The Women’s Premier League 2026 auction started with the marquee players, there were a total of 8 players in this category. 7 marquee players got their teams, but the most surprising thing in this round was that Alyssa Healy remained unsold. The most expensive player of this round was all-rounder Deepti Sharma, for whom UP Warriors used RTM.

Players sold in the marquee round and their prices

• Sophie Devine – Rs 2 crore (Gujarat Giants)
• Deepti Sharma- 3.2 crores (UP Warriors)
• Amelia Kerr- Rs 3 crore (Mumbai Indians)
• Renuka Singh- 60 lakhs (Gujarat Giants)
• Sophie Eccleston- 85 lakhs (UP Warriors)
• Meg Lanning- 1.9 crore (UP Warriors)
• Laura Wolvaardt- 1.1 crore (Delhi Capitals)

WPL 2025: The three seasons of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) have proved that this tournament is not just a game of batsmen but also of strong bowling. Between 2023 and 2025, many star bowlers have changed matches with their swing, spin and smart planning. Statistics show that Mumbai Indians all-rounder Hayley Mathews is at the forefront of taking most wickets in WPL.

Hayley Mathews’s magic – Mumbai.Indians

West Indies star all-rounder Hayley Mathews is the strength of Mumbai Indians. She is also the most reliable bowler of WPL. Mathews has secured the top position in this list by taking 41 wickets in 29 matches. An excellent average of 17.56 and economy of 7.24 show how economical and lethal he is. His best bowling has been 3/5.

Amelia Kerr – Mumbai Indians

New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr, who plays for Mumbai Indians, is just one step behind Mathews. He has 40 wickets in his name in 29 matches. The special thing is that he also has 5 wicket haul – 5/38. His strike rate of just 14.05 makes him one of the most dangerous bowlers of this tournament.

Sophie Ecclestone – UP Warriors

England’s Sophie Ecclestone has been the biggest strength of UP Warriors. With 36 wickets in 25 matches and an economy of 6.68, he is one of the most economical bowlers in the league. He has also delivered brilliant spells like 4 wickets and only 13 runs.

Jess Jonason – Delhi Capitals

Jess Johnson of Delhi Capitals remains at number 4 in this list. She is known for taking wickets continuously at any time. He has 33 wickets in his name in 24 matches.

Nate Sciver-Brunt – Mumbai Indians

The name of another bowler from Mumbai is included in this list. England’s Nate Sciver-Brunt has taken 32 wickets while playing for Mumbai. Not only this, he has also proved his importance as an all-rounder.

The Women’s World Cup is proving to be a tournament full of 2025 uncertainties. Last Thursday, Bangladesh defeated the Pakistan team by 7 wickets, making him a victim of reversal. Now the team that has the power has been named South Africa, which England have defeated by 10 wickets. The South African team was dismissed for just 69 runs, in response to which the British team achieved this target in the 15th over without losing wickets.

Sinalo Jaffeta, who scored 22 runs for South Africa, was the only batsman who touched the double figure in terms of runs. The other 10 batsmen could not even touch the double figure. As a result, the entire team was reduced to just 69 runs. Alam was that 7 wickets of South Africa had fallen within 50 runs. This woman is the second smallest score of the South African team in the ODI World Cup history.

Linse Smith took the most wickets for England, who sent 3 South African batsmen to the pavilion. In addition to captain Nate Syre Brant, Sophie Eclastone and Charlie Dean took two wickets each. Lauren Bell took a wicket. England opener Amy Jones returned unbeaten by scoring an unbeaten 40 and Tammy Buomont 21. Together, the two ensured England’s 10 wickets.

This big win has brought England to the top of the points table. In the second place in the table, Australia, Bangladesh are third and India fourth. Sri Lanka, Pakistan, New Zealand and South Africa are present at the next four places respectively.

