Two cricketing legends and worldwide captains Harmanpreet Kaur and Sophie Devine have been concerned in a heated trade during the Women’s Big Bash League 2023 (WBBL) sport on Friday, November 3. Harmanpreet, representing Melbourne Renegades, scored a superb fifty however Devine-led Perth Scorchers recorded a straightforward win at dwelling.
An incident occurred when Harmanpreet was batting on 43* runs and going through Devine in the sixteenth over. Harmanpreet was getting ready for the final supply of the over and didn’t lookup when Devine paced up for the supply. It was too late when Harmanpreet regarded up and the Kiwi legend delivered a ball.Â
Beth Mooney simply picked a ball behind the stumps however Harmanpreet was not pleased with Devine and reacted angrily. She raised her left hand to ask Devine and the umpires for a proof about an ‘early supply’ to which the Kiwi all-rounder reacted by defending her actions.
The umpires halted the sport for a number of seconds earlier than declaring it an invalid supply and requested Devine to bowl once more. Devine was clearly not comfortable however made positive to ask Harmanpreet if she was prepared for the following supply by signalling thumb up.
Meanwhile, the Scorchers wicketkeeper and star Australian batter Beth Mooney was caught saying, “There’s a bit of argy-bargy going on between Harmanpreet and Sophie, and I’m actually not sure who would win that battle because Harmanpreet scares me a little bit.”
Harmanpreet’s unbeaten knock of 52 runs off 49Â balls and quickfire 44 runs from Georgia Wareham helped the Renegades rating 171 runs whereas batting first. This was the primary fifty for the Indian captain in the WBBL 2023. She has struggled for consistency with 158 runs in six innings at a strike fee of 108.21. Melbourne Renegades are struggling in the seventh place with only one win in six matches this season.
