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Time of India
2 hours ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Kranti Goud's inspirational tale: Daughter of a MP police constable, who rocked England with 6/52
Mumbai: In just her fourth ODI, 21-year-old Kranti Goud, India's new pace sensation, produced a dream performance on Tuesday night. Her destructive spell of 6 for 52 powered India to a 13-run, series-clinching win at Chester-le-Street in Durham. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now But Goud wasn't just living a dream — she was penning a remarkable chapter in her fairytale journey. Kranti's heroics prompted captain Harmanpreet Kaur — who had set up the 2-1 series win with a blazing 84-ball 102, helping India post 318 for five in 50 overs — to share her Player of the Match award with the talented youngster. In a touching gesture, the India skipper also gifted Kranti a signed ball with a heartfelt message. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Now, the back story. Kranti hails from a small village named Ghuwara near Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh. In fact, her village is a few kilometres from Khajuraho, famous for its temples. She is one of six siblings, and her father is a retired police constable who was suspended from duty a few years ago. 'I've been training her since 2017. Her father brought her to me and said, 'She plays cricket with the village girls. Can you coach her?' I was impressed after watching her bowl in a practice match and asked her to move to Chhatarpur and join my academy,' Kranti's childhood coach Rajiv Bilthare told TOI from Chhatarpur, where he is the secretary of the district cricket association. 'However, a few days later, she told me that she wouldn't be able to stay in Chhatarpur as she was struggling financially. I waived off her coaching fee, gave her shoes, a bat, everything, and asked her to stay at my place for a few days. Later, she stayed at her friend and fellow trainee Sushma's place,' Bilthare revealed. Explaining what prompted him to help a girl from modest means pursue her cricketing dream, Bilthare said, 'She was really quick, and that makes her different from the other girls. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now That kind of speed is a God-given gift. As you saw yesterday, she also has a very good yorker. I just had to work on ensuring that her ball lands on the seam — she does that almost perfectly now. She can swing the ball both ways beautifully.' A key strength of Goud — who finished the series against England with nine wickets in three matches at an average of 15.11 — is her ability to hit the stumps regularly. 'Her rise was rapid. She went on to play for MP in all the age-group tournaments. Last season, she bowled Madhya Pradesh to the National Women's Championship title, taking a four-wicket haul (including the scalp of India's keeper-batter Richa Ghosh) in the final against Bengal. She can bat well too. She's a disciplined cricketer. Since she has come this far from such a modest background, she understands the value of what she has. I keep telling her to keep working hard to sustain this success.' 'This is how dreams are made. She has literally come up from nowhere. Her rise is phenomenal. She belongs to a very small village which doesn't even have pucca houses, only thatched roofs. Her story should motivate every single girl who aspires to play for India one day,' Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association president Sanjeev Rao told TOI on Wednesday. 'I must credit our association for sending talent spotters to every small district and village. It's a system which we've cultivated over the years,' Rao added. A fair share of the credit for Kranti's discovery, though, must go to former India stumper Chandrakant Pandit, currently rated as the best-ever coach in Indian domestic cricket. 'She worked hard day and night, joined the MPCA's camp conducted by Pandit (currently the Madhya Pradesh and Kolkata Knight Riders head coach), and within a year or so, improved her bowling tremendously. Credit must go to 'Chandu sir,' but there's something about her bowling, a fire in her belly, a junoon (passion) which has helped her rise through the ranks so fast,' he said. 'When she was 17, I had picked her from open trials that I conducted in Indore. Her run-up, the way she gathered momentum while running in, and her smooth action caught my eye. A couple of years ago, she had quit bowling because of back trouble. However, after I gave her a bamboo (scolding), she started bowling again at our academy and in practice matches. She's also a brilliant fielder — she's a good package,' Pandit praised. 'We've worked on her line, length and wrist position in the off-season, and the results are showing now. She's an energetic cricketer,' he added. 'Considering that she was so poor, Sidhiyani Patni, who is the joint secretary of MPCA's women's cricket wing, used to send some food monthly to her family in the village. It was Sidhiyani who encouraged Kranti to play cricket and spoke to me about her first,' Pandit revealed. The WPL impact The Women's Premier League, like for many Indian women cricketers, has changed Kranti's life. For a few years, she was a net bowler for Mumbai Indians, before UP Warriorz picked her up at the WPL auction last year for her base price of ₹10 lakh. 'When we picked Kranti Goud at the auction, she hadn't played a single senior women's T20 match. But at the trials, our scouts felt she had something special — she could move the ball both ways off the seam and had a sharp bouncer in her armoury. We backed her purely on potential, and to see her now performing for India just seven–eight months later is incredibly rewarding,' Kshemal Waingankar, COO of UP Warriorz, told TOI. Her dramatic rise has also seen her fortunes improve. 'She has received sponsorship from Puma. She's playing for India and in the WPL. She doesn't have to worry about finances now,' Bilthare said.
