The Diary could never have imagined itself covering cricket. Yet, here it was, about to report on a sixth consecutive match of the Women’s Premier League within the span of a week. To say the experience had been overwhelming would be an understatement. So, before making its final walk to the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium for … Read more
The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 season is set to conclude this weekend with Delhi Capitals taking on 2023 champion Mumbai Indians. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side defeated Gujarat Giants in the eliminator to set up a title clash with the Capitals, which qualified for a third straight final. When is the WPL 2025 final? The … Read more
Mumbai Indians recorded its highest-ever total in WPL history during their Women’s Premier League Eliminator match against Gujarat Giants at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday. The inaugural champion also recorded the highest-ever total in WPL playoffs when MI notched up 213/4 in 20 overs against GG. Hayley Matthews and Nat Sciver-Brunt stitched up … Read more
With a 6-0 record against the Gujarat Giants (GG), Mumbai Indians (MI) has every right to go into the Women’s Premier League Eliminator on Thursday with a fair amount of confidence. However, as GG head coach Michael Klinger gushed after their league encounter a few days ago, it has given Mumbai a bit of a … Read more
Delhi Capitals vice captain Jemimah Rodrigues is happy that the Women’s Premier League does not have the IPL’s impact player provision. Speaking to the media ahead of the final of the third edition of the WPL on Saturday, she said there may be benefits to considering the provision but it won’t help the bowlers. “They’d … Read more
“Our middle order didn’t quite click this season,” opined the fairly new UP Warriorz captain Deepti Sharma, after her side finished at the bottom of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 table. Warriorz had a turbulent season, struggling with their middle-order stability, utilising nine players in the five positions (4-8) across eight matches. Their middle … Read more
The Women’s Premier League 2025 Playoffs will commence on March 13 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai with home side Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants meeting in the Eliminator. The winner of the fixture will face Delhi Capitals in the final on March 15. After finishing last in the previous seasons, the Giants have had … Read more
Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants will face each other in the Women’s Premier League 2025 Eliminator on Thursday at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai for a spot in the final. While GG is playing for the first time in the WPL playoffs, inaugural champion MI will be hoping to get into a second final after … Read more
With a 6-0 record against the Gujarat Giants (GG), Mumbai Indians (MI) has every right to go into the Women’s Premier League Eliminator on Thursday with a fair amount of confidence. However, as GG head coach Michael Klinger gushed after their league encounter a few days ago, it has given Mumbai a bit of a … Read more
“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