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Indian women's cricket team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur joined Mumbai Indians for Rs 1.8 crore in the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) auction on Monday. Harmanpreet, who is well known for her aggressive brand of batting and slow off-spin, became the first buy for the Mumbai franchise and the second one in the auction.
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It was a two-way battle between Mumbai Indians and Bangalore for Mandhana where the latter eventually outbid the Mumbai-based franchise. Mandhana's base price was Rs 50 lakh.Aussie all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner, who recently starred in team's first win at the ongoing Women's T20 World Cup against New Zealand became the second highest buy of the day with Gujarat Titans paying Rs 3.2 crore for her services. Another Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry was also picked up by Bangalroe for Rs 1.7 crore
CAPE TOWN: Jemimah Rodrigues praised teenager Richa Ghosh after the pair took India to a seven-wicket win ove arch-rivals Pakistan in the Women's T20 World Cup at Newlands on Sunday (Feb 12).
This time, in South Africa, Harmanpreet will once again lead the Women in Blue in the next edition of the Women's T20 World Cup. Team India are still waiting for their first title.The most successful team in the history of the tournament is Australia, who have won the title 5 times.Since the inception of the Women's T20 World Cup in 2009 India have managed to enter the final only once - in 2020 - under Harmanpreet's captaincy.
A brilliant half-century by all-rounder Chloe Tryon guided the Proteas to a 5-wicket win over India in the Tri-Series final at Buffalo Park in East London on Thursday.
NEW DELHI : Women's cricket looks poised to step out of the imposing shadow of the men's game in India, and the rest of the world is bracing for the birth of a superpower in the sport.
Along with the T20 World Cup squad, the board also announced the squad for the tri-series in South Africa which will take place before the cricketing extravaganza.