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February 17, 2025 1:47 PM

Deepti missed the presence of senior players in UP Warriorz’ WPL debut: Mithali Raj

Former India captain Mithali Raj believes that UP Warriorz (UPW) skipper Deepti Sharma felt the absence of senior players in her Women's Premier League (WPL) leadership debut against Gujarat Giants (GG) on Sunday. Batting first, UPW managed to post 143/9 in their 20 overs, with Deepti leading from the front, scoring 39 off 27 balls, including six fours. For Gujarat Giants, Priya Mishra claimed three wickets, while Ashleigh Gardner and Deandra Dottin picked up two dismissals each. Commenting on...

February 16, 2025 1:15 PM

WPL: DC’s victory was largely driven by Shafali and Niki’s crucial innings, opines Mithali Raj

Former India captain Mithali Raj opined that Delhi Capitals nerve-wracking last-ball victory in the WPL match was largely driven by Shafali Verma and Niki Parsad's crucial innings. Delhi Capitals registered a two-wicket win over Mumbai Indians at the BCA Stadium. Mumbai posted total of 164 on the back of Nat Sciver-Brunt's efforts (80 not out off 59) and a fiery cameo from skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (42 off 22). Shafali was in her element from the get-go in the run-chase, hitting a six and four ...

February 13, 2025 12:12 PM

India’s best audition for World Cup slots in WPL 2025

The 2025 Women's Premier League (WPL) gets underway in Vadodara on Friday and the expanding edition of the five-team league is tipped to showcase India's formidable pool of exciting talent over the next four weeks. Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will clash with hosts Gujarat Giants in Vadodara on Friday in what would be a new beginning for the league, which was confined to two venues in Mumbai in its inaugural edition in 2023. The 2024 edition was split between Bengaluru...

February 5, 2025 2:20 PM

WPL: Ashleigh Gardner takes over as Gujarat Giants captain from Beth Mooney

Ahead of 2025 season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL), Gujarat Giants (GG) have appointed Australia all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner as their captain. She replaces her fellow Australia team-mate Beth Mooney, who captained GG in WPL 2024, at the top role. GG had finished at bottom of the points table in the first two seasons of the WPL and are seeking to change their fortunes when their WPL 2025 season begins on February 14 in Vadodara against defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RC...

March 18, 2024 10:16 AM

WPL 2024: RCB Women script history, beat DC Women to win maiden title

The Royal Challengers Bangalore Women scripted history on Sunday by winning the second season of the Women's Indian Premier League 2024. The black and gold side beat Delhi Capitals Women by 8 wickets to clinch the title at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. This is RCB's first-ever T20 title across both WPL and the Indian Premier League (IPL). Chasing 114, RCB started off cautiously, getting just 18 runs in their first four overs. Openers Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Devine did not take many ris...