WPL 2025 live streaming, Gujarat Giants vs UP Warriorz: The opening game of the third season on Friday was not just the highest match aggregate in WPL but also witnessed highest run chase, implying that batters will continue to make merry and the bowlers will have to keep evolving new plans.
Star English cricketer batter Danni Wyatt will be turning out for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in next year's Women's Premier League, having been traded from UP Warriorz, the tournament organizers said on Wednesday.
When asked about not being part of India's World Cup plans, Kiran Navgire, a six-hitting sensation, honestly admits the areas where she could have performed better in the lead up to the marquee event.
Bought by UP Warriorz at her base price of Rs 10 lakh at the WPL 2024 auction in December last year, Thakor made her Women's Premier League debut against Royal Challengers Bangalore on February 24.
In the previous encounter between the two sides, in Bengaluru, the Warriorz cruised to a 6-wicket win, courtesy a 33-ball 60 from the big-hitting Grace Harris and a three-for from left-arm-spinner Sophie Ecclestone.
UP Warriorz's Deepti Sharma first bowled Delhi Capitals captain Meg Lanning and then struck twice, bowling Annabel Sutherland and getting Arundhati Reddy caught in Delhi on Friday.
While Nat Sciver-Brunt (45 off 31) and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur (33 off 30) added 59 off 46 balls for the third wicket to steady MI's ship, the innings got impetus due to Amelia Kerr (39 not out off 23 balls) and rising star Sajeevan Sajana's (22 not out off 14 balls) knocks. The duo added 43 in 4.2 overs towards the end.
Mumbai Indians will square off against the UP Warriorz in the 14th match of the Women’s Premier League 2024 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Thursday.
WPL 2024: Mumbai Indians beat Gujarat Giants by five wickets. Harmanpreet Kaur and Amelia Kerr led the Mumbai Indians to their second straight win in the WPL 2024 series. Mumbai Indians chased the target of 127 set by Gujarat Giants within 18.1 overs. The match was held at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium. Today, UP Warriorz will play against Delhi Capitals at 7:30 pm. To keep up with the WPL highlights keep following Moneycontrol.
Sent into bat, Mumbai Indians scored 182 for four. MI were off to a decent start but both their openers -- Hayley Matthews and Yastika Bhatia -- could not capitalise on their starts.
Invited to bat, Mumbai Indians were all out for 127 in 20 overs with opener Hayley Matthews top-scoring with 35 off 30 balls. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Issy Wong made 25 and 32, respectively.
While still in its infancy, the WPL tournament is still widely expected to lift the profile of women’s sports in India and raise the aspirations of future generations of players.
Smriti Mandhana's Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), and Meg Lanning's Delhi Capitals (DC) look to be the strongest contenders in five-team tournament.