WPL 2024 complete guide part 3: Jemimah Rodrigues, Yastika Bhatia & other stars of Queendom

Mumbai Indians wicketkeeper batter Yastika Bhatia bats left-handed and is so versatile, the Mumbai franchise can bring her out anywhere in the top or middle order and expect her to do the needful. (Image source: Instagram/WPL)

1 WPL 2024 Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Giants: Date, venue and time: Meg Lanning’s Delhi Capitals took on Beth Mooney’s Gujarat Giants in the 10th match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium on March 3, Sunday. DC won by 25 runs.

2. WPL 2024 Yastika Bhatia: Date, venue and time: In the first reverse fixture of WPL 2024 Smriti Mandhana’s Royal Challengers Bangalore squared off against Alyssa Healy’s UP Warriorz at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium on March 4. RCB won by 23 runs.

3. WPL 2024: Meet Delhi Capitals allrounder Marizanne Kapp: The No. 1-ranked ODI allrounder in the world is a pace-bowling sensation and among the cleanest hitters of the ball. In the second edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL), she had batting figures of 79 runs across seven matches at a strike rate of 133.89; and bowling figures of 11 wickets at an economy of 6.28. “As an allrounder and a pace bowler, you'll always have a few niggles or illness or something and it's just nice to come out and I hit my straps and get the win for my team,” she said in a post-WPL match conference.

4. Meghna Singh became the first Indian quick to pick up a four-for. Playing her fourth match of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024, Meghna Singh became the first Indian pacer to pick up a four-for at the WPL. She achieved the feat in a Gujarat Giants vs Delhi Capitals fixture on March 3, 2024.

5. Mumbai Indians wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia grabbed attention early in the tournament, with batting figures of 57, 7, 26, 31 in the first four matches. Her dominance in the Powerplay helped Mumbai to get off to a flying start. The Mumbai Indians made it to the eliminator. And the left-handed batter ended WPL 2024 with figures of 204 runs in eight matches at a strike rate of 121.42. She hit a total of 30 boundaries in the 2024 tournament.

6. WPL 2024 Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians: Date, venue and time:
The first-ever Women’s Premier League (WPL) fixture at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium on March 5, was between Meg Lanning’s Capitals and the Mumbai Indians led by Harmanpreet Kaur. The Capitals won at their home ground by six wickets.

7. WPL 2024 Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Giants: Date, venue and time: Royal Challengers Bangalore, led by Smriti Mandhana, won the tournament. But they were anything but front-runners at this stage in WPL 2024. RCB lost this match to GG by 19 runs.

8. Australia's Meg Lanning became the first WPL player to score 500 runs: The former Australia captain added another unique feat to her name, becoming the first player to make 500 career runs in the Women’s Premier League on March 5.

9. Why Jemimah Rodrigues credited Smriti Mandhana, Meg Lanning, Virat Kohli for her new-look T20 batting: Delhi Capitals middle-order batter and vice-captain Jemimah Rodrigues said in a post-match conference: “... Smriti messaged me after the previous game saying, ‘Just be Jemimah Rodrigues and you’ll be fine’.” Thanking Virat Kohli for cue on how to hit a six, she said: “...if you see my sixes, I don't try to hit sixes. I try to hit the ball in the gap... If it's hit too well it goes for a six. And I think that is something I learned from Virat Kohli... he does that really well, and I really look up to him.”