Browsing: Yastika Bhatia

Fifty years after India’s women played their first-ever Test, Shubhangi Kulkarni looks back not merely at a historic debut, but at the beginning of a movement. On 31 October 1976, at Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, a group of mostly college-going players entered international cricket amid curiosity, scepticism and scarce support. Among them was a 17-year-old…

The Brisbane Heat could introduce three new faces in their opening clash of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) 2026-27 season, with Aya Stafford, Orla Prendergast and Catherine White in contention to make their debuts against the Sydney Sixers.

The Brisbane Heat have turned to Indian wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia as they attempt to rebuild from the most difficult campaign in Women’s Big Bash League history, signing the 25-year-old as a replacement for former skipper Jess Jonassen, who has been ruled out of the 12th edition with a hip injury.

October 2026 promises a packed month for women’s cricket, with bilateral white-ball series across Australia, India and Zimbabwe, age-group action in Pakistan, a T20 tri-series in Malaysia and the return of the Women’s Big Bash League. The month begins with ongoing contests in Zimbabwe and Malaysia before attention shifts to Australia’s high-profile meetings with Bangladesh…

Gujarat Giants head coach Michael Klinger has identified trust, consistency and a tighter bowling unit as the pillars of the franchise’s rise ahead of the fifth Women’s Premier League. With WPL 2027 scheduled from January 14 to February 7, the Giants have retained 15 players and enter the mini auction in Kochi on October 28…

The Australia A Women tour of India 2026 is now set to move into its only red-ball match, with India A Women taking on Australia A Women in the Only Unofficial Test. The four-day match will be played at the I.S. Bindra Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, from September 29 to October 2, 2026. The…

The Australia A Women tour of India 2026 will move into its longer format as India A Women face Australia A Women in the Only Unofficial Test at the I.S. Bindra Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali. The four-day game is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at 9:30 AM IST and will continue…

The India A – Australia A Women’s One-Day series has turned into a proper thriller, with both teams sharing the honors across the first two matches to set up a winner-takes-all decider.

The India A – Australia A Women’s One-Day series has turned into a proper thriller, with both teams sharing the honors across the first two matches to set up a winner-takes-all decider.

Australia A Women pulled off a thrilling chase in Mohali, beating India A Women by two wickets in the second One-Day on September 23, 2026. India A scored 338/6 after choosing to bat first, but Australia A reached 341/8 in 49.3 overs to win with three balls left. The result levelled the three-match series 1-1.…

India A Women bounced back after a tough T20 series sweep by pulling off a clinical four-wicket victory in the opening One-Day in Mohali.

India A Women turned the tables in the 50-over format after a rough T20 leg, pulling off a clinical four-wicket victory in the opening One-Day match. Chasing a tricky target of 236, India found themselves under early pressure after slipping to 46 for 3, but the ship was steadied by a match-defining 126-run stand between…

The white-ball leg of the Australia A Women’s tour of India moves into its next chapter as India A prepare to take on Australia A in the 1st One-Day game at the PCA Stadium in Mohali. Both sides come into this 50-over contest after a hard-fought three-match T20 series in New Chandigarh, where Australia A…

The white-ball leg of the Australia A Women’s tour of India moves into its next chapter as India A Women prepare to take on Australia A Women in the 1st One-Dayer at the PCA Stadium in Mohali. Both sides come into this fifty-over contest with plenty to prove after a closely fought three-match T20 series…