WPL 2023: The first edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) will begin on March 4 with the match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians women’s team. Even before the start of this season, Gujarat Titans got a big blow in the form of Deandra Dottin, who has been out this entire season due to injury. The franchise has now announced the inclusion of Australian women’s player Kimberley Garth in her place.
The franchise gave this information through a social media post, in which they wrote that Adani Gujarat Giants has decided to include Kimberley Garth as a replacement player before the start of the season. It has been selected to include fast bowler Kim Greth in the team instead of Windies all-rounder player Deandra Dottin.
? Another lioness from Down Under, @kim_garth joins our pride! ???#WPL #GujaratGiants #AdaniSportsline #Adani pic.twitter.com/vd9z6Ssp0i
— Gujarat Giants (@GujaratGiants) March 3, 2023
Let us tell you that the Gujarat Giants team included Deandra Dottin during the auction for 60 lakh rupees, while any team did not include Greth. At the same time, fast bowler Greth, who was part of the Australian team that won the T20 World Cup recently, had performed very well in the practice matches played before the start of the tournament there.
Fast bowler Kimberley Garth, who debuted in international cricket in 2010, has so far played 54 T20 matches with 28 ODIs, in which she has taken 23 and 43 wickets. Apart from this, Kim’s batting in the lower order can also prove to be very useful for the team.
Beth Mooney Is Captaining The Gujarat Team
Talking about the Gujarat Giants team, in the first season, the Australian women’s cricket team’s veteran player Beth Mooney will be seen handling the captaincy. Apart from this, two critical players will also be present in the team in the form of Ashley Gardner and Annabel Sutherland, who can turn the tide of the match on their own.
