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  The Indian women’s hockey started the Asia Cup super-4 stage with a 4-2 win over South Korea played at Guangzhou, China on 10 th September 2025. It was an ideal start for the Indian team as Phalke scored from a penalty corner in the 2 nd minute. India kept piling pressure on Korean defense despite taking an early lead. South Korean finally managed to show aggression but the Indian defence looked solid and not allowed them taking a shot. At the end of the first quarter, Indian women led 1-0. Indian team started the second quarter with aggression creating a chance with Sunita but Korean goalkeeper along with solid defence denied India the goal. Both teams tried their best to convert goals but could not do so. At the end of first half, India still led 1-0. Sangita Kumari made a superb start for Indian team in the 3 rd quarter with superb field goal in the 33 rd minute to double the lead. Soon after, South Korea converted one goal back with a penalty corner by Kim Yujin. In...

  The Indian women’s team showed tremendous character to a thrilling 2-2 draw against Japan in the second Group B match at Hangzhou, China on 6 th September 2025. This was India’s first real test in the competition after thrashing Thailand 11-0 in the first match on Friday. Indian team started the match on a aggressive note with 2 circle penetrations but the Japanese defence did not allow to score goals. Japan got the first penalty corner of game but it was not allowed by the Indian defence. Murayama scored the first goal for Japan with mishit shot in the 10 th minute. Indian team responded with penalty corner soon but Japan defence stood strong. At the end of the first quarter, Japan led 1-0. India began the second quarter with two back-to-back penalty corners. The third one was reviewed by Japan as the decision got overturned. Indian team showed their class with continuous attacks but Japanese goalkeeper saved every shot. Right at the stroke of first half, Rutuja Pisal sc...

  The Tri-nation series between Indian Women, Sri Lankan Women & South African Women will start from 27 th April 2025. It promises to be an exciting tournament with all teams preparing for the 50-over World Cup that will take place later this year. All three teams would be looking for an ideal combination before that mega event. They need to showcase their skills against two good teams and gain confidence. Here we look at the squads of all three teams for the Tri-series. India Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Jemimah Rodrigues, Tejal Hasabins, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Deepti Sharma, Kashvee Gautam, Sneha Rana, Amanjot Kaur, Richa Ghosh (WK), Yastika Bhatia (WK), Arundhati Reddy, Charani, Shuchi Upadhyay. South Africa Laura Woolvardt (C), Seshine Naidu, Lara Goodall, Annerie Dercksen, Nadine de Klerk, Maine Smit, Shangse, Sune Luus, Chole Tryon, Sinalo Jafta (WK), Tazmin Brits (WK), Karabo Meso (WK), Klaas, Khaka, Mlaba. Sri Lanka Chamari Athapattu (C)...

  The Indian Women’s Hockey team started the 2024/25 FIH Pro Hockey League season with a thrilling win over England played at Kalinga Stadium, Bhuvneshwar on 15 th February. The first quarter began with the Indian women’s team putting pressure on the England defense. After an initial struggle, Savita Punia produced a superb save. India earned their first penalty corner of the match which was converted from a deflection by Vaishnavi in the 6th minute to give the hosts a 1-0 lead. The England team decided to review the decision, but the goal stood. Bourne scored a superb deflection goal in the 12 th minute as England equaled the score at 1-1. Savita Punia showed her class with another lovely save. At the end of the first quarter, the scoreline ended at 1-1. The England team began the second quarter on a positive note with aggressive moves, but the Indian defense remained solid. Both teams had chances to convert, but the defense looked cautious not allowing scoring goals. India ...

  The defending champions India showed their skills with a dominating win over England in the second semi-finals of the Under 19 women’s T20 World Cup 2025 played at Bayumeas Oval, Kuala Lumpur on 31 st January. England captain Abi Norgrove won the toss and decided to bat first. It was a flying start by Davina Perin putting pressure on Indian bowlers with positive strokes. The left-arm spin bowler Parunika Sisodia struck Jemima Spence going through the gate. Perin and Spence added 37 runs for the opening wicket. Sisodia struck again in the same over to dismiss Trudy Johnson without scoring any runs. Perin looked impressive keeping the scoreboard ticking not allowing the spinners to settle. At the end of the first six overs, England women scored 43 for 2. After the field restrictions, Perin and captain Norgrove steadied with attacking shots not allowing Indian spinners to settle. Both batters looked comfortable to take England for a competitive total before Aayushi Shukla dismi...

