The Indian team is all set to face Sri Lanka in the ongoing Women’s T20 World Cup on Wednesday (Oct 9) with a do-or-die contest in hand. After Australia’s crushing win over New Zealand in another Group A contest on Tuesday, the Women in Blue now need to flex their muscle if they are to reach the semis of the T20 World Cup.

Explained: India's semifinal qualification scenario after Aussies crush New Zealand in Women's T20 World Cup

After their batting collapse in the first innings, Shafali Verma's three wickets in the last over turned the game in India's way, helping visitors clinch a thrilling 8-run victory over Bangladesh in the second T20I of the three-match series here at Shere Bangla National Stadium on Tuesday.

India ride on Shafali Verma's last-over heroics to beat Bangladesh in 2nd T20I, clinch series 2-0

Harmanpreet Kaur-led India lost to defending champions Australia in the first semi-final of the Women's T20 World Cup 2023 on Thursday (February 23). The match was in India's favour in the second-half before Harmanpreet's bizarre dismissal led to Women in Yellow's narrow win.

WATCH: Harmanpreet Kaur throws her bat after being run out in T20 World Cup semi-final vs Australia

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Thursday (January 06), announced a 15-member squad for the Indian eves' 2022 ODI World Cup campaign. For the unversed, the showpiece event is set to take place in New Zealand after the last edition was hosted by England in mid-2017.

Mithali Raj to lead Indian eves in 2022 World Cup in NZ as BCCI announce 15-member squad

The Indian women's team committed batting harakiri despite a fine half century from opener Smriti Mandhana to lose the third and final T20 International to Australia by 14 runs and the series 0-2 here on Sunday.

Smriti Mandhana's fifty in vain as India suffer 14-run defeat in 3rd T20I against Australia, lose series 0-2

In a historic first, India women will play their first-ever pink-ball Test against Australia, beginning Thursday and the focus remains on how the batters will adjust to the moving ball in twilight conditions.

Aus W vs Ind W: Focus on Shafali Verma, Mithali Raj as visitors gear up for first pink-ball Test

Ramesh Powar took over the reins from WV Raman to coach the Indian women's team. Despite taking the Women in Blue to the final of the T20 World Cup 2020, the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) decided to replace WV Raman with Ramesh Powar, who has been associated with the team on a short-term basis in 2018.

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BCCI secretary Jay Shah took to social media and announced that the Indian women's cricket team will play their first-ever day-night Test in its tour to Australia later this year.

Indian women's team to play first-ever pink ball Test in Australia: BCCI secretary Jay Shah

India`s 16-year-old sensation Shafali Verma now has the highest strike-rate in Women`s T20Is.The opening batter has scored 438 runs in the shortest format of the game at a strike-rate of 147.

Teen sensation Shafali Verma now has highest strike-rate in Women's T20Is

Gearing up for the New Zealand tour, Indian women's ODI captain Mithali Raj Saturday stressed on the need to bring the focus back on cricket after hogging the limelight for the wrong reasons following a controversial ending to their World T20 campaign.

Time to bring focus back on cricket, says Mithali Raj ahead of New Zealand tour

After a near perfect beginning, the Indian women's team will be overwhelming favourites against arch-rivals Pakistan in its second group league encounter of the ICC World T20 here on Sunday.

Women's World T20 2018: India start firm favourites against Pakistan