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  • Some of the viewers had been extra eager about ladies’s IPL than males’s: Harmanpreet Kaur

    There’s little doubt round the truth that the primary season of the Women’s Premier League 2023 was a blockbuster. Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur although, believes that the event lengthy in making was extra thrilling for some than even the lads’s IPL.

    “WPL was a game changer for us. That tournament was so good. Everyone loved it back home. The response we got…trust me, some of the audience was more interested in women’s IPL than men’s because it was something new to watch,” Kaur stated on Daggers & Lyds podcast. “They really liked it. Hopefully we’ll add more teams. I don’t know when it will happen but eventually it will. We do have very good talent back home. Those girls should get this opportunity.”

    Kaur is at the moment a part of the Trent Rockets squad within the ongoing Women’s Hundred season.

    Speaking on her expertise enjoying in T20 leagues exterior of India, the 34-year-old shared, “When I first got to play WBBL, it was a great opportunity because before that we were all playing domestic cricket. There were no overseas players involved. Then I came for KIA league, then I got to play with English players. You need such opportunities.”

    Kaur additionally opened up on the final time she was in England final 12 months when India beat the hosts within the three-match ODI bilateral sequence that noticed Jhulan Goswami shut her worldwide profession at Lord’s. Her farewell recreation can be marred by the criticism of Deepti Sharma and the Indian staff after the run out of Charlie Dean on the non-striker’s finish, a dismissal that was talked about for lengthy.

    Recalling the feelings across the dressing room, Kaur added, “It was a very emotional moment for me. Growing up for us, she was the cricketer leading the Indian women’s cricket team and when I got the opportunity to play with her, she was always very nice to me. She taught me how I can adopt to international cricket. When you have a friend like that, a teammate like that, who can make you learn things quickly, you always respect her. When we got to know that it was her last series, we wanted to win it at all costs. We were really pumped up. We wanted to play our best cricket for her. And I’m really happy that we did really well, won all three games.”

  • Plan to introduce home and away format in WPL from season 2: IPL chairman Arun Dhumal

    Buoyed by the success of the inaugural Women’s Premier League, IPL chairman Arun Dhumal on Tuesday talked about that they plan to introduce the home and away format from season two nevertheless the number of teams will keep 5 for the following three years.

    The first ever WPL turned out to be a hit amongst followers and players nevertheless as a result of the match was staged inside sturdy timelines and correct after the Women’s T20 World Cup, the BCCI decided to organise the entire video video games all through two venues in Mumbai.

    Terming web internet hosting of WPL the biggest drawback of his tenure, Dhumal talked about having home and away video video games immensely help teams in establishing a fan base and the board must take that route as early as subsequent season.

    “Well begun is half carried out. It has been an incredible beginning for WPL and going forward it’s going to be considerably higher than what we have got seen up to now. We have started with 5 teams nevertheless going forward there could also be scope for further crew given the pool of the players that is going to return inside the years to adjust to.

    “We are hoping improve inside the number of teams nevertheless for the approaching three seasons will keep 5. We are completely home and away format, we’re going to see which interval slot is accessible considering India’s worldwide dedication and take a reputation.

    “From a fan engagement point of view it is very important that we go for home and away format,” Dhumal instructed PTI.

    Fans turned up in sizeable numbers to look at the video video games at Brabourne and DY Patil Stadium. The event had garnered large consideration even sooner than the first ball was bowled with the teams rights fetching BCCI close to Rs 4700 crore and media rights Rs 951 crore.

    “It has been an excellent journey up to now and pretty a tough one given the time slot we wanted to start the WPL. We are pleased with one of the best ways points have progressed, we did not have quite a lot of window as a result of the World Cup was there and the ladies had practically each week to comeback and start.

    “Everything (media rights, team rights, player auction) happened one after the other but the way tournament was received, it was phenomenal,” Dhumal talked about.

    One trigger for not introducing a sixth crew instantly could very nicely be the scarcity of top of the range native experience. The world’s most interesting displayed their exemplary talents inside the rivals nevertheless leaving aside Saika Ishaque, Kanika Ahuja and Shreyanka Patil, not many uncapped Indian players have been ready to flip heads on.

