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16Mar By source belowNo Comments

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The occasion maybe just got to the players, says Delhi Capitals coach Batty

Delhi Capitals batter in action during the Women Premier League 2025 final. File | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini In 2023 and 2024, Delhi Capitals seemed to be heading towards defeat at the halfway stage of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) final. Against Mumbai Indians in the inaugural season, a total of 131 for nine was all Meg Lanning’s team managed after electing to bat. Last year, against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, it was bundled out for 113 as Smriti Mandhana & Co. clinched an eight-wicket win. During the mid-innings break of the final at the Brabourne Stadium on Saturday (March 15, 2025), in contrast, DC felt it was in the ascendancy, and backed its chances of chasing down 150 and winning its mai...

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12Mar By source belowNo Comments

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WPL 2025: Smriti Mandhana’s RCB spoil Mumbai Indians’ party, Delhi Capitals’ top spot confirmed

Delhi Capitals played their last league match on March 7 in Lucknow, and they will next be in action on Saturday in the final as their top spot was finally confirmed on Tuesday. They had to wait till the last over of the league phase to have confirmation for their place on top of the standings as Mumbai Indians fell short in the run-chase against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Brabourne Stadium. Meg Lanning’s DC have now made it to the final for the third straight season but will come in cold to the title clash because of the skewed schedule. In contrast, MI – should they reach the final – will play four matches in six days. First up, they take on Gujarat Giants in the Eliminator on Thursday. The story of the night in Mumbai was RCB’s batting unit firing collectively as they reached 1...

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9Mar By source belowNo Comments

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WPL 2025: We let ourselves down in crucial moments, says RCB’s Wareham

RCB’s Georgia Wareham, plays a shot, during the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 match. File. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar In a Women’s Premier League (WPL) season that has spanned more venues than the previous two years, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) would have perhaps preferred not taking the journey from Lucknow to Mumbai for the last leg of the tournament. Its fate is sealed, after all, following Saturday night’s defeat to UP Warriorz at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. There is a league encounter against Mumbai Indians remaining, but the defending champion has nothing more than a bit-part role to play in the business end at Brabourne Stadium.While missing out on a top-three spot in the five-team event i...

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9Mar By source belowNo Comments

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WPL 2025: Richa Ghosh, Sneh Rana shine but it’s the hope that kills as RCB’s playoff bid ends

Batting on 61 off 29, in the middle of the 16th over, Richa Ghosh took count of the fielding changes, then took a couple of deep breaths, calming herself down. Next ball, as Chinelle Henry strayed down the leg side, Ghosh just casually flicked the ball, and deposited it over the fence. RCB’s hopes of staying alive depended on her capable shoulders carrying the load of a mega run-chase. Next over, however, when Deepti Sharma bowled one in her arc, her eyes lit up and she went for another big heave over midwicket. But, this time, Henry was waiting. In a tournament where their catching was forgettable for the most part, the West Indies allrounder grabbed the ball cleanly and fell on her back, arms spread across in joy – and relief. Even though Sneh Rana smashed the first five balls she faced ...

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7Mar By source belowNo Comments

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WPL 2025: MI’s Harmanpreet fined 10% of match fee for showing dissent

Mumbai Indians’ Harmanpreet Kaur plays against UP Warriorz in the WPL match at Ekana Stadium, in Lucknow on March 6, 2025 | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena Mumbai Indians skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was fined 10% of her match fee for breaching the Code of Conduct in the victory against UP Warriorz in the Women’s Premier League on Thursday (March 6, 2025). She admitted to the Level 1 offence, which pertains to showing dissent at an umpire’s decision.The 35-year-old has been guilty of losing her cool on the field of play in the past. In July 2023, she received a two-match ban for her outburst against an umpiring decision while playing Bangladesh in Dhaka — she smashed the stumps with the bat following her dismissal and...

