Smriti Mandhana signs with Hobart Hurricanes for WBBL 2018-19

Mandhana has already played in the WBBL for Brisbane Heat. © Getty

T20I Indian vice captain Smriti Mandhana was summoned by Hobart Hurricanes for the fourth edition of the women's Big Bash League, Harmanpreet Kaur, who signed a two-year contract with Sydney Thunder in anticipation of The 2017 edition will also return for its third consecutive season in the league.

Mandhana, T20I's third top scorer in 2018, should unite with his Western team Storm captain Heather Knight, who also plays for Hurricanes in the Australian league, made an outstanding season with Storm at Women & Crick. and Super League England earlier this year, leading the tournament with a total of 421 points in nine innings, which is the highest level of all WCSL editions as well as the WBBL.

She recorded a phenomenal strike rate of 174.69 and also scored 21 points in the season – two all-time records in women's league cricket – before winning the tournament title. Incidentally, she replaces the average Indian star Veda Krishnamurthy, who made her franchise debut in 2017-18.

Mandhana had already appeared for Brisbane Heat in the second season of WBBL, which ended with an ACL injury just before. of the 2017 ICC Women's World Cup.

"I'm really excited to have another opportunity in the WBBL this summer," she said. "A lot of players have said that the Hurricanes group was an excellent team and I am looking forward to going to Tasmania for the matches."

The new Hurricane coach, Salliann Briggs, is delighted to have Mandhana. on board. "Mandhana is a recognized performer on the world stage and we saw her last week with her shot against the Australians," she said. "I can not wait to see it in purple, it's an interesting addition, not only for us, but for the entire competition."

As the Hurricanes start their season with an away match against Perth Scorchers on December 1, Mandhana will also play. his first game for the team on December 8 – home game against Melbourne Stars.

Harmanpreet, captain of the T20I in India and the country's top scorer in the format in 2018, was the player of the Thunder season in his first season. She collected 296 points in 12 innings at a rate of 117 and averaged 59.20, which allowed her to expand her badociation with the team. Harmanpreet recently registered its first hundred T20I, against New Zealand, at the Women's World T20 which has just completed in the Caribbean.

Thunder begins his 2018-19 season with an away match against the Melbourne Renegades.