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The BCCI announced their schedule for the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League 2023 beginning later next month.
The event will kick off with Mumbai Indians Women taking on Gujarat Giants Women at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on March 4. The final will take place on March 26 at the Brabourne Stadium. Continue reading “List of WPL Fixtures 2023- Women’s Premier League Schedule 2023”
The key South Africa women vs Bangladesh Ladies T20 World Cup clash saw a crowd of 6,623 at Newlands for the hosts’ decider. The Proteas won the clash to book a spot in the semis thanks to a superior net run rate, and they will now face Group 2 toppers England in the semis.
The attendance at Newlands for this Proteas Ladies clash was however lower than the 8,402 that turned out for the T20 World Cup opener between SA Women and Sri Lanka Women.
It wasn’t all smooth sailing for the Proteas Ladies, and at times, this match brought back memories of their mens’ side against the Netherlands at the T20 WC last year- they had needed to beat the Dutch to qualify for the semis, but suffered a shock defeat and were eliminated instead.
However Laura Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits held their nerve, and Bangladesh were always 20-30 short of a challenging total, which allowed South Africa to eventually win comfortably.
Here is the RCB Women squad list for the first ever WPL (Women’s Premier League) season in March 2023.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore bought 18 players at the WIPL Auction on February 13, 2023 (the maximum squad size allowed was 18, including six foreign/overseas players)
RCB WPL Squad list ( all 18 players playing for the Bengaluru WIPL franchise)
Foreign Players in RCB for WPL 2023?
Megan Schutt, Ellyse Perry, Sophie Devine, Erin Burns, Heather Knight & Dan Van Niekerk are the six overseas players for RCB Women for the first ever WPL season.
Here are the list of Mumbai Indians ladies players who will be featuring in the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League 2023 (WPL/WIPL) beginning later next month.
The Mumbai Indians purchased 17 players at the WIPL Auction on February 13, 2023.
Also check out the first ever MI Women Jersey for the 2023 WPL season.
Foreign Players in Mumbai Indians for WPL 2023?
Natalie Sciver, Amelia Kerr, Heather Graham, Isabelle Wong, Hayley Matthews & Chloe Tryon are the six overseas players for MI Women in the WPL.
Most expensive foreign player in Mumbai Indians Women’s Premier League squad for this 2023 season?
The most expensive foreign player in MI Women is Natalie Sciver-Brunt from England who was purchased for 3.2 crore (320 lakhs)
Costliest Indian player bought by MI Women in 2023 WPL season?
The most expensive Indian player bought by MI for the 2023 WPL is Pooja Vastrakar (190 L), followed by Harmanpreet Kaur (180L) and Yastika Bhatia (150L)
Smriti Mandhana scored a magnificent 87 as India Women defeated Ireland Women by 5 runs via DLS method at St George’s Park in Gqeberha on Monday.
After winning the toss and electing to bat first openers Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana got India Women off to a solid start. The pair added 62 runs for the opening wicket before the former (24) was caught at deep square leg boundary by Hunter off Delany.
Smriti added 52 runs for the second wicket along with skipper Harmanpreet Kaur before Delany struck twice- first by claiming Kaur and then dismissing the in form Richa Ghosh for a golden duck.
Mandhana who was dropped 4 times, made Ireland pay by scoring a well deserved fifty in 40 balls. She was eventually finally dismissed, caught at long off by Gaby Lewis off Orla Prendergast for a 56 ball-87. Her knock comprised off 9 fours and 3 sixes.
Jemimah Rodrigues struck a couple of crucial boundaries in the final over off Kelly before being dismissed, as India Women ended up with a competitive total of 155/6 in their allotted 20 overs.
Chasing 155, Ireland Women got off to a disastrous start as Amy Hunter (1) was run out off the first delivery following a mix-up with Gaby Lewis. Renuka Singh then cleaned up Orla Prendergast for a duck as she missed a length ball.
However Laura Delany and Gaby Lewis stitched together an unbeaten 53 run stand for the third wicket. However rain played spoilsport as India were declared winners as Ireland were five runs behind the DLS score of 59.
Here are the players from Gujarat who will be featuring in the inaugural edition of the Women’s Indian Premier League 2023.
The Gujarat franchise purchased 18 players at the WIPL auction on February 13, 2023. The team will be captained by Australia’s Beth Mooney.
Gujarat Giants WPL Full Squad List ( all 18 players included at the first ever auction)
Edit- March 4, 2023-Deandra Dottin (West Indies) has been ruled out of the Women’s Premier League and will be replaced by Kim Garth (Aus)
Edit- March 9, 2023– Beth Mooney (Aus) has been ruled out of the series due to injury and will be replaced by Laura Wolvaardt (SA)
Foreign players at Gujarat Giants for WPL 2023?
Beth Mooney Laura Wolvaardt, Sophia Dunkley, Ashleigh Gardner, Annabel Sutherland, Deandra Dottin Kim Garth and Georgia Wareham. 4 of the six overseas players at the GG WIPL team (5 if you included Mooney) are Australians (the team is coached by Australian Rachael Haynes)
Most expensive player in Gujarat Giants Women’s Premier League squad for this 2023 season?
The costliest player in the Gujarat Giants WPL squad is Ashleigh Gardner, who was bought for 3.2 crores (320 lakhs)
O indicates overseas/foreign, prices in Lakhs INR. Continue reading “Gujarat Giants WPL Squad List 2023 | Gujarat Women’s IPL Team Full Roster for Inaugural Season”