    “Our national team has done very well over the last couple of years. U-19 girls won the World Cup. Given how the WPL was received, we are very hopeful that we will have a bigger pool of players and their fitness and fielding standard will improve immensely going forward.” Three out of 5 teams are owned by legacy IPL franchisees, who’ve seen the price of the boys’s league attain astronomical proportions.

    When can the WPL franchisees break even?

    “As far breaking even is concerned, those who have invested their money, they have plans in place. Our plan is to generate money and plough it back into the game and get a bigger and better pool of players for India.” Dhumal talked about it was moreover important to supply players from affiliate nations a risk inside the WPL. USA’s Tara Norris carried out inside the inaugural model.

    Teams can determine as many 5 overseas players inside the collaborating in eleven nevertheless the fifth one must be from an affiliate nation.

    “This is a global event. It is not India centric. We have given one slot to associate countries which will help the game grow globally. And their players did well too.” IPL: TV stays associated nevertheless be further takers for digital medium

    The two-month prolonged IPL began last week following a file media rights deal that fetched the board a staggering Rs 48,390 crore. The board supplied TV and digital rights individually for the first time and that proved to be a masterstroke.

    TV rights holder Star and digital rights proprietor Viacom are jostling to supply an improved viewing experience to the followers.

    “The recreation has to innovate for everyone. Everything regarding the recreation has to revolve throughout the followers. The thought was to make it further enriching for the followers. We had a definite set of auctions (for media rights), we have got two excellent companions.

    “A lot of market needs to be captured as far as the global audience is concerned. We will reach out to the fans globally,” talked about Dhumal.

    Considering the digital revolution taking place in India and world huge, will TV keep associated?

    “Digital is changing the landscape so there will be more takers for digital but given the depth and reach of the television it still has a great market in India,” he added.
    Introduction of Impact participant

    Dhumal added that the introduction of Impact participant inside the IPL and teams being picked after toss was carried out to mitigate the toss profit.

    “We have seen dew play a major role. Winning the toss is seen as an advantage and to mitigate that we thought to introduce ‘Impact Player’ and give the teams chance to pick teams post toss so they can pick the right eleven,”

  • Watch: Rohit Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar attend Mumbai Indians’ WPL last vs Delhi Capitals

    Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and India captain Rohit Sharma have been on the Brabourne Stadium to cheer for the Mumbai Indians ladies’s group because it took on the Delhi Capitals within the Women’s Premier League last on Sunday.

    Other gamers from the boys’s group of the Mumbai Indians like Ishan Kishan have been additionally within the stands to root for the house aspect.

    Mumbai beat Delhi Capitals by seven wickets within the last to turn out to be the first-ever WPL winners. Batting first, Delhi scored 131 runs with skipper Meg Lanning high scoring with 35 earlier than she was run out, and Shikha Pandey scoring an unbeaten 27. Issy Wong and Hayley Matthews had each claimed three wickets every whereas Amelia Kerr chipped in with two extra.

    The legendary @sachin_rt in the home for the #Final 😃🙌🏻

    Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/N0U4wKUU0z#TATAWPL | #DCvMI pic.twitter.com/s3WcTg6com

    — Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 26, 2023

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    In reply, Nat Sciver-Brunt performed a mature innings of 60 (off 55 balls) whereas Harmanpreet Kaur performed a strong knock of 37 earlier than being run out.

    Rohit, who additionally captains the Mumbai Indians males’s group, had beforehand shared a video message for the ladies’s aspect on social media.

    “I want to wish our women’s team all the very best for the finals. I’ve really, really enjoyed how you’ll have played in the last four weeks. It’s the final, and you don’t get to play a final every day. So, it’s important to enjoy and have fun at the same time. Enjoy the atmosphere, it’s going to be amazing. We all will be cheering for you. So go out there and give it your best,” stated Rohit.

    𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜! @mipaltan captain @ImHarmanpreet with the distinguished #TATAWPL Trophy 👏👏#DCvMI | #Final pic.twitter.com/JhnGLS5wku

    — Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 26, 2023

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  • Women’s Premier League: Ashleigh Gardner retains Gujarat Giants afloat

    It was a bit late, however Ashleigh Gardner lastly arrived on the WPL occasion. Gujarat Giants went all out for the Australian all-rounder within the public sale, and on Thursday, she confirmed why the franchise was proper to wager huge on her. Gardner’s unbeaten 51 off 31 balls and a pair of/19 helped Gujarat Giants beat Delhi Capitals by 11 runs to maintain their playoff hopes afloat.

    It was candy revenge for the Sneh Rana-led staff after they have been hammered by the Capitals in an earlier fixture. Put into bat, Giants scored 147 for 4. In reply, Capitals have been bowled out for 136 in 18.4 overs.

    Gardener’s half-century proved to be the match-winning knock for the Giants. After 12 overs, they have been 64 for two, however within the subsequent eight overs, placed on 83 runs. Gardner, together with Laura Wolvaardt (57 off 45 balls) placed on 81 runs for the third wicket. The Aussie not solely added the gas in an in any other case conservative begin, but in addition helped Giants to finish with a flourish.

    A cracking half-century 👌
    An important bowling contribution 👍

    For her tremendous all-round efficiency, @akgardner97 luggage the Player of the Match award as @GujaratGiants beat #DC by 11 runs. 👏 👏

    Scorecard 👉 https://t.co/fWIECCaAGh #TATAWPL | #DCvGG pic.twitter.com/77ga9Laqdx

    — Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 16, 2023

    Wolvaardt modified gears and hammered Jess Jonassen for 15 runs in an over, together with a six and two boundaries. At one stage, the South African was struggling, on 26 off 30 balls, however within the subsequent 15, smoked 31 runs.

    The Giants had a conservative strategy after shedding Sophia Dunkley (4) within the first over. The 49-run stand between Harleen Deol (31 off 33b) and Wolvaardt steadied the ship however the duo chewed up approach too many deliveries. The Giants innings seemed like going nowhere till Gardener modified the momentum along with her fearless strokeplay.

    For Capitals, Jess Jonassen (2/38), Marizanne Kapp (1/24) and Arundhati Reddy (1/25) shared the spoils.

    In reply, Shafali Verma began with a six off Tanuja Kanwar however the bowler had the final chortle when the Capitals opener was bowled off a deflection.

    Next in, Alice Capsey seemed in a rush as she muscled her option to an 11-ball 22, hitting a few boundaries off Kim Garth and two big sixes in Gardener’s first over.

    A sport of fantastic margins!

    The @GujaratGiants are again to profitable methods and the way 🙌

    A splendid efficiency by #GG to win by 11 runs & acquire 2️⃣ very important factors ✅

    Scorecard 👉 https://t.co/fWIECCaAGh #TATAWPL | #DCvGG pic.twitter.com/EX3flsIcFO

    — Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 16, 2023

    It was within the final over of the Powerplay when the sport turned in favour of the Gujarat Giants. Rana pinned her counterpart Meg Lanning (18 off 15b) LBW after which a mix-up ended Capsey’s keep.

    Capitals had misplaced momentum, however Kapp (36 off 29 balls) saved them within the chase, earlier than a direct hit from Ashwani Kumari led to her downfall.

    Talk about releasing stress – the @akgardner97 approach 👌 👌 #TATAWPL | #DCvGG | @GujaratGiants

    WATCH 🎥 🔽https://t.co/kMQdulgiLb pic.twitter.com/8KpE2cAJyz

    — Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 16, 2023

    Capitals have been reeling at 100 for 8, however Arundhati Reddy had different concepts. The all-rounder used the lengthy deal with effectively and swung the momentum again in direction of her staff. But Kim Garth (2/18) despatched Arundhati again to finish the Capitals resistance.

