It was a gripping Indian home season this, with back to back Tests, and some really closely fought matches against the touring England Women and Australia Women sides. But the domestic action continues, from the land of the White Ferns too. Scroll on ..

Super Smash Women NZ

Just another normal week of Melie Kerr scoring fifties for fun. Carrying the Wellington Blaze to the final of the Super Smash NZ, Aapli Mumbai-Kerr was at her typical best – picking two wickets and then smashing a 49-ball 73 against the Northern Brave. She’s in the middle of the purplest of purple patches, and we cannot wait for her to bring it to the Blue and Gold.

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Senior Women’s One Day Trophy

Humairaa Kaazi: In a low-scoring thriller against Uttarakhand, the Mumbai skipper was the anchor in the innings, scoring a measured 81-ball 60 after the first three wickets fell quickly. However, in the next game against Tamil Nadu, she was undone by fellow MI-kar, SB Keerthana, without troubling the scorers.

Fatima Jaffer: Not the best of games for the Mumbaikar, falling LBW to Anjali Kathait for a single-digit score in Mumbai’s one-wicket loss to Uttarakhand.

S Sajana: She’s been adding feather after feather to her hat this season. In a steep chase of 257 against Andhra, Sajana walked in at number five with Kerala in a spot of bother at 78/3. But with her 88-ball 92, forming a solid partnership with Arundathi Reddy, she made it look rather comfortable as the duo were unbeaten in taking their side home with a couple of overs to spare.

Jintimani Kalita: She braved it out for a fighting 34-run knock to keep Assam’s hopes alive in the chase against Madhya Pradesh, but alas, it wasn’t to be, with her side falling 15 runs short.

Keerthana Balakrishnan: She’s isn’t just picking wickets, she’s picking them by the truckload. Against Saurashtra, she produced a spell of 10-3-16-5, and then against Mumbai in the following game, spun a web to bag three wickets (including that of the dangerous Humairaa Kaazi for a duck), thereby successfully helping Tamil Nadu defend a mere 109, and qualify for the knockouts.

Amanjot Kaur: She didn’t have much to do, bowling just the two overs, conceding just the two runs, and watching the rest of her Punjab team-mates skittle Arunachal Pradesh out for 60, to further watch her team’s openers chase it down.