The inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League is ready to kick-start on the 4th of March with 5 groups competing for the title. The Gujarat Giants franchise has introduced its captain for the upcoming season. Star participant Beth Mooney who was not too long ago part of the T20 World Cup-winning group Australia, is ready to steer Gujarat. On the opposite hand, India’s Sneh Rana is called the vice-captain.
Money scored an unbeaten 74 off 53 balls within the last of the Women’s T20 World Cup and was additionally adjudged participant of the match for the innings.
“I’m delighted to be given the chance to steer the Adani Gujarat Giants within the historic Women’s Premier League’s inaugural version in 2023,” Mooney stated in a launch.
“The squad is eager to get the ball rolling quickly and put out an entertaining and efficient model of cricket within the debut season of WPL which is able to hopefully lead us to the trophy. It will likely be completely unbelievable to have the likes of Sneh as my deputy and Mithali Raj, Rachael Haynes, and Nooshin Al Khadeer as pivotal elements of the group,” she added.
Three out of the 5 groups collaborating have declared their captains and they’re as follows:
- RCB: Smriti Mandhana
- GG: Beth Mooney
- UPW: Alyssa Healy
- MI: Yet to announce
- DC: Yet to announce
Mooney’s highest rating in T20s is an unbeaten 117. In her profession, she has smashed 18 half-centuries within the 83 T20 video games she performed and has scored 2,350 runs.
Vice-captain Rana has performed 25 video games in T20Is and has scalped 24 wickets with an economic system price of 6.21.
“Being the vice-captain of the Gujarat Giants is a huge responsibility and I am keenly looking forward to putting up a great show for the debut edition of the Women’s Premier League,” stated Rana.
“Along with captain Beth Mooney, I hope to steer a powerful and gifted squad throughout the event.
All the matches of WPL will likely be performed in Mumbai. In the primary match of the season, Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians will face one another.