    Brief Scores: Gujarat Giants 147/ 4 (Ashleigh Gardner 51 not out, Laura Wolvaardt 57; Jess Jonassen 2/38) beat Delhi Capitals 136 all out in 18.4 overs (Marizanne Kapp 36, Arundhati Reddy 25; Ashleigh Gardner 2/19, Kim Garth 2/18, Tanuja Kanwar 2/28) by 11 runs

  • WPL 2023: Ashleigh Gardner happy along with her scientific efficiency in GG’s 11-run win over Delhi Capitals

    WPL 2023: Gujarat Giants all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner was happy along with her scientific efficiency within the 11-run win over Delhi Capitals on Thursday.

    New Delhi,UPDATED: Mar 16, 2023 23:26 IST

    WPL 2023: Gardner happy along with her scientific efficiency in GG’s win over DC (Courtesy by BCCI/PTI)

    By India Today Sports Desk: Gujarat Giants all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner admitted that she was inconsistent all through the match, however added that she was lastly happy with a scientific all-round efficiency within the 11-run win over Delhi Capitals within the WPL 2023.

    Gujarat Giants received their second sport of the inaugural Women’s Premier League on Thursday, defeating Delhi Capitals by 11 runs on the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. Sneh Rana’s GG efficiently defended their 147-run complete by dismissing DC for 136 runs in 18.4 overs.

    “It’s the game I was searching for. I felt I’d been inconsistent so far in the tournament. To put my team in a winning position with the bat, Laura and I set the platform for our team to leverage off. Then we knew we had to bowl well. We did that. It’s the first time we bowled out a team. So it was a clinical performance which was pleasing,” Ashleigh Gardner stated within the post-match presentation ceremony.

    Gardner produced an all-round efficiency as she first scored an unbeaten 51 after which took two essential wickets towards DC. GG reclaimed fourth place within the WPL 2023 factors desk as DC had been bundled out for 136 runs, 11 in need of the goal in 18.4 overs.

    “We spoke as a team and felt that we were losing too many wickets in clumps. To take our time and remember that 20 overs is a long time, you tend to forget that as it seems to go so fast. So we gave ourselves a couple of balls to have a look, given you can catch up in India where the outfields are fast and wickets are good and cash in at the end. I think as the tournament has gone on, there’s been more spin and has played a greater part. There was none earlier in the tournament, so now we can hit our lengths and find results,” Gardner added.

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  • Harmanpreet blitz powers Mumbai into playoffs

    The Women’s Premier League is already previous the half-way stage and with every match Mumbai Indians are enhancing their popularity because the crew to beat. On Tuesday, they accomplished a double over Gujarat Giants, en route profitable their fifth successive match and qualifying for the playoffs. And as has been the case to this point within the match, Harmanpreet Kaur misplaced the toss as soon as once more, however proper now Mumbai are taking part in their A-game and such is their confidence that circumstances and assault don’t appear to matter.

    This was a sport the place Gujarat confirmed indicators of taking management of the sport. But every time they threatened, Mumbai discovered a technique to get on high. If Harmanpreet did that with the bat scoring a usually blazing 30-ball 51 when Gujarat’s assault was chipping away with wickets, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Mathew and Amelia Kerr did it with the ball. The solely standout efficiency from Gujarat’s finish got here from Harleen Deol, who was excellent on the sphere. Accounting for a direct-hit from long-on to run-out Humaira Kazi, she adopted it up with a diving catch to finish Harmanpreet’s power-packing innings.

    With just one win from 5 matches, Gujarat must get their act collectively shortly, else they threat lacking out on a play-off berth. At the second, they appear a long way away from realizing what their greatest mixture is and nothing illustrated it greater than their determination to play medium-pacer Mansi Joshi, who didn’t even get an opportunity to bowl and got here in at No 11.

    5️⃣ in a row ✅
    Playoffs Qualification ✅

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    Click right here to vote: https://t.co/YcLRVSV7aS@ALIndiaOfficial #OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #AaliRe #MIvGG pic.twitter.com/xR0ngzVL4C

    — Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 14, 2023

    Harmanpreet has blown cold and hot in T20s previously, however to this point within the match she appears to be cracking the code. Maybe it has to do with a dependable opening mixture on the high that lays robust basis or the batting depth that few different groups can boast off, Harmanpreet has been in a position to ship the form of knocks that can as a rule find yourself being a match-winning innings. At the top of the tenth over with Yastika Bhatia and Nat Sciver-Brunt organising for one more large whole on the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai had been positioned at 64/1. In the subsequent couple of overs the place Mumbai would shift their gears, they misplaced each the settled batters.

