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A BBC and Collective Newsroom study reveals that women’s participation in cricket across 14 Indian states has doubled since 2020, with 16 per cent of young women now playing the sport. Motivations for following women’s sports have shifted towards supporting national teams and individual athletes.

Jemimah Rodrigues has become the fourth Indian woman to cross 2500 runs in T20 Internationals, achieving the milestone during the final match of the India-Australia series at Adelaide Oval.

Delhi Capitals stormed into their fourth consecutive Women's Premier League final with a seven-wicket win over Gujarat Giants in the Eliminator at Vadodara. Shafali Verma and Lizelle Lee starred in the chase after Beth Mooney’s unbeaten fifty for Gujarat

Hyderabad pacer Eddla Srujana has joined Delhi Capitals for the Women’s Premier League after M Mamata’s injury. The 20-year-old, trained at St John’s Coaching Foundation, says Azharuddin-inspired discipline and her pace are her strengths as she dreams of playing for India

Sophie Devine’s unbeaten fifty and a strong bowling effort helped Gujarat Giants beat UP Warriorz by 45 runs in the Women’s Premier League, snapping a three-match losing streak and moving to second place in the standings

Jemimah Rodrigues scored an unbeaten 51 to guide Delhi Capitals to a seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in the Women’s Premier League. Nat Sciver-Brunt’s 66 not out lifted MI to 154, but Jemimah ensured DC chased it down in 19 overs

Mumbai Indians wicketkeeper-batter G Kamalini has been ruled out of the TATA WPL 2026 due to injury. Vaishnavi Sharma, a left-arm spinner and member of India’s U19 World Cup-winning squad, joins MI as her replacement for Rs 30 lakh

Smriti Mandhana’s 96 and Georgia Voll’s unbeaten 54 powered Royal Challengers Bengaluru to an eight-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in WPL 2026. Shafali Verma’s fighting 62 went in vain as RCB registered their fourth consecutive victory to stay unbeaten

Grace Harris smashed a 40-ball 85, including the fastest fifty of the season, to lead Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a nine-wicket win over UP Warriorz in the WPL. Smriti Mandhana added 47 as RCB chased 144 in 12.1 overs

Mumbai Indians will enter the 2026 Women’s Premier League season with a significantly expanded sponsorship portfolio, reflecting growing commercial interest in women’s cricket. The roster includes leading global brands such as De Beers Group and BKT Tires, underlining the franchise’s premium positioning.

Smriti Mandhana will continue as the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the upcoming Women's Premier League cycle. RCB has retained four key players, including Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, and Shreyanka Patil, with 6.15 crores left for the auction

BCCI issues RFQ for Official Partner Rights of the Women’s Premier League. Interested entities must purchase the RFQ by November 12, 2025. Only eligible product categories will be considered, and submissions close on November 21, 2025.

At The Sports Women Huddle 2025 – Invest in Her, leading female athletes including Sania Mirza, PV Sindhu, and Dr. Deepa Malik discussed the evolving landscape of women's sports in India. Once underpaid and ignored, women athletes today command crores in leagues like the WPL.

Head coach Jonathan Batty stepped up in defence of his team after suffering yet another heartbreak in a title clash despite being league stage table-toppers by brushing aside talks of a mental block within the Meg Lanning-led side.

Rohan Gauns Dessai has been inducted into the WPL Committee following his election as the Honorary Joint Secretary of BCCI

Mumbai Indians captain in WPL fined 10 per cent of her match fees for breaching the Code of Conduct during her team’s match against UP Warriorz at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

Hayley Matthews (68), Amelia Kerr (5/38) power Mumbai team to victory; playoff hopes for Warriorz all but over

Needing eight from the over, Bengaluru batters manage only four, thanks to English cricketer Ecclestone's tight bowling

Former Indian cricketer Laxman details how the women cricketers went about their preparation for the big event

Later that year, the senior women's team clinched a historic gold medal in their T20 debut at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Following an 11-year hiatus, they also triumphed in consecutive Tests at home against England and Australia.