WPL weekly star-tracker (August 28): Chloe and Charlotte win The Hundred Women; Jinti shines in Challenger Trophy
Yet another week where more than half a dozen of our WPL superstars took the field! How did they perform? Let's dive in and find out...
Chloe is a champion with the Brave!
Chloe is a champion! Chloe is a champion!! Chloe is a champion!!!
The standout Saffa talent warmed up for the Final with another tight performance, logging figures of 0/24 (20). In the Final against the Northern Superchargers, Chloe chipped in 9 runs and while defending 139, she took 2 crucial wickets – the prized ones of Bess Heath and Georgia Wareham. Her final stats? 2/28 (20 balls). Chloe's season wrapped up with 6 wickets and a personal best of 2/25.
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Coach Charlotte adds The Hundred title to the CV!
Charlotte Edwards who coached us to the championship title in the inaugural WPL season in March, months down the line, celebrates another championship win, this with the Southern Brave. After a couple of runner-up finishes in the past editions, the SOUTHERN BRAVE have finally nailed it – they're the 2023 The Hundred (Women's) CHAMPIONS!
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Kaur's UnHarman campaign
After her match-winning performances in Bangladesh, Harmanpreet Kaur was all pumped up for The Hundred. But alas, it didn't go quite as she planned – only 72 runs in 6 innings. Was one of those seasons when things just don't click, but hold on for the champion's comeback!
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Just another doMInant season for NSB!
While Rockets' skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt couldn't guide her team to the knockouts, her performances remained top-notch, as one would expect from NSB. Just like the previous season's 200+ runs campaign (228), Nat repeated her feat this time too! In the 03 edition of The Hundred (Women's), Nat amassed a commendable 216 runs with an astonishing strike rate of 160.00, maintaining an average of 43.20 and her season-best was an impressive 41-ball 81*.
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A quiet finish to Hayley's smashing season
Hurricane Hayley kicked off her season in true namesake style with a stunning 38-ball 65 and went on to add several notable scores. After a brief sideline stint due to a shoulder injury, Hayley made a roaring return, smashing a match-winning 23-ball 36. An only disappointment is Hayley falling short of replicating a fiery finish, closing with a 5-ball duck and a 10(12) in Welsh Fire's rain-abandoned eliminator against the Northern Superchargers.
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Kerr the bowler captivated the crowd!
Our magnificent MumbaiKerr has concluded her spectacular campaign in The Hundred (Women's) with a bang! After impressive bowling figures of 3/16 and 2/24, she saved the best for the last – a season-high of 4/13 (16) against Birmingham Phoenix. In just 6 appearances for the London Spirit this edition, Melie Kerr notched up 133 runs and an impressive 10 wickets, including standouts of a 32-ball 60* and 4/13 (16).
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Wong was back for the Phoenix's finale!
After working on her run-up mechanics, aapli Wongi returned to Birmingham Phoenix's XI for their final game of the 03 season of The Hundred (Women's) against London Spirit. However, she's still finding her rhythm and as the T20I series against Sri Lanka approaches, we place our bets on Issy to bring the heat!
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Jinti the all-rounder is bossing ACA T20 Challenger Trophy!
Aapli emerging all-rounder Jintimani Kalita continued to make waves with yet another outstanding week at the Challenger Trophy! In the final league game, she delivered a brilliant bowling performance of 1/8 (4) and hammered 11* off 3 balls in a chase of 78. Leading her team to the Super 4 stage, Jinti's exceptional performances continued with batting scores of 18(13) and 24*(15), alongside bowling figures of 0/7 (1) and 1/16 (2). With 2 games abandoned due to rain, the Dhansiri Dashers missed a berth in the Final.
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