Pakistan also had a bad condition

In the last Thursday World Cup match, the Pakistan team was all out for just 129 runs while playing the team first. On the other hand, Bangladeshi batsmen had made the first major upset of the World Cup 2025 by losing just 3 wickets.

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England defeated Team India by 8 wickets in the second ODI on Saturday night. The match was played for 29-29 overs due to rain. Team India could score only 143 runs for 8 wickets in 29 overs after playing first in this match. After this, England scored 116 runs for 2 wickets in 21 overs that it rained again. After this, England won from DLS. England has now equaled 1-1 in the three-match ODI series. The third and decisive match of the series will be played on July 22 in Chester-Le-Street.

London received a lot of rain on Saturday. Because of this, the match could not start on time. After a long delay, the match tossed and the match was 29-29 overs. The Indian women’s team scored 143 for eight wickets in the second ODI of 29 overs affected by openers Smriti Mandhana (42) and Deepti Sharma (30 not out) for India.

Amy Jones played a match winning innings for England

Initially, England had a target of 144 runs in 29 overs, but when England team had 102 runs for one wicket in 18.4 overs, then suddenly the rain came and then the target was revised to 115 runs in 24 overs. Host England won the match by achieving the revised target in 21 overs.

For England, Amy Jones scored an unbeaten 46 off 57 balls. 5 fours came out of his bat. At the same time, the Tammy Beument scored 34 runs in 35 balls with the help of 5 fours. Captain Nate Cyver Brant scored 21 runs in 25 balls. Two fours came out of his bat. Sophia Dunkli returned unbeaten on 9 runs with the help of two fours in 9 balls.

This is the condition of Indian innings

Earlier, in bowling for England, fast bowler M Earlot (two wickets for 26) bowled Pratika Rawal (three) in the second over of the innings and gave India a big blow. Mandhana and Harleen Deol (16) tried to return the team by shaking 40 runs for the second wicket. This partnership was broken by Sophie Eklestone in the 10th over. He took three wickets for 27 runs.

After the breakdown of this partnership, the fall of wickets started. Mandhana stood at one end, but Eklestone from the other end also walked Indian captain Harmanpreet (seven) after Harleen. Jemima Rodrigues (three) and Richa Ghosh (two) also returned to the pavilion early, causing the Indian team’s score to 72 runs for five wickets for one wicket.

Before the completion of the team’s runs, Mandhana showed the path of the pavilion by Linson Smith. Mandhana hit five fours in an innings of 42 runs in 51 balls. Deepti Sharma kept one end after this and two fours in 34 balls took the team’s score to 140 runs with an unbeaten innings. Deepti remained unbeaten on 30 runs. He shared a 26 -run partnership for the seventh wicket with Arundhati Reddy (14) during this period.

India Squad for England: The Indian team’s tour of England is going to start very soon. Before that, an England star player has taken a break from cricket. Actually, the five -Test series of India and England’s men and England men and England series are starting from June 20. At the same time, a series of five T20 matches between women cricket teams of both countries is starting from June 28. After that, a series of 3 ODI matches between the two teams is also to be played. Before that, England star spinner Sophie Eclassetone has taken a break from cricket.

Sophie Eclassetone has taken a break from domestic cricket, it is not that she has withdrawn the name from the series against India. Actually, after a minor injury, he has decided to take this break and the reason for his break is to fit for the series against India. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that Sophie Eklesstone has kept itself available for selection in the series against India.

Charlett Edwards was recently elected the head coach of the England women’s cricket team. Edwards has supported the decision taken by Eclassetone. Edwards said, “Sophie has been suffering from injury for the last one week, but more importantly, she wanted to take a small break from cricket for her own good health.”

Indian team’s England Tour

The Indian women’s cricket team’s tour of England will begin on June 28. Five T20 matches will be played between July 28 -12 July, while 3 ODI matches will be played between July 16 -22. Talking about Sophie Eclassetone, he has played a total of 177 international cricket matches for England so far, in which he has 297 wickets.

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