Women`s T20 WC 2026: Fulmali, Shreyanka star in India’s warm-up win o…

Bharti Fulmali, Shreyanka Patil and Radha Yadav starred as India crushed the West Indies by 26 runs in their first warm-up match of the Women`s T20 World Cup here on Monday. Fulmali made a fine unbeaten 56 to power India to 179 for eight after batting first. In reply, the West Indies could only manage 153 for eight with Deandra Dottin making 49.

Dottin struck eight fours in her 44-ball knock but the rest of the Caribbean batters could not capitalise on the strong start provided by Dottin and Shemaine Campbelle (25). The West Indies collapsed from 81 for two in the 11th over to 153 for eight towards the end as Indian bowlers dominated the final half of the second innings to impose a commanding victory. India tried only six bowling options in their first warm-up match which had Shreyanka claiming 4-0-36-4 and Radha returning 4-0-25-3 to claim the majority of the wickets. freshyourfeel.org

India will take on the hosts England, against whom they had recently lost the bilateral T20I series 1-2, in their final warm-up match here before taking on Pakistan in their T20 World Cup opener on June 14 in Birmingham. Earlier in the India innings, Fulmali struck 56 not out off 40 balls but the other batters around her could not provide any support. As many as six Indian batters recorded single-digit scores which included a first-ball duck for Richa Ghosh and a run-a-ball seven for No. 3 batter Jemimah Rodrigues.

India were off to a strong start with their openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma hitting the strides well, putting on 59 runs for the first wicket inside the powerplay. Shafali cracked five fours to make 29 off 13 balls while Mandhana was also fluent, hitting eight fours to score 39 off 23 balls to indicate her form ahead of the T20 World Cup. But there was some concern for India when Yastika Bhatia retired out for 36, having hit six fours while facing 26 balls at No. 4. Afy Fletcher was the pick of the West Indies bowlers as she returned 4-0-23-4.

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India have recorded a sensational win, their biggest ever in Tests as they beat Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs. The hero of the match was Manav Suthar, who was superb, taking a fifer on his debut. The Shubman Gill-led side will now head to three ODIs that begin on June 13. For the ODIs, Rohit Sharma is keeping up with the pace as he is set to undergo a fitness test. Meanwhile, a lot has been happening in Suryakumar Yadav’s life.

Rohit Sharma injury update

Rohit Sharma’s availability for the Afghanistan ODI series remains uncertain as the former India captain has reported to the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru for fitness tests. He suffered a hamstring injury during IPL 2026 and missed several matches for Mumbai Indians before returning in a limited role of an Impact sub. He is expected to spend a few days at the CoE undergoing assessments before joining the squad in Dharamshala. With Virat Kohli already ruled out of the series, India will be hoping Rohit receives the green light, especially with preparations for the 2027 ODI World Cup now underway. Read more here.

Suryakumar Yadav finds form

Suryakumar Yadav has responded positively to losing both India’s T20I captaincy and his place in the squad, producing back-to-back impactful knocks in the T20 Mumbai League. Leading the Triumphs Knights, he followed up a 48 off 24 against Mumbai Falcons with an unbeaten 72 off 36 against Maratha Royals, striking at 200 in both innings. After a disappointing T20 World Cup 2026 and IPL campaign, the runs are a kind of confidence boost. Read more here.

Manav Suthar leads India to win

India made light work of Afghanistan in Mullanpur, wrapping up the one-off Test inside three days with a record innings-and-300-run victory. While centuries from Shubman Gill and KL Rahul put the hosts in complete control, the biggest takeaway was Manav Suthar’s dream debut. The left-arm spinner claimed 6/33 in the first innings and finished with seven wickets in the match, strengthening his case as Ravindra Jadeja’s long-term successor. Washington Sundar also impressed with a fifty and four wickets, as India’s spin attack completely outclassed Afghanistan on a slow surface. Read more here.

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Australia squad for Bangladesh ODIs

Australia will be without both Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head for the upcoming ODI series against Bangladesh. Marsh has not fully recovered from the ankle injury that ruled him out of the Pakistan series, although he is expected to return for the T20Is and will continue as captain in that format. In his absence, Josh Inglis will lead the ODI side once again. Head, meanwhile, has been granted leave for personal reasons. Australia have also lost Tanveer Sangha to a hamstring injury, with Todd Murphy replacing him, while youngster Oliver Peake retains his place in the squad. Read more here.

