On Saturday, Kashvee Gautam and Vrinda Dinesh were acquired for an eye-watering Rs 2 crore and Rs 1.3 crore by Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz, respectively, at the WPL mini auction in Mumbai.
MI's successful run chase was led by Nat Sciver-Brunt, who remained unbeaten for her knock of 60 runs off 55 balls.
WPL 2023: UP Warriorz picked up Ecclestone for Rs1.8 crore, a purchase that’s worked well for them. She's taken 16 wickets from nine matches at an average of just over 14
Chasing 139-run target, built around Tahila McGrath's 32-ball unbeaten 58, DC romped home scoring 142 for five in 17.5 overs to finish at the top of the table, toppling Mumbai Indians on the basis of better net run rate.
South African pacer Marizanne Kapp (2/13) struck twice in two balls early on to help Delhi restrict Mumbai, who were put in to bat, to a meagre 109 for 8. Shikha Pandey and Jess Jonassen also chipped in with two wickets for DC.
Opting to bat, Gujarat Giants posted 188 for 4 with opener Laura Wolvaardt top-scoring with 68 off 42 balls and Ashleigh Gardner and Sabbhineni Meghana contributing 41 and 31, respectively.
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.
The Mumbai Indians continued their winning run in the Tata Women's Premier League (WPL) after registering a 55-run win over Gujarat Giants (GG) at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, on March 14. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s fifty followed by Nat Sciver-Brunt and Hayley Matthews’ three-wicket hauls respectively helped all-round Mumbai Indians (MI).
Mumbai Indians scored 162 for eight and then restricted GT to 107 for nine in 20 overs.
The girl from Rohtak and Delhi Capitals' opener, impact player Verma's ruthless batsmanship is a sign of the new wave in Indian women's cricket, whose torchbearer was Harmanpreet Kaur.
Healy's 96 not out is the highest individual score in the WPL thus far, bettering teammate Tahlia McGrath's 90 not out. UPW completed the task with as many as 42 balls remaining.
Chasing a paltry 106, Mumbai Indians cantered home in 15 overs. Opener Yastika Bhatia laid the foundation in a 32-ball 41, before Hayley Matthews (32) and Hamanpreet Kaur (12 not out) sealed the chase to cap a splendid all-round show.
Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Giants are the only teams yet to win a match in WPL, so far.
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.
Chasing 170 for victory, the Warriorz were in dire straits at 88 for six, but Harris (59 n.o. of 26 balls) and Sophie Ecclestone (22 n.o.) changed the complexion.
American left-arm pace bowler Tara Norris grabbed a fifer for DC to decimate the Smriti Mandhana-led team.
Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur led the way with a scintillating 30-ball 65 as Mumbai Indians scored an imposing 207 for five in the opener.
The inaugural edition of the T20 league will feature a total of five teams and 87 players.
On the eve of the Women's Premier League T20 debut on March 4, the organisers of the Pro Kabaddi League are aiming to launch a franchise-based women's tournament.
Women’s Premier League 2023: "We are thrilled to have Harmanpreet (Kaur) as the captain of Mumbai Indians’ first-ever women’s cricket team," team owner Nita Ambani said in a statement on Wednesday.
IPL chairman Arun Dhumal had told PTI on Monday that the entire 22 matches of the league will be held in Mumbai from March 4-26. The auction will be held in Mumbai on February 13.
Viacom 18 has won the Women's Premier League media rights for five years starting 2023 at Rs 951 crore. BCCI secretary Jay Shah posits the WPL to be the second-highest valued league in cricket after Indian Premier League.