Vadodara, Jan 28 (IANS) UP Warriorz have suffered a major blow in the ongoing Women’s Premier League 2026 (WPL) as their top scorer Phoebe Litchfield has been ruled out of the tournament due to injury.The Warriorz have named Amy Jones as Litchfield’s replacement for the remainder of the season. The English wicketkeeper-batter was acquired at a price of Rs 50 lakh.Litchfield, playing her first WPL season, impressed with her hitting and strike rotation throughout the innings. The young Australia…
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New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) Delhi Capitals captain Jemimah Rodrigues has been fined Rs 12 lakh for maintaining a slow over-rate following her team’s narrow three-run defeat to Gujarat Giants in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) match at the Baroda Cricket Association Stadium (Kotambi) on Tuesday.The WPL confirmed the penalty in an official release, stating, “Jemimah Rodrigues, captain of Delhi Capitals, has been fined after her team maintained a slow over rate during their team’s match again…
Vadodara, Jan 28 (IANS) Delhi Capitals captain Jemimah Rodrigues praised the composure and courage shown by Sneh Rana and Niki Prasad in a tense finish, admitting it was a tough pill to swallow after falling just three runs short of the target against Gujarat Giants at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara.Sophie Devine held her nerve in a dramatic final over to defend nine runs, sealing a thrilling three-run win for the Giants, completing a season double.A spirited seventh-wicket partnership of 70 ru…
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Former India batter Veda Krishnamurthy said she relishes the unpredictability of the points table in 2026 Women’s Premier League (WPL), pointing out that the uncertainty over who would finish at which spot has kept players and fans equally engrossed. Barring the already qualified Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the rest of the four teams – Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, UP Warriorz and Gujarat Giants – are still in the hunt for sealing two remaining spots. DC beating…
Vadodara, Jan 23 (IANS) UP Warriorz captain Meg Lanning said her side must quickly adapt to conditions at the BCA Stadium after falling short by 45 runs to Gujarat Giants (GG) in their 2026 Women’s Premier League (WPL) clash, which in turn has left their playoffs hopes on a sticky note. In Thursday’s clash, UPW lost wickets in a heap to be bowled out for 108 in 17.3 overs, as their two-match winning streak was snapped by a spirited GG. “It is more about the bounce than anything else. It is j…
Vadodara, Jan 23 (IANS) Former India captain Mithali Raj has criticised UP Warriorz’s batting performance after they suffered a 45-run defeat against the Gujarat Giants in the WPL match here at BCA stadium. Analysing the match, Raj described Warriorz’s run chase as a complete breakdown in approach and temperament, saying, “It was an absolute batting meltdown by UP Warriorz. Panic set in early and continued through the batting lineup. Once the openers were dismissed, there were no partnersh…
Vadodara, Jan 23 (IANS) Gujarat Giants head coach Michael Klinger said his message for the team during the drinks break in their WPL 2026 clash against UP Warriorz was to really go out and fight hard, something which spurred them to secure a 45-run win at the BCA Stadium and move to second place in the points table. “The black soil doesn’t bounce as much, but it came onto the bat quite nicely. So if I’m being honest, I thought we were probably 20 short with a bat, even just a couple of sort of m…
Vadodara, Jan 22 (IANS) Gujarat Giants (GG) climbed from the bottom of the points table to second place in the 2026 Women’s Premier League (WPL) after securing a comfortable 45-run victory over UP Warriorz (UPW) at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara on Thursday.New Zealand’s veteran all-rounder Sophie Devine starred with an unbeaten 42-ball fifty to take GG to 153/8 on a slow pitch. Left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad marked her return to the playing eleven with a spell of 3-16 while Sophie took t…
Vadodara, Jan 22 (IANS) Left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad said she was delighted to make an impact on her return to the Gujarat Giants side after being named Player of the Match in their 45-run win over UP Warriorz in the 2026 Women’s Premier League (WPL) at the BCA Stadium in Kotambi in Vadodara on Thursday.The win also meant that GG jumped from bottom to second place in the points table. “It feels really good. I got a chance to play after a long time, and today I did well too, so I’m …
Vadodara, Jan 22 (IANS) Gujarat Giants (GG) climbed from the bottom of the points table to second place in the 2026 Women’s Premier League (WPL) after securing a comfortable 45-run victory over UP Warriorz (UPW) at the BCA Stadium in Kotambi in Vadodara on Thursday.New Zealand’s veteran all-rounder Sophie Devine starred with an unbeaten 42-ball fifty to take GG to 153/8 on a slow pitch. Left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad marked her return to the playing eleven with a spell of 3-16 while So…