In Short
- Smriti Mandhana stayed with the Southern Brave
- Harmanpreet Kaur moved to the Trent Rockets
- Harmanpreet and Mandhana are the only 2 Indians in the Women’s Hundred
By Sabyasachi ChowdhuryHarmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana are the two Indians who will be taking part in the upcoming edition of the Women’s Hundred to be played later this year.
Harmanpreet played for the Manchester Originals, but will now ply her trade for the Trent Rockets. Mandhana has been with the Southern Brave since the inaugural edition and has stayed with them. Harmanpreet was picked in the first round at a price of 31,250 dollars.
Harmanpreet was among the players in the top bracket, along with Sophia Dunkley, Shabnim Ismail, Grace Harris, Heather Knight, Laura Wolvaardt, Sophie Ecclestone, Kate Cross, Alyssa Healy, Sophie Devine, Amy Jones, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danielle Wyatt, Mandhana, Suzie Bates and Marizanne Kapp.
Harmanpreet is currently playing for the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL). She will lead the team in the Eliminator against Alyssa Healy’s UP Warriorz. Mandhana’s campaign in the WPL is already over after the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) were knocked out of the competition.
Complete set of draft picks for Women’s Hundred 2023
Welsh Fire
Sophia Dunkley, Shabnim Ismail, Tammy Beaumont, Hayley Matthews, Georgia Elwiss, Freya Davies, Laura Harris, Alex Hartley
London Spirit
Grace Harris, Heather Knight, Sarah Glenn, Amelia Kerr, Sophie Munro, Charlotte Dean, Sophie Luff, Danielle Gibson
Manchester Originals
Laura Wolvaardt, Sophie Ecclestone, Amanda Jade Wellington, Deandra Dottin, Kathryn Bryce, Emma Lamb, Katie George, Eleanor Threlkeld
Northern Superchargers
Kate Cross, Alyssa Healy, Georgia Wareham, Heather Graham, Alice Davidson-Richards, Linsey Smith, Hollie Armitage, Bess Heath
Birmingham Phoenix
Sophie Devine, Amy Jones, Ellyse Perry, Issy Wong, Hannah Baker, Eve Jones, Katie Levick, Emily Arlott
Trent Rockets
Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Katherine Sciver-Brunt, Alana King, Lizelle Lee, Bryony Smith, Kirstie Gordon, Grace Potts
Southern Brave
Danielle Wyatt, Smriti Mandhana, Anya Shrubsole, Chloe Tryon, Maitlan Brown, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Freya Kemp
Oval Invincibles
Suzie Bates, Marizanne Kapp, Alice Capsey, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Dane van Niekerk, Tash Farrant, Mady Villiers, Paige Scholfield
Rodrigo Wolf
Watson Murazik
Emanuel Schmitt