  The Indian Women’s hockey team ended the league stage with a comprehensive win over Japan at Rajgir Sports Complex, Bihar on 17 th November 2024. It was a dominating performance by the Indian team right from the word go putting enough pressure on the opponents and never allowing them a chance to make a comeback into the game. Both teams started scrappy in the first five minutes of the game. After 8 minutes, India earned their two back-to-back penalty corners. Both penalty corners were brilliantly saved by Yu Kudo. Indian team kept the pressure, but the Japanese defense was solid and did not allow any chances to convert goals. The hosts also earned another penalty corner which was not trapped by Navneet Kaur. At the end of the first quarter, the score remained 0-0. Japan started the second quarter with some possession but was not able to keep the ball for long. Both teams’ defense looked solid, not allowing any chances of goals. India earned another penalty corner as halting ...

  The Indian Women’s team started the ODI series with a resounding win against White Ferns played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on 24 th October 2024. Indian stand-in captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start for the hosts as Mandhana was dismissed providing an easy catch to Plimmer at backward point. Shafali Varma showed intent right from the word go putting pressure on the White Ferns bowling. Shafali Varma looked in sublime touch keeping the scoreboard ticking along with Yastika Bhatia. Varma’s excellent innings ended with a simple catch to Halliday at square leg. Varma and Bhatia added 37 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Carson struck again getting rid of Dayalan Hemalatha to leave the Indian team in trouble. Yastika Bhatia was looking good before providing an easy catch to Carson at deep square leg to leave the hosts in trouble. Tejal Hasabins made her debut looked showed intent along with Jemimah Rodrigues. Rodrigues and H...

  The Indian Women’s Cricket Team registered a dominating win in the first semi-finals of the 2024 Asia Cup played in Dambulla on 26 th July. Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana won the toss and decided to bat first. Renuka Singh got rid of Dilara Akther after being hit a six from the previous delivery. It was a disciplined bowling effort by Indian bowlers keeping it tight and not allowing Bangladesh batters to score runs easily. Renuka Singh dismissed Ishma Tanjim and Murshida Khatun to leave Bangladesh in deep trouble. At the end of the first six overs, Bangladesh women made just 25 for 3. Indian bowlers kept it tight with a lot of dot deliveries. Radha Yadav struck in her first over getting rid of Rumana Ahmed. Pooja Vastkar got a big wicket of Rabeya Khan as Shafali Varma took a stunning catch.   Nigar Sultana and Shorna Akther showed some intent against top-quality Indian bowling. Radha Yadav bowled a superb final over picking wickets of Nigar Sultana and Nahida Akthe...

  The Indian women’s team continued their winning run as they thrashed UAE by 78 runs in their second group match played at Dambulla on 21 st July 2024. UAE captain Esha Oza won the toss and decided to field first. Shafali Varma looked in sublime touch putting bad deliveries away for boundaries keeping the scoreboard ticking. Kavisha Egodage struck getting rid of Smriti Mandhana caught by Rinitha Rajitha at mid-off. Shafali Varma looked in sublime touch putting the bad deliveries away for boundaries. She smashed Samaira for 4 boundaries before later dismissing Shafali. Heena Hotchandani produced a lovely delivery to dismiss Dayalan Hemalatha. At the end of the first six overs, the Indian women scored 56 for 3. Jemimah Rodrigues and captain Harmanpreet Kaur steadied the ship for the Indian team taking singles, hitting some lovely shots to keep the scoreboard ticking. Egodage struck to dismiss Rodrigues caught by Rajitha at mid-off. Rodrigues and Kaur added 54 runs for the 4 t...

  The Indian Women’s Cricket Team showed their dominating performance with a mammoth total in the one-off test match against South Africa at M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on 28 th June 2024. Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and decided to bat first. Shafali Varma and Smriti Mandhana began off to a cautious start against disciplined South African newball bowlers. After the initial struggle, the Indian openers showed class playing attacking shots not allowing South African bowlers to settle. Mandhana looked impressive with fifty off 78 deliveries while Varma also reached half-century from 66 balls. Indian openers kept the momentum going into the lunch break at 130 for 0. After the lunch break, Indian openers kept the scoreboard ticking with attacking shots keeping momentum going. It was a superb batting display by Shafali Varma not allowing South African spinners to settle. Varma completed her maiden test century off 113 balls while Mandhana also completed her mil...

