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14Apr By source belowNo Comments
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WPL to be held in February with bigger window, home and away format

Mumbai Indians skipper Harmanpreet Kaur along with teammates and team staff pose for a photo with the Womens Premier League 2023 trophy after winning the Final match by 7 wickets against Delhi Capitals, at Brabourne Stadium, in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: ANI The Women’s Premier League will be played in the home-away format from the next edition onwards with a bigger window, most likely in February, a source in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) informed on April 14.The inaugural edition of the tournament was held here from March 4-26 across two venues in Mumbai.Earlier this month, IPL chairman Arun Dhumal had told PTI that WPL will remain a five-team tournament for the next three seasons and it will be staged in the home and away format as that was "important for building a ...
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4Apr By source belowNo Comments
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WPL may introduce home and away format in season 2, says IPL chairman Arun Dhumal

File photo of IPL chairman Arun Singh Dhumal. | Photo Credit: VIVEK BENDRE Buoyed by the success of the inaugural Women's Premier League, IPL chairman Arun Dhumal on April 4 said that they plan to introduce the home and away format from season two but the number of teams will remain five for the next three years.The first ever WPL turned out to be a hit among fans and players but as the tournament was staged within tough timelines and right after the Women's T20 World Cup, the BCCI decided to organise all the games across two venues in Mumbai. Terming hosting of WPL the biggest challenge of his tenure, Mr. Dhumal said having home and away games immensely help teams in building a fan base and the board wants to take that route as early as next season. "Well begun is half done. It has b...
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29Mar By source belowNo Comments
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Schutt all praise for BCCI’s decision to strike pay parity

Megan Schutt of Royal Challengers Bangalore. File. Photo: SPORTZPICS for WPL Few women can swing the ball the way Megan Schutt does. She has been one of the reasons for the aura of invincibility about the current Australian women’s team, having taken 236 wickets in international white-ball cricket, after making her debut in 2012.Women’s cricket has undergone a major transformation since those days. She is delighted that female players are now getting what they are due.“The growth of women’s cricket over the last 10 years is phenomenal,” Schutt, who was in Mumbai for the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League in which she played for Royal Challengers Bangalore, told The Hindu . “I didn’t think the WPL would happen in my time as a cricketer.”She recalled how marginalised women’s...
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27Mar By source belowNo Comments
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‘I was waiting for such a moment for a long time’: Harmanpreet Kaur

Mumbai Indians skipper Harmanpreet Kaur kisses the Womens Premier League 2023 trophy in celebration as Mumbai Indians won the Final match by 7 wickets against Delhi Capitals, at Brabourne Stadium, in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: ANI It was a bit like the Lionel Messi moment. Harmanpreet Kaur looked happily at the shining trophy beside her.She was smiling most of the time as she addressed the media after finally winning a major trophy -- the WPL. “I was waiting for such a moment for a long time,” she said a little after leading Mumbai Indians to the title in the inaugural edition of the WPL. “As a captain I am winning something which is so important for women’s cricket.” What did she feel when Shikha Pandey and Radha Yadav staged that stunning rearguard act for Delhi Capitals with th...
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26Mar By source belowNo Comments
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Watch: Rohit Sharma, Sachin Tendulkar attend Mumbai Indians’ WPL final vs Delhi Capitals

Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and India captain Rohit Sharma were at the Brabourne Stadium to cheer for the Mumbai Indians women’s team as it took on the Delhi Capitals in the Women’s Premier League final on Sunday. Other players from the men’s team of the Mumbai Indians like Ishan Kishan were also in the stands to root for the home side. Mumbai beat Delhi Capitals by seven wickets in the final to become the first-ever WPL winners. Batting first, Delhi scored 131 runs with skipper Meg Lanning top scoring with 35 before she was run out, and Shikha Pandey scoring an unbeaten 27. Issy Wong and Hayley Matthews had both claimed three wickets each while Amelia Kerr chipped in with two more. The legendary @sachin_rt in the house for the #Final 😃🙌🏻 Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/N0U4w...
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26Mar By source belowNo Comments
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Women’S Premier League: DC vs MI Highlights: Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals to win inaugural WPL title | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians won the inaugural Women's Premier League title on Sunday, after registering a thrilling seven-wicket victory over Delhi Capitals in the summit clash at the Brabourne stadium.All-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt played a gritty knock of 60 not out, off 55 balls, to take Mumbai home in a tight low-scoring final against Delhi.As it happened: WPL 2023 FinalAfter restricting Delhi to a below par 131 for 9, Mumbai chased down the target with three balls to spare in front of a partisan crowd. Sciver-Brunt and skipper Harmanpreet, who scored 37 off 39 balls, added a match-winning 72 runs for the third wicket as they reached 134 for 3 in 19.3 overs. 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗢𝗙 #𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗔𝗪𝗣𝗟!CONGRATULATIONS @mipaltan 👏👏#TATAWPL | #DCvMI | #Final https://t....
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26Mar By source belowNo Comments
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WATCH: No ball or not? Early Shafali Verma wicket off a high full toss debated early in WPL final

The 2023 Women’s Premier League final got off to a fiercely contested start as Issy Wong came in to bowl the second over with Shafali Verma on strike and just the two runs on board from Nat Sciver-Brunt’s first. It started off with Shafali lofting last game’s hattrick-star for a six down long on and a slash through point for four on the second. Chaos would ensue on the third and Verma miscued a high full toss straight to the fielder at backward point. Just as the Mumbai players ran to celebrate the wicket, Shafali and her captain at the non-striker’s end, Meg Lanning called for a possible waist high no-ball. The on-field umpire’s would go upstairs for a check. The third umpire however, deemed the decision in Mumbai’s favor as the wicket stood with both Lanning and Shafali not pleased by...
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26Mar By source belowNo Comments
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Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians WPL 2023 final Live Streaming: When and Where to match on TV and online

WPL 2023 final Live Streaming, Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians: Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur’s form is a huge concern as Mumbai Indians look to cap their superb Women’s Premier League season (WPL) by defeating Meg Lanning’s Delhi Capitals in the final of the inaugural edition of the tournament on Sunday. After three half centuries earlier on in the tournament, form has deserted the India skipper, and, had it not been for Nat Sciver-Brunt’s unbeaten 72 in the Eliminator against UP Warriorz on Friday, the script of the tournament could have been different. With Harmanpreet managing just 14 runs in the Eliminator, things could have gone downhill for the Mumbai franchise, but luckily Nat Sciver made the most of the dropped catch to make a mockery of the Warriorz bowling. Australian stalwart Me...
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25Mar By source belowNo Comments
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Saika Ishaque: From Kolkata’s city slum to becoming WPL star

Saika Ishaque, the left-arm spinner from Bengal, has emerged as one of the stars of the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) by scalping 15 wickets in nine matches for Mumbai Indians Women. She is the second-highest wicket-taker of the tournament after another left-arm spinner — UP Warriorz’s Sophie Ecclestone. On Sunday, when Mumbai face Delhi Capitals Women in the final at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, Saika will be one of the players to watch out for. It has been a turnaround for the cricketer who wanted to quit the game following a shoulder injury and was not able to find a place in the Bengal team for nearly three years. The break in women’s cricket because of the pandemic only made matters worse for her. Saika Ishaque and Amelia Kerr have been unplayable tonight 🫡 Yeh raha p...
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25Mar By source belowNo Comments
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Players did not put boundary ropes, says Harmanpreet Kaur on short WPL boundary limits | Cricket News – Times of India

