Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues, the T20I stars from India, have been signed by the Melbourne Renegades for the upcoming season of the Women’s Big Bash League. Harmanpreet Kaur is a right-handed middle-order batswoman who has played in T20Is for over two years while Jemimah Rodrigues is a left-handed opening batter who was recently included in the T20I squad after an impressive showing at the Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018. Indian T20 captain Harmanpreet Kaur was previously signed by Sydney Thunder. For Jemimah, this is her first WBBL stint.
Apart from Kaur and Rodrigues, India’s all-rounder Deepti Sharma and T20I vice-captain Smriti Mandhana have been signed by Sydney Thunder for the upcoming league. Sixers, on the other hand, have announced that they have signed opener Shefali Verma and all-rounder Radha Yadav for WBBL.
It will be interesting to see how these Indian players will perform in alien conditions under different team management and captaincy.
Power-hitter Harmanpreet is currently undergoing recovery after a thumb injury. She’s been ruled out of the only pink-ball Test played in Queensland. However, according to cric-life.com, Kaur was seen hitting the nets ahead of the ODI game against the Aussies. It is speculated that she will be a part of the 3-match ODI series against Australia.
Women’s Big Bash League – October Schedule
The 59-game league will start on October 14, 2021, and the final will take place on November 27, 2021.
- Sydney Sixers Women vs Melbourne Stars – 14 October
- Melbourne Renegades Women vs Hobart Hurricanes Women – 16 October
- Sydney Thunder vs Adelaide Strikers Women – 16 October
- Perth Scorchers Women vs Brisbane Heat – 17 October
- Hobart Hurricanes Women vs Sydney Sixers Women – 17 October
- Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes Women – 19 October
- Brisbane Heat vs Perth Scorchers Women – 19 October
- Melbourne Renegades Women vs Adelaide Strikers Women – 20 October
- Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Sixers Women – 20 October
- Adelaide Strikers Women vs Hobart Hurricanes Women – 23 October
- Melbourne Stars vs Brisbane Heat – 23 October
- Sydney Thunder vs Sydney Sixers Women – 23 October
- Perth Scorchers Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women – 23 October
- Adelaide Strikers Women vs Brisbane Heat – 24 October
- Sydney Sixers Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women – 24 October
- Perth Scorchers Women vs Sydney Thunder – 24 October
- Melbourne Stars vs Sydney Thunder – 26 October
- Hobart Hurricanes Women vs Brisbane Heat – 26 October
- Melbourne Renegades Women vs Sydney Thunder – 27 October
- Hobart Hurricanes Women vs Melbourne Stars – 27 October
- Adelaide Strikers Women vs Melbourne Renegades Women – 30 October
- Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Stars – 30 October
- Perth Scorchers Women vs Sydney Sixers Women – 30 October
- Brisbane Heat vs Hobart Hurricanes Women – 30 October
- Sydney Thunder vs Hobart Hurricanes Women – 31 October
- Melbourne Renegades Women vs Sydney Sixers Women – 31 October
- Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars – 31 October
- Perth Scorchers Women vs Adelaide Strikers Women – 31 October
It is a two-month-long tournament and we will have to see how the Indian superstars play under Australian conditions.