India batters Jemimah and Harmanpreet join Melbourne Renegades: Now there are six Indian players who have signed up for the WBBL which starts next month. India hitter Jemimah Rodrigues signed for her first WBBL. Appearance with Melbourne Renegades and has the support of her teammate Harmanpreet Kaur at the club. Harmanpreet, who missed the final ODI series against Australia due to injury. Produced the legendary 171 undefeated in the 2017 World Cup semifinals and previously played for the Sydney Thunder.
They take the Indian record for the WBBL’s seventh season to six. With the recruitment of Smriti Mandhana and Deepti Sharma (Sydney Thunder). And Shafali Verma and Radha Yadav (Sydney Sixers) announced earlier this week. MYCricketDEAL understands that the clubs have not yet released at least one more Indian pledge.
India batters Rodrigues and Harmanpreet completed the Renegades signings overseas. Along with English all-rounder Eve Jones, who also took on her full squad for Sophie Molineux’s first season as club captain.
Rodrigues, who is part of the Indian team for the ongoing multi-format tour of Australia was the second-highest run-scorer. At the Hundreds in Great Britain, where she scored 249 runs in seven innings with a hit rate of 150.90.
Her competitive form helped her overcome a disappointing streak with India against England. As she only played two ODIs, did 8 and 4, and was abandoned by the T20Is altogether.
In Australia, she didn’t play on the ODI leg of the tour and will likely face stiff competition from Yastika Bhatia, Harmanpreet Kaur, and Punam Raut for a spot in the XI of the Pink ball Test starting Thursday. However, he is expected to return to T20I‘s side.
Squad: Sophie Molineux (capt), Makinley Blows, Josie Dooley, Jess Duffin, Ellie Falconer, Holly Ferling, Poppy Gardner, Ella Hayward, Eve Jones, Harmanpreet Kaur, Carly Leeson, Rhiann O’Donnell, Jemimah Rodrigues, Georgia Wareham, Courtney Webb
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