WPL 2023: Australia all-rounder Kim Garth replaces Deandra Dottin in Gujarat Giants

Australian all-rounder Kim Garth has changed Deandra Dottin within the Gujarat Giants for the 2023 version of the Women’s Premier League (WPL).

New Delhi,UPDATED: Mar 4, 2023 16:29 IST

WPL 2023: Kim Garth replaces Deandra Dottin in Gujarat Giants. Courtesy: Twitter

By India Today Web Desk: Gujarat Giants have named Australian all-rounder Kim Garth as a alternative for former West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin for the upcoming version of the Women’s Premier League (WPL). Dottin, who retired from worldwide cricket final 12 months, was dominated out of the WPL as she is “recovering from a medical situation”.

Dottin was purchased on the public sale at a worth of INR 60 lakh within the public sale that passed off final month. She had a base worth of INR 50 lakh, after which the Giants roped her in.

As far as Garth is anxious, she grew to become Ireland’s cricketer of the last decade in 2021. Back in 2014, she made her debut as a 14-year-old in 2010. She performed 51 T20Is for Ireland earlier than transferring to Australia.

Garth performed for Meg Lanning and Co. when the Aussies toured India for a five-match WT20I sequence final 12 months. Garth was additionally part of the Australian workforce which received the Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa final month.

The Giants are set to start out their marketing campaign towards Harmanpreet Kaur’s Mumbai Indians on Saturday, March 4 on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Garth can have Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, and Georgia Wareham as her Australian teammates within the Giants. Mooney, who just lately grew to become the third batter after Kumar Sangakkara and Marlon Samuels to attain two fifties within the T20 World Cup finals, will lead the Giants.

Gujarat Giants Squad

Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophia Dunkley, Annabel Sutherland, Harleen Deol, Kim Garth, Sneh Rana, Sabbineni Meghana, Georgia Wareham, Mansi Joshi, Dayalam Hemalatha, Monica Patel, Tanuja Kanwar, Sushma Verma, Hurley Gala, Ashwani Kumari, Parunika Sisodia, Shabnam Shakil

Edited By:

sabyasachi chowdhury

Published On:

Mar 4, 2023