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Sri Lanka Aim for Another World Cup Upset Against England Sri Lanka have faced England 18 times in women’s ODIs — and claimed victory only once. But that solitary win was historic. Their last-ball triumph over England in the 2013 World Cup wasn’t just the biggest shock of that tournament — it marked a turning point for Sri Lankan women’s cricket. Reflecting on that day at Brabourne Stadium, former captain Shashikala Siriwardene said: "Our lives and our cricket changed with that match. We didn’t celebrate much — a few shouts in the dressing room and then straight to our rooms. But I couldn’t sleep. I kept replaying every moment. I was overjoyed. I think many of us were." Since then, England have dominated the rivalry, winning the last 10 ODIs in a row. Heading into Saturday’s clash, there is no doubt about the favourites. England have already crushed South Africa and eased past Bangladesh in this tournament. Sri Lanka, meanwhile, have only one point...

Smriti Mandhana Breaks 28-Year Record for Most ODI Runs in a Calendar Year India’s star opener Smriti Mandhana has rewritten history books by scoring the most runs in a calendar year in women’s ODI cricket , breaking a 28-year-old record previously held by Australia’s Belinda Clark . Mandhana achieved the feat during India’s match against South Africa at the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. Her knock of 23 runs off 32 balls took her tally to 982 runs in just 17 innings this year — at an average of 57.76 and an impressive strike rate of 112.22 . Most ODI Runs in a Calendar Year (Women’s Cricket) Player Innings Runs Year Smriti Mandhana (India) 17 982 2025 Belinda Clark (Australia) 14 970 1997 Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa) 18 882 2022 Debbie Hockley (New Zealand) 16 880 1997 Amy Satterthwaite (New Zealand) 14 853 2016 *Season ongoing Despite ...

Muhammad Rizwan ko Pakistan ke ODI captain ke tor par hata diya gaya hai, aur unki jagah Shaheen Shah Afridi ko naya captain bana diya gaya hai. Ye faisla PCB ne usi waqt announce kiya jab Rawalpindi mein Pakistan aur South Africa ke darmiyan chal rahi Test match ka pehla din khatam hua. Dono players — Rizwan (33) aur Afridi (25) — abhi usi match mein khel rahe hain. PCB ne Rizwan ko hatane ki koi official wajah nahi batayi, balkay unka naam tak apne bayan mein nahi liya. PCB ke mutabiq ye faisla Islamabad mein selection committee aur white-ball head coach Mike Hesson ke darmiyan hui meeting ke baad liya gaya. Rizwan ki position pehle hi khatre mein thi jab PCB ne weekend par ek bayan jari kiya jisme us ne unhe ODI captain ke tor par confirm karne se inkar kar diya tha. Us waqt PCB ne kaha tha ke Hesson ne chairman Mohsin Naqvi se guzarish ki hai ke selection aur advisory committee ke sath meeting bula kar naya captain appoint kiya jaye. ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq, Rizwan ko replace kar...