WPL 2025: Mumbai Indians ekes out nine-run win over Gujarat Giants despite Bharti’s blitzkrieg

Nothing kills quite as brutally as hope. Gujarat Giants, which has never beaten Mumbai Indians in the history of the Women’s Premier League, came into the opening fixture of the Mumbai leg thinking its against-the-grain heroics this season could change that record. However, a batting collapse and MI’s senior pros handed the home side a … Read more

Senior Women’s One Day Trophy 2024: Gujarat Giants’ Simran Shaikh leads Mumbai to Super Over-win against Delhi in quarterfinals

Simran Shaikh, the most expensive pick in Women’s Premier League 2025 Auction, smashed 22 runs off five balls in the Super Over to help Mumbai beat Delhi in a thrilling Senior Women’s One Day Trophy quarterfinal in Rajkot on Tuesday. All-rounder Simran, picked by the Giants for Rs 1.90 crore, hit two sixes and two … Read more

Simran Shaikh’s WPL jackpot: Big-hitter from Dharavi learning to make peace with price tag

Her phone kept on ringing; text and WhatsApp messages started flowing in; she missed several video calls from friends and family. Sunday afternoon was, indeed, an emotional roller-coaster for Simran Shaikh. As she watched the Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction, sitting in her hotel room in Ahmedabad, Simran did not expect to be involved in … Read more