The second season of WPL will start from February 23 and will go on till March 17, taking place in Bengaluru and Delhi. Last time around, RCB could not deliver fine performances despite having big names like Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Mandhana, Sophie Devine, Megan Schutt and Renuka Thaku
The 30-year-old joins captain Sophie Devine and compatriot Danni Wyatt as the Scorchers’ third primary overseas player signing for the upcoming campaign.
Athapaththu claims top billing from Australia opener Beth Mooney on the back of her excellent series against New Zealand that netted a total of 248 runs from three matches and included an amazing knock of 140* from just 80 deliveries that helped Sri Lanka record an unlikely series triumph.
New Zealand women's coach Ben Sawyer expressed his happiness as pace bowler Rosemary Mair and wicketkeeper Izzy Gaze made it to the White Ferns' women's squad for their upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) was dealt a heavy blow after in-form Sophie Devine, who scored a match-winning 99 of 36 balls against Gujarat Giants in their last game, was run out for a duck
GG had set up a target of 189 for RCB, but the latter chased it down in just 15.3 overs. This successful run-chase gave a huge boost to RCB's net run rate and pushed GG to the bottom of the table.
Her match-winning contribution elevated her to the top of the run-getters list. In seven matches, she has scored 266 runs at an average of 38.00. She has scored two half-centuries in the tournament, with the best score of 99. Her strike rate in WPL 2023 is 175.00.
An explosive half-century by Sophie Devine and her 125-run partnership with Smriti Mandhana helped Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) clinch an eight-wicket win over Gujarat Giants