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7Mar By source belowNo Comments

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WPL 2025: Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur fined for Code of Conduct breach

Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur was on Friday fined 10 per cent of her match fee for showing dissent at umpire’s decision during her team’s match against UP Warriorz at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The incident occurred at the end of the 19th over of UP Warriorz innings when umpire Ajitesh Argal informed Mumbai Indians skipper Harmanpreet Kaur that only three fielders could be outside the circle in the final over due to a slow over rate. Seemingly unhappy with the ruling, she was seen engaged in a brief argument with the umpire, with teammate Amelia Kerr also joining the discussion. Story continues below this ad Harmanpreet also had a spat with UP Warriorz’s Sophie Ecclestone during the match, when the English cricketer, standing at the non-striker’s end, ...

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1Mar By source belowNo Comments

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WPL 2025: Home, no advantange, as RCB lose four straight; Shafali Verma’s 80* powers DC to big win

Smriti Mandhana seemed to consider tossing the coin up with her left hand – something Harmanpreet Kaur does from time to time for India – because her luck hasn’t been good. She fumbled, then tossed it with her right hand anyway. And when it went against her she walked away with a wry smile, as Delhi Capitals skipper Meg Lanning did a little celebratory fist pump, giving Mandhana a pat on the shoulder. In her long, decorated stint as Australia captain, Lanning was often asked what she would have done if she lost the toss. Her response almost invariably, without hesitation, was a version of: “it doesn’t matter”. But in the Women’s Premier League, it has mattered a whole lot. Only one team so far had won batting first. That was the case once more on Saturday as Lanning’s DC became the first ...

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28Feb By source belowNo Comments

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WPL: With majestic bowling and fielding display, Meg Lanning’s Delhi Capitals put together perfect game

There was a nice embrace between Meg Lanning and Shabnim Ismail at the end of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) match in Bengaluru. When Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals met earlier in the season, in the battle of retired international superstars it was the South African pacer who looked sharper and dismissed the DC captain with a peach. But on Friday, Lanning stamped her class, taking down Ismail with an array of boundaries, including a stunning on-drive, as DC went on to beat MI in a one-sided contest to go top of the table. “I’ve played a lot against her and she’s a great competitor I love coming up against her. So yeah, it was nice to get a couple away today,” Lanning said after the match. It was just one of the many things that went her way. The ‘win-toss-win-match’ trend continued a...

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22Feb By source belowNo Comments

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Harmanpreet & Co. spoil RCB’s homecoming

MI’s Harmanpreet Kaur, plays a shot, during the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Mumbai Indians (MI), M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, in Bengaluru on February 21, 2025. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar The Garden City rarely misses an opportunity to turn up in numbers for a Women’s Premier League match. And so it did on Friday, filling the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium to the brim. Unfortunately, it had to return home disappointed as its beloved Royal Challengers Bengaluru lost to Mumbai Indians by four wickets.An Ellyse Perry special (81, 43b, 11x4, 2x6) had carried RCB to a competitive 167 for seven but MI, via Nat Sciver-Brunt’s scorching 42 (21b, 9x4), captain Harmanpreet K...

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20Feb By source belowNo Comments

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WPL 2025 | UPW vs DC: Meg Lanning’s return to form a positive as Delhi Capitals leave it late to beat UP Warriorz

It’s been a strange old start to Delhi Capitals’ Women’s Premier League campaign. They huffed and puffed over the line, quite literally when it came to crossing the crease, against Mumbai Indians. They were off colour for large parts against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. And despite playing well for a significant amount of the match against the UP Warriorz on Wednesday in Vadodara, they once again left it uncomfortably late. For a team that was arguably the strongest on paper before the tournament started, the start has been laboured, but having stumbled at the finish line for the first two years, maybe they are – as the cliche goes – looking to peak at the right time. And one of the more favourable signs in that regard was Meg Lanning’s most fluent knock of the tournament yet. With her si...

