Ekta Bisht News
Indian bowlers, particularly the spinners, on Monday came out with a stupendous bowling performance as the Women in Blue defeated South Africa in a low-scoring thriller and clinched the three-match ODI series 3-0.
India and South Africa will next lock horns on Friday in the second ODI at the same venue.
India, who made 202, defended the modest score with some crafty spin bowling by left-arm Ekta Bisht (4 for 25) to emerge victorious by 66 runs and take a 1-0 lead.
Bisht returned with impressive figures of four for 25 to help India women defend a modest a 203-run target by bundling out England women for a paltry 136 in 41 overs.
Ahead of the series, the Indian women's cricket team had found itself in the middle of a furore when ODI skipper Mithali Raj and then coach Ramesh Powar had a fallout during the semifinal of the T20 World Cup in West Indies.
A dominant India sailed into the final of the women's Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament with a seven-wicket drubbing of arch-rivals Pakistan in their last round-robin match.
The Indian women's team produced a listless performance with the bat to suffer a crushing eight-wicket defeat against England in the second one-dayer of the three-match ODI series on Monday.
Rajeshwari Gayakwad will replace injured left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht in India's squad for the Women's T20 tri-series starting here on Thursday.
Despite their failure to script history on Sunday, Mithali Raj and her pack of blues had a long and entertaining journey at England.
Apart from providing stability to India's innings, Mithali has also scripted a plethora of records in the coveted tournament. Not only is she now the highest run-getter in women's ODI cricket, but also the first Indian cricketer to score a total of 1000 runs in World Cup.
The formidable Indian eves seek to extend their winning streak to five-in-a-row when they take on South Africa in the ICC Women's World Cup at Leicester, today.
India are on a rampaging run having beaten England, West Indies, Pakistan and Sri Lanka convincingly to be second in the standings behind Australia.
It wasn't for the first time that the 31-year-old had done something like that. Less than five months ago, Ekta had achieved her first five-wicket haul against the same team during a World Cup Qualifier match.
In her quota of 10 overs, the left-arm spinner conceded just 18 runs as the Women in Blue outplayed their opponents for the third consecutive win of the tournament.
The Indian men's team is currently touring West Indies for a five-match ODI series. After registering two comprehensive victories in the second and the third match, Virat Kohli and his men succumbed to an 11-run defeat in the fourth ODI at Antigua.
Australia made New Zealand pay for a below-par total by reaching a target of 220 for the loss of five wickets with eight balls to spare at Bristol. India were held to 169 for nine by Pakistan at Derby only to bowl out their arch-rivals for just 74 for a 95-run win, with left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht taking five for 18.
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The top four from the Super Six qualify not only for the ICC Women's World Cup 2017 but also for the ICC Women's Championship.
Lanka's decision to bat first backfired as only four batswomen reached the double-digit mark.
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