Business Standard
4 hours ago
- Sport
- Business Standard
Skipper Harmanpreet helps India clinch ODI series against England by 2-1
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur spilled the beans about the plans and blueprint that she followed diligently to find her lost mojo, especially months before the Women's ODI World Cup, scheduled to be held back home from September 30. The series was level at 1-1 as the game headed to Chester-le-Street for the third and final ODI. With a sublime cover drive, Harmanpreet found the boundary rope off left-arm spinner Linsey Smith to get off the mark on her 11th delivery. The experienced star's century was her seventh in ODIs but her first in the format in 13 innings. Since her blistering 54 in the 50-over warm-up match against an ECB Development XI at the start of the tour, her top score in either of the white-ball series against England stood at 26, which came in the fourth T20I. "In all the matches, I wanted to give my best in batting, but today's game was very important to us. The plan was to spend some time on the wicket and then see how things go. That really worked for me. The first [ten] balls, I didn't get any runs, but then I was just talking to myself: I'm not going to lose myself, just be there, be there for the team," Harmanpreet said as quoted from ESPNcricinfo. She walloped a century in 84 deliveries, bettering her 87-ball effort against South Africa last year to set a new record for the second fastest century in the format for her country. Her efforts are only surpassed by stylish opener Smriti Mandhana's 70-ball hundred against Ireland earlier this year. The Indian skipper also became just the third from her country to go past 4000 runs in women's ODIs. While the Indian skipper took the centre stage with the bat, 21-year-old seamer Kranti Goud stole the limelight with his sizzling six-wicket haul in her fifth ODI appearance. She returned with figures of 6/52 as England packed their bags on 305 with one ball left to play and 13 runs shy of the 319-run target. Goud became the second-youngest to scalp a five-wicket haul after Deepti Sharma in the women's ODIs. "She's been really impressing whenever she was on the field and bowling for the team. I'm really happy with the kind of bowling she did today, and whenever we needed a breakthrough, she was there for the team," Harmanpreet said of Goud. India's 318/5 was the second-highest score by a visiting team in England, behind their 333/5 in Canterbury in 2022. It was India's fifth 300 or more total in ODIs in 2025. India will face a much sterner assignment, a three-match ODI series immediately before the World Cup. However, Harmapreet is keen to take the positives out of the tour, which included a 3-2 T20I series win as well. "I'm really happy. All the girls, they're coming up with a positive mindset and working really hard on their fitness. We have understood a lot of things in the past few years, and right now we're just trying to pass that benchmark and set ourselves into that position where people can talk about women's cricket. People can take a women's cricket really seriously back home because we all know how much people love cricket back home, and they also want us to do well," she concluded.
News18
8 hours ago
- Sport
- News18
Kranti Goud Creates History, Becomes Youngest Indian Fast Bowler To...
21-year-old fast bowler Kranti Goud etched her name in record books with a sensational six-wicket haul against England. Kranti Goud was the star with the ball for India women as they defeated England by 13 runs in the third and final ODI to clinch the bilateral series 2-1. Goud produced a memorable show, finishing with a six-fer as England were bowled out for 305 in chase of 318 at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street on Tuesday. Goud finished with career-best bowling figures of 6/52 from 9.5 overs in what was just the fourth ODI of her fledgling international career. At 21 years and 346 days, Goud has become the youngest Indian fast bowler to take five or more wickets in an ODI. She surpassed the record of legendary Jhulan Goswami who achieved the feat at the age of 23 years and 12 days, also against England in December 2005. Overall, she's the second youngest Indian women to record an ODI five-for after Deepti Sharma (18 years 179 days). Goud is the fourth Indian women after Mamatha Maben, Deepti and Jhulan Goswami to pick up a six-wicket haul in ODIs. view comments Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Time of India
10 hours ago
- Sport
- Time of India
IND vs ENG: Harmanpreet Kaur's ton, Kranti Goud's six-for power India to 2-1 series win over England
CHESTER-LE-STREET, ENGLAND - JULY 22: India bowler Kranti Goud celebrates the last wicket with captain Harmanpreet Kaur during the 3rd Women's Metro Bank ODI match between England and India at Banks Homes Riverside on July 22, 2025 in Chester-le-Street, England. (Photo by) India secured a thrilling 13-run victory against England in the third ODI at Riverside Ground, Chester-Le-Street on Wednesday, winning the series 2-1, thanks to Kranti Goud's remarkable six-wicket haul. The match featured Harmanpreet Kaur's stellar century that helped India post 318/5, followed by England's valiant chase that fell short despite Nat Sciver-Brunt's 98. Goud achieved a significant milestone by becoming the second-youngest Indian player to take a five-wicket haul, following Deepti Sharma who accomplished this at 18 years and 179 days. She managed this feat in just her fourth ODI, with only Purnima Choudhary achieving it earlier in her debut match. