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MI crashed out in the eliminator in WPL 2024 after finishing second in the regular season.
MI players arriving for their press conference (Mumbai Indians)
After lifting the maiden Women’s Premier League trophy at the Cricket Club of India in front of a loyal and cheering Paltan in the inaugural edition, the Mumbai Indians are all geared up to give their fans a similar celebration of that feat as the final leg of the WPL comes back to Aamchi Mumbai in 2025.
Familiar faces such as skipper Harmanpreet Singh, Sajeevan Sajana and coaches Jhulan Goswami and Charlotte Edwards all arrived in Mumbai for MI’s press conference ahead of the WPL.
MI crashed out in the eliminator in WPL 2024 after finishing second in the regular season.
But now, after having secured the likes of G Kamalini alongside Sanskriti Gupta and Akshita Maheshwari in the 2025 WPL auction, the Paltans are gearing up for a promising season.
Head Coach, Charlotte Edwards, spoke of the aggressive and entertaining brand of cricket the team has come to be known for.
“The first year was an amazing experience to win the WPL. We played some fantastic cricket last year as well, which is all we can ask for. We spoke in the team that we wanted people to want to turn on their TV and watch Mumbai Indians,” Charlotte said.
“We certainly did that last year. We had some entertaining games of cricket. We missed out by the narrowest of margins, which was disappointing. This year, there is just pure excitement for it, to keep building this team, keep improving, get back to CCI and be in another final this year.”
The 2025 edition of the WPL will kick off on 14th February at the newly built BCA Stadium in Baroda, where the Gujarat Giants (GG) will square off against defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in a high-octane season opener.
Baroda will host a total of six matches before the action shifts to Bengaluru, where RCB will play their first home game against the formidable Mumbai Indians (MI), champions of the first WPL edition, at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on 21st February.
MI retained their core players in Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Pooja Vastrakar, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia, Sajeevan Sajana, and Shabnim Ismail.
They also retained uncapped players in Jintimani Kalita, Amandeep Kaur, and Keerthana Balakrishnan.
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