WPL 2025: RCB announce Charlie Dean as Sophie Molineux replacement for season 3
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WPL 2025: RCB announce Charlie Dean as Sophie Molineux replacement for season 3

India Today  

Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru has announced that Charlie Dean would be replacing the injured Sophie Molineux in their squad for the upcoming season. WPL 2025 to be hosted in Mumbai, Vadodara, Lucknow and Bengaluru: Rajeev Shukla "Australian all-rounder Sophie Molineux, who played a key role in RCB-Ws title triumph in WPL 2024, has been ruled out of the upcoming season due to a knee injury." "England all-rounder Charlie Dean, who has 46 WT20I wickets to her name at a meagre economy rate of just 6.91 and is a handy lower-order batter, has been named Molineuxs replacement," read the statement from RCB on Thursday. Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad for WPL 2025 Retained: Smriti Mandhana, Sabbineni Meghana, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patiil, Asha Sobhana, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh, Charlie Dean, Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross, Kanika Ahuja, Danni Wyatt-Hodge Bought in auction: Prema Rawat, Joshitha VJ, Jagravi Pawar, Raghvi Bisht.

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WPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bengaluru out of Playoffs race; MI, GG complete top three
2 weeks, 6 days ago

WPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bengaluru out of Playoffs race; MI, GG complete top three

The Hindu  

Defending champion Royal Challengers Bengaluru was knocked out of the 2025 Women’s Premier League after it lost by 12 runs in a high-scoring match against UP Warriorz on Saturday at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. While RCB and UPW are out of contention for the playoffs, the top three in the points table has been confirmed with Delhi Capitals, …

WPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bengaluru looks to end dismal home leg with win as it faces Delhi Capitals
3 weeks, 6 days ago

WPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bengaluru looks to end dismal home leg with win as it faces Delhi Capitals

The Hindu  

Delhi Capitals will be the first team in the ongoing Women’s Premier League to play on consecutive nights when it faces Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday. Nonetheless, the Smriti Mandhana-led side will hope to recreate the performance it displayed against the Capitals which helped them beat DC by eight wickets in Vadodara earlier …

WPL 2025: RCB’s horror run at home continues with thrashing at the hands of Gujarat Giants
1 month ago

WPL 2025: RCB’s horror run at home continues with thrashing at the hands of Gujarat Giants

The Hindu  

Royal Challengers Bengaluru succumbed to its third consecutive home defeat in Women’s Premier League 2025, going down to Gujarat Giants by six wickets at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Thursday. The pacer removed openers Dayalan Hemalatha and Beth Mooney, before Wareham picked up her first wicket by sending Harleen Deol back for five. HIGHLIGHTS: RCB VS GG AS IT …

WPL 2025: RCB hosts Gujarat Giants as both sides look to end winless run
1 month ago

WPL 2025: RCB hosts Gujarat Giants as both sides look to end winless run

The Hindu  

Royal Challengers Bengaluru will hope to get its title defence back on track when it hosts Gujarat Giants on Thursday in the Women’s Premier League at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. RCB lost to Mumbai Indians in the first match of the Bengaluru leg before falling to UP Warriorz in the WPL’s first-ever Super Over. The most recent fixture …

WPL 2025: RCB looks to get back to winning ways against a resurgent Warriorz side
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1 month ago

WPL 2025: RCB looks to get back to winning ways against a resurgent Warriorz side

The Hindu  

Royal Challengers Bengaluru will hope to return to winning ways when it hosts a resurgent UP Warriorz in the Women’s Premier League at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Monday. UPW’s only win against RCB came in the first edition when the then-Alyssa Healy-led side smashed the Challengers by 10 wickets. The West Indies all-rounder announced herself to the …

WPL 2025: Delhi Capitals aims for revenge for 2024 final as it faces defending champion Royal Challengers Bengaluru
1 month, 1 week ago

WPL 2025: Delhi Capitals aims for revenge for 2024 final as it faces defending champion Royal Challengers Bengaluru

The Hindu  

Delhi Capitals will look to banish the demons of the 2024 final when it takes on defending champion Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Kotambi International Stadium here on Monday. Both teams are coming off contrasting wins – Delhi secured a final-ball victory against Mumbai Indians, while Bengaluru dominated in a 200-plus run chase against Gujarat Giants. With the runner-up scar …

