Sophie Dhawan calls first match at Lords ‘bittersweet visit’, poses with hubby Shikhar, Virat Kohli, Anushka, Ravi

At her first Lords match, Sophie felt bittersweet as Australia won by six wickets, amidst a record crowd of 27,163.

Published on: Jun 29, 2026, 18:37:14 IST

By Rishabh Suri

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Sophie Dhawan, the better half of ex-cricketer Shikhar Dhawan has given social media a glimpse of her first match at Lords. And she was not alone cheering for the Indian squad, who took on Australia in a crucial Group A match of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup.

Sophie Dhawan has shared multiple pics from her match experience at Lords.

In a lovely carousel posted on Instagram, Sophie was seen posing with Shikhar, cricketer Virat Kohli, his wife, actor Anushka Sharma, and former India head coach Ravi Shastri. Check it out here:

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Sophie wrote in the caption, “A bittersweet visit for my first time watching a game at Lords but what an atmosphere . 27,163 fans, a record-breaking crowd, and another reminder of just how far the women's game has come.” Australia won the match by six wickets, which explains her state of mind as she described the experience as bittersweet.

In other pictures, Sophie clicked a selfie with Shikhar and Anushka respectively. The duo, after dating each other, had got married in February earlier this year. It was an intimate affair in Delhi, and attended by the likes of Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, among others.

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Rishabh Suri
Rishabh Suri is an Assistant Editor, film critic, and professional overthinker of plot points. He writes for HT City, keeping pace with an industry where news cycles expire long before the popcorn gets cold. He completed his graduation in English Honours from Kirori Mal College, followed by a Master’s degree in English Literature-effectively training his brain to over-analyse classic texts before applying those exact same skills to 3-hour Bollywood blockbusters. He got into the profession when he had barely graduated from college and has been at HT ever since. At HT, Rishabh reviews films with a simple rule: skip the dense academic jargon and get straight to the point. Beyond reviews, as Assistant Editor, he helps navigate the broader circus of showbiz, tracking everything from OTT shifts to sudden box office panics. In a beat driven by loud PR machinery and carefully scripted answers, Rishabh prefers cutting through the noise to focus on how stories get made and why trends shift. When he isn’t writing against a deadline, he is usually sitting in a dark theater, compulsively memorising dialogues. For Rishabh, analysing movies isn't just a day job- it’s a habit he couldn't turn off even if he tried.Read More

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