Rizwan vs Bangladesh

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Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya are yet to get clearances at the BCCI’s Center of Excellence (CoE) for the upcoming ODI series against Afghanistan. Ahead of the 3-match ODI series, the host nation has been dealing with multiple injury threats.

After the dominating win against Afghanistan in the one-off Test on Monday in New Chandigarh, India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak provided some vital inputs about Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya’s chances to play the ODI series, starting on June 13 in Dharamshala.

Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya are uncertain for the IND vs AFG ODI series

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has named both Rohit and Hardik for the ODI series, but their participation is depending one their fitness status. If they receive nods from the CoE, only then will they be able to take the grounds against Afghanistan.

Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya both had to miss multiple matches during the IPL 2026 season with the Mumbai Indians. While Rohit had a hamstring issue, Pandya reportedly missed a few IPL 2026 games because of a back spasm. During the league, the nature of the injuries of these two stars was unclear.

However, despite sustaining injuries, both teams returned to action before the conclusion of the group stage. After making the return, Rohit Sharma played for the Mumbai Indians as an impact sub.

Crucial matches in the lead-up to the ODI World Cup 2027

Ahead of the 2027 ODI World Cup, all of the upcoming ODI series will be very crucial for the Men in Blue and for the individuals as well. The recent forms of Rohit and Hardik were not satisfying during the Indian Premier League 2026 campaign.

Through the 3-match ODI series against Afghanistan, players will try to prove their antics again to keep themselves in contention, while the selectors will sit down to discuss the squad for the ODI World Cup.

Sitanshu Kotak shares updates on Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya

Sitanshu Kotak is hopeful to get both of the players on board for the ODI series. At the press conference, he claimed that at that moment, he had no confirmed update about both Hardik and Rohit, but he heard that they were fine. According to the procedures, players are liable to prove their fitness through a process at the Center of Excellence in Bengaluru.

“I’ve honestly not got the news whether they have been cleared or not, but I’m sure they’ll be there. Whatever I heard, they are fine. But they have to go and do that fitness test or whatever the rule is. Before coming here (for the press conference), I had not asked the physio when they were actually going,” India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak said on Monday.

“The ODI players will join the team here, and there may be a light practice day after tomorrow evening,” he added.

According to a Times of India report, published on their website on June 9, Rohit was due to visit the CoE on Monday, while the younger Pandya brother has been there since June 2.

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Every time medium-pacer Sylvester D’Souza picks up a wicket, he points skywards and also his back to jersey No. 18. No, not to show he is the Virat Kohli of Triumph Knights Mumbai North East (TKMNE) but, “It`s just that the universe is going to take care and I`m here,” in his words.

On Monday, the 27-year-old D’Souza produced the best-ever bowling figures in T20 Mumbai League to shine in Triumph Knights Mumbai North East’s (TKMNE) first win after three defeats. He took 5-21 in 3.5 overs to bowl out defending champions Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals (MSCMR) for 152 at Wankhede.

TKMNE met the target in 16 overs to win by six wickets, courtesy captain Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten 72 off 36 balls (13x4, 1x6). In a fine gesture, Suryakumar gave his Player of the Match award to D’Souza.

The right-arm bowler from Palghar said: “Surya is very kind. For the batting show that he put up for us to get that win, the Man of the Match award was supposed to go to him. But he was kind enough to dedicate it to me and I am grateful to him. And, I dedicate the award to my family. My parents have worked hard their whole lives and put in all those efforts for me.”

D’Souza made scoring difficult for the top-order with the new ball. He dismissed MSCMR opener Sahil Jadhav, who flicked straight to deep square-leg Vedant Gurav in the third over. D’Souza returned in the death overs, picking up four wickets to record the fifth five-wicket haul in TML history and the first this year.

In between, the TKMNE spinners Hitesh Kadam, Sagar Mishra and Parikshit Valsangkar bowled tight lines and picked up wickets regularly to leave MSCMR struggling at 78-5 in 10 overs. The sixth wicket duo of Chinmay Sutar (32) and Maxwell Swaminathan (36) shared 64 before the former was retired out.

Chasing 153, TKMNE lost openers Vedant Murkar and Akhil Herwadkar early for rash shots before Suryakumar and Nutan Goel (56 off 42 balls; 4x4, 3x6) made it a comfortable chase, sharing 103 for the third wicket.

Suryakumar’s knock came a shade too late. After falling for 19 and 4 in the first two matches, he scored 48 on the day he was axed as India’s T20 captain two days ago. When almost everything was lost, Suryakumar sent a reminder that he still had it in him, playing his trademark strokes all around the wicket.