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The Hindu
15-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Shafali returns to T20 side for England tour, fit-again Yastika also comes back
Attacking opener Shafali Verma on Thursday (May 15, 2025) returned to India colours after a gap of seven months as she was included in the national T20I squad for the five-match away series against England, starting from June 28 in Trent Bridge. Shafali was out of the Indian team from October 2024 on account of modest form but she could not find a place in the ODI squad for the three-match series against England, which was also announced on this day. Perhaps, her fine outing in this season's Women's Premier League (WPL) for Delhi Capitals where she aggregated 304 runs from nine matches at a strike-rate of 152. In fact, she was the fourth highest run-getter in the WPL behind Nat-Sciver Brunt, Elyse Perry and Hayley Matthews and the highest run-maker among the Indian batters. Another player to make a comeback was wicketkeeper Yastika Bhatia, who was sidelined since last November due to a wrist injury sustained during the Women's Big Bash League. Unlike Shafali, Yastika is a part of the ODI squad as well. Besides Yastika, the other wicketkeeper in both the squads is Richa Ghosh. While India named a 15-member T20 team, the ODI squad consists of 16 players and both the teams will be led by Harmanpreet Kaur, who will be assisted by Smriti Mandhana. Young opener Pratika Rawal, who created history by becoming the fastest batter in history to score 500 runs in Women's ODIs in the Tri-Series in Sri Lanka recently, has been included in the 50-over side. Rawal broke the record of England's Charlotte Edwards, who slammed 500 ODI runs in nine innings, while the Indian achieved the feat in eight matches. The tour of England will start with five T20Is followed by three ODIs at Southampton, London and Chester-le-Street, starting from July 15. India's T20I Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Shuchi Upadhyay, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare. India's ODI Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Shuchi Upadhyay, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare. Schedule of India's (Senior Women) tour of England, 2025: 1st T20I: June 28; Trent Bridge, Nottingham 2nd T20I: July 1; Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol 3rd T20I: July 4; Kennington Oval, London 4th T20I: July 9; Old Trafford, Manchester 5th T20I: July 12; Edgbaston, Birmingham 1st ODI: July 16; The Rose Bowl, Southampton 2nd ODI: July 19; Lord's Cricket Ground, London 3rd ODI: July 22; Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street.
NDTV
15-05-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
Shafali Verma Returns To T20I Side For England Tour, Fit-Again Yastika Bhatia Also Comes Back
Attacking opener Shafali Verma on Thursday returned to India colours after a gap of seven months as she was included in the national T20I squad for the five-match away series against England, starting from June 28 in Trent Bridge. Shafali was out of the Indian team from October 2024 on account of modest form but she could not find a place in the ODI squad for the three-match series against England, which was also announced on this day. Perhaps, her fine outing in this season's Women's Premier League (WPL) for Delhi Capitals where she aggregated 304 runs from nine matches at a strike-rate of 152. In fact, she was the fourth highest run-getter in the WPL behind Nat-Sciver Brunt, Elyse Perry and Hayley Matthews and the highest run-maker among the Indian batters. Another player to make a comeback was wicketkeeper Yastika Bhatia, who was sidelined since last November due to a wrist injury sustained during the Women's Big Bash League. Unlike Shafali, Yastika is a part of the ODI squad as well. Besides Yastika, the other wicketkeeper in both the squads is Richa Ghosh. While India named a 15-member T20 team, the ODI squad consists of 16 players and both the teams will be led by Harmanpreet Kaur, who will be assisted by Smriti Mandhana. Young opener Pratika Rawal, who created history by becoming the fastest batter in history to score 500 runs in Women's ODIs in the Tri-Series in Sri Lanka recently, has been included in the 50-over side. Rawal broke the record of England's Charlotte Edwards, who slammed 500 ODI runs in nine innings, while the Indian achieved the feat in eight matches. The tour of England will start with five T20Is followed by three ODIs at Southampton, London and Chester-le-Street, starting from July 15. India's T20I Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Shuchi Upadhyay, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare. India's ODI Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Shuchi Upadhyay, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare. Schedule of India's (Senior Women) tour of England, 2025 - 1st T20I: June 28; Trent Bridge, Nottingham 2nd T20I: July 1; Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol 3rd T20I: July 4; Kennington Oval, London 4th T20I: July 9; Old Trafford, Manchester 5th T20I: July 12; Edgbaston, Birmingham 1st ODI: July 16; The Rose Bowl, Southampton 2nd ODI: July 19; Lord's Cricket Ground, London 3rd ODI: July 22; Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street.