MUMBAI: India and Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Saturday declined to comment on the issue of short boundary in the Women's Premier League (WPL), saying that administrators and not players should be deciding on such limits.The inaugural WPL began earlier this month on the directive from the BCCI that the boundary limits should be brought in, five metres lesser than last month's T20 World Cup to a maximum 60 metres.The decision was to facilitate more high-scoring games and entertainment for crowds in the stadiums and watching elsewhere in terms of more boundaries and sixes.However, both the venues of WPL 2023 -- the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai and the Brabourne Stadium -- witnessed boundaries being brought in as close as 42-44 metres, with plenty of batters making most of...
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25Mar By source belowNo Comments
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WPL 2023 – ‘It’s all a bit surreal’: Isabelle Wong on hat-trick vs UP Warriorz | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: England pacer Isabelle Wong claimed the first hat-trick of the Women's Premier League to help Mumbai Indians enter the final. After Mumbai Indians won the Eliminator against UP Warriorz by 72 runs, hat-trick star Wong called it "a bit surreal".Wong returned with incredible figures of 4-0-15-4 to bundle out UPW for 110 in their chase of a stiff 183-run target."It's all a bit surreal, it's been a bit of a whirlwind for the last couple of weeks. Put in a bit of hard yards for the last couple of years in the gym and rewarding to enjoy all of that," the 20-year-old Wong said after the match."Under lights, it swung. The square allows you to keep the swing going even in the later stages of the innings. We knew if we look after the ball, then we can get it to swing."𝙁𝙄𝙍𝙎𝙏 𝙃𝘼𝙏-𝙏𝙍𝙄𝘾𝙆 𝙀...
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24Mar By source belowNo Comments
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Live Score Updates of WPL Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriorz: MI play UPW in Eliminator – The Times of India

LIVE NOWTHE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 24, 2023, 17:49:50 ISTODI MATCH LIVE UPDATES Two defeats in the last three matches meant Mumbai Indians, who won their first five games, missed out on an automatic place in the final of the Women's Premier League. Mumbai will now face UP Warriorz in the Eliminator at the DY Patil Stadium today.Read Less!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps || {}; const { TimesApps } = window; TimesApps.loadFBEvents = function() { (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { if (f.fbq) return; n = f.fbq = function() { n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments); }; if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n; n.push = n; n.loaded = !0; n.version = '2.0'; n.q...
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24Mar By source belowNo Comments
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Wpl: Watch: WPL will be a great uplift for women’s game, says ICC chairman Greg Barclay | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The ICC chairman Greg Barclay was all in praise of the inaugural Women's Premier League as he lauded the BCCI's tremendous efforts in making the tournament a grand success. The 5-team tournament which began on March 4 will have its final on Sunday and Barclay praised secretary Jay Shah and his team for leading the way in terms of getting the women's game to where it needs to be.Barclay said the league will help uplift the women's game, thanks to the professionalism and money involved."... As I say, I think it will be a great uplift for the women's game and I am looking forward to see how this tournament plays out," Barcley told the BCCI.In conversation with ICC chairman, Mr. Greg Barclay“He spoke about the tremendous effort the team at the BCCI hav… https://t.co/UhoK7pvQNp— B...
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23Mar By source belowNo Comments
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‘The first time I met Jhulan Di I didn’t even reach up to her knee’: Saika Ishaque

Mumbai Indians spinner Saika Ishaque recalled her first meet with her team’s bowling coach Jhulan Goswami when she was a budding cricketer and said in jest that she did not even reach her knee. In a video shared on the MI Twitter handle, Ishaque said, “The first time I met Jhulan Di, I didn’t even reach up to her knee. I have known her since I was that young. Jhulan Di’s support means the world to me.” Recalling her chat with Goswami, the left-arm spinner said, “I have been playing cricket since I was a kid with the boys. What we call ‘Gullyy Cricket’… Back then, I didn’t imagine girls playing cricket (formally). My father’s friend noticed that I play well… He made me join the club. There I met Jhulan Di (Juhlan Goswami). I was mesmerized the first time I saw her, and Jhulan Di even gif...
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21Mar By source belowNo Comments
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Capsey caps off Delhi’s passage to WPL final

