Harmanpreet Kaur to lead Mumbai Indians in inaugural edition of Women’s Premier League
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Harmanpreet Kaur plays a shot during the T20 International series between India and Australia. File.
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India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was on Wednesday officially announced as the captain of the Mumbai Indians (MI) team ahead of the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) starting in Mumbai on Saturday.Harmanpreet, who recently became the first female player ever to complete 150 T20 Internationals during the ICC T20 World Cup 2023 in South Africa, was bought for ₹1.8 crore by Mumbai Indians at the auction last month. WPL will be held this month in Mumbai across two venues -- DY Patil Stadium and Brabourne Stadium. "We are thrilled to have Harmanpreet as the captain of Mumbai Indians' first-ever women’s cricket team," said team’s owner Nita Ambani in...