  The Indian Women’s team registered a clinical win in the 3 rd and final ODI match against the visiting South African side played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on 23 rd June 2024. South African captain Laura Woolvardt won the toss and decided to bat first. Woolvardt and Brits began cautiously before putting some pressure with lovely shots by both openers. At the end of the first 10 overs, South African women scored 46 for 0. After the field restrictions, Brits and Woolvardt continued to milk the Indian bowlers with singles and boundaries easily. Woolvardt looked in sublime form with positive strokes reaching fifty off 45 balls. South African openers kept the momentum going before Arundhati Reddy took a stunning return catch to dismiss Woolvardt. Woolvardt and Brits put on 102 runs for the opening wicket. Brits were involved in a horrible mix-up that ended her innings.   Reddy took another superb return catch to dismiss Anneke Bosch. Shreyanka Patil struck gettin...

 The Indian Women’s badminton team scripted history as they defeated Japan 3-2 in the semi-finals of the Asia team championship played at Shah Alam, Malaysia on 17 th February 2024. It was not an ideal start for the Indian team as PV Sindhu suffered a straight-game loss to Aya Ohori. The first game did not go well for the Indian as she lost it by 13-21. PV Sindhu showed great fighting spirit in the second game despite trailing most of the time. She equaled the scores at 20-20 before Ohori held onto her nerves to win by 22-20 giving Japan a 1-0 lead in the tie. The women’s doubles pair of Gayatri Gopichand and Tressa Jolly fought strongly to beat Nami Matsuyama and Shida in three games. The first game saw the Indian pair play attacking badminton to win the first game comfortably at 21-17. It was a strong comeback by the Japanese pairing of Matsuyama and Shida winning easily at 21-16. The third game began on an even keel as both pairs took alternate points. Jolly and Gopichand...

 The Indian women’s team produced a dominating performance as they thrashed Italy in the final Pool B game played at Ranchi on 16 th January 2024. It was an ideal start for the Indian team as Udita converted a slap shot from the penalty corner in the 1 st minute itself to give the host a 1-0 lead. They kept the pressure on the Italian defense but were unable to score goals. Lalremsaimi was awarded a green card and sent out for 2 minutes. Italy earned a penalty corner, but counterattack shot yielded nothing. At the end of the first quarter, India led 1-0. The second quarter began with the Indian team showing their possession but unable to convert it into a goal. Ivanna Passona was awarded a green card which meant Italy was a member short. The Indian team put enough pressure on the Italian defense but could not convert into goals. At the end of the first half, the scores remained 1-0. The first half saw India having 7 circle penetrations as compared to 3 by Italy. Indian team...

 The Indian women kept their hopes of qualifying for the Paris Olympics with a comprehensive win over New Zealand in 2 nd match played at Ranchi on 14 th January 2024. It was an ideal start for the Indian women’s team as they got a goal in the very first minute itself with lovely field by Sangeeta Kumari. New Zealand made a strong comeback with a superb penalty corner by Hull Megan in the 9 th minute to level the scores at 1-1. The hosts showed their class as Udita scored from penalty corner in the 12 th minute giving India a 2-1 lead. Dung made it 3-1 with a superb field goal in the 14 th minute and ended 3-1 at the end of the first quarter. The second quarter began with the Indian team earning a penalty corner but was unable to convert it into goal. Both teams tried their best to get goals but neither of them got goals. At the end of the first half, India led 3-1. New Zealand had 8 circle penetrations while India earned 5 of them. India scored 1 penalty corner from 4 sho...

 The Indian Women’s Cricket Team registered a comfortable 6-wicket win in the second Group match played at Newlands, Cape Town on 15 February 2023. West Indies captain Hayley Mathews won the toss and decided to bat first. It was not an ideal start as Mathews went cheaply with a simple catch to Richa Ghosh off Pooja Vastkar. Campbell and experienced Taylor put the bad deliveries away for boundaries as Indian fielding looked ordinary. At the end of the first six overs, the West Indies women made 27 losing just 1 wicket. Campbell and Taylor kept showing intent in hitting boundaries. Deepti Sharma got two wickets in the same over dismissing both Campbell with lovely catch by Mandhana and then Taylor with a review for LBW. The umpire gave not out but on review, it was overturned to out. Taylor and Campbell added 73 runs for 2 nd wicket. Chinelle Henry was run out as her bat was in the air trying to take a second run. Shabika Gajnabi and Nation provided some momentum for West Indi...

