Some notable players attracted relatively modest bids. India all-rounder Deepti Sharma was picked by Sunrisers Leeds at her base price of £27,500 after receiving a single bid. Meanwhile, Indian wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh was bought by Manchester Super Giants for £50,000.
Amelia Kerr's record-breaking century on her captaincy debut has powered New Zealand women to a commanding 92-run win over Zimbabwe in the first T20I on Wednesday.
New Zealand have named their white-ball women's team squads for the upcoming home series against Zimbabwe. Veteran batter Suzie Bates, spinner Eden Carson and former captain Sophie Devine will be absent from the action, as per the ICC website.
New Zealand women's team all-rounder Amelia Kerr has been appointed the captain for all formats, taking over from veteran Sophie Devine, who retired from ODIs after the ICC Women's World Cup 2025 and gave up the T20I captaincy, according to the New Zealand Cricket website.
A record-breaking run-chase of 204 runs courtesy of a fine 165-run stand took RCB to their second WPL title, but the third-placed GG and runners-up DC, even after reaching four finals, had something to cheer about in form of individual awards.
Mandhana made runs at an average of 53.86 and a strike rate of 150. Her highest individual score of the season (96 off 61 balls) came against Delhi Capitals during the league-stage. She also played a match-winning knock of 87 in the final, which helped RCB win the trophy for the second time,
After being reduced to 59/4 on being put to bat first by DC, GG pulled off a remarkable fight-back courtesy some fireworks from Georgia Wareham and a fighting half-century by Beth Mooney to take the side to 168/7, but their bowling, which had been looked superb for the past three games and h
Gujarat Giants produced another admirable fightback during the eliminator, just days after a similar fightback had helped them qualify for the playoffs, but their bowling led by the 'Purple Cap' holder Sophie Devine fell flat while defending 169, with Lizelle Lee and Shafali Varma motorin
Beth Mooney's composed unbeaten half-century helped Gujarat Giants post a target of 169 runs against Delhi Capitals in the Eliminator of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 at the BCA Stadium in Kotambi in Vadodara.
For GG and DC, it would be a high-stakes match-up as the eliminator clash will decide who gets to play in the title clash against 2024 champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). The 36-year-old Sophie is in red-hot form with the ball, making merry in every phase of the play and has the exp
Devine's crucial 25 runs, coupled with a tight spell of 2/23 in four overs, which included massive wickets of Hayley Matthews and Nat Sciver-Brunt played a massive role in GG's 11-run win over defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI), which sealed her team's spot in the playoffs. Besides her