Leading the Royal Challengers Bangalore unit, Smriti Mandhana will be a major asset to ensure winning ways for her side. RCB were knocked out after the group stage matches of the inaugural edition. Mandhana will need to be ruthless and tactful in equal measure to finish on top this year
Harmanpreet Kaur impressed greatly in the tournament last year. She scored 281 runs in last year’s edition to help Mumbai Indians clinch their maiden title and it remains to be seen if Kaur can replicate her heroics this year.
Leading run-scorer of WPL 2023, Meg Lanning will play a pivotal role this year for the batting unit of Delhi Capitals. With 345 runs from just nine WPL matches, the former Australian skipper has been a proven performer in the international arena as well.
The second edition, which will run till March 17, promises to be as exhilarating as ever, for it is not only the likes of Alyssa Healy and Smriti Mandhana that fans will shed their weight of expectations on, but another fresh crop of cricketers with some noteworthy talent tucked within
Veteran spinner Sophie Ecclestone scalped 16 wickets in the last edition of the WPL, thus finishing as the joint leading wicket-taker. With the diverse array of spins and turns at her disposal, Ecclestone is expected to play a crucial role for UP Warriorz in the upcoming edition.
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