Shreyanka Patil becomes the first Indian woman cricketer to be part of the Caribbean Women's Premier League
Young spin bowler Shreyanka Patil has created history by becoming the first Indian cricketer to be signed for the Women's Caribbean Premier League (WCPL). Apart from this, Patil is also the first Indian player to be offered a contract in a foreign league before making his international debut.
Patil has been selected for the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the WCPL, which will be held from 31 August to 10 September. The 2023 edition of the WCPL will be the second season of the competition - it begins in Barbados on August 31, and the final in Trinidad on September 10.
Currently, the WCPL consists of only three sides - Barbados Royals, Guyana Amazon Warriors, and Trinbago Knight Riders. The first edition of the competition (in 2022) was won by Trinbago Knight Riders, who beat Barbados Royals by 10 runs in the final.
Shreyanka Patil
Shreyanka Patil, a 20-year-old from Karnataka, played for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the inaugural edition of WCPL, and in the 7 matches she played for RCB, the all-rounder took 6 wickets and scored 62 runs.
Shreyanka also won the 'Player of the Tournament award at the recently concluded Women's Emerging Asia Cup in Hong Kong for her stupendous performance. He bagged 9 wickets in two complete games in the event.
Apart from this, senior players like Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Jemima Rodrigues, Shefali Verma, Deepti Sharma, and Richa Ghosh have played in the WBBL or The Hundred.
