Knocks from Alice Capsey, Jemimah Rodrigue and Meg Lanning helped Delhi Capitals (DC) to post a total of 171 runs with the loss of five wickets in the first innings of the first match of Women's Premier League (WPL) against Mumbai Indians (MI) at M Chinnaswammy Stadium on Friday.
All-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt stated that money played a part in deciding to play for the England team in their upcoming series against New Zealand or Mumbai Indians in the second season of the Women's Premier League.
In-form Australian Beth Mooney climbed one step closer to holding the top spot in batters ranking in both white-ball formats after she made significant gains in the latest ICC Women's ODI Batter Rankings
Last year, Sciver-Brunt played 18 games across all formats for her national side where she slammed 858 runs with an average of around 60 with three centuries. The right-arm seamer had a good year with the ball too as she snapped 18 wickets.
Four of the best stars in the 50-over format Chamari Athapaththu, Ashleigh Gardner, Amelia Kerr and Nat Sciver-Brunt have been shortlisted for the ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year 2023 award
Indian bowlers staged a praiseworthy fightback while defending a low total of 81 runs, however, England sealed the three-match T20I series by beating Women in Blue by four wickets in the second T20I at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Saturday.
England won the first T20I by 38 runs. Nat-Sciver Brunt (77) and Danni Wyatt (75) guided England to 197/6 in 20 overs. Shafali Varma (52) was the top scorer for India but they were restricted to 159/6 in 20 overs. England won the match by 38 runs and went 1-0 up in the series.
After India Women's disappointing 38-run loss against England in the first T20I match at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday, 'Women in Blue' skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said they were not up to the mark in the game
Sophie Ecclestone's three-wicket haul helped England Women clinch a 38-run victory against India Women in the first T20I match of the three-game series at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Danielle Wyatt and Nat Sciver-Brunt's onslaught powered England Women to 197/6 against India Women in the first T20I match at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Also, an additional purse of Rs 1.5 crore will be made available to all the five teams besides the balance they are all left with from the last auction as well as after the recent player releases.