The champions of the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL), Mumbai Indians women are all set to once again unleash their beast mode and magic in the tournament.
Mumbai Indians kickstart their campaign with a game against Delhi Capitals women on 15th February 2025 at the Vadodara International Cricket Stadium. With some star-studded names in their squad, Mumbai Indians would be hot favourites in the ongoing WPL 2025.
They had lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru women in their playoff game by 5 runs and hence could not advance to the finals of WPL 2024. Mumbai Indians women would be looking to get past that heartbreak and qualify for the playoffs of the 3rd edition of this cash-rich and lucrative tournament.
In this article, we take a look at the top 3 players to watch out for in Mumbai Indians women in the ongoing WPL 2025:
1. Hayley Matthews
The enigmatic all-rounder from West Indies, Hayley Matthews will once again be the cynosure of all eyes for Mumbai Indians women. She is the number 1 all-rounder in the world as per the ICC Women’s T20I All-Rounder rankings and she will be a key player to watch out for.
Her ability to contribute with the bat and with the ball makes a lot of difference and is essentially, the backbone of Mumbai Indians. She has mustered 451 runs and has bagged 23 wickets in the history of WPL across the 2 editions.
2. Harmanpreet Kaur
Aggression, Grit and Determination! These are some of the attributes we associate captain Harmanpreet Kaur with. The all-format captain of India, she is also the captain of Mumbai Indians and had led the side to the title in the first edition.
She has scored 549 runs in the history of WPL and has a fantastic average of 45.75. Kaur will be a key cog to watch out for in the wheels of the franchise.
3. Natalie Sciver-Brunt
32-year-old English cricketer Natalie Sciver-Brunt had bagged 10 wickets in WPL 2024 and had finished as the highest wicket-taker for Mumbai Indians. She will be one of the vital assets of Mumbai Indians in WPL 2025.
She can contribute with both the bat and the ball and scored 172 runs in WPL 2024. Sciver-Brunt had a fantastic season in WPL 2023 and had amassed 332 runs in the tournament, finishing as the second-highest run-getter in the entire tournament.
