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MI Wicket-keeper G Kamalini ruled out for remainder of the season

MI Wicket-keeper G Kamalini ruled out for remainder of the season

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Mumbai Indians’ (MI) wicketkeeper-batter G Kamalini has ruled out for the remainder of the 2026 women’s Premier League season due to an injury. MI has picked up Indian left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma as a replacement for Kamalini for the remaining three group matches and the playoffs if MI qualifies. Vaishnavi, a member of India’s triumphant ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup squad of 2025, has played 5 T20Is for India, scalping 5 wickets from the same. She will join MI for INR 30 Lakh. Kamalini has played all the matches for MI this season, scoring 75 runs from the 5 games, including a steady inning of 32 runs in the opening match against RCB. In her absence, the Mumbai Indians will most likely include the uncapped Indian wicket-keeper Rahila Firdous in the starting line-up, marking her first WPL appearance. MI had a mixed outing this season so far, losing 3 matches and winning the other two. However, they are still in second position on the points table with 4 points. Their next match will be …

WPL 2026: Vaishnavi Sharma replaces G Kamalini in Mumbai Indians squad for rest of season | Cricket News

WPL 2026: Vaishnavi Sharma replaces G Kamalini in Mumbai Indians squad for rest of season | Cricket News

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Left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma was drafted into the Mumbai Indians squad for the rest of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 season as a replacement for wicketkeeper-batter G Kamalini, who was ruled out due to an injury. A WPL release said that the 20-year-old cricketer, who had gone unsold at the mega auction in November, had been acquired by the franchise for Rs 30 lakh. She made her international debut in the five-match T20I series against Sri Lanka in December, where she claimed five wickets as the hosts won 5-0. “Mumbai Indians (MI) picked Vaishnavi Sharma as a replacement for G Kamalini for the remainder of the TATA Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026. G Kamalini – the MI wicketkeeper-batter – had played 5 matches in the ongoing edition of the TATA WPL before being ruled out of the season due to an injury.” ALSO READ | Destiny’s child: Astrologer’s daughter Vaishnavi Sharma has the makings of a star “Vaishnavi Sharma will join MI for INR 30 Lakh. The left-arm spinner, who was a member of …

Kamalini, Vaishnavi Earn Maiden Call-ups to India Squad for Sri Lanka T20Is

Kamalini, Vaishnavi Earn Maiden Call-ups to India Squad for Sri Lanka T20Is

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Gunalan Kamalini and Vaishnavi Sharma have earned maiden call-ups to the India squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against Sri Lanka at home. They come in the place of Radha Yadav and Uma Chetry, who were part of the squad that triumphed in the ODI World Cup last month. Meanwhile the squad comprises familiar names like Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana. The left handed opener has resumed national duties after being named in India Women’s 15-member squad for the home T20I series in Sri Lanka Women tour of India 2025. She recently called-off her wedding with music composer Palash Muchhal. Just a day after announcing the seperation, Smriti Mandhana returned to training. Her brother, Shravan Mandhana, shared a picture of her batting in the nets, fully focused on the game despite the personal attack. Meanwhile, bit hitting opener Shafali Verma who replaced Pratika Rawal in the World Cup squad for the knockouts stages due to injury, has been included the squad. India and Sri Lanka will play their five-match series just before the start …

Sri Lanka tour of India: G Kamalini, Vaishnavi Sharma handed maiden call-up

Sri Lanka tour of India: G Kamalini, Vaishnavi Sharma handed maiden call-up

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Young wicket-keeper batter G Kamalini and spinner Vaishnavi Sharma were handed their maiden international call-up as the Board of Control for Cricket in India named their squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against Sri Lanka at home on Tuesday. Both Kamalini and Sharma were a part of India’s U19 Women’s T20 World Cup winning squad earlier this year. The 2025 ICC Women’s ODI World Cup winning captain Harmanpreet Kaur will continue to lead the 15-member side with Smriti Mandhana as her deputy. The series against Sri Lanka will mark the start of India’s preparations for the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in June-July next year. Indian Squad Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Harleen Deol, Amanjot Kaur, Arundhati Reddy, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh Thakur, Richa Ghosh, G Kamalini, Sree Charani, Vaishnavi Sharma Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following …

U-19 Women’s World Cup: G Trisha, G Kamalini, Aayushi Shukla, Vaishnavi Sharma In Team Of The Tournament

U-19 Women’s World Cup: G Trisha, G Kamalini, Aayushi Shukla, Vaishnavi Sharma In Team Of The Tournament

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Newly-crowned champions India dominated the ICC’s ‘Team of the Tournament’ for the just-concluded women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup with four players from the country, including the swashbuckling G Trisha, finding a place in the line-up. India outclassed South Africa by nine wickets in the final here on Sunday to defend the title that they had first won in 2023. The hard-hitting Trisha, who was named Player of the Tournament, her opening partner G Kamalini along with left-arm spin pair of Vaishnavi Sharma and Ayushi Shukla made it to the team, the ICC said in a statement. Trisha was also the top run-getter in the tournament, making 309 runs with a hundred against Scotland, the first-ever three-digit score in the showpiece. She averaged 77.25 and made runs at a strike rate of over 147. She also picked up seven wickets with her handy leg-spin. Kamalini gave solid support to Trisha at the pole position, making 143 runs and her most important innings was an unbeaten 56 from 50 balls against England in the semifinal …

