“There’s a joke running in the team after this game that we started the season on a high and ended it on a high but just lost (the plot) somewhere in between. That pretty much sums up our season,” Smriti Mandhana said with a wry smile after Royal Challengers Bengaluru signed off from the third … Read more
Ashleigh Gardner, one of the premier all-rounders in the world, recently added the mantle of captaincy to her vast repertoire of skills when she led Gujarat Giants to its best-ever campaign in the ongoing Women’s Premier League (WPL). “I was certainly not aspiring to become captain while starting my career,” Gardner admitted, as she nears … Read more
Gujarat Giants bowling coach Pravin Tambe said that the long gap between matches helped the side prepare for the new conditions despite the team losing to Delhi Capitals on Tuesday at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. The Giants returned to WPL action after seven days and kicked-off its Bengaluru leg with a six-wicket defeat to the … Read more
Gujarat Giants (GG) will look to finish its final home game with a win when it faces Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Kotambi International Stadium in Vadodara on Tuesday. After losing the high-scoring Women’s Premier League (WPL) tournament opener, the Giants opened their account with a six-wicket win over UP Warriorz. GG chased a below-par … Read more
After a crushing eight-wicket defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Delhi Capitals head coach Jonathan Batty felt that the team lacked partnerships that could build on Jemimah Rodrigues and Meg Lanning’s fifty-run stand for the second wicket. “We just couldn’t quite kick on. We probably need another 50 or 60-run partnership somewhere within our batting unit … Read more
Delhi Capitals will look to banish the demons of the 2024 final when it takes on defending champion Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Kotambi International Stadium here on Monday. Both teams are coming off contrasting wins – Delhi secured a final-ball victory against Mumbai Indians, while Bengaluru dominated in a 200-plus run chase against Gujarat … Read more
Delhi Capitals will look to banish the demons of the 2024 final when it takes on defending champion Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Kotambi International Stadium here on Monday. Both teams are coming off contrasting wins – Delhi secured a final-ball victory against Mumbai Indians, while Bengaluru dominated in a 200-plus run chase against Gujarat … Read more
Gujarat Giants recovered from a tough loss in the opener and notched its first points in WPL 2025 after beating UP Warriorz by six wickets at the Kotambi International Stadium on Sunday. Giants’ head coach Michael Klinger said that the team learned from the defeat in the first game and executed the plan to perfection, … Read more
UP Warriorz mentor Lisa Sthalekar praised new skipper Deepti Sharma’s all-round effort despite the team’s six-run loss to Gujarat Giants on Sunday. “Thought the way that Deepti batted was really well. She had a pretty good all-round game and actually showed the fight. Whilst wickets were falling, she knew her plan and stuck to it,” … Read more