Mar 2
Women’s T20 League: Overview, Schedule, Squads, Key Players for D3.club
Women’s cricket is evolving and what can be better than a franchise-based T20 league where all the cricketing stars come together to clash for the mega title.
The Women’s T20 League, a new initiative from Indian Cricket Board, will begin on March 04 and a total of five teams will try their luck in the round-robin cum playoffs-based tournament. The players for the league were picked in an extravaganza auction.
You can win too during the Women’s T20 League on D3.club. The player cards from all the five teams will be soon dropping on Rario. In this blog, we will help you with everything you need to know about the tournament, including the recommendations on which player cards you should get from each team.
Women’s T20 League Squads
Bangalore: Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Indrani Roy, Disha Kasat, Shreyanka Patil, Kanika Ahuja, Asha Shobhana, Erin Burns, Heather Knight, Dane van Niekerk, Preeti Bose, Poonam Khemnar, Komal Zanzad, Megan Schutt, Sahana Pawar
Mumbai: Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Yastika Bhatia, Heather Graham, Issy Wong, Amanjot Kaur, Dhara Gujjar, Saika Ishaque, Hayley Matthews, Chloe Tryon, Priyanka Bala, Humairaa Kaazi, Neelam Bisht, Jintamani Kalita, Sonam Yadav
Gujarat: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophia Dunkley, Annabel Sutherland, Harleen Deol, Deandra Dottin, Sneh Rana, S Meghana, Georgia Wareham, Mansi Joshi, Dayalan Hemalatha, Monica Patel, Tanuja Kanwer, Sushma Verma, Hurley Gala, Ashwani Kumari, Parunika Sisodia, Shabman Shakil
UP: Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Tahlia McGrath, Shabnim Ismail, Alyssa Healy, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Parshavi Chopra, Shweta Sehrawat, S Yashasri, Kiran Navgire, Grace Harris, Devika Vaidya, Lauren Bell, Laxmi Yadav, Simran Shaikh
Delhi: Jemimah Rodrigues, Meg Lanning, Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Marizanne Kapp, Titas Sadhu, Alice Capsey, Tara Norris, Laura Harris, Jasia Akhtar, Minnu Mani, Poonam Yadav, Taniya Bhatia. Jess Jonassen, Sneha Deepthi, Arundhati Reddy, Aparna Mondal
Key Players from each team for Women’s T20 League
Each team has their own strengths and to ensure you get as many on-field points during the Women’s T20 Championship on D3.club, we have compiled a team-wise recommended player list. These players are proven performers and have done quite well in the recent past.
They’re picked on the following yardsticks: reputation, current form and past record. Make sure you get these cards now. (Click on the player’s name to buy their cards now)
Mumbai
Harmanpreet Kaur: We all know how capable Harmanpreet Kaur is with the bat. She likes to bat aggressively and can score big when on song. She bowls handy off-spin as well. Kaur has scored 2989 runs in WT20Is at an average of 28.19 and has 32 wickets to her name. Kaur will be a great buy for you ahead of the Women’s T20 League.
Hayley Matthews: Hayley Matthews has 1495 WT20I runs to her name. She bats aggressively and can exploit the field restrictions in the first six overs. Matthews has 75 wickets to her name as well which makes her an important player for Mumbai.
Heather Graham: Heather Graham is a utility player. She can contribute with both bat and the ball and she can win games on her own when she gets going. Graham has been a consistent player in the WBBL, where she has scored 1284 runs and has picked up 112 wickets. She will be a good addition to your Rario collection.
UP
Deepti Sharma: Deepti Sharma is ranked 2nd in the Women’s all-rounders’ ranking in WT20Is. She is a genuine-match winner. Deepti can bowl in any phase of the game and picks wickets consistently. She is capable with the bat as well. Deepti will be a must in your Rario collection for the Women’s T20 League.
Alyssa Healy: Alyssa Healy averages 24.46 and strikes at 127.72 in WT20Is for her 2446 runs. She is one of the most aggressive openers in women’s cricket. Healy has one century and fourteen 50+ scores as well. She hits boundaries for fun when on song. She will be an important player for UP.
Tahlia McGrath: Tahlia McGrath will be a key player for UP in the Women’s T20 League. She is an excellent all-rounder and a match-winner with both bat and the ball. McGrath averages 61.88 and strikes at 140.30 in her brief WT20I career. She has 13 wickets to her name as well. Tahlia is a must in your Rario collection.
