Meg Lanning, a high purchase for Delhi Capitals.
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Delhi Capitals is aware of a factor or two about auctioning cricketers.
The franchise used its IPL expertise on the public sale for the inaugural Women’s Premier League to put collectively a formidable squad.
It may think about itself a bit fortunate that it acquired Meg Lanning for under ₹1.1 crore; it was top-of-the-line buys on the public sale.
Besides being a run machine — she has amassed over 8,000 runs with 17 centuries in worldwide white-ball cricket — she has been an inspiring captain for Australia, which she led to the Women’s T20 World Cup triumph on Sunday at Cape Town.
Biggest purchase
Lanning is a part of a robust batting line-up that features Jemimah Rodrigues, the franchise’s largest purchase at ₹2.2 crore, and Shafali Verma, who can take any bowling attack aside very quickly.
South African Marizanne Kapp — one other nice purchase at ₹1.5 crore — is a serial event winner and one of many recreation’s main all-rounders.
Young Alice Capsey of England and seasoned Australian Laura Harris are explosive choices.
Jasia Akhter, from Jammu & Kashmir, too, is a hard-hitter. All these batters are right-handed, although.
In Taniya Bhatia, Delhi has one in all India’s most proficient wicketkeepers, however she will be eager to work on her strike-rate.
As she tries to come again into the nationwide staff, she couldn’t have hoped for a greater stage than the WPL.
Capitals have assembled an excellent spin attack within the type of Australian Jess Jonassen and the 2 skilled Yadavs — Radha and Poonam.
Shikha Pandey, who has not too long ago come again to the Indian staff, and Arundhati Reddy, who’s making an attempt to try this, are among the many pacers within the squad.
The franchise has additionally purchased the thrilling prospect Titas Sadhu, the 18-year-old seamer who caught the attention on the Under-19 World Cup in South Africa.
Left-arm selection
Tara Norris, the American who’s the one participant to get picked from an affiliate nation on the public sale, gives left-arm selection in seam bowling.
It could also be famous that the WPL permits a staff to have one cricketer from an affiliate nation within the eleven as well as to the 4 abroad gamers.
The dugout: Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Marizanne Kapp, Meg Lanning, Alice Capsey, Shikha Pandey, Jess Jonassen, Laura Harris, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Taniya Bhatia, Minnu Mani, Poonam Yadav, Sneha Deepthi, Titas Sadhu, Tara Norris, Jasia Akhter and Aparna Mondal.
Coach: Jonathan Batty.
The schedule:
March 5: vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Brabourne Stadium)
March 7: UP Warriorz (DY Patil)
March 9: Mumbai Indians (DY Patil)
March 11: Gujarat Giants (DY Patil)
March 13: Royal Challengers Bangalore (DY Patil)
March 16: Gujarat Giants (Brabourne)
March 20: Mumbai Indians (DY Patil)
March 21: UP Warriorz (Brabourne)
(The WPL will be held in Mumbai from March 4 to 26).
