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Sophie Molineux became the biggest attraction of the WPL 2027 auction in Kochi. In other news, Indian wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan will likely make his return to the playing XI for the remaining T20Is against New Zealand.
Capping an eventful day in the world of cricket, here we take a look at five of the biggest cricketing news that emerged on Wednesday, October 28.
Shafali Verma, Vaishnavi Sharma blaze India Women to 3-0 series win
India Women crushed Zimbabwe by eight wickets with 33 overs to spare in the third ODI in Vadodara to complete a 3-0 sweep in the series. Young left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma picked up impressive figures of 5-39 to bag her maiden ODI five-wicket haul.
Chasing 133, Pratika Rawal and Shafali Verma bludgeoned dazzling half-centuries, with the latter reaching the landmark figure off just 26 balls to record the joint-second fastest fifty for India Women in ODIs.
Marco Jansen becomes number one Test all-rounder, bowler
South Africa fast bowler Marco Jansen has become the new number one ranked bowler as well as all-rounder in the latest ICC Test rankings. The cricketer attained the feat after South Africa’s crushing win over Australia in the second Test.
Jansen soared past Mitchell Starc, Matt Henry and Ollie Robinson to climb to the top of the bowling charts with 876 rating points, and dethroned Ravindra Jadeja from the top of the all-rounder’s list.
Shadman Islam makes 99* for Bangladesh
Bangladesh opener Shadman Islam scored 99* runs off 219 balls against West Indies on Day 1 of their series-opening first home Test in Mirpur on October 28. The cricketer punched out 10 boundaries before umpires enforced early stumps after Bangladesh reached 213-3 in 74 overs.
Litton Das also reached 10* off 28 balls by stumps and will resume the innings on Day 2 alongside Shadman.
Sophie Molineux costliest, Uma Kashvi youngest buy of WPL 2027 auction
The WPL 2027 auction took place in Kochi. Among all players sold at the bidding event, Australian cricketer Sophie Molineux attracted the highest bid of Rs. 1.1 crores, as she was roped in by the UP Warriorz franchise.
Karnataka player Uma Kashvi, meanwhile, became the youngest cricketer in the history of the WPL to get picked up at the auction. Aged 15, the star all-rounder was acquired by the Delhi Capitals for a sum of INR 10 lakhs.
Ishan Kishan likely to be fit, Prasidh Krishna ruled out: Report
Ishan Kishan is reportedly fit to play India’s remaining T20I matches against New Zealand on their ongoing tour. The wicketkeeper-batter was forced to miss the last two T20Is owing to his injury concern.
Another report states that fast bowler Prasidh Krishna has been ruled out of India squad for the upcoming five-match ODI series against the hosts.
