WPL auction: MI pick Pooja Vastrakar for Rs. 1.9 crore

By Parth Dhall

Feb 13, 2023

04:29 pm

What's the story

India all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar is set to represent Mumbai Indians (MI) in the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) edition.

The Mumbai-based franchise acquired her for Rs. 1.9 crore, outclassing Delhi Capitals and UP Warriorz.

Pooja has been a mainstay all-rounder for India in the shortest format. She has a strike rate of over 125 in WT20Is.

Here are the key stats.

Career

Pooja made her WT20I debut in 2018 against South Africa Women in Potchefstroom.

In a career spanning over four years, she has racked up 257 runs from 44 WT20Is at an average of 16.06. She has a strike rate of 125.36 with the bat.

The medium-pacer has also picked up a total of 29 wickets at 23.27 in the format.