Official Women’s Premier League 2023

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Even though I've seen her play a few of these innings, they still amaze me every time.

 

[anil1405]

Even though I've seen her play a few of these innings, they still amaze me every time.

They do because of her brut force and sheer disdain combined with her timing.

 

[Zinzan]

FMD, one of her 6s was 94 meters, I can't recall KW hitting one that far. Biggest I remember from him was 91 meters.

 

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Here's that 94m one.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1637141583618293763

 

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This seems strange.

Gujarat Giants couldn't obtain medical clearance for Dottin before deadline

Giants had earlier said Dottin was "recovering from a medical situation" and she had tweeted saying, "I'm recovering from nothing"

www.espncricinfo.com

And now it seems even stranger.

Dottin questions Giants' 'bewildering reasoning' for her exclusion from the WPL

Allrounder refutes franchise's claim that she was unable to obtain a medical clearance in time before the WPL

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[Socerer 01]

another day another shitshow from Adani and co

 

[Spark]

I know it's becoming a broken record at this point but these boundary sizes are not fit for purpose.

 

[Molehill]

I know it's becoming a broken record at this point but these boundary sizes are not fit for purpose.

On a good batting pitch, one team scored 178 and it was chased down with a ball to spare. Doesn't that suggest that they've got things about right?

 

[Spark]

On a good batting pitch, one team scored 178 and it was chased down with a ball to spare. Doesn't that suggest that they've got things about right?

It's just kind of patronising that we have players who can hit it 90+ and we have 45m boundaries. Some of those sixes by Grace Harris were not cleanly hit by her standards at all and were still sailing way over the fence into empty grass beyond.

I'm not saying it should be normalised completely, but the case for the current boundary size regulations was already looking thin five years ago and there's way more power hitting in the game now than there was then.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Are those fake crowd noises?

 

[Molehill]

It's just kind of patronising that we have players who can hit it 90+ and we have 45m boundaries. Some of those sixes by Grace Harris were not cleanly hit by her standards at all and were still sailing way over the fence into empty grass beyond.

I'm not saying it should be normalised completely, but the case for the current boundary size regulations was already looking thin five years ago and there's way more power hitting in the game now than there was then.

But isn't that similar to the men's game? The most powerful (of which Harris is clearly one) can mis-hit it for 6 too. There still seem to be plenty being caught on the ropes, if you make them any longer then we'll see more wickets and less runs. I could understand it if we were seeing 220-2, but 178-6 v 181-7 seems a pretty fair balance between bat and ball.

I think they've been stretched from where they were. I can remember going to the Ageas 7 years ago and all the crowd were on one side of the ground because the boundary on the other side was so far in.

 

[Spark]

But isn't that similar to the men's game? The most powerful (of which Harris is clearly one) can mis-hit it for 6 too. There still seem to be plenty being caught on the ropes, if you make them any longer then we'll see more wickets and less runs. I could understand it if we were seeing 220-2, but 178-6 v 181-7 seems a pretty fair balance between bat and ball.

I think they've been stretched from where they were. I can remember going to the Ageas 7 years ago and all the crowd were on one side of the ground because the boundary on the other side was so far in.

Well I think the balance is all wrong in men's cricket too. The balance being better in international women's ODIs in particular is precisely what makes them so enjoyable for me. It seems to be a problem unique for this tournament to me; I don't remember anything like this kind of thumb being put on the scale in favour of boundary hitters in internationals or the WBBL.

Another reason it's not great in this tournament in particular is that it devalues the role of athleticism on the boundary. Most of the time, the fielder doesn't have a hope of getting to the ball unless it's hit almost straight to them; compare that with how crucial boundary fielding was in the recent WC semi final between Australia and India.

Just make them 55m-60m instead of 45m and the problem would be solved. There are still plenty of women who would clear those boundaries easily but it would make it less of a near cheat code to have an aerial power hitter in your side and restore a bit more variety to these games.

 

[Flem274*]

Tryon, Healy and Devine deserve men's boundaries tbh.

 

[Spark]

Tryon, Healy and Devine deserve men's boundaries tbh.

Gardner, Harris, McGrath... it's getting to be a fair list.

 

[anil1405]

Am more baffled that they are scoring 180s and 200s with ease. 140-160 scores are what makes the games interesting but hate how this WPL has turned out in terms of high scores.

 

[anil1405]

Tryon, Healy and Devine deserve men's boundaries tbh.

Devine was something else the other night. Her brut power even in her ground strokes was astonishing.

Devine and Gardner are a bit ahead in terms of power hitting. Grace Harris getting in that league. Tryon too inconsistent.

 

[Molehill]

Am more baffled that they are scoring 180s and 200s with ease. 140-160 scores are what makes the games interesting but hate how this WPL has turned out in terms of high scores.

I'd be more looking into a lack of competitiveness at the start of the tournament together with flat pitches rather than the boundaries. Delhi and Mumbai were streets ahead, I'm not sure why, but they were. Up Warriors have improved significantly as the pitches have worn and brought their spinners into play.

Gardner, Harris, McGrath... it's getting to be a fair list.

Of the 6 names mentioned, none of them play for the top 2 teams in the Tournament. If there is a cheat code, it's not playing out here. The match between yesterday's big 2 was won by an exceptional bowling performance from Delhi which made for an easy chase (as Lanning highlighted).

I'm getting the impression that as usual, women's cricket play a load of matches, but at the end, a team skippered by Meg Lanning takes the trophy.

 

[Spark]

I didn't say it was a cheat code. I was saying it was distorting the balance between bat and ball and making these games far less fun to watch compared to how women's cricket is when there's better balance.

 

[Himannv]

Devine out for 0 after such a great knock.

 

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This is excellent from Kerr.