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WPL 2026: Jemimah Rodrigues’ unbeaten 51 guides DC to crucial win over MI | Cricket News

WPL 2026: Jemimah Rodrigues’ unbeaten 51 guides DC to crucial win over MI | Cricket News

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Jemimah Rodrigues produced her best innings of WPL 2026 with an unbeaten 37-ball 51 to lead DC to a 7-wicket win over MI. Coming into the match on the back of a crushing loss against RCB, Delhi Capitals found themselves at a critical juncture in their WPL 2026 campaign. In a pressure-contest, captain Jemimah Rodrigues led from the front, producing a composed unbeaten 51 to guide DC to a much-needed victory over the Mumbai Indians (MI) in Vadodara. Rodrigues shines Unlike her more experienced counterpart, Rodrigues walked out to bat with the chase already given shape by openers Shafali Verma and Lizelle Lee. Their 63-run stand had provided early momentum in pursuit of 155, but with MI tightening the screws through disciplined bowling, DC still required calm control through the middle overs. Rodrigues responded with an innings built on match-awareness rather than spectacle. She remained unbeaten on 51 off 37 balls, a knock that may not dominate highlight reels but proved decisive in context. She struck five fours and a six, yet dictated the tempo …

WPL: The struggles that shaped Gautami Naik’s starry night | Cricket News

WPL: The struggles that shaped Gautami Naik’s starry night | Cricket News

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Gautami Naik became a star on Monday night. She cracked 73 off 55 balls, walking out with the side in distress at 9/2, to cornerstone RCB’s 61-run victory over Gujarat Giants. But the making of the night took several nights and days of sweat and patience. Her coach Avinash Shinde remembers her adolescent years. Gautami had lost her father when she was in sixth or seventh class. It left a lasting void. “You see other kids with their parents on special days – birthdays, functions. Nothing like that happened in her case,” Shinde says. Her mother, a homemaker, became the family’s anchor. Naik’s elder brother works in Pune’s The Market Yard (a wholesale market for agricultural products), helping support the household, while her younger sister is married. Financial resources were limited, and progress in cricket was slow. “For the last five years, she has been getting some domestic money and local tournament fees. She would give some money at home. Her brother takes care of the rest,” Shinde said. The coach and the family were …

WPL 2026: Grace and power to the fore as Harris’ stunning 40-ball 85 powers RCB to two wins in two | Cricket News

WPL 2026: Grace and power to the fore as Harris’ stunning 40-ball 85 powers RCB to two wins in two | Cricket News

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There is a case to be made that the Royal Challengers Bengaluru are not quite getting their combinations right at the start of the Women’s Premier League season, but what they do have are elite match-winners who can single-handedly take the game away from the opponents. On Monday in Navi Mumbai, it was Grace Harris’ turn to produce a stunning innings that powered RCB past UP Warriorz’s total of 143 with nearly eight overs to spare. Grace and Power That Harris is one of the most powerful ball-strikers in the world is well established, but over the course of her 40-ball 85, she also showed how good her timing can be when she is in the zone. When Meg Lanning decided to open the bowling with Deepti Sharma, most likely as a match-up option to Smriti Mandhana, Harris took strike and calmly struck a straight drive off the first ball, swinging through the line effortlessly for a four. When Deepti shortened the length, she was ready to rock back in the crease and find the …