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19Feb By source belowNo Comments

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WPL: Clinical MI trounce GG by five wickets

All-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt starred in both departments as Mumbai Indians produced a clinical performance to return to winning ways with a five-wicket victory over a self-destructive Gujarat Giants in their Women’s Premier League (WPL) match here on Tuesday. Sciver-Brunt smashed a 39-ball 57, her second consecutive half-century, after taking two wickets for 26, as MI first bowled out GG for a modest 120 and then chased down the target, scoring 122 for 5 with 3.5 overs to spare. Invited to bat, Gujarat paid the price for their over-aggression, with MI’s bowlers, led by off-spinner Hayley Matthews, delivering a tight performance. Shabnim Ismail (1/17), Amelia Kerr (2/22), and Amanjot Kaur (1/17) also played key roles in restricting Gujarat’s batting. Story continues below this ad ...

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17Feb By source belowNo Comments

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WPL 2025: Smriti Mandhana leads from the front as RCB thrash Delhi Capitals

Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Smriti Mandhana was at her free-flowing best as she decimated the Delhi Capitals bowling line-up to set up an eight-wicket win in Vadodara on Monday, her team’s second successive triumph in the Women’s Premier League.RCB chased down the target of 142 in 16.2 overs courtesy of a 107-run partnership between Mandhana (81 off 47 balls) and her opening partner Danielle Wyatt-Hodge (42 off 33). On a night dominated by RCB, Mandhana pulled, swept, and came down the track to counter any kind of threat from the DC bowlers and killed off the chase, reaching her fifty in just 27 balls. Her innings was laced with 10 fours and three sixes before getting out with her team needing just 11 runs. Story continues below this ad Mandhana was well supported ...

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17Feb By source belowNo Comments

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Edwards questions umpiring calls as MI fall short against DC in controversial finish

Mumbai Indian, WPL 2025 head coach Charlotte Edwards. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Taking a dig at the controversial run-out decisions that played a big role in her team's last-ball, two-wicket loss to Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians coach Charlotte Edwards said it was "really hard" to comprehend such calls that affect the eventual outcome of the match.Three controversial run-out decisions sparked a debate as Delhi Capitals edged past MI in a WPL match on Saturday, raising concerns over the interpretation of the LED stump rules.Third umpire Gayathri Venugopalan ruled three DC batters -- Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy and Shikha Pandey -- not out, seemingly disregarding the moment the LED stumps first lit u...

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17Feb By source belowNo Comments

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WPL 2025: Stacy-Ann King reacts on DC’s Niki Prasad’s match-winning knock against MI

Niki Prasad of Delhi Capitals batting during match 2 of the Women’s Premier League 2025 (WPL) between The Mumbai Indians and The Delhi Capitals held at the BCA Stadium, Vadodara on the 15th February 2025. | Photo Credit: Saikat Das Delhi Capitals (DC) secured a thrilling two-wicket victory over Mumbai Indians (MI) in the ongoing Women's Premier League (WPL) at Vadodara on Saturday. The match, filled with dramatic twists and turns, saw DC successfully chase down the target in a last-over finish, keeping fans on the edge of their seats.A standout performance came from young Niki Prasad, whose crucial innings played a significant role in DC's victory. Former West Indian cricketer Stacy-Ann King, speaking on JioH...

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16Feb By source belowNo Comments

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WPL 2025: Delhi Capitals squeak home off the final delivery in dramatic finish

Skill and will: Debutant Niki’s talent and maturity came to the fore as she led Capitals’ chase.  | Photo Credit: SPORTZPICS/WPL She led India to victory at the Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup earlier this month. Niki Prasad on Saturday night announced her arrival on the bigger stage.Nikis’s 33-ball 35 (4x4) helped Delhi Capitals pull off a last-ball win against Mumbai Indians in the second game of the third edition of the WPL at the BCA Stadium here.She may have regretted getting out off the second last ball with just two required, but Arundhati Reddy and Radha Yadav managed to finish the job, as DC won by two wickets.It was nevertheless a superb effort from Niki, who showed fine temperament to help her side ov...

