The first season of the Women’s Premier League has begun. The first game of the tournament is played between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants. The first match is played at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. In this match, Gujarat Giants won the toss and decided to pitch first. Yastika Bhatia and Hayley Mathews arrived at the opening for the Mumbai Indians. In this, Yastika Bhatia faced the first ball of the women’s IPL. In the match, Ashley Gardner bowled out the first pitch of the tournament for Gujarat Giants.
Harmanpreet Kaur leads the Mumbai Indians in this match while the Australian wicket-keeper batsman captains the Gujarat Giants. Ashley Gardner, who bowled the first over at the tournament, is also a player for the Australia women’s team. She spent just 2 runs in the first over of hers. A total of four balls from the tournament’s first over were points, while individual runs came on the fifth and sixth balls. Indian batsman Yastika Bhatia, playing for Mumbai, became the first run scorer in the women’s IPL history.
Tanuja Kanwar became the first wicket-taker of the tournament. She walked Mumbai Indians batsman Yastika Bhatia. Yastika returned to the pavilion after scoring just 1 run on 8 balls. The first wicket of the tournament fell in the form of Yastika.
Hayley Mathews, Yastika Bhatia (week), Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Nat Sever Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, Pooja Vastrakar, Humaira Kazi, Issy Wong, Jintimani Kalita and Sayka Ishaq.
Ath Mooney (c&wk), Sabbhineni Meghna, Harleen Deol, Ashley Gardner, Annabel Sutherland, Dayalan Hemlata, Georgia Wareham, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwar, Monika Patel, Mansi Joshi.
