The wait is finally over as the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL 2023) is scheduled to begin on Saturday, March 4. Three records can be broken in today’s match At the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Mumbai, the Gujarat Giants, and Mumbai Indians will face off in the marquee tournament’s opening game.
The goal of WPL 2023 is to usher in a new era for women’s cricket in the same way that the Indian Premier League revolutionized men’s cricket. Only DY Patil Stadium and Brabourne Stadium will host the entire tournament, so the biggest names in women’s cricket have gathered in Maharashtra for the first season.
Any tournament’s curtain-raiser typically sets the tone for the campaign as a whole. As a result, Mumbai and Gujarat will both want to kick things off with an exciting contest for the fans.
Players from both franchises will have the chance to break or set a number of records during the historic first game.
In light of this, let’s examine three records for the upcoming WPL match between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians.
#3 Nat Sciver-Brunt could take 100 T20 wickets
Nat Sciver-Brunt, England’s star at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023, could take 100 T20 wickets Nat Sciver-Brunt was the joint-most expensive overseas acquisition at the WPL 2023 auction. The Mumbai Indians franchise paid 3.20 crore rupees for the all-rounder.
There is no secret about Sciver-Brunt’s capacity to break boundaries at will, but she is also an excellent pacer. In fact, she has won 97 T20 matches so far in her career, and she will win three more on Saturday to reach 100 in the format.
#2 Harmanpreet Kaur could make 100 T20 sixes
Harmanpreet Kaur, captain of the Mumbai Indians, is a natural hitter who has scored more than 3,200 T20 runs with her willow. In T20 cricket, she has also crushed 276 boundaries and 97 maximums.
Harmanpreet will become the first Indian woman to reach 100 sixes in Twenty20 cricket if she hits at least three more sixes against Gujarat in the WPL 2023 match.
#1 Beth Mooney has the potential to become the most run-getter in women’s t20 history
The skipper of the Gujarat Giants, Beth Mooney, will enter the WPL following a remarkable performance for Australia in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 final. In the final match of the tournament, the opener won the Player of the Match award after scoring 74 runs against South Africa.
Mooney is one of the game’s legends with 4684 T20 runs, and the left-hander will have a chance to make more history on Saturday.
Mooney will surpass New Zealand’s Sophie Devine to become the highest run-getter in women’s T20 history if she scores 71 runs against Mumbai. In her T20 career, Devine, who will play for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the WPL 2023, has scored 4754 runs.
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