Explosive wicket-keeper batter Beth Mooney to lead Gujarat Giants in inaugural WPL- The New Indian Express
MUMBAI: Productive Australia opener Beth Mooney was on Monday named as commander of the Gujarat Giants for the debut time of the Women’s Premiere League (WPL), beginning March 4.
The dangerous wicket-manager hitter had created a game dominating 74-run thump in the title conflict of the Ladies’ T20 World Cup against South Africa on Sunday and was declared the player of the match’.
India all-rounder Sneh Rana will be Mooney’s representative.
“I’m more than happy to be offered the chance to lead the Adani Gujarat Giants in the memorable Women’s Premiere League debut version in 2023,” Mooney said in a release.
“The crew is quick to get this show on the road soon and put out an engaging and compelling brand of cricket in the presentation time of WPL which will ideally lead us to the prize.
It will be totally fabulous to have any semblance of Sneh as my representative and Mithali Raj, Rachael Haynes and Nooshin Al Khadeer as pivotal parts of the group,” she added.
Mooney is one of a handful of the hitters in the Ladies’ T20 to have scored more than 100, her most noteworthy score being an unbeaten 117. She has additionally hit 18 half-hundreds in the 83 T20 games she has played, scoring 2,350 runs.
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Skipper Rana, an off-spinner, has recently shown up for Speed in the Ladies’ T20 Challenge.
She has played 25 games in T20Is, taking 24 wickets with an economy pace of 6.21.
“Being the vice captain of the Gujarat Giants is a gigantic obligation and I’m distinctly anticipating setting up an incredible show for the debut edition of the Women’s Premiere League” said Rana.
“Alongside captain Beth Mooney, I desire to lead areas of strength for a skilled crew during the competition”.
