WPL

2023 - 3 - 5

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WPL: Cricketers hope new league will inspire young women (BBC News)

The WPL is a big money game - will it help to change the face of professional cricket worldwide?

It's just an amazing opportunity for women's cricket to go the extra length," she says. And that was only a few years ago," she says. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. "So I'm really proud and really happy for the opportunities for the ladies, not just playing as a hobby, but actually playing as a career is absolutely phenomenal." We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read

'Game-changer' WPL gets underway with massive Mumbai win (Reuters)

The inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL) kicked off on Saturday with the Mumbai Indians thrashing the Gujarat Giants by a massive margin of ...

"I think only way you can do that is being calm under pressure and taking the braver option always. It's all about grabbing that momentum as well," Mooney said, speaking before the opening match. Obviously it's a big day for women's cricket but it was all about backing yourself," Kaur said after the win. "We kept things simple and clear. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story Kaur has predicted the league to be a 'game-changer' for women's cricket.

'Nightmare start': Aussie skipper taken away in ambulance amid ... (Fox Sports)

Mumbai Indians thrashed Gujarat Giants by 143 runs in the opening match of the inaugural Women's Premier League tournament as Australian Beth Mooney retired ...

The WPL has found a boisterous support base in the cricket-mad nation and generated hundreds of millions of dollars even before the first ball was bowled on Saturday. The Australian was immediately attended by medics on the pitch and later taken off the field and driven away in a waiting ambulance. Mumbai Indians thrashed Gujarat Giants by 143 runs in the opening match of the inaugural Women’s Premier League tournament as Australian Beth Mooney retired hurt.

WPL needed a good start and Mumbai Indians did exactly that ... (News Room Odisha)

Navi Mumbai: Former India men's wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel believes Mumbai Indians cruising to a huge 143-run win over Gujarat Giants in the opening ...

She has always been known for her power hitting, but her timing today (in the match) was noteworthy,” he added. “After losing the toss, it was very important for Mumbai Indians to have a good start, especially during the powerplay and they did exactly that. Mumbai Indians did it very well, had an explosive start and we are sure there will be more interesting games in the coming days,” said Patel, a WPL expert for Sports18 and JioCinema, after the match ended.

Beth Mooney injured during first ever WPL cricket match between ... (7NEWS.com.au)

Fears grow for hospitalised Aussie superstar after shattering injury during inaugural WPL match ... A historic night in the history of women's cricket ended ...

Upon being assessed by medical staff, the Australian superstar was taken to hospital for further treatment. “It was a brilliant start, it feels like a dream come true,” said Harmanpreet, who has predicted the league will be a “game-changer” for women’s cricket. But, fittingly, after all the Bollywood glitz that preceded the launch of the women’s game’s richest league, it was home hero, Mumbai captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who did the most to get the tournament off to a rip-roaring start in front of an enthusiastic crowd, cracking 65 off 30 balls. It proved only the start of a disastrous innings for the Giants as they capitulated for 64 off just 15.1 overs. But it all went wrong for the batting champion, player of the match in last Sunday’s T20 World Cup final, and her expensively assembled team, as Mooney asked Mumbai Indians to bat and watched them rattle up a huge total of 5-207. [World Cup](https://7news.com.au/sport/cricket-world-cup)-winning heroics, has been brought rudely down to earth, suffering injury during a calamitous 143-run defeat for her Gujarat Giants side in the opening match of India’s new Women’s Premier League.

Knee injury sours Australian Mooney's WPL debut (ZAWYA)

MUMBAI - Australia opener Beth Mooney's Women's Premier League (WPL) debut did not go according to plan as the Gujarat Giants captain retired with a knee ...

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WPL and IPL: Players can review wides and no-balls using DRS (ESPNcricinfo.com)

For the first time in a T20 league, players will be allowed to review wide and no-ball decisions using DRS. The Women's Premier League (WPL) is the first ...

These reviews - for wides and no-balls - will be a part of the two unsuccessful reviews that each team is entitled to per innings. Of course, if the ball has flicked the bat or the pad, and an umpire's called a wide - yeah, that's quite clearly an error. "I'm really conscious around trying to turn the art of officiating into a science and seek perfection, whatever that looks like, with decision making," Taufel had said. Until now, players could only review on-field decisions for a dismissal but that will not be the case in the WPL and IPL going forward. For the first time in a T20 league, players will be allowed to review wide and no-ball decisions using DRS. "A player may also be allowed to review any decision taken by on-field umpires concerning wide or no-ball."

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