The auction began with a bang as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) splurged Rs 3.40 crores
It was a red-letter day for Vrinda Dinesh having hit the WPL pay-dirt with a whopping Rs 1.30 crore deal.
The stage is set for the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League, which will get underway in Mumbai on Saturday.
Meg Lanning was awestruck seeing Shafali Verma's powerhitting
Ahead of the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League, UP Warriorz named Australia's explosive batter Alyssa Healy as captain.
'It's a pretty short tournament, we can't dwell on it. In franchise cricket, even after two losses we can turn it around quickly.'
After pulling off a thrilling win in their opener, Grace Harris sounded confident ahead of the second WPL game against the Delhi Capitals.
The start date of March 4 means that WPL will start eight days after the conclusion of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup
The Mumbai Indians have registered two straight wins in the inaugural edition of the WPL, with Saika Ishaque already becoming MI's go-to-player.
To mark the International Women's Day, members of the UP Warriorz WPL franchise visited a jewellary store in Lower Parel.
WPL will be held this month in Mumbai across two venues -- DY Patil Stadium and Brabourne Stadium.
'We have got a team of a lot of stars. It has probably given the freedom at the top of the order'
IMAGES from the WPL match played between RCB and Mumbai Indians in Mumbai on Monday.
Ahead of the 16th season of the Indian Premier League, Irfan Pathan opened up on Punjab Kings' weaknesses.
The batting as a whole has not clicked for Sunrisers and it is no surprise they find themselves in a desperate situation in the second half of the tournament.
Mumbai Indians stamped their authority in the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League as they remained unbeaten with three wins on the trot.
Both teams will be looking to get out of the danger zone as eight teams remain in the play-off contention.
India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur came much cheaper for Mumbai Indians at nearly half the price of Mandhana at Rs 1.80 crore.
The left-handed batter and India vice-captain was signed up in the recent auction, in Mumbai, for Rs 3.40 crore, the highest price for a player in the WPL auction.
Tennis legend Sania Mirza doesn't know much about cricket but as an elite athlete for the last two decades, she feels she can help Royal Challengers Bangalore women cricketers to deal with the mental aspect of things.
'I didn't like that most of the teams have opted for foreign players as captains because it's an Indian league'
Talking about the inaugural season of the Women's Premier League, Harmanpreet Kaur said the WPL will provide youngsters a platform to interact with international players.
Team-wise list of players during WPL auction
IMAGES from the IPL 2023, Qualifier 1 match played between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans in Chennai on Tuesday.
Skipper Meg Lanning's second consecutive half-century and Jess Jonassen's splendid all-round show powered Delhi Capitals to an emphatic 42-run win over UP Warriorz.
A little bit of "needling" from Mohammad Siraj, Royal Challengers Bangalore's best bowler, spurred Phil Salt to play a match-winning innings for Delhi Capitals at the Ferozshah Kotla.
Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur feels that focussing on winning crucial moments of matches and not the ultimate prize worked for her side.
Poonam Yadav believes the WPL will not just provide a great opportunity to senior players to come back into national reckoning
As UP Warriorz fell to their second loss from four games in the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League, Sophie Ecclestone opened up about their season so far.
Ahead of the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League, RCB head coach Ben Sawyer opened up about the team's plans and the squad.
With as many as fourteen Australians taking part in the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League, CA CEO Nick Hockley was happy to see the growth of women's cricket.
WPL witnessed special performances from some of the best cricketers in the world
'The next ODI World Cup is at home and we have not won a global event yet at the senior level. I am sure the BCCI is prioritising that and will keep these players in the mix.'
The former left-arm spin legend further said the key to success for a spinner in Australia is to bowl more topspin and get bounce like the way Nathan Lyon does for the home side.
'RCB will make decision regarding captaincy after mega auction'
The Patna Pirates used their FBM card to retain South Korean raider Jang Kun Lee at Rs 20.5 lakh, the release said.
Nikhat from Telengana was handed the fourth spot in the 51 kg category which already has the six-time World Champion MC Mary Kom, RSPB's Jyoti Gulia and Haryana's Ritu Grewal as other contenders.
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