Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh are the only Indians selected in hundred draft Cricket News

Women’s Premier League-winning captain Smriti Mandhana and wicketkeeper-batsman Richa Ghosh are the only Indian players to have found takers in the London hundred. Mandana, who led Royal Challengers Bangalore to the WPL title last Sunday, has been picked up by South Valiant Women, while her teammate Richa has found a new home at Birmingham Phoenix Women. The southpaw Mandana has been in fine form in the WPL, scoring 300 runs in 10 games with 2 fifties, while Richa, who often plays the role of finisher, has scored 257 runs in 10 games with 2 half-centuries. And a good shot. The ratio is 142.

Mandhana has become a part of the Brave dressing room, notably where she worked with Luke Williams before he joins RCB as coach during the 2024 WPL. Williams).

Phoenix is ​​Richa’s second team to make the top 100, as she had earlier donned a London Spirit jersey.

However, other players like Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Jemima Rodriguez and Shreyanka Patil among the 17 Indian players registered for the draft. No bidders were found during the draft.

Shreyanka, who plays for RCB, is the highest wicket-taker in the WPL this season, taking 13 wickets in 8 games.

But they still have a chance of reaching the top 100, as both teams can rope in one more overseas player through the Vitality Wild Card.

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