Gujarat
Ashleigh Gardner: Ashleigh Gardner is currently the best all-rounder in women’s cricket. She is a brute hitter with the bat, hits fours and sixes for fun, and has a knack for picking up wickets with the ball. Gardner averages 27.20 and strikes at 132.68 for her 1088 runs in WT20Is. She has picked up 49 wickets as well.
Deandra Dottin: Dottin is one of the most aggressive openers in women’s cricket. She attacks from the first ball and can take the game away from the opposition in just a few overs. Dottin is capable with the ball as well. She has 2 centuries and 12 fifties to her name.
Beth Mooney: Beth Mooney is known for her consistency with the bat. She scores big and scores consistently. Mooney has scored 2202 runs at an average of 39.32 and has an impressive strike rate of 124.33. She is one of the best batters in the Women’s Big Bash League and will look to repeat the same in the Women’s T20 League.
Delhi
Jemimah Rodrigues: Jemimah Rodrigues is a key batter for the Indian women’s team and she’ll be a crucial player for Delhi in the Women’s T20 League. She averages 30.16 and strikes at 113.13 in WT20Is. Jemimah is currently in good form; she scored a match-winning fifty in the Women’s T20 World Cup against Pakistan.
Meg Lanning: Meg Lanning has scored 3345 runs at an average of 36.75 striking at 116.26 including 2 hundreds and 15 fifties in her WT20I career. She’s one of the most experienced players in women’s cricket and a proven captain as well. She is a must in your Rario collection for the upcoming Women’s T20 League.
Jess Jonassen: Jess Jonassen is another very experienced player from Australia. She’s an excellent all-rounder and is capable of winning games with both bat and the ball. Jonassen has picked up 89 wickets in WT20Is at an excellent economy of 5.59.
Bangalore
Smriti Mandhana: Smriti Mandhana is one of the best batters in women’s cricket. She averages 27.15 and strikes at 123.19 in WT20Is and has 2661 runs to her name in 109 innings. Mandhana is capable of winning games on her own and she will be the best batter for Bangalore in the Women’s T20 League.
Ellyse Perry: Ellyse Perry is arguably the best all-rounder in women’s cricket. She has been a proven match-winner for Australia for years. She has 1515 runs at an average of 31.56 and has picked up 121 at an economy of 5.84 in WT20Is. Perry will be a key player for Bangalore with both bat and the ball.
Megan Schutt: Megan Schutt has 28 wickets in just 12 innings in WT20Is. She has been a consistent performer for the Adelaide Strikers in the WBBL. Schutt can swing the new ball and she has a good record in the death overs as well. She will be the lead pacer for Bangalore.
Women’s T20 League Schedule
March 4, Gujarat v Mumbai, Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai, 7:30pm (2pm GMT)
March 5, Delhi v Bangalore, Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, 3:30pm (10am GMT)
March 5, UP v Gujarat, Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai, 7:30pm (2pm GMT)
March 6, Mumbai v Bangalore, Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, 7:30pm (2pm GMT)
March 7, Delhi v UP, Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai, 7:30pm (2pm GMT)
March 8, Gujarat v Bangalore, Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, 7:30pm (2pm GMT)
March 9, Delhi v Mumbai, Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai, 7:30pm (2pm GMT)
March 10, Bangalore v UP, Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, 7:30pm (2pm GMT)
March 11, Gujarat v Delhi, Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai, 7:30pm (2pm GMT)
March 12, UP vs Mumbai, Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, 7:30pm (2pm GMT)
March 13, Delhi v Bangalore, Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai, 7:30pm (2pm GMT)
March 14, Mumbai v Gujarat, Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, 7:30pm (2pm GMT)
March 15, UP v Bangalore, Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai, 7:30pm (2pm GMT)
March 16, Delhi Capitals v Gujarat, Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, 7:30pm (2pm GMT)
March 18, Mumbai v UP, Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai, 3:30pm (10am GMT)
March 18, Bangalore v Gujarat, Brabourne Stadium, 7:30pm (2pm GMT)
March 20, Gujarat v UP, Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, 3:30pm (10am GMT)
March 20, Mumbai v Delhi, Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, 7:30pm (2pm GMT)
March 21, Bangalore v Mumbai, Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, 3:30pm (10am GMT)
March 21, UP v Delhi, Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, 7:30pm (2pm GMT)
March 24, Eliminator, Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai, 7:30pm (2pm GMT)
March 26, Final, Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, 7:30pm (2pm GMT)