Know your India U19 WC All Stars Kamalini, Aayushi Shukla, Vaishnavi Sharma and superstar Trisha | Cricket News

Know your India U19 WC All Stars Kamalini, Aayushi Shukla, Vaishnavi Sharma and superstar Trisha | Cricket News

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While Trisha Gongadi took the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur by storm, three other Indians made it to the Team of the Tournament, after India emerged world champions, drubbing South Africa in the final. Trisha was joined by G Kamilini, Aayushi Shukla and Vaishnavi Sharma who formed part of the team captained by Kayla Reyneke Kamalini registered 2 of the top 5 individual scores of the tournament, including a 50-ball 56 with 8 tours against England U19s and a 42-ball 51 against Scotland U19s with 9 4s. She tallied 143 runs from 7 innings, averaging 35.75. she had the most 50s with two. Story continues below this ad Kamalini is from the temple town of Madurai. She started playing cricket because her brother used to play. When her father was coaching them, he saw her to be more talented than her brother. So they would come to Chennai to play matches and give her better exposure. And with time they moved to Chennai so that she gets best of the facilities. …

WPL auction: From teenager Kamalini to costliest pick Simran Shaikh, uncapped players have a day out | Cricket News

WPL auction: From teenager Kamalini to costliest pick Simran Shaikh, uncapped players have a day out | Cricket News

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On Friday night, Uttarakhand’s Raghvi Bisht and Nandini Kashyap – ‘best friends’ ever since they started playing together at the age group level for the state up to senior level – received their first call-ups to the senior Indian squad together. On Sunday morning, teenagers G Kamalini, Joshitha VJ, and Niki Prasad were on the field together for the India U19 side, comfortably winning the Asia Cup match against Pakistan U19. Meanwhile in Ahmedabad, on a rest day in the Women’s Senior ODI Trophy, Mumbai’s Simran Shaikh was glued to the proceedings in Bengaluru nervously, hoping at least someone would pick up the paddle for her. By Sunday night, all their lives had changed as they found new homes in the Women’s Premier League. It was the defining narrative to emerge from the WPL 2025 auction, with 14 out of the 19 available slots going to uncapped Indian cricketers. On the flip side, none of the 10 capped Indian players who were part of the final shortlist found takers, including Sneh Rana and Poonam Yadav. …

Meet G Kamalini, 16-year-old from Tamil Nadu who went to Mumbai Indians for Rs 1.6 crore

Meet G Kamalini, 16-year-old from Tamil Nadu who went to Mumbai Indians for Rs 1.6 crore

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It was a day to remember for G Kamalini, 16-year-old wicketkeeper from Tamil Nadu. In the first half of Sunday, she scored a 29-ball 44 at a strike rate of 151.72 with four 4s and three 6s against Pakistan at the ACC Women’s U19 Asia Cup 2024 Bayuemas Cricket Oval, Kuala Lumpur. In the second half of the day, she was picked up by Mumbai Indians in the Women’s Premier League auction for a whopping Rs 1.60 score. The Kamilini show 🌪️ 🔥 Pakistan didn’t know what hit them as #TeamIndia cruised to victory in their #ACCWomensU19AsiaCup opener 💨#SonySportsNetwork #NewHomeOfAsiaCup #NextGenBlue #INDvPAK [India vs Pakistan, Women’s Asia Cup, T20 Cricket] pic.twitter.com/F3ms3d3pBo — Sony Sports Network (@SonySportsNetwk) December 15, 2024 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js As an interesting aside, Kamalini’s journey to MI is via Chennai Super Kings, as the IPL franchise gave her the opportunity to train at their academy when she moved to the city from Madurai. CSK, of course, do not have a team in the WPL. Aarti Sankaran, former Tamil Nadu cricketer and National Cricket Academy-certified …

WPL 2025 Auction LIVE Updates: Simran Shaikh Bought For Rs 1.9 Crore, 16-Year-Old G Kamalini Bags…

WPL 2025 Auction LIVE Updates: Simran Shaikh Bought For Rs 1.9 Crore, 16-Year-Old G Kamalini Bags…

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WPL 2025 mini-auction Live Updates© AFP WPL 2025 Auction LIVE Updates: The Women’s Premier League 2025 mini-auction is currently underway as five teams aim to fill up their remaining slots. Leg-spinner Simran Shaikh has been bought by Mumbai Indians for a massive sum of Rs 1.90 crore, while Tamil Nadu’s 16-year-old G Kamilini fetched 1.60 crore as she also joined MI. The auction started with West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin being sold to Gujarat Giants for Rs 1.70 crore. Meanwhile, big Indian names likes Sneh Rana and Poonam Yadav went unsold in the first round. (Auction Centre | Full List Of Sold Players With Price) Follow the Live Updates of WPL 2025 Auction here – December15202416:13 (IST) WPL 2025 Auction Live: List of sold players so far – Simran Shaikh – 1.90 crore – Gujarat Giants Deandra Dottin – Rs 1.70 Crore – Gujarat Giants G Kamalini – Rs 1.60 crore – Mumbai Indians Prema Rawat – Rs 1.20 crore – Royal Challengers Bengaluru N. Charani – Rs 55 lakh – Delhi Capitals …