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WPL 2025: How Harmanpreet Kaur with her best season of franchise cricket inspired Mumbai Indians to title | Cricket News

WPL 2025: How Harmanpreet Kaur with her best season of franchise cricket inspired Mumbai Indians to title | Cricket News

With a sheepish grin, Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Ellyse Perry reflected on her knock of 49* off 38 balls, out of a total of 199, in her side’s victory over Mumbai Indians in a league game. “Some of the cameos you see… like the way Richa Ghosh (36 off 22) and Georgia Wareham (31* off 10) batted in the end. Those contributions are probably way more impactful sometimes than just pure output of runs,” she told the broadcasters. It not only reflected the Aussie superstar’s mentality but also the importance of playing attacking cricket and posting an influential rather than a chunky knock. In a way, it summed up how Harmanpreet Kaur has batted for Mumbai Indians this season, as her side emerged as champions on Saturday in Mumbai for the second time in three seasons of the WPL, defeating Delhi Capitals in a thriller. Harmanpreet’s tally of runs and average over three seasons of the Women’s Premier League read like this. In 2023, 281 runs at 40.14; in 2024, 268 runs at 53.80, and in …

WPL playoff scenarios: Can Smriti Mandhana’s RCB make it out of the league stage? What are MI and GG’s chances? | Cricket News

WPL playoff scenarios: Can Smriti Mandhana’s RCB make it out of the league stage? What are MI and GG’s chances? | Cricket News

It’s the business end of the Women’s Premier League (WPL), and the qualification scenarios are getting clearer. Finalists in 2023 and 2024, Delhi Capitals have once again been the team to beat in the league stage and became the first team to seal their qualification for the playoffs. The winners of 2024, Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s chances are hanging by a thread. The top-placed team directly enters the final, while No 2 and No 3 will play in the Eliminator. Here’s a look at team-by-team scenarios: Delhi Capitals (8 matches, 10 points) The most consistent franchise in the WPL, Meg Lanning’s DC are guaranteed a spot in either the Eliminator or the Final. However, they are still not guaranteed the top spot as they have finished their league play on 10 points from 8 matches. They can just wait and watch if Mumbai Indians or Gujarat Giants get to 10 points at a better run rate. Gujarat Giants (7 matches, 8 points) GG, a much improved side this year, have hit form at the right time. …