BENGALURU, Feb 23:
Bollywood actors led by superstar Shahrukh Khan brought to life the opening ceremony of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Friday.
Bollywood Badshah joined actors Tiger Shroff, Shahid Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Kartik Aaryan and Sidharth Malhotra to perform in the star-studded ceremony.
Shahrukh, who has bond with cricket dates back to 2008 when he owned the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL), had charmed his fans with songs from Pathaan and Dunki.
Thereafter, he expanded his franchise ownerships with teams in the West Indies, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United States of America (USA).
After the Bollywood actors entertained the capacity stadium, Shahrukh introduced the five captains – Healy, Beth Mooney, Harmanpreet, Smriti Mandhana and Lanning – on the stage.
Winning captain of the 2023 WPL edition Harmanpreet of Mumbai Indians brought the trophy with her. Mumbai Indians (MI) and Delhi Capitals (DC) got ready to lock horns in the opener.
Meg Lanning’s DC will be looking to take revenge against MI, skippered by Harmanpreet Kaur.
UP Warriorz, led by Alyssa Healy, went through to the Eliminator last year before losing to the Mumbai team. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Gujarat Giants (GT) failed to qualify for the playoffs last season and would want to make amends.(UNI)
Apart from Bengaluru, the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi will also host matches in the WPL, including the Eliminator on March 15 and the Final on March 17. (UNI)
Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 4 wkts
Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals by 4 wickets on Friday in one of the most exciting openers in the short history of the tournament. Delhi Capitals was in the game till the last ball as MI needed 5 runs off the final delivery, which Sajeevan Sajana made possible with a massive six.
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