    While they’re positively not brief on firepower within the center overs, the departure of Kerr within the seventeenth over meant Harmanpreet needed to ship. On days the place she seems to be in her parts, there’s an air of invincibility about Harmanpreet. She can discover gaps wherever she intends to, she will discover a boundary ball each time she wishes. Similar to what she did on Tuesday, the place she effortlessly hit a few sixes and toyed with the sphere. Mumbai misplaced seven wickets within the final 10 overs, however due to Harmanpreet, they ended up with 162/8.

    Having a ball

    With the pitches starting to tire, and dew not a difficulty to this point, the goal was going to be a steep one for Gujarat. And from the second Sciver-Brunt eliminated Sophia Dunkley off the primary ball of the innings, Mumbai had been properly and really on high. From there on, their spinners Matthews and Kerr took over, touchdown essential blows each time Gujarat tried to get on the entrance foot. The tie was pretty much as good as over, when Ashleigh Gardner departed within the first ball of the ninth over to depart Gujarat reeling at 48/5. From there on, the one educational curiosity was on Mumbai’s margin of victory which ultimately was 55.

  • WPL 2023: Delhi Capitals hand Royal Challengers Bangalore fifth consecutive loss in WPL

    WPL 2023: Royal Challengers Bangalore succumbed to a fifth consecutive defeat within the Women’s Premier League on Monday evening as Delhi Capitals clinched a six-wicket win in a tense end. Chasing 151 on what turned out to be a difficult floor to bat on, Delhi Capitals had been guided by the pair of Jess Jonassen (29 not out) and Marizanne Kapp (32 not out), who produced an all-round present.

    After delivering an outstanding 4-0-17-0 within the first half, Kapp guided Delhi previous the end line with an unbeaten 32 not out from as many balls, laced with three fours and one six.

    Jonassen smacked Renuka Singh for a six and a 4 to complete off the sport with two balls to spare, reaching 29 not out off 15 balls with 4 fours and one hit over the fence. Delhi Capitals scored 154/4 in 19.4 overs.

    Delhi Capitals remained on the second spot within the factors desk with 4 wins giving them eight factors, whereas RCB had been pushed nearer to elimination since they’ve endured a horror marketing campaign within the inaugural WPL, shedding all their 5 matches.

    “It was not the best of starts, including my batting. That first 14 overs did really hurt us. 10-15 runs more there would have helped,” RCB skipper Smriti Mandhana stated after the sport.

    Delhi Capitals had been rocked early by Megan Schutt, who cleaned up the harmful Shafali Verma on the second ball of the innings to supply her facet with a promising begin.

    But Alice Capsey took cost as she launched a flurry of boundaries to place Delhi on monitor. However, her cost was halted by Preeti Bose, who dismissed the right-handed batter for a well-made 38 off 24 balls with eight hits to the fence.

    Capsey’s knock was essential provided that it gave her facet much-needed momentum on a troublesome floor the place the RCB batters had discovered life troublesome for almost all of their first innings.

    Delhi’s management pair of Meg Lanning and Jemimah Rodrigues may add solely 25 runs earlier than their stand was damaged, within the ninth over.

    Lanning danced down the monitor to hit Sobhana Asha over the ropes, however couldn’t get the space and Heather Knight grabbed a clear catch.

    Dismissed for simply 15 off 14 balls, the Orange Cap-holder Lanning recorded her lowest rating within the league.

    “We got ahead and RCB bowled well to come back, nice to get over the line. It would have been nice to finish it earlier but the wicket got slower. Having two experienced batters at the end helped. We just executed really well, if you hit a good length, that’s the most effective way to bowl. A lot to learn from this game,” Lanning stated.
    A vital second arrived within the sport on the primary ball of the twelfth over, when Preeti Bose at level dropped a regulation catch to offer a reprieve to Rodrigues, batting on 17.

