Data Point | On the rise: Indian women cricketers are closing the gap with men in T20 cricket

Opening: Delhi Capitals captain Meg Lanning (L), Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Smriti Mandhana (2R), Gujarat Giants captain Beth Mooney (2L) and UP Warriors captain Alyssa Healy (R). ) poses with the trophy during the opening ceremony of the 2023 Women’s Premier League (WPL) at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. , Photo credit: Indranil Mukherjee

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From their debut in the Women’s Premier League, the Indian women’s cricket team has come a long way in its T20 journey, bridging the gap with men’s cricket.

With the launch of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) in Mumbai on March 4, 2023, the world of cricket has taken a significant step towards gender equality. It is a game-changer for women’s cricket in India as the 21-match tournament is a classic. Opportunity for Indian women cricketers who are in dire need of exposure. It is an opportunity for both young budding and senior players, who are yet to get a chance to prove themselves on the field, showcase their talent and get a place in the Indian women’s cricket team.

However, his journey was not easy. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) did not bring up the WPL in a hurry. This was a result of the consistent performance of Indian women in cricket. In 2018, the BCCI organized the Women’s T20 Challenge, which featured two teams – Trailblazers and Supernovas – led by star Indian players Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur respectively. The tournament continued in subsequent years until 2022, with a new team added in 2019.

In October 2022, the BCCI implemented a ‘pay equity policy’ for its contracted women cricketers and raised match fees at par with their male counterparts. It is a credible step towards gender equality in cricket and provides financial support to women players who have broken many barriers to find their place in Indian cricket. The WPL tournament, with the exposure and monetary compensation, is a much-needed morale booster for women players. It is a platform for women to prove their strength and showcase their talent

India’s first Women’s T20I match was held on 5 August 2006 in Derby, England. The women’s team restricted the England team to 107/8 in 20 overs with Rumeli Dhar scoring a half-century (66 runs). India scored 109/2 in their first T20 match, registering their first win against England.

Since then, the Indian women’s cricket team has come a long way. While their performances had a steady upward trajectory, it was not until 2014 that the team could score above 150. On 30 March 2014, Harmanpreet Kaur scored 77 runs from 59 balls as India posted a winning total of 151/5 against Bangladesh. ,

Over the years, the number of T20 matches played by the Indian women’s team has steadily increased, and has peaked with 23 T20 International matches in the latest season, the highest ever. This increase in matches played has been reflected in the team’s scoring rate, runs per over (RPO) and boundaries scored by the team.

India registered their highest ever T20 score of 198/4 in 20 overs on 25 March 2018. However, despite half-centuries (53 runs) from Mithali Raj and 76 runs from Smriti Mandhana, India lost the match to England, who scored runs. 199/3 in 18.4 overs, thanks to a remarkable century (124 runs) from Daniel Wyatt.

India’s second highest T20I score of 194 became the winning cause against New Zealand in the same year. Harmanpreet Kaur created history by becoming the first Indian woman to score a century in T20Is on 9 November 2018. He played an incredible innings, smashing 103 off just 51 balls to take India to victory against New Zealand. In the match, Harmanpreet displayed impeccable batting skills hitting eight sixes and seven fours.

Significantly, in T20 cricket, the difference in runs per over (RPO) between men and women teams is continuously decreasing. In the last four seasons, India’s RPO in women’s T20 games has been above seven, which is close to the men’s RPO of 8.43 in the 2022/23 season.

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T20 cricket also shows a decreasing trend in the average number of boundaries scored per match by men and women. In the 2008/09 season, the difference was around eight, while in the latest season, it has dropped to almost half at 4.3.

fortnightly statistics

  • 12.4% Will India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue increase by over ₹1.49 lakh crore in February 2023, with tax receipts from goods imports growing 6% and domestic transactions as well as services imports compared to a year ago is getting 15% more income. The gross GST kitty collected in February is the 12th consecutive month when monthly revenue has been more than ₹1.4 lakh crore, though it was 5.06% lower than January’s receipts of ₹1,57,554 crore.
  • 16.8% The increase in India’s net direct tax collections reached ₹13.73 lakh crore, showing a slight decline in growth compared to the previous month, but coming within striking distance of the budgeted target for this year, with three weeks still to go. The rest are Gross collections till Friday stood at ₹16.68 lakh crore, which was 22.58% higher than the tax inflow in the same period of 2021-22. The growth in net personal income tax collection outpaced the corporate income tax inflow, which grew by 20.73% year-on-year as compared to a growth of 13.62% in the latter.
  • Only 1% The ambitious target of one crore people to be screened for sickle cell disease in 2022-23 was set by the health ministry, according to official data. Hindu From the portal of National Health Mission for Sickle Cell Disease. The ministry plans to screen seven crore people from 17 highly affected states by 2025-26 as the country seeks to eliminate the disease by 2047. Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder in which the patient’s red blood cells turn into a sickle shape. The sickle cell becomes hard and sticky, and lodges in blood vessels, reducing the cell’s ability to carry oxygen. It causes excruciating pain and organ damage in affected patients.

  • 6.44% India’s retail inflation in February, according to the National Statistics Office, remained above the central bank’s 6% tolerance limit for the second month in a row and remained virtually unchanged from 6.52% in January. The price hike faced by urban consumers increased from 6% in January to 6.1% in February, while it declined marginally for rural consumers from 6.85% to 6.72% in February. The Consumer Food Price Index rose 5.95% in February, marginally lower than the 6% recorded in January.
  • 84,866 The number of posts lying vacant in six Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) such as the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Border Security Force (BSF) against the total sanctioned strength of 10,05,520, the Rajya Sabha was informed. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said that 31,785 personnel have been recruited in the CAPFs in the last five months. He said that the vacancies in CAPFs are due to retirement, resignation, promotion, death, new raising of battalions, creation of new posts etc.

chart of the week

The chart shows the amount in ₹ for each rupee contributed by each state in central taxes in 2021-22. For every rupee that Tamil Nadu gives to the Centre, it gets back 29 paise. Whereas, Uttar Pradesh gets back Rs 2.73 and Bihar Rs 7.06.

Based on the Finance Commission (FC) formula, the Centre’s tax collections are pooled from the states and a part of it is distributed among them. The Fifteenth Finance Commission (XVFC) formula favors some states, resulting in wide inter-state variations. As population is given more importance, it tilts the balance in favor of some of the northern states. This has been a bone of contention between the Center and the affected states.

Read more about the tussle between the states and the Center over the revenue sharing formula Here

remembering

The latest Multiple Indicator Survey (MIS) in 2019 has debunked the central government’s claim that all Indian villages are open-defecation free (ODF). According to the MIS released in March this year, between January 2020 and August 2021, of 21.3% rural households, a majority said they did not have access to any type of toilet (own, shared, public). data point title, “Another government survey debunks Swachh Bharat’s 100% ODF claim, count rises to four”, published on March 15, 2023, shows the disparity between the government’s claim on open defecation free villages in India and data from government surveys conducted during or after 2019.

The MIS survey rejecting the ODF claim is the fourth in the last five years. data point title, “Over 25% rural households practice open defecation contrary to Swachh Bharat dataPublished on May 17, 2022, using data from the National Health Household Survey-5 (2019-21) to show how the share has come down over the years, with one in four rural households practicing open defecation Continued defecation.

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