WPL 2023: Gujarat Giants unveil their jersey for inaugural Women's Premier League

Gujarat Giants will play their first match on March 4 in WPL opener against Mumbai Indians.

Ashleigh Gardner | GettyWomen’s Premier League franchise Gujarat Giants (GG) have unveiled their jersey for the upcoming WPL 2023 season which begins on March 4. 

The WPL 2023 will begin on March 4 and will go on till March 26 with all the matches to be played in the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai and the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.

Gujarat Giants is owned by Adani Sportsline Pvt Ltd, who splashed a whopping Rs 1,289 crores in the WPL team auction.

Rachel Haynes of Australia is the head coach of the team, with Tushar Arothe (batting coach), Nooshin Al Khadeer (bowling coach), and Gavan Twining (fielding coach) being members of the coaching staff. Former India captain Mithali Raj is the mentor of the side.

Gujarat Giants' most expensive buy in the auction was Ashleigh Gardner for INR 3.2 crores and Beth Mooney for INR 2 crores. Other major buys in the auction for them were Georgia Wareham, Sophia Dunkley, Annabel Sutherland, and Deandra Dottin among the foreigners.

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Amongst the Indian talents, Giants acquired the likes of Harleen Deol, Sneh Rana, S Meghana, Mansi Joshi, D Hemalatha, and Sushma Verma to name a few.  

Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner is likely to lead the franchise in the inaugural season though an official confirmation is awaited. The 25-year-old is an experienced cricketer with 52 ODIs and 72 T20Is to her name with 686 and 1147 runs respectively to go along with 58 and 52 wickets.  

The Gujarat Giants unveiled their jersey for the WPL 2023, which is in saffron color with a silhouette of a lion on the right side.

Gujarat Giants jersey for WPL 2023 | TwitterCheck it out here:

Gujarat Giants squad for WPL 2023:

Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophia Dunkley, Annabel Sutherland, Harleen Deol, Deandra Dottin, Sneh Rana, Sabbineni Meghana, Georgia Wareham, Mansi Joshi, Dayalan Hemalatha, Monica Patel, Tanuja Kanwar, Sushma Verma, Hurley Gala, Parunika Sisodia, Shabnam Shakeel, Ashwani Kumari

 
 

By Jatin Sharma - 26 Feb, 2023

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