Gujarat Giants has named Beth Mooney as its captain.
Gujarat Giants has named Beth Mooney as its captain.
Preparations for the first season of the Women’s Premier League to be held in India are at their last stage. All the teams have geared up to make the first season strong and bang. Now a few days before the start of the tournament, Gujarat Giants have also announced their captain today. Let us tell you that Gujarat Giants has chosen Beth Mooney as its captain. Mooney is an Australian legend who played a blistering 74 in the recently concluded World Cup final.
Beth Mooney played a brilliant inning
Beth Mooney scored 74 runs in 53 balls in the final of T20 World Cup. In this innings he hit 9 fours and a six. It was because of him that Australia had given a target of 156 runs to South Africa. Apart from this, talking about the base price of Beth Mooney in the Women’s Premier League, her base price was Rs 40 lakhs. A talented player like him was bid by all the teams, but in the end Gujarat bought him by making a successful bid of Rs 4 crore.
If we look at Beth Mooney’s cricket career, she has a lot of experience. Mooney has played 57 ODIs and 83 T20 Internationals. In these, he has scored 1941 and 2350 runs respectively. Mooney’s highest score in T20 is 117 not out. In this shorter format, Mooney has scored 2 centuries and 18 half-centuries.
The first match will be of Mumbai and Gujarat
Significantly, the first season of the Women’s Premier League will start from March 4. The first match will be played between Gujarat and Mumbai. This match between the two teams will be played at the DY Patil Stadium. At the same time, the final match of this league will be played on March 26 at Bebron Stadium. Let us tell you that Harmanpreet Kaur will be seen taking charge of the team for Mumbai. At the same time, the command of Gujarat will be in the hands of Beth Mooney.
