WBBL: Harmanpreet Kaur re-signed by Melbourne Renegades for new season

India women’s cricket team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur has been re-signed by the Melbourne Renegades for the eighth edition of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL). This has been officially confirmed by the Renegades on Monday, July 4. Taking to their official Twitter handle, the Melbourne-based franchise once again welcomed Kaur back to their squad.

Harmanpreet Kaur has been rewarded for her excellence in the last edition where she had a dream run both with the bat and ball. Kaur amassed 406 runs and finished as the leading run-scorer. She also finished as the leading wicket-taker with 15 scalps to her name and was deservingly adjudged the Player of the Tournament.

She's baaaaackkkk ❤️

One of the best in the world and last season's Player of the Tournament is returning to Melbourne! @RenegadesWBBL #WBBL08 pic.twitter.com/pvV7utyA6l

— Weber Women's Big Bash League (@WBBL) July 4, 2022

I’m excited to be coming back to the Renegades: Harmanpreet Kaur

“I’m excited to be coming back to the Renegades. I really enjoyed being part of the team environment last season and feel like that helped me produce some of my best cricket. Personally, I just wanted to play my role for the team and it was pleasing to be able to do that”, said Harmanpreet Kaur as quoted by the Melbourne Renegades on their official website.

“We supported each other as a team last year and were able to get some good results, but we still have plenty of room to improve. Hopefully, we can do that, make the finals again and put ourselves in a position to compete for the title,” she added.

Coming back to her international career in the shortest format, Harmanpreet Kaur has amassed 2,411 runs in the 124 appearances that she has made so far including a century and six half-centuries. She also has 31 scalps to her name. Kaur is a very accomplished T20I batter. In fact, she became the first woman for India to score a century in a Women’s T20I in November 2018. In October 2019, the power-hitter became the first cricketer for India, male or female, to complete 100 T20Is.

Under the 33-year-old’s leadership, the Indian eves made the finals of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 in Australia.

Melbourne Renegades| Squad (so far): Sophie Molineux (c), Josie Dooley, Ellie Falconer, Harmanpreet Kaur, Carly Leeson, Rhiann O’Donnell, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham, Courtney Webb