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Natalie Sciver News
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The stage is set for the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL), to be held from March 4 to 26 in Mumbai, as the squads have assembled, raring to compete to be crowned the champions. In the inaugural edition, five teams -- Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore and UP Warriorz -- splurged their purse to acquire some of the best talents in the international and domestic circuit.
We takes a look at the top 10 women cricketers who can make an impact with their skill sets in the inaugural edition of WPL.
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Indian cricket star Smriti Mandhana was the top buy, being purchased for a whopping INR 3.40 crore by Royal Challengers Bangalore.
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England fast bowler Anya Shrubsole was named the Player of the Match for picking three Indian wickets conceding 31 runs in her 4 overs. The England chase started on a wobbly note as they lost three quick wickets after India ended with 123/6 in 20 overs in the T20 cricket match in the Women's Tri Series in Australia.
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The Women`s Ashes consists of three One-Day Internationals (ODIs), one Test and three T20 Internationals.
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The Indian chase did not enjoy the best of starts with opener Jemimah Rodrigues dismissed for a duck.
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Opting to field after winning the toss, England restricted the Australians to 149 for eight at the Brabourne Stadium. Rachael Haynes top-scored for Australia with a 65 off 45 balls, knock that included eight boundaries and a six.
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It was an indeed a moment of heartbreak for the Indian eves as they fell one-by-one owing to a scintillating spell from Anya Shrubole, who bagged a six-fer at the World Cup final. England lifted the trophy for the fourth time after avenging their group stage defeat over the Indians, by nine runs.
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It was an anti-climactic result for India since they were well on course for a memorable triumph, sitting pretty at 191 for three in 42.5 before a batting collapse saw them bowled out for 219 in 48.4 overs.
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Goswami made her international debut was back in 2002 and has been a vanguard for the women's cricket. She has played 10 Tests, 163 ODIs and 60 T20Is for India, taking 40, 192 and 50 wickets respectively, before the start of the match.
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Heading into the clash, England had won six games in a row - including a 68-run victory over South Africa - following their opening defeat by India.
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She is the only player in this edition to have scored two hundreds. Last month, she scored 137 off just 92 balls to help England post 377/7, which is a record in itself, against Pakistan.
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Sciver hit 137 off 92 balls and captain Knight scored 106 off 109 balls as the hosts recovered from 42 for two to post a gigantic total of 377 for seven in 50 overs.
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Sciver hit 137 off 92 balls and captain Knight scored 106 off 109 balls as England recovered from 42 for two to finish at 377 for seven in 50 overs, the second-highest total in competition history behind Australia`s 412 for three in 1997.
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