WPL 2025: RCB rope in former Gujarat Giants star as replacement for Shreyanka Patil
1 month, 2 weeks ago

WPL 2025: RCB rope in former Gujarat Giants star as replacement for Shreyanka Patil

India Today  

Royal Challengers Bengaluru spinner Shreyanka Patil was officially ruled out of the Women's Premier League on Saturday, February 15. The former Gujarat Giants player would be joining one of RCB's mainstays in their title-winning season last year. "Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Saturday picked Sneh Rana as a replacement for Shreyanka Patil for the remainder of the TATA Women’s Premier League …

WPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bengaluru hopes batting power eclipses weakened bowling attack in title defence
1 month, 2 weeks ago

WPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bengaluru hopes batting power eclipses weakened bowling attack in title defence

The Hindu  

Being the defending champion of any tournament can be a double-edged sword. And Royal Challengers Bengaluru may very well feel both the good and the bad this very sword brings with it as it embarks on its title defence in the 2025 season. Led by an experienced Ellyse Perry of Australia, who amassed 347 runs from nine matches last season …

RCB spinner Shreyanka Patil ruled out of WPL 2025 due to injury: Sources
1 month, 2 weeks ago

RCB spinner Shreyanka Patil ruled out of WPL 2025 due to injury: Sources

India Today  

Royal Challengers Bengaluru suffered a body blow as Shreyanka Patil has been ruled out of the Women’s Premier League 2025 due to injury concerns. RCB vs GG, WPL 2025 Updates Shreyanka featured in videos posted by the RCB before the tournament, but she didn’t play in the match against Ash Gardner’s Gujarat Giants on Friday, February 14 at the Kotambi …

WPL 2025: Mandhana relieved after Perry joins injury-hit Royal Challengers Bengaluru ahead of season opener
1 month, 2 weeks ago

WPL 2025: Mandhana relieved after Perry joins injury-hit Royal Challengers Bengaluru ahead of season opener

The Hindu  

Given the kind of setbacks her team has had to deal with even before WPL 3 got underway, it was a tribute to her character that Smriti Mandhana could flash that winning smile of hers so often on Thursday evening. The past few weeks saw Royal Challengers Bengaluru losing some of its key personnel due to injury or personal reasons. …

WPL 2025: Asha Sobhana, Pooja Vastrakar to miss season; RCB, MI name replacements
1 month, 2 weeks ago

WPL 2025: Asha Sobhana, Pooja Vastrakar to miss season; RCB, MI name replacements

The Hindu  

India internationals Asha Sobhana and Pooja Vastrakar will miss the 2025 season of the Women’s Premier League owing to injuries. The left arm spinner pitched in with crucial breakthroughs during the recently concluded ICC Women’s U-19 T20 World Cup and was adjudged the ‘Player of the Match’ in the semifinal against England. This comes as a huge blow to the …

WPL 2025: U19 World Cup star gets Mumbai Indians call-up as injury replacement
1 month, 2 weeks ago

WPL 2025: U19 World Cup star gets Mumbai Indians call-up as injury replacement

India Today  

Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians suffered major setbacks on the eve of the Women's Premier League 2025 opener. Parunika played a crucial role in India's triumphant campaign in the recently concluded U19 Women's T20 World Cup in Malaysia, taking 10 wickets. Despite going unsold in the WPL auction in December, Parunika has earned a place in the Mumbai Indians …

WPL 2025: Deepti Sharma replaces injured Alyssa Healy as UP Warriorz captain
1 month, 2 weeks ago

WPL 2025: Deepti Sharma replaces injured Alyssa Healy as UP Warriorz captain

India Today  

India all-rounder Deepti Sharma has been appointed captain of UP Warriorz for the upcoming Women's Premier League 2025, stepping in for Alyssa Healy, who has been ruled out due to injury. Deepti's strong WPL 2024 numbers In WPL 2024, Deepti was UP Warriorz’s leading run-scorer and the fifth-highest overall in the tournament, despite batting in the top four only twice. …

WPL 2025: RCB, UP Warriorz name replacements for Sophie Devine, injured Alyssa Healy
1 month, 3 weeks ago

