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Women's T20 World Cup: New Zealand Stay Alive In Semi-final Race; Pakistan, Sri Lanka Lose

The battle to reach the Women's T20 World Cup semi-finals will go down to the last group match after New Zealand kept their hopes alive with a 102-run rout of Sri Lanka at Boland Park in Paarl on Sunday. "We've given ourselves a chance, even it's only a small, tiny chance," said New Zealand captain Sophie Devine. Australia are assured of winning Group One but the other qualifiers from the group will only be known after South Africa play Bangladesh at Newlands in Cape Town on Tuesday.

WPL 2023: Smriti Mandhana named RCB captain

RCB) for the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL).RCB had bought Smriti for Rs 3.40 crore in the recent auction held in Mumbai. It was the highest price for a player in the WPL auction.The announcement was made through a video shared on the franchise's social media handles, which had messages from RCB talisman Virat Kohli and current men's team skipper Faf du Plessis."Now it's time for another No. 18 to lead a very special RCB team in WPL. Yes, we are talking about Smriti Mandhana. Go on Smriti. You will have the support of the best team and the best fans in the world," Kohli said.

Watch: Virat Kohli Reveals Royal Challengers Bangalore Skipper For WPL 2023 With Special Message

Smriti Mandhana will be leading Royal Challengers Bangalore in the inaugural season of the Women's Premier League, former India skipper Virat Kohli confirmed on Saturday. A video message was posted on the social media by RCB with a special message from Kohli. "From one No. 18 to another, from one skipper to another, Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis announce RCB's captain for the Women's Premier League - Smriti Mandhana," the franchise wrote on Twitter. Mandhana created history in the WPL auction by becoming the costliest player after commanding a price of Rs 3.4 crore after a bidding war.

New Zealand vs Bangladesh, Women's T20 World Cup Live Score: New Zealand Win Toss, Opt To Bat vs Bangladesh

NZ vs BAN, Women's T20 World Cup Live Updates: New Zealand captain Sophie Devine won the toss and opted to bat against Bangladesh in a Group A match of the Women's T20 World Cup at the Newlands in Cape Town. This is a do or die game for both the teams, after having lost their first two games of the group stage. Bangladesh were beaten by Australia in their last game, while New Zealand went down fighting against the hosts, South Africa. Australia lead Group A with three wins from as many outings, while Sri Lanka are second with two wins in three matches. (Live Scorecard)

WPL: RCB name Ben Sawyer as head coach

The 45-year-old Sawyer has served as head coach of the Sydney Sixers in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) besides being assistant coach of Australia women and is now the coach of Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred."He (Sawyer) has won three World Cups with Australia. A fast-bowling expert. He has also won the BBL titles with Sydney Sixers. He has made it to the finals of The Hundred as well," RCB's Director of Cricket operations Mike Hesson said in a video posted on the team's twitter handle.

RCB Name Australian Ben Sawyer As Head Coach For WPL

Australian Ben Swayer, currently in charge of the New Zealand women's team, has been appointed as head coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of next month's Women's Premier League (WPL). The 45-year-old Sawyer is also the current coach of Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred. He has also served as head coach of the Sydney Sixers in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) besides being assistant coach of Australia women.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Full Squad: Complete List Of RCB Players After WPL Auction 2023

Royal Challengers Bangalore ended up with a star-studded squad at the end of the Women's Premier League (WPL) auction on Monday with India opener Smriti Mandhana becoming the highest-paid cricketer in the entire process with Rs 3.4 crore. The team also boasted of talented Team India players like Renuka Singh and Richa Ghosh while Sophie Devine and Ellyse Perry provide the support on the international talent front. Along with the youth on offer, the RCB franchise also made two smart picks in signing the experienced duo of Heather Knight and Dane van Niekerk for their respective base prices.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Women's Premier League team complete players list

Royal Challengers Bangalore pipped Mumbai Indians in a bidding war to secure the biggest deal of the inaugural Women's Premier League auction in India's attacking batter Smriti Mandhana for a whopping Rs 3.4 crore.Smriti was also the first player to have come up in the auction. The explosive batter Richa Ghosh made her way into the RCB squad after being bought for Rs 1.9 crore. Bangalore also bagged Ellyse Perry of Australia for Rs 1.7 crore.Squad: Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Erin Burns, Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Shreyanka Patil, Kanika Ahuja, Asha Shobana, Heather Knight, Dane van Niekerk, Preeti Bose, Poonam Khemnar, Komal Zanzad, Megan Schutt, Sahana Pawar

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Women's T20 World Cup: New Zealand Stay Alive In Semi-final Race; Pakistan, Sri Lanka Lose

WPL 2023: Smriti Mandhana named RCB captain

Watch: Virat Kohli Reveals Royal Challengers Bangalore Skipper For WPL 2023 With Special Message

New Zealand vs Bangladesh, Women's T20 World Cup Live Score: New Zealand Win Toss, Opt To Bat vs Bangladesh

WPL: RCB name Ben Sawyer as head coach

RCB Name Australian Ben Sawyer As Head Coach For WPL

Royal Challengers Bangalore Full Squad: Complete List Of RCB Players After WPL Auction 2023

Royal Challengers Bangalore Women's Premier League team complete players list