The South African: The South African trio of Shabnim Ismail, Chloe Tryon and Nadine de Klerk joined their first practice session with Mumbai Indians ahead of the WPL 2025.
Nadine was picked at the WPL auction last year as the team’s new overseas player, while Shabnim and Chloe were retained. Last season, Shabnim Ismail bowled the fastest delivery ever recorded in women’s cricket, clocking 132.1km/h and also notched up the most number of dot balls (97) last season in the WPL.
The inaugural edition's champions Mumbai Indians will commence their campaign in the WPL 2025 against the Delhi Capitals in Vadodara on February 15. The upcoming edition of the women’s T20 League will be played across four venues – Vadodara, Bengaluru, Lucknow and Mumbai.