The 26-year-old sat out India's opening group match, a seven-wicket win over Pakistan, due to a finger injury. But India's star opener appears set to return for the clash at Newlands having come through a pre-match training session unscathed.
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RCB had a clear-cut plan going into the auction of the first-ever edition of the WPL. Sticking to the strategy of giving shape to a bold squad, RCB opened their innings with the buy of distinguished Indian opener Smriti Mandhana
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The auction started off with a bang, with Indian star opener Smriti Mandhana becoming the first-ever player to be picked. Royal Challengers Bangalore splurged out a massive sum of INR 3.4 crore, making her the most expensive player in WPL. Just moments later, her skipper and batting star Har
Smriti Mandhana was sold to the RCB. India captain Harmanpreet Kaur was picked by Mumbai Indians for Rs 1.8 crore, while UP Warriorz snapped ace all-rounder Deepti Sharma for Rs 2.60 crore. The charismatic Jemimah Rodrigues, who starred in India's victory over Pakistan in their opening match
Royal Challengers Bangalore broke the bank for India vice-captain Mandhana and bought the stylish batter at a whopping sum of INR 3.40 crore, the highest bid at the auction so far.
The opener had a bid at her base price INR 50 lakh. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians were in an intense battle for India's T20I vice-captain in the end RCB secured the services of Mandhana.
Women's cricketers all over the world have waited for this moment and league for years. The arrival of WPL and an auction preceding it has left players with hopes that the glamour, unpredictability, clout, cash flow and thrill of franchise-based cricket will bring about a massive transformat
Her father Sanjeev Verma stated that the chase was tricky and India needed a good opening stand to ensure the win. He also mentioned that Shafali scored 33 runs but the knock was pivotal in India's win.
At 26, Smriti Mandhana has already represented India in 112 WT20Is, 77 WODIs and four WTest matches. The left-hander is feared by opponents across the world at the top of the order and has already amassed 2,651 T20I runs at a strike rate of 123.