She has a superb unsuitable ’un. And she will get it proper very often, as she confirmed on Sunday night time within the Girls‘s Premier League (WPL).
Priya Mishra used her googlies splendidly to arrange a much-needed victory for Gujarat Giants, in opposition to UP Warriorz, on the BCA Stadium. The Giants, taking part in at dwelling for the primary time, have been determined to place some factors in opposition to their title on the desk. For that to occur final season, they needed to wait until their fifth match.
Priya hadn’t performed in any of these video games. In actual fact, she didn’t get a single recreation final yr.
In Season 3 of the WPL, the 20-year-old from Delhi may effectively be one of many extra common numbers within the facet. With extra performances like this, after the frustration on her debut in opposition to Royal Challengers Bengaluru, she is also pushing for choice within the Indian group for T20 cricket earlier than lengthy.
Priya has already performed for the Girls in Blue in 9 ODIs. Her greatest figures – three for 49 in opposition to the West Indies – got here on the very venue the place she bamboozled the UP batters. Tahalia McGrath, Grace Harris and Deepti Sharma, all with a wealth of expertise behind them, have been outfoxed by the younger leg-spinner.
Not merely did she combine up her deliveries effectively, she bowled with accuracy, too. She has impressed many, together with former India leg-spinner Shubhangi Kulkarni.
“She bowls with confidence and flights the ball effectively,” the previous India captain informed The Hindu. “It’s good to see a younger leg-spinner doing effectively on the WPL.”
Warriorz’s mentor Lisa Sthalekar too thinks extremely of Priya. “She attacked the stumps, and we all know she bowls her googly effectively,” mentioned the previous Australian spinning all-rounder. “She wasn’t afraid and needed to tackle one of the best gamers on the earth. She didn’t take a backward step in opposition to some massive tall Aussies.”
Printed – February 17, 2025 06:35 pm IST
