Gujarat Giants (WPL)
The Gujarat Giants are an Indian women's cricket team that compete in the Women's Premier League (WPL), based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The team is owned by Adani Group. The team is coached by Michael Klinger[1] and captained by Beth Mooney.
| League | Women's Premier League | |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel | ||
| Captain | Beth Mooney | |
| Coach | Michael Klinger | |
| Owner | Adani Group | |
| Team information | ||
| City | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | |
| Colours | Orange and Yellow | |
| Established | 2023 | |
| History | ||
| WPL wins | 0 | |
| Official website | Gujarat Giants | |
| ||
History edit
In October 2022, the BCCI announced its intentions to hold a five-team women's franchise cricket tournament in March 2023.[2] The tournament was named the Women's Premier League in January 2023, with investors buying the rights to franchises through a closed bidding process during the same month.[3] Adani Group, the owners of the Gujarat Giants kabaddi team, bought the rights to one of the franchises.[3]
On 30 January 2023, Mithali Raj joined Gujarat Giants as a mentor.[4]
In February 2023, Rachael Haynes was announced as head coach of the side.[5] The inaugural player auction for the WPL was held on 13 February 2023, with Gujarat Giants signing 18 players for their squad.[6] The side finished bottom of the group stage at the inaugural tournament.[7]
Current squad edit
- Source:[8]
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Gujarat Giants Squad for the 2024 Women's Premier League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Captain / Wicket-keeper | |||||
| Beth Mooney | Australia | 14 January 1994 | Left-handed | – | Overseas player |
| Batters | |||||
| Harleen Deol | India | 21 June 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Veda Krishnamurthy | India | 16 October 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Phoebe Litchfield | Australia | 18 April 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Overseas player |
| Trisha Poojitha | India | Unknown | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Laura Wolvaardt | South Africa | 26 April 1999 | Right-handed | – | Overseas player |
| All-rounders | |||||
| Kathryn Bryce | Scotland | 17 November 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| Ashleigh Gardner | Australia | 15 April 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| Dayalan Hemalatha | India | 29 September 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Tarannum Pathan | India | 10 August 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Sneh Rana | India | 18 February 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Vice-captain |
| Bowlers | |||||
| Kashvee Gautam | India | 18 April 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Tanuja Kanwar | India | 28 January 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Mannat Kashyap | India | 15 December 2003 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Priya Mishra | India | Unknown | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Shabnam Shakil | India | 17 June 2007 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Meghna Singh | India | 18 June 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Support staff edit
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Michael Klinger |
| Batting coach | Tushar Arothe |
| Bowling coach | Nooshin Al Khadeer |
| Fielding coach | Gavan Twining |
| Mentor | Mithali Raj |
Source: Official website[9]
Kit manufacturers and sponsors edit
| Year | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsor | Back sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | T10 Sports | Ambuja Cement | Fortune |
| 2024 |
Seasons edit
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "Klinger replaces Haynes as Gujarat Giants head coach at WPL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Inaugural Women's IPL likely to be played from March 3 to 26". ESPNcricinfo. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Owners of Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, RCB win bids to own Women's Premier League teams". ESPNcricinfo. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "WPL: Rachael Haynes joins Gujarat Giants as head coach". ESPNcricinfo. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "WPL: Rachael Haynes joins Gujarat Giants as head coach". ESPNcricinfo. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "Bid-by-bid updates - 2023 WPL auction". ESPNcricinfo. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Women's Premier League 2022/23 - Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "WPL 2024 squads: Full player list for all teams | The Cricketer". www.thecricketer.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Adani Sportsline appoints Rachael Haynes, Nooshin Al Khadeer and Tushar Arothe as coaches for WPL team". Adani sportsline. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.