Due to a knee injury, Sophie Molineux, a player for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, will not play in the next Women's Premier League 2025 season. Charlie Dean of England takes the spot of the Australian cricketer.
Dean is an England cricket representative who has participated in 36 Twenty20 Internationals, 3 Test matches, and 39 One-Day Internationals. According to an RCB press statement, the England all-rounder will join the team for INR 30 lakh.
With twelve wickets in 10 games at an economy rate of only 7.31, including a spectacular three-wicket over in the final that took the match from the Delhi Capitals, the left-arm spin bowling all-rounder was a crucial member of RCB-W's team in the 2024 WPL, the statement continued.
Danni Wyatt-Hodge was acquired from UP Warriorz in a cash transaction earlier in 2024, marking a major addition to RCB's WPL lineup.
With a strong career strike rate of 127.85, which has increased in recent years, the explosive opener, who is also an outstanding fielder, is on the verge of reaching 3000 T20I runs (2979).
At the top of the order, Wyatt-Hodge is one of the most effective batters in the shortest format right now. Despite England's unexpected early elimination, she was included in the tournament's T20 World Cup lineup.
With 151 runs in four innings while batting in the top order, she was England's most reliable scorer. Prior to her significant knocks of 43 and 51 not out in victories over South Africa and Scotland, respectively, she led the scoring with 41 in England's opener triumph over Bangladesh.
The Women's RCB team, led by Smriti Mandhana, won their first WPL championship in 2024. They plan to keep up the momentum and drive from that season and do everything in their might to win the championship again.
RCB updated squad for WPL 2025:
Smriti Mandhana (c), Sabbineni Meghana, Richa Ghosh (wk), Ellyse Perry, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh, Charlie Dean, Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross, Kanika Ahuja, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Prema Rawat, Joshitha VJ, Raghvi Bist, and Jagravi Pawar.