It was quite an outing for Alice Capsey. The 18-year-old from England took three wickets, dropped two sitters (one off her own bowling) and then smoked a brisk 34 to help Delhi Capitals to a comfortable five-wicket win over UP Warriorz. 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥!@DelhiCapitals win their final league stage game by 5️⃣ wickets & 13 balls to spare to mark their entry to the #TATAWPL FINAL 🙌🏻🙌🏻 Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/r4rFmhENd7#TATAWPL | #UPWvDC pic.twitter.com/4BwnCeSnbO — Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 21, 2023 The victory cemented their place in Sunday’s inaugural final of the Women’s Premier League where they will take on the winner of the Eliminator between Mumbai Indians and UP Warriorz. Chasing a modest total of 139, Capitals skipper Meg Lanning looked in a hurry. She took...
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21Mar By source belowNo Comments
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Five straight losses at start spoiled our chances: Heather Knight | Cricket News – Times of India

NAVI MUMBAI: Royal Challengers Bangalore's Heather Knight on Tuesday admitted that it was tough for her side to turn things around after five straight losses at the start of the event, which ruled the Smriti Mandhana-led side out of the knock-out reckoning of the inaugural Women's Premier League.RCB suffered their sixth defeat out of eight matches on Tuesday against Mumbai Indians by four wickets here at the DY Patil Stadium here, finishing with just four points in the inaugural WPL."We did not start particularly well and sometimes in quick competitions like these it is hard to turn it around and change the momentum," Knight told the media after RCB's last match."We looked at all things closely and were able to turn things around a little bit too late and we had some momentum but last n...
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21Mar By source belowNo Comments
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RCB vs MI, WPL 2023: Amelia Kerr stars as Mumbai Indians return to winning ways; Royal Challengers Bangalore end campaign with defeat | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr starred with the ball, grabbing an economical three-fer and then played a solid hand with the bat to guide Mumbai Indians to a four-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in the penultimate league match of the Women's Premier League on Tuesday.With the win, Harmanpreet Kaur and co. returned to winning ways after having lost two consecutive games against UP Warriorz and Delhi Capitals. The defeat for RCB was their sixth out of 8 matches as their nightmare campaign came to an end.Amelia Kerr finishes the job for @mipaltan as they seal a 4️⃣-wicket win over #RCB in their final game of the leagu… https://t.co/mjrEeQmGeg— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) 1679404748000After Mumbai put in Bangalore to bat, 22-year-old Amelia led the bow...
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21Mar By source belowNo Comments
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Sophie Ecclestone: Very excited to be No. 1 bowler, says Sophie Ecclestone | Cricket News – Times of India

MUMBAI: Sophie Ecclestone’s decision to choose cricket over football has finally paid dividends. But it was not until 16 that she decided to pursue it seriously. A year later, she made her England debut in 2016. Today, she is now the top-ranked bowler in ODIs and T20s. Turning out for UP Warriorz, the left-arm spinner currently is the purple cap holder in the Women’s Premier League with 13 scalps. Her numbers for England are equally impressive as well. In T20s, she already has 97 wickets in 70 matches at an impressive strike rate of 15.8 and economy rate of under six. In ODIs she has 87 scalps in 55 ODIs with an economy rate of 3.68 and strike rate of 34.6. Ecclestone was initiated into the world of sports at a very early age and all she remembers is playing cricket or football with her...
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20Mar By source belowNo Comments
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Delhi Capitals thrash Mumbai Indians by nine wickets

Delhi Capitals defeated Mumbai Indians by nine wickets in their Women’s Premier League match on Monday. Openers Shafali Verma (33), skipper Meg Lanning (32 not out) and Alice Capsey (38 not out) were the main contributors as the Delhi franchise chased down Mumbai’s score of 109 for 8 for the loss of just one wicket in nine overs. Both teams — as well as UP Warriorz — have secured the three playoffs berths in the tournament before this match. Earlier, Pooja Vastrakar (26), Harmanpreet (23) and Issy Wong (23) were the main contributors with the bat for MI, while Marizanne Kapp, Shikha Pandey and Jess Jonassen took two wickets each for Delhi Capitals in their four overs. Brief scores: Mumbai Indians: 109 for 8 in 20 overs (Harmanpreet Kaur 23, Pooja Vastrakar 26; Issy Wong 23, Marizanne Ka...
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