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16Feb By source belowNo Comments

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Sneh Rana joins RCB as injury replacement for Shreyanka Patil

Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Saturday drafted in Sneh Rana as replacement for injured Shreyanka Patil for the remainder of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025. File photo | Photo Credit:  B. Jothi Ramalingam Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Saturday drafted in Sneh Rana as replacement for injured Shreyanka Patil for the remainder of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2025. Shreyanka, who has played 15 matches for RCB and has scalped 19 wickets with her off-spin, is ruled out of the third edition of tournament due to an unspecified injury. "Challenges are tough, Shrey. But you're tougher. We know how hard you tried to get fit before #WPL2025. And how badly you'll miss being a part of our campaign, and we will c...

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16Feb By source belowNo Comments

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WPL 2025: Matter of frames as Delhi Capitals prevail in dramatic finish against Mumbai Indians

In the end, it was all about the frames. On a dramatic night in the Women’s Premier League, Delhi Capitals beat Mumbai Indians in a thriller that was decided by the smallest of margins, with the TV umpire’s decisions on run-out appeals causing plenty of drama in the closing stages. DC won by 2 wickets off the last ball of the match in Vadodara.Chasing 165, DC were off to a blazing start thanks to Shafali Verma but MI fought back impressively to have the upper hand in the middle stages. DC’s debutants Niki Prasad and Sarah Bryce played crucial cameos before the lower order held on to win. With 2 runs needed off 1 ball, Arundhati Reddy scampered back for the second run and was deemed to have crossed the line just in time. Earlier, opting to bowl, DC put up a strong showing with the ball desp...

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15Feb By source belowNo Comments

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WPL 2025: Depleted RCB flex batting muscle, with helping hand(s) from Gujarat Giants

Even before a ball was bowled in the third season of the Women’s Premier League, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) were dealt some major blows as they aimed to defend their title. Leading up to the tournament, they lost the services of Sophie Devine, Sophie Molineux and Asha Sobhana. Shreyanka Patil’s name was absent from the playing XI in the first game and she posted on social media: “Heartbroken, but I will fly again,” casting doubt over whether she can be fit for the season. Then, Ellyse Perry confirmed pre-match on Friday that she wouldn’t be bowling in the early part of the tournament at least because of a hip issue. That meant, from the 2024 WPL final, RCB lost all of their wicket-takers But their batting firepower was intact, and it helped them beat Gujarat Giants (GG) by six w...

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14Feb By source belowNo Comments

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Women’s Premier League 2025: WPL season 3: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Giants on February 14, 2025

Captains of Gujarat Giants, UP Warriorz, Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians pose with sponsors during the Women’s Premier League season 3, in Vadodara.dia on the 13th February 2025. | Photo Credit: Sportzpics for WPL Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and elected to field against Gujarat Giants in the first match of the third season of Women’s Premier League, in Vadodara on Friday (February 14, 2025).The injury-hit and defending champions RCB picked Ellyse Perry, Georgia Wareham, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge and Kim Garth as their four overseas players while handing debuts to Prema Rawat, Joshitha VJ and Raghvi Bisht.Gujarat Giants handed debuts to five players ...

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6Feb By source belowNo Comments

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VIDEO: U19 World Cup winning captain Niki Prasad receives warm welcome from Delhi Capitals teammates

India internationals and former U19 World Cup winning players lined up to welcome Niki Prasad, the 19-year-old who led her side to the title at the recent tournament in Malaysia. India were crowned ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 champions for the second time in two editions, with a nine-wicket win over South Africa. Shafali Verma, who was the captain of the first ICC Women’s U19 World Cup winning side, was among the DC players who welcomed Niki. The youngster was picked up at the recent auction for Women’s Premier League for 10 lakh. Titas Sadhu, who was the player of the match in the final couple of years back, also lined up to get an autograph. Watch the video here: “Hum karenge uska welcome” When world champion Niki Prasad was welcomed by her DC seniors pic.twitter.com/QGM6e...

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