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The third season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) starts today. The first match will be between defending champions Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat giants. Defending champion RCB captain Smriti Mandhana will miss the team’s star all -rounder Sophie Divine.
Smriti said in the Star Sports Press Room, Divine is one of the best all -rounders in the world and she has played an important role for us. We will definitely feel the lack of them.
New Zealand’s Divine withdrew the name from the league before the third season began. He has cited personal reasons. Divine has taken a break from cricket.
I am quite excited- Harmanpreet Before the third season began, the captain of all five teams was present in the Star Sports Press Room on Thursday. Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur said, “I am very excited because all the teams have chosen many good players in this season.” In the last season, we saw players who performed well and made their place in the national team.
22 matches will be played This season, 22 matches will be played between 5 teams in this 29 -day tournament. The Eliminator will be held on 13 March in Mumbai and the final on 15 March. This time, instead of 2, there will be 4 venue. WPL matches are to be held for the first time in Lucknow and Vadodara. Mumbai and Bengaluru will once again host the tournament.
Bengaluru won the second season Bangalore, captained by Smriti Mandhana, won the WPL Season-2 title. The team defeated Delhi Capitals by 8 wickets in the final. All -rounder Alice Parry was the top scorer of the tournament. He scored 347 runs in 9 matches. At the same time, spinner Shreyana Patil was the top wicket with 13 wickets. The team won 4 out of 8 matches and lost 4.
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