Young spin bowler Shreyanka Patil has made history by becoming the first Indian cricketer to be signed for the Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL). Interestingly, Patil is also the first Indian player to be offered a contract in an overseas league before making her international debut.
Shreyanka Patil made a name for herself when she was selected for Royal Challenger’s Bangalore (RCB) in the inaugural edition of the WPL. In the 7 matches she played for RCB, the all-rounder took 6 wickets and scored 62 runs.
Patil has been selected for Guyana Amazon Warriors in the WCPL, which will be held from 31 August to 10 September. BCCI has allowed Indian women cricketers to play in foreign cricket leagues and senior players like Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Jemima Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Deepti Sharma and Richa Ghosh have played in the WBBL or The Hundred.
The 20-year-old was recently named Player of the Tournament at the Women’s Emerging Asia Cup in Hong Kong. While playing for India A, she took nine wickets in her two matches.
Led by former West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor, Guyana Amazon Warriors will play their first WCPL match against Barbados Royals Women at their home ground, Kensington Oval, on September 1. Meanwhile, they will play their second match against reigning champions Trinbago Knight Riders on 3 September.
The 2022 WCPL was launched as a three-team tournament with only four matches scheduled, including the final. However, for this edition of the tournament, the number of league games has been increased to 6 and each team will have the opportunity to play their opponents twice. The top two teams will play the final on 11 September.
(With inputs from PTI)
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Updated: 01 Jul 2023, 01:12 PM IST
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