 The Indian women’s hockey team register a close-fought win over hosts Spain in the finals of FIH Nations Cup 2022 played at Valencia on 17 December 2022. Spain looked confident with an early penalty corner, but Savita Punia produced a stunning save. Gurjit Kaur converted the first penalty corner into a goal in the 6 th minute to give India a 1-0 lead. India controlled the game with lovely possession making life tough for Spain. At the end of the first quarter, India led 1-0. The second quarter began well for the Indian team with a penalty corner, but Gurjit Kaur could not convert to double the lead. Spain kept the pressure on India’s defense which eventually resulted in the penalty corner. The penalty corner goes wide off the goalpost. Despite Spain's regular attacks, the Indian defense looked solid not allowing them to level the score. At the end of the first half, India still led 1-0. India began the third quarter with a penalty corner but Spain's goalkeeper saved it ...

 The Indian women’s hockey team registered a closely fought win over Japan in FIH Nations Cup tournament played in Valencia, Spain on 12 th December. Salima Tete scored a field goal in the 5 th minute to give India a 1-0 lead. Japan showed their aggression with some lovely attacking moves but Savita Punia produced lovely saves. It was a close affair as both teams got chances. At the end of the first quarter, India led 1-0. The second quarter saw the Indian team putting pressure on Japan's defense. They earned a penalty corner, but the shot was cleared by Japan. At the end of the first half, India still led 1-0. It was another brilliant start by the Indian team in the third quarter with a penalty corner, but the shot was well wide. Japan kept the pressure on Indian defense. Beauty produced a stunning field goal in the 40 th minute to double the lead for India. Sushila Chanu was awarded a green card which meant she was ruled out for 2 minutes. Savita Punia produced another l...

 The Indian women’s team fought back as they defeated hosts Bangladesh in a one-sided contest to reach the semi-finals spot played at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet on Saturday. Indian stand-in captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and decided to bat first. Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma played with intent right from the word go putting enough pressure on Bangladeshi bowling. Mandhana kept momentum for the Indian team with 3 boundaries in an over and did not allow the Bangladeshi bowlers to settle. Shafali Verma returned to the squad with massive shots keeping the scoreboard with ease. At the end of the first six overs, the Indian openers scored 59 for 0. The Indian openers continued their merry way showing intent and not allowing Bangladeshi bowlers to settle. Mandhana was run out in a mix-up with Verma. Mandhana and Verma added 96 runs for the opening wicket laying a strong foundation for a solid total. Verma completed fifty off 40 balls while Jemimah Rodrigue...

 It was a good day for both India and Pakistan as they registered comprehensive wins on the 3 rd day of the 2022 Women’s Asia Cup played at Sylhet International Ground 2 on Monday. Dominating performance by Pakistan After outplaying Malayisa in the first game, Pakistan women’s team proved too strong for the defending Champions Bangladesh winning the match easily thanks to disciplined bowling effort and impressive batting. Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof won the toss and decided to field first. The decision paid off as the Pakistani bowlers especially spinners created enough pressure on Bangladeshi batters with disciplined lines and lengths. Diana Baig started the procession grabbing the wicket of Shamina Sultana taking the inside edge onto the stumps. Sadia Iqbal dismissed Fargana Haque who tried to play a big shot and was dismissed. Baig grabbed her second wicket getting rid of Rumana Ahmed leaving Bangladesh in deep trouble at 3 for 3. At the end of the first six overs, B...

 The Indian women’s team defeated hosts England in the 3 rd and final One-day international played at iconic Lords Cricket Ground on Saturday. England captain Amy Jones won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for the hosts as Kate Cross produced a lovely delivery getting rid of Shafali Verma. Cross and Freya Davies troubled the Indian batters in conditions that helped pace bowlers. Cross looked very threatening dismissing Yastika Bhatia with a lovely delivery to put visitors in trouble. On other hand, Smriti Mandhana looked in decent touch with some lovely shots. Cross then dismissed the last match player of the match, Harmanpreet Kaur, to leave the Indian team in trouble at 16 for 3. Freya Davies got rid of Harleen Deol with a review for LBW. The umpire called it not out but Jones reviewed it and was overturned to out leaving the Indian team in deep trouble. At the end of the first 10 overs, Indian women ended at 32 for 4. Mandhana and Deepti Sharma r...