Mumbai vs Delhi: Story of two metros

AFTER 21 fixtures across four cities in India, the third season of the Women's Premier League (WPL) will conclude with the final between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians at the same place where the same two sides faced each other in the summit clash of the inaugural season.

- KALYANI MANGALE

A lot has changed in the women's game since, especially in the WPL. A close look at the third season would reveal that the competition started in 2023 to give Indian players a platform to showcase their talent has been dominated by their overseas counterparts.

In the inaugural season, where the competition was divided into only two venues in Mumbai, Saika Ishaque became a success story with her 15 wickets across 10 innings. In that season, she was the most utilised bowler from Mumbai captain Harmanpreet Kaur.

Among the top five bowlers with most overs bowled, Ishaque and UP Warriorz's Deepti Sharma were the only two Indians. Season Two brought even more hope for Indian bowlers as Delhi Capitals' Shikha Pandey and Arundhati Reddy joined Sharma on the same list. However, there is only one bowler in that list in the ongoing season with Gujarat Giants' Kashvee Gautam, bowling 31 overs across nine fixtures.