The boundary size can be a most of 60 meters in the course of the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) on the DY Patil Stadium and Brabourne Stadium, 5 meters shorter than in the course of the just lately concluded Women’s T20 World Cup. Played in South Africa.
It is realized that the utmost size of the boundary was determined by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for prime scoring matches. The boundary ropes are drawn for the opening match between Gujarat Giants Women and Mumbai Indians Women on the DY Patil Stadium.
“The BCCI has informed us that the boundary distance for each game should be kept at a maximum of 60 metres,” mentioned an official.
Last 12 months, when Indian Premier League matches have been performed at DY Patil Stadium, Wankhede Stadium and Brabourne Stadium, the boundary size was stored at a most of 70 metres.
Mumbai Indians lady Hayley Mathew smashed 4 sixes in her group’s 31 for five in her group’s 207 for 47, essentially the most by a batsman. Eight sixes have been hit in the course of the sport, which noticed Mumbai beat Gujarat by 143 runs. The sport’s top-scorer Mumbai Indians skipper Harmanpreet Kaur hit 14 fours however didn’t cross the boundary throughout her innings of 65 off 30 balls.
Crowd puller AP Dhillon
Actresses Kiara Advani, Kriti Sanon and rap singer AP Dhillon have been the primary actors in the course of the opening ceremony. The 55,000-capacity DY Patil Stadium was half-full when Dhillon entered the stage. However, by the point the second innings of the opening match began, the variety of followers within the stadium had decreased. Dhillon carried out for about quarter-hour and a few of those that got here on the exit mentioned they have been within the stadium to listen to him.
The ticket worth was fastened at Rs 100 however DY Patil’s ticket counter was opened a day earlier than the ultimate. However, tickets for the WPL have been obtainable on-line.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