    However, Rodrigues perished within the fifteenth over after making 32 from 28 balls with three fours, caught by Richa Ghosh off Asha.

    The remaining runs had been knocked off by Kapp and Jonassen, who added 45 runs for the fifth wicket.

    Earlier within the sport, RCB scored a aggressive rating of their 20 overs with Ellyse Perry (67 not out) and Richa Ghosh (37) offering them late impetus.
    RCB had managed 50/2 on the midway mark, however their batters discovered rhythm and did effectively so as to add one other 100 to their whole within the last 10 overs.

    The last six overs yielded 82 runs for RCB, with Perry ending unbeaten on 67 from 52 balls with 4 fours and 5 sixes, and Ghosh producing her greatest knock within the match to date.

    The right-handed India and RCB wicketkeeper-batter swatted three fours and as many sixes to make 37 from simply 16 balls earlier than a mishit ended her innings off Shikha Pandey.

    Pandey was in her factor on Monday evening, snaffling an essential couple of wickets on the prime within the type of the out-of-sorts Smriti Mandhana (8) and the harmful Sophie Devine (21).

    Pandey additionally grabbed a pointy and athletic catch at brief fine-leg to eliminate Heather Knight (11) off Tara Norris. However, Pandey dropped Perry on 29 off her personal bowling, and the RCB batter made the a lot of the lifeline.

    Kapp, coming off an excellent five-for in Delhi’s final outing, couldn’t get a wicket on Monday however bowled one more spectacular spell of 4-0-17-0.

  • All-round Mumbai Indians file fourth straight win in WPL, thrash UP Warriorz by eight wickets

    Mumbai Indians dished out an all-round present as they sauntered to an eight-wicket win over UP Warriorz to file their fourth straight win within the Women’s Premier League (WPL) right here on Sunday.

    Saika Ishaque (3/33) led Mumbai Indians’ fightback with the ball to derail UP Warriorz, who seemed set to register a aggressive complete after half-centuries from Alyssa Healy (58) and Tahlia McGrath (50).

    UP Warriorz slumped from 140 for 3 within the seventeenth over to complete at 159 for six after electing to bat, and with 160 to get, Mumbai Indians overhauled the goal on the again of captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s unbeaten 53 and Nat Sciver-Brunt’s 45 not out, with Yastika Bhaita (42) enjoying a robust hand on the prime.

    Harmanpreet and Sciver-Brunt added an unbeaten 106 for the third wicket as Mumbai Indians reached 164 for two in 17.3 overs.

    Bhatia took the initiative of scoring on the prime, contributing closely in her 58-run stand for the opening wicket with Hayley Matthews (12).

    After a flurry of boundaries within the powerplay, Bhatia despatched the ball flying over long-on off Rajeshwari Gayakwad within the seventh over. But on the subsequent ball, she performed straight to Simran Sheikh at deep midwicket, perishing for 42 off 27 balls with eight fours and a six.

    There was drama within the fifth over when Sophie Ecclestone trapped Matthews leg-before and UP Warriorz have been compelled to take a DRS attraction efficiently. The batter had a phrase with the umpire and the bowler, because it turned out {that a} completely different supply was proven on the evaluation.

    Matthews’ surprisingly sluggish innings, nevertheless, ended at 12 off 17 balls when she gave a easy return catch to Ecclestone.

    Both Harmanpreet and Sciver-Brunt had luck on their aspect within the eleventh over as they seemed to rebuild. Anjali Sarvani bowled Harmanpreet across the legs, however the bails didn’t come off, and Sciver-Brunt did effectively to make the crease simply in time to outlive a direct hit from Sheikh at cowl.

    In the 14th over, Ecclestone didn’t seize a troublesome likelihood at cowl off Gayakwad to dismiss Sciver-Brunt on 22, and Harmanpreet added insult to damage by hitting consecutive fours.

    Harmanpreet recorded her second fifty in WPL, hitting 9 fours and one six to make 53 not out from 33 balls whereas Sciver-Brunt performed yet one more match-winning knock of 45 not out from 31 balls with six fours and one six.