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! England's chase of 319 began poorly as they lost both openers to Goud for low scores of 4 and 2. However, Emma Lamb and captain Nat Sciver-Brunt mounted a strong comeback with a 162-run partnership for the third wicket. The partnership was eventually broken by Shree Charani, who dismissed Lamb for 68 off 81 balls in the 31st over. Sciver-Brunt's impressive innings of 98, which included 11 fours, came to an end in the 35th over when Deepti Sharma claimed her wicket. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Pirates Climb Aboard Cargo Ship - Watch What The Captain Did Next Tips and Tricks Undo Alice Davidson Richards contributed with a quick 44 off 34 balls before falling to Goud in the 48th over. Goud sealed India's victory by dismissing Lauren Bell in the final over, finishing with figures of 6/52. Earlier in the match, Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur led from the front with a century, helping India post a formidable total. She became the third Indian woman to reach 4000 ODI runs, joining the ranks of Smriti Mandhana and Mithali Raj. After winning the toss, India's opening pair of Pratika Rawal and Smriti Mandhana put on 64 runs before Rawal departed for 26 in the 13th over. Mandhana followed soon after, scoring 45 runs with five boundaries. Poll Which performance do you think had the biggest impact on the match outcome? Harmanpreet Kaur's century Kranti Goud's six-wicket haul Nat Sciver-Brunt's near-century Richa Ghosh's quick-fire 38 Kaur formed crucial partnerships, first adding 81 runs with Harleen Deol, who made 45 off 65 balls. She then combined with Jemimah Rodrigues for a 110-run stand, with Rodrigues contributing 50 off 45 balls. The Indian captain completed her seventh ODI hundred, scoring 102 off 84 balls with 14 fours, marking the second-fastest century by an Indian woman in ODIs. This was also India's eighth score of 300 or more since January 2024. Richa Ghosh provided the final flourish with a quick-fire 38 off 18 balls at a strike rate of 211.11, helping India cross the 300-run mark. The England bowling attack shared the wickets equally, with Sophie Ecclestone emerging as the most effective bowler. Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
North Wales Chronicle
16 hours ago
- Sport
- North Wales Chronicle
Harmanpreet Kaur hits ton as India celebrate ODI series victory over England
Kaur blasted a brilliant 102 off 84 balls to put her team in control towards the end of their innings and was aided by a half-century from Jemimah Rodrigues as the pair put on 110-runs together. Smriti Mandhana and Harleen Deol both scored 45 as the visitors set a lofty target of 319 and England quickly slipped into trouble when Kranti Goud claimed the scalps of Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones in the first three overs. We take a loss in the game, and the ODI series 😢 — England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 22, 2025 Nat Sciver-Brunt and Emma Lamb led the recovery effort for the hosts with a mammoth 162-run partnership and the England skipper continued to shine before falling just short of a ton on 98. England lost four wickets in the final five overs and Goud proved to be pick of the bowlers with six scalps as the hosts slipped to a 2-1 ODI series defeat. After winning the toss, India openers Mandhana and Pratika Rawal enjoyed a comfortable start, but England responded when spinners Charlie Dean and Sophie Ecclestone entered the attack. Dean ended their productive 64-run partnership in the 13th over when an England review showed Rawal had feathered behind to Jones. Spin continued to prove fruitful as Ecclestone took Mandhana's wicket after she chipped the ball straight to Sophia Dunkley at mid-wicket. Deol and Kaur kept the scoreboard ticking by – putting on 81-runs – but Bell then struck in the 33rd over to dismiss Deol, who scooped the ball in the air for Sciver-Brunt to take. Kaur and Rodrigues wrestled back control for India towards the end of the innings and the pair began to find the rope more freely, blasting 13 boundaries inside five overs. Their partnership was broken shortly after Rodrigues reached 50 when she clipped the ball behind to Jones off Lauren Filer. Kaur's starring innings was ended just after bringing up her ton in the 47th over as she fell to Linsey Smith, with Sciver-Brunt making an excellent diving catch. Richa Ghosh added a quick cameo of 38 from 18 deliveries as India finished on 318 for five, but England's reply got off to a disastrous start when Goud smashed Beaumont's stumps in the opening over. Goud struck again in the third when Jones edged to Deepti Sharma, who made a stunning grab to her right. Lamb was dropped on six, but India started to pile the pressure on, with Goud and Sneh Rana bowling a great spell of dot balls in the powerplay. Sciver-Brunt and Lamb stabilised England's innings, both scoring much-needed half-centuries and working well together to bring up 153-runs from 160 deliveries in the 29th over. The momentum shifted when Shree Charani found the breakthrough to bowl Lamb for 68 and Sciver-Brunt was next to fall after the ball glanced off her glove off Sharma and into the hands of Ghosh. 150 partnership up for NSB & Lamby 👏 See the best of their boundaries 👇 — England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 22, 2025 Dunkley was run out for 34 as India looked to close the game out in the final 10 overs and on her return to the attack, Goud dismissed Dean for 21, with Rodrigues making a diving catch. The wickets quickly tumbled as Rodrigues made another solid grab to dismiss Ecclestone off Charani and Alice Davidson-Richards hit a stubborn 44 before Goud struck again. Goud bowled new batter Filer the following ball and claimed a sixth scalp in Bell with the final delivery of the game as England fell short.