Hindustan Times
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Shafali returns to T20 side for England tour, fit-again Yastika also comes back
New Delhi, Attacking opener Shafali Verma on Thursday returned to India colours after a gap of seven months as she was included in the national T20I squad for the five-match away series against England, starting from June 28 in Trent Bridge. Shafali was out of the Indian team from October 2024 on account of modest form but she could not find a place in the ODI squad for the three-match series against England, which was also announced on this day. Perhaps, her fine outing in this season's Women's Premier League for Delhi Capitals where she aggregated 304 runs from nine matches at a strike-rate of 152. In fact, she was the fourth highest run-getter in the WPL behind Nat-Sciver Brunt, Elyse Perry and Hayley Matthews and the highest run-maker among the Indian batters. Another player to make a comeback was wicketkeeper Yastika Bhatia, who was sidelined since last November due to a wrist injury sustained during the Women's Big Bash League. Unlike Shafali, Yastika is a part of the ODI squad as well. Besides Yastika, the other wicketkeeper in both the squads is Richa Ghosh. While India named a 15-member T20 team, the ODI squad consists of 16 players and both the teams will be led by Harmanpreet Kaur, who will be assisted by Smriti Mandhana. Young opener Pratika Rawal, who created history by becoming the fastest batter in history to score 500 runs in Women's ODIs in the Tri-Series in Sri Lanka recently, has been included in the 50-over side. Rawal broke the record of England's Charlotte Edwards, who slammed 500 ODI runs in nine innings, while the Indian achieved the feat in eight matches. The tour of England will start with five T20Is followed by three ODIs at Southampton, London and Chester-le-Street, starting from July 15. India's T20I Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur , Smriti Mandhana , Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh , Yastika Bhatia , Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Shuchi Upadhyay, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare. India's ODI Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur , Smriti Mandhana , Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh , Yastika Bhatia , Tejal Hasabnis, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani, Shuchi Upadhyay, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare. Schedule of India's tour of England, 2025: 1st T20I: June 28; Trent Bridge, Nottingham 2nd T20I: July 1; Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol 3rd T20I: July 4; Kennington Oval, London 4th T20I: July 9; Old Trafford, Manchester 5th T20I: July 12; Edgbaston, Birmingham 1st ODI: July 16; The Rose Bowl, Southampton 2nd ODI: July 19; Lord's Cricket Ground, London 3rd ODI: July 22; Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street.
The Guardian
01-04-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
ECB have hit a winner by fast-tracking Charlotte Edwards to England role
Last time the England head coach role became available, in August 2022, Charlotte Edwards did not even apply: she believed that she did not yet have enough experience under her belt. Less than three years later, the England and Wales Cricket Board has concluded that she is such a perfect candidate for the job that it expedited her application, somehow condensing the period between firing one coach (Jon Lewis) and hiring another into the space of three weeks. Edwards's record as head coach now speaks for itself: since domestic women's cricket entered its professional era in 2020, she has led Southern Vipers to five out of nine available titles. She has also won the Women's Hundred, coached a side to the final of the Women's Big Bash League in Australia, and (less than three weeks ago) won her second Women's Premier League in India. It is sometimes said that brilliant players do not translate into brilliant coaches, but Edwards – who during her 20-year playing career won a 50-over World Cup, a T20 World Cup and lifted the Ashes five times – is a notable exception to the rule. Given the ECB's track record of hiring England head coaches who have never previously coached in the women's game, we should all welcome the appointment of someone who understands that coaching women is a different beast to coaching men, and that it is a rare person who can flit between the two (as Lewis attempted unsuccessfully to do). Indeed, a key element of Edwards's success as a coach is that she genuinely cares about women's cricket. Since she was catapulted into the England set-up as a 16-year-old, women's cricket has been the centre of her world. Offer her the England men's head coach role tomorrow and – despite the much bigger paycheck on offer – she would turn it down. Crucially, she also knows women's cricket in England like no one else. Edwards moved to Hampshire in 2017, and took over as head coach of Southern Vipers in 2020. Since then a sea of young players have been spotted by her, promoted rapidly through the ranks at Hampshire and the Vipers, and been picked up by England. In the current squad Maia Bouchier, Charlie Dean, Lauren Bell and Freya Kemp all have Edwards to thank for their international careers. At a time when England have just been embarrassed by Australia and need to think clear-headedly about whether their current personnel can cut it at the highest level, Edwards is well placed to know who is ready and waiting in the wings. Furthermore, Edwards is a hard worker who will brook no laziness or excuses. It is difficult to imagine her overseeing a team culture where players feel able to prioritise time spent on the golf course, on yachts and in hotel bars during a World Cup, instead of focusing on their next match. Her appointment sends out a clear message that the ECB is serious about making change: an excellent first step on the road towards picking up the pieces from a disastrous Ashes campaign. Some might suggest that this latest development favours the appointment of Dean as the next captain: the 24-year-old was mentored by Edwards for years at Hampshire, and the pair won the Women's County Championship together in 2018. On the other hand, Edwards never elevated Dean to captain at the Vipers (Dean's only senior captaincy experience came at London Spirit in the Hundred). The new head coach is also known to have a soft spot for another outside candidate for the captaincy role, Grace Scrivens, having attempted (without success) to recruit her to the Vipers several years ago. Sign up to The Spin Subscribe to our cricket newsletter for our writers' thoughts on the biggest stories and a review of the week's action after newsletter promotion Overall, it seems likely that Edwards will want to take her time to make a fuller assessment of all the potential candidates – from both inside and outside the dressing room. If that means England go into the series against West Indies, which begins on 21 May, with an interim captain rather than a permanent one, then so be it. For Edwards, the real goal will be lifting the T20 World Cup at home in the summer of 2026. She was removed from her role as England captain before she got the chance to captain her country in the 2017 World Cup at home, as she had long dreamed of doing: poetic justice might yet see her coach them to glory instead.
Int'l Cricket Council
22-03-2025
- Sport
- Int'l Cricket Council
Australia suffer injury setback as key all-rounder ruled out of remaining New Zealand T20Is
In Gardner's absence, uncapped all-rounder Charli Knott has earned her maiden international call-up ahead of the second T20I on Sunday, 23 March. The 22-year-old from Queensland has been rewarded for her strong domestic form, having amassed 542 runs and claimed 12 wickets in the 2024–25 Women's National Cricket League season. She carried that momentum into the 10th edition of the Women's Big Bash League, where she scored 187 runs and took six wickets for Brisbane Heat. Australia's updated T20 squad: Tahlia McGrath (c), Darcie Brown, Nicole Faltum, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Alana King, Charli Knott, Phoebe Litchfield, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham.