    Earlier within the first half, Ishaque claimed three wickets for 33 runs to assist Mumbai Indians apply brakes on UP Warriorz cost.

    Ishaque gave away 10 boundaries in her four-over spell, however she broke via on the prime, dismissing Devika Vaidya early within the powerplay. She returned for her final within the seventeenth over, eradicating Healy and McGrath from the equation inside one over to tug issues again in Mumbai’s management.

    Ishaque took her wickets tally to 12 in simply 4 WPL video games to this point, cementing her place as Mumbai Indians’ go-to bowler when in want of breakthroughs.

    Healy did the majority of the scoring on the prime, including 50 runs for the second wicket with Kiran Navgire (17) and within the firm of her compatriot Tahlia McGrath, the UP Warriorz captain added one other 82 runs to put the platform for a robust complete.

    Even although UP Warriorz fashioned important partnerships within the center, at no stage did they actually launch an all-out assault in opposition to the Mumbai bowlers, who for the primary time in 4 matches have been pushed on the backfoot.

    Both Healy and McGrath bought their second half-centuries respectively of the match. The UP Warriorz captain, who made a match-winning 96 not out within the final match in opposition to Delhi Capitals, scored a 46-ball 58 with seven fours and a six.

    On the opposite hand, probably the most spectacular batter within the UP Warriorz ranks was McGrath, who pierced the sector at will, rotated the strike with ease and performed some very good strokes on the off-side with timing and precision.

    The lanky Australia and UP Warriorz all-rounder completed at 50 from 37 balls, hitting 9 fours within the course of.

  • WPL: Free entry for all in match between Gujarat Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore every now and then of Women’s Day

    On the event of Women’s Day, there can be free entry for everybody on the Brabourne Stadium for the match between Gujarat Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Wednesday.

    Just a few days earlier, the BCCI had introduced that each one the Women’s Premier League (WPL) matches may have free entry for girls and women in an effort to promote ladies’s cricket in India.

    The newest announcement was proven on the enormous scoreboard on Monday through the match between the Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore within the Brabourne Stadium. The identical was additionally tweeted by the WPL official Twitter deal with.

    In the match, the MI defeated RCB by 9 wickets. Chasing 156, MI reached their goal with 34 balls to spare.

    𝐀 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐚 𝐀 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐲! 👏👏#TATAWPL celebrates Women’s Day with 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀 𝙀𝙉𝙏𝙍𝙔 𝙁𝙊𝙍 𝘼𝙇𝙇 for the #GGvRCB match on March 8, 2023! 🙌 🙌 pic.twitter.com/AxwTsGI3vA

    — Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 6, 2023

    After selecting three wickets, Hayley Matthews accomplished a positive all-round present by scoring a 38-ball 77, whereas Nat Sciver-Brunt made 55 off 29 balls.

    Earlier, RCB had been all out for 155 in 18.4 overs Opting to bat after successful the toss, RCB had been off to a brisk begin with the opening duo of skipper Smriti Mandhana and Sophie Devine including 39 runs in 4.2 overs, when the latter was dismissed by Saika Ishaque for an 11-ball 16.

    Disha Kasat did not open her account, earlier than Mandhana was despatched again by Hayley Matthews for a 17-ball 23, the RCB captain but once more falling after getting a begin.

    Richa Ghosh, then, contributed 28 off 26 balls. Later, RCB had been helped by helpful cameos from Kanika Ahuja (22 off 13), Shreyanka Patil (23 off 15) and Megan Schutt (20 off 14).

  • WPL: Hayley Matthews blazes an impressive path for Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

    Hayley Matthews has been the lone shining star within the West Indies aspect for some time now. A really dependable off-spinner, athletic on the sector and most significantly harmful with the bat on the prime, Hayley has acquired all the things in her armoury. There is a motive why like a lot of her male counterparts, she is most wanted in T20 leagues all over the world. On Monday, the 24-year-old lit up the Women’s Premier League as her all-round effort (3 wickets & unbeaten 77 off 38) helped Mumbai Indians make mild work of Royal Challengers Bangalore on the Brabourne Stadium.

