Bangalore Womenâs T20 League Team
Bangalore Women are a franchise women's cricket team that will compete in the Women's T20 League 2023. Team Bangalore of the Indian T20 League won the rights to own the team for a sum of â¹901 crores.
Australiaâs Ben Sawyer is the head coach of the team, while RX Murali is the batting coach and Sania Mirza is the mentor. The squad was assembled at the player auction in February 2023.
Can Bangalore Women break the curse of Team Bangalore in T20 cricket? Only time will tell. But letâs take a closer look at the team and its players, which will help us select the right teams for fantasy cricket matches based on the Womenâs T20 League 2023.
Bangalore Womenâs Team Owners
Diageo, the owner of Team Bangalore in the Indian T20 League, bought the rights to the Bangalore Women franchise through a closed bidding process in January 2023.
Bangalore Team Captain: Smriti Mandhana
Smriti Mandhana will be the captain of Bangalore Women for the 1st season of the Women T20 League. She is the opener in Indiaâs current womenâs ODI and T20 cricket team. Mandhana is currently 3rd in WT20I and 7th in WODI cricket rankings.
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- Matches
- Runs
- Highest Score
- Average
- Strike Rate
- 50s
- 100s
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- 116
- 2802
- 87
- 27.74
- 123.87
- 22
- 0
Team Bangalore Women: Womenâs T20 League 2023 Match Schedule
The Bangalore Women team will be playing 8 matches in the Indian Womenâs T20 League 2023. They will play against Delhi, UP, Mumbai, and Gujarat twice in the group stages.
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- Match No.
- Teams Playing
- Date
- Time
- Location
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- Match 2
- Bangalore vs. Delhi
- Sun, 5th March
- 3:30 PM
- Brabourne
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- Match 4
- Mumbai vs. Bangalore
- Mon, 6th March
- 7.30 PM
- Brabourne
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- Match 6
- Gujarat vs. Bangalore
- Wed, 8th March
- 7.30 PM
- Brabourne
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- Match 8
- Bangalore vs. UP
- Fri, 10th March
- 7:30 PM
- Brabourne
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- Match 11
- Delhi vs. Bangalore
- Mon, 13th March
- 7:30 PM
- DY Patil
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- Match 13
- UP vs. Bangalore
- Wed, 15th March
- 7:30 PM
- DY Patil
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- Match 16
- Bangalore vs. Gujarat
- Sat, 18th March
- 7.30 PM
- Brabourne
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- Match 19
- Bangalore vs. Mumbai
- Tue, 21st March
- 3:30 PM
- DY Patil
Bangalore Women Squad 2023: Players Bought in the Auction
In the auction held before the 2023 edition of the Womenâs T20 League, Bangalore bought 18 players. Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh and Australiaâs Ellyse Perry will be some of the key players for Team Bangalore this season.
Here is the list of top players bought by Bangalore:
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- Smriti Mandhana: â¹3.4 crores
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- Richa Ghosh: â¹1.9 crores
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- Ellyse Perry (Australia): â¹1.7 crores
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- Renuka Singh: â¹1.5 crores
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- Sophie Devine (New Zealand): â¹50 lakhs
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- Heather Knight (England): â¹40 lakhs
Bangalore Women: Complete Squad for the Womenâs T20 League 2023
Here is the complete list of Bangalore Women players who will compete in the Womenâs T20 League 2023.
Batters: Smriti Mandhana (Captain), Disha Kasat, Heather Knight (England)
Wicketkeepers: Richa Ghosh, Indrani Roy
All-rounders: Kanika Ahuja, Asha Shobana, Poonam Khemnar, Erin Burns (Australia), Sophie Devine (New Zealand), Ellyse Perry (Australia), Dane van Niekerk (South Africa)
Bowlers: Renuka Singh, Komal Zanzad, Shreyanka Patil, Sahana Pawar, Preeti Bose, Megan Schutt (Australia)
Bangalore Women Top Players
Current Top Batters
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- Player
- Matches
- Runs
- Highest Score
- 50s
- 100s
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Sophie Devine
- 119
- 2969
- 82
- 12
- 0
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Smriti Mandhana
- 116
- 2802
- 105
- 17
- 1
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Dane van Niekerk
- 86
- 1877
- 90*
- 10
- 0
- Player
- Matches
- Runs
- Highest Score
- 50s
- 100s
- Sophie Devine
- 119
- 2969
- 82
- 12
- 0
- Smriti Mandhana
- 116
- 2802
- 105
- 17
- 1
- Dane van Niekerk
- 86
- 1877
- 90*
- 10
- 0
Current Top Bowlers
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- Player
- Matches
- Wickets
- Best Figures
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Megan Schutt
- 96
- 124
- 5/15
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Ellyse Perry
- 139
- 122
- 4/12
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Sophie Devine
- 119
- 110
- 4/22
- Player
- Matches
- Wickets
- Best Figures
- Megan Schutt
- 96
- 124
- 5/15
- Ellyse Perry
- 139
- 122
- 4/12
- Sophie Devine
- 119
- 110
- 4/22
How to Play Indian Women's T20 Fantasy Cricket League 2023 on Howzat
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Teams Participating in the Indian Womenâs T20 League 2023
FAQs: Bangalore Women
Bangalore Women will play their first match in the Womenâs T20 League 2023 against Delhi at the Brabourne Stadium, Bangalore. The match will start at 3:30 PM IST on Sunday, 5th March 2023.
Australia's star all-rounder Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt and Erin Burns, Englandâs Heather Knight, South Africaâs Dane van Niekerk and New Zealandâs Sophie Devine.
Ben Sawyer is the head coach, RX Murali is the batting coach, and Sania Mirza is the mentor.