WPL 2025: RCB, UP Warriorz name replacements for Sophie Devine, injured Alyssa Healy

India TV News  

The reigning Women's Premier League champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru have had to make multiple tweaks to their overseas players roster with injuries piling up and the veteran all-rounder Sophie Devine taking a break from the game. RCB had already signed up English all-rounder Charlie Dean as a replacement for Sophie Molineux and now called up the Australian duo of Heather …

Huge setback for RCB ahead of WPL 2025 as Sophie Devine steps back from cricket with immediate effect
2 months ago

Huge setback for RCB ahead of WPL 2025 as Sophie Devine steps back from cricket with immediate effect

Live Mint  

After Sophie Molineux was ruled out of the Women's Premier League 2025, Royal Challengers Bengaluru were dealt with another blow when star all-rounder Sophie Devine opted to take a break from cricket on an immediate effect to prioritise her mental health. "Sophie’s had excellent support from the New Zealand Cricket Players Association and our high-performance unit staff, and everyone agrees …

RCB star and New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine takes break from cricket, set to miss WPL 2025
2 months ago

RCB star and New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine takes break from cricket, set to miss WPL 2025

India TV News  

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's star all-rounder and New Zealand captain Sophie Devine has opted for a break from cricket after receiving professional advice. New Zealand Cricket issued a release stating that the decision on her future "will be announced in due course." "Sophie's had excellent support from the New Zealand Cricket Players Association and from our own high-performance unit staff, and …

WPL 2025: RCB's Sophie Devine to miss third season after taking break
2 months ago

WPL 2025: RCB's Sophie Devine to miss third season after taking break

India Today  

Royal Challengers Bengaluru and New Zealand all-rounder Sophie Devine will miss the upcoming third season of the Women's Premier League as she has decided to take a break from domestic cricket on Saturday, January 25. New Zealand Cricket released a statement on Saturday with Liz Green, Head of Women's High Performance Development, saying that the all-rounder's decision has been fully …

Charlie Dean replaces Sophie Molineux in RCB squad for WPL 2025 season
2 months, 1 week ago

Charlie Dean replaces Sophie Molineux in RCB squad for WPL 2025 season

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, : England's spin all-rounder Charlie Dean has been named as Sophie Molineux's replacement in the Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad for the 2025 edition of the Women's Premier League Charlie Dean replaces Sophie Molineux in RCB squad for WPL 2025 season Molineux was ruled out before the start of the Women's Ashes against England due to a knee injury …

WPL 2025: RCB's Sophie Molineux ruled out due to knee injury, replacement named
2 months, 1 week ago

WPL 2025: RCB's Sophie Molineux ruled out due to knee injury, replacement named

India TV News  

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have been dealt a huge blow ahead of the upcoming edition of the Women's Premier League. Their key spinner Sophie Molineux has been ruled out of the tournament due to a knee injury, the franchise confirmed the development. She was an integral part of RCB's title triumph last year accounting for 12 wickets in 10 matches at …

Sophie Molineux ruled out of Australia squad for Women’s Ashes
3 months ago

Sophie Molineux ruled out of Australia squad for Women’s Ashes

The Independent  

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Sophie Molineux ruled out of Australia's women's ODI series against New Zealand, in doubt for Ashes
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Sophie Molineux ruled out of Australia's women's ODI series against New Zealand, in doubt for Ashes

ABC  

Australia have a fresh injury concern ahead of the Ashes with Sophie Molineux ruled out of the women's ODI tour of New Zealand with a knee injury. Annabel Sutherland's love affair with the WACA Ground continues as Australia wraps up an 83-run women's ODI victory and a 3-0 series clean sweep against India. Georgia Wareham would be the most likely …

WPL 2024: Luke Williams to replace Ben Sawyer as head coach at Royal Challengers Bangalore
1 year, 6 months ago

WPL 2024: Luke Williams to replace Ben Sawyer as head coach at Royal Challengers Bangalore

India TV News  

Royal Challengers Bangalore are set to appoint Australia's Luke Williams as a head coach for their team ahead of the Women's Premier League 2024. Luke Williams guided Adelaide Strikers to Women's Big Bash League glory in December last year and will be replacing former Australia head coach Ben Sawyer at RCB. The RCB setup is also witnessing overhaul changes to …

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