    Hayley is simply 24, however ever since she burst into the scene as a childhood prodigy, she has been destined for larger issues and nothing illustrated it greater than the 45-ball 66 she scored towards Australia within the closing of the 2016 T20 World Cup – the one time the latter has misplaced within the title decider.

    Growing up in Barbados, Hayley was a part of her faculty boys crew, whom she went on to captain in native tournaments. At 13, she captained the Under-13 boys crew and in Barbados First Division cricket has batted alongside West Indies males’s crew opener Shai Hope.

    3⃣ Wickets
    7⃣7⃣* Runs

    For her MI-ghty all-round efficiency, @MyNameIs_Hayley baggage the Player of the Match award as @mipaltan sealed a scientific win over #RCB 🙌 🙌

    Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/zKmKkNrbvr#TATAWPL | #MIvRCB pic.twitter.com/VGsarMS48h

    — Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 6, 2023

    Although she has blown cold and warm on the senior degree, Hayley appears to be coming of age, and her innings with the bat on Monday was additional proof of it. This was a recreation the place Hayley was in command from the phrase go to the final ball as Mumbai Indians chased down their goal of 156 with 9 wickets in hand and 34 balls left.

    It was a dominant efficiency, the kinds that makes Mumbai Indians, an early contender to carry the title. Be it with their techniques – to begin with spin towards Smriti Mandhana for instance or with their fielding or intent with the bat, Mumbai had been all the things that Royal Challengers Bangalore weren’t. It was a wierd recreation for Bangalore, who after profitable the toss and in situations the place dew would play a task in a while, selected to bat first towards a aspect that has loads of batting depth.

    With runs on board being the important thing, Bangalore’s method was daring from the beginning. However, what proved to be their larger undoing with the bat was their failure to vary the tempo. Whenever they misplaced a wicket, they confirmed a daring method to counter-attack. While it labored at instances, it price them so much, resulting in the wickets of Mandhana, Disha Kasat, Heather Knight who all fell in area of seven deliveries after the dismissal of Sophie Devine.

    WHAT. A. WIN! 👏 👏

    2⃣ wins in a row for @mipaltan! 👍 👍

    The @ImHarmanpreet-led unit beats Royal Challengers Bangalore by 9⃣ wickets to bag 2⃣ extra factors! 👌 👌

    Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/zKmKkNrbvr#TATAWPL | #MIvRCB pic.twitter.com/qVq39p1R0c

    — Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 6, 2023

    RCB recuperate

    At 43/4 it regarded tough for Bangalore to place even an affordable whole. However, Elysse Perry, Richa Ghosh, Kanika Ahuja, Shreyanka Patil, Megan Schutt all swung the lengthy deal with to good impact as they managed to carry the crew to 155. That Bangalore lasted solely 18.4 overs confirmed how they had been inflexible of their method.

    Chasing 156, Mumbai didn’t have the necessity to present their batting would possibly, however Hayley undoubtedly confirmed what she is succesful off. Liberated by a robust middle-order presence, Hayley was at her free-flowing greatest on a pitch that fits her recreation. Unlike the pitches she finds again residence – that are gradual and low – the batting pleasant tracks go well with her fashion of recreation and what stood out was how early she picked the size and the way properly she dictated the tempo of the sport. Once she acquired a dangle of the pitch and the assault, Hayley was merely unstoppable as she used the quick boundaries to good impact and picked 13 fours and one six.

    1⃣0⃣0⃣ up for @RCBTweets in 12 overs 👍 👍@13richaghosh & Kanika Ahuja are upping the ante 👏 👏

    Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/zKmKkNrbvr#TATAWPL | #MIvRCB pic.twitter.com/XGTYVTaN1q

    — Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 6, 2023

    “It was a pretty good pitch to bat on. Before the game began we thought 170-180-plus would be par. After the first innings we knew we were in for a big finish. We had good batting depth and myself and Nat (Sciver-Brunt) were able to do that and secure a very good win,” Hayley stated.

    If Hayley was taking part in a whirlwind knock, Sciver-Brunt was in her standard aspect as properly, as her unbeaten 29-ball 55 was put within the shadow solely by a particular knock for Hayley.