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Delhi will look to capitalise on its explosive batting, spin attack

Meg Lanning... a top buy for Delhi Capitals | Photo Credit: AFP Delhi Capitals knows a thing or two about auctioning cricketers. The franchise used its IPL experience at the auction for the inaugural Women’s Premier League to put together a formidable squad. It could consider itself a bit lucky that it got Meg Lanning for only ₹1.1 crore; it was one of the best buys at the auction. Besides being a run machine — she has amassed over 8,000 runs with 17 centuries in international white-ball cricket — she has been an inspiring captain for Australia, which she led to the Women’s T20 World Cup triumph on Sunday at Cape Town. Biggest buyLanning is part of a strong batting line-up that includes Jemimah Rodrigues, the franchise’s biggest buy at ₹2.2 crore, and Shafali Verma, who can take an...
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Women’s Premier League | Delhi will look to capitalise on its explosive batting, spin attack

Meg Lanning, a top buy for Delhi Capitals. | Photo Credit: AFP Delhi Capitals knows a thing or two about auctioning cricketers. The franchise used its IPL experience at the auction for the inaugural Women’s Premier League to put together a formidable squad. It could consider itself a bit lucky that it got Meg Lanning for only ₹1.1 crore; it was one of the best buys at the auction. Besides being a run machine — she has amassed over 8,000 runs with 17 centuries in international white-ball cricket — she has been an inspiring captain for Australia, which she led to the Women’s T20 World Cup triumph on Sunday at Cape Town. Biggest buyLanning is part of a strong batting line-up that includes Jemimah Rodrigues, the franchise’s biggest buy at ₹2.2 crore, and Shafali Verma, who can take any...
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Women’s Premier League | Delhi will look to capitalise on its explosive batting, spin attack

Meg Lanning, a top buy for Delhi Capitals. | Photo Credit: AFP Delhi Capitals knows a thing or two about auctioning cricketers. The franchise used its IPL experience at the auction for the inaugural Women’s Premier League to put together a formidable squad. It could consider itself a bit lucky that it got Meg Lanning for only ₹1.1 crore; it was one of the best buys at the auction. Besides being a run machine — she has amassed over 8,000 runs with 17 centuries in international white-ball cricket — she has been an inspiring captain for Australia, which she led to the Women’s T20 World Cup triumph on Sunday at Cape Town. Biggest buyLanning is part of a strong batting line-up that includes Jemimah Rodrigues, the franchise’s biggest buy at ₹2.2 crore, and Shafali Verma, who can take any...
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UP Warriorz intends to bowl over any opposition

Australia’s Alyssa Healy, the skipper of UP Warriorz. | Photo Credit: AP Bowlers win tournaments. UP Warriorz seems to think so, given its approach at the auction. It has put together a team with several bowling options. There is no shortage of quality all-rounders, either. As for batting, Warriorz have two of the leading ladies in the game at the moment — Alyssa Healy and Tahlia McGrath. Healy has also been named captain, though there had been some talk that the franchise’s costliest acquisition (₹2.6 crore) and local girl Deepti Sharma could be given that role. Healy led (in the absence of Meg Lanning) the Aussies to a 4-1 victory in the T20I series against India in Mumbai a couple of months ago. She might be glad that all the WPL matches are being played at the same venues — the...