananya Upendran

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.

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Women’s Ashes 2017: One-up Australia wary of England’s reputation of fighting back

This edition is one-third complete and ahead of the second phase, and Australia are at a slight advantage.

09 November 2017 •11:32 AM

Jenny Gunn, Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami: Old hands in a new game

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 set the tone for the game.

23 July 2017 •7:00 AM

South Africa Women’s performances in this World Cup have been nothing short of inspiring

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 for the entire duration of the game.
20 July 2017 •7:00 AM

Veda Krishnamurthy’s Saturday blitz was something she has been doing in domestic cricket for ages

When in full flow, Veda Krishnamurthy's strokeplay can rival the grace and poise of Mithali Raj, combined with the ruthlessness of Meg Lanning.
16 July 2017 •4:39 PM

I don’t see why 7,000 runs are not possible for Mithali Raj: Nooshin Al Khadeer

Mithali Raj’s long time friend Nooshin Al Khadeer speaks about Mithali's international career and much more.
14 July 2017 •12:06 PM

South Africa Women may have lost to England Women, but they showed what #AlwaysRising is all about

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 a women’s ODI.
07 July 2017 •7:37 PM

July 2, 2017: Bowlers’ day out at ICC Women’s World Cup

The first week of the 2017 ICC Women’s World Cup had belonged to the batters.
04 July 2017 •9:41 PM

Beware of England Women and their #GoBoldly mantra

It was Natalie Sciver’s 92-ball 137 and her 213-run partnership with Heather Knight that headlined England’s annihilation of Pakistan.
29 June 2017 •10:04 AM

Smriti Mandhana, India’s Back-Foot Ballerina, back with a bang

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 Athirapally waterfalls. As India’s Back-foot Ballerina cut, punched and shovel-pulled her way to a scintillating 72-ball 90, it was as though her five-month absence had never happened.
27 June 2017 •6:31 PM

ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: All-round India pursue elusive title

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 a happy hunting ground for her. In 29 matches in England, she has scored 940 runs at an average of 44.76.

23 June 2017 •7:20 PM

ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: Australia enter tournament as firm favourites

ICC Women's World Cup 2017: Australian Women will play their tournament-opener against runners-up West Indies on June 26 at Taunton.
22 June 2017 •7:30 AM

ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: England confident of a good show at home

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 an indefinite break from the game soon.
20 June 2017 •5:16 PM

ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: New Zealand start as one of the favourites

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 mega event.
16 June 2017 •7:54 PM

ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: Beware of West Indies, the World T20 champions

West Indies Women have won only 11 of their 31 matches, with their best finish coming in 2013 where they were runners-up.
13 June 2017 •2:05 PM

ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: South Africa will go into the tournament as dark horses

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.
08 June 2017 •10:00 PM

ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: This Pakistan side is a much-improved unit

Marina Iqbal, Kainat Imtiaz, Sidra Nawaz, Asmavia Iqbal and Diana Baig return to the squad while Waheeda Akhtar has earned her first call-up to the national team as the 15th member.

05 June 2017 •2:49 PM

ICC Women’s World Cup 2017: Sri Lanka may not win, but can take down a team or two

Despite the former captain’s inclusion in the squad, left-arm spinner Inoka Ranaweera has been retained as captain after a successful campaign in the World Cup Qualifiers in Colombo earlier this year.

31 May 2017 •9:57 AM

Will three seamers be enough for India Women in World Cup 2017?

Jhulan Goswami, Shikha Pandey and Mansi Joshi are India’s only pace-bowling options in the World Cup.
27 May 2017 •8:00 AM

India Women have found a way to win without putting pressure on ‘star players’

India Women, who used to have more training camps than matches, will go into the 2017 ICC Women’s World Cup having played a decent number of matches.
23 May 2017 •3:56 PM

India Women’s stupendous run of 16 wins: a summary

India’s incredible 16-match winning streak came to a halt on Wednesday, May 17 when they lost to South Africa by 8 runs in women’s Quadrangular tournament in Potchefstroom.
19 May 2017 •7:40 PM

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