8 must have players in your Women's Premier League Fantasy Team

         Top Fantasy Picks for WPL

The inaugural Women's Premier League has been scheduled to start on March 4th with 5 teams and 22 matches, including playoffs.

If you are someone who has yet to follow Women's cricket much and is planning to play fantasy, this article if for you where I will list down the top female cricketers who can get you fantasy points consistently.

1. Ashleigh Gardner

Ash Gardner is considered one of the most talented all-rounders in women's cricket, she is a right-hand attacking batter who bats in the top 4 and also bowls off-spin during a crucial juncture of the game.

Ash Gardner was an integral part of Australia's T20 team in the recently concluded Women's T20 World Cup and was also adjudged as the player of the series.

She has picked 53 wickets at an average of 19.37 and has scored 1176 runs at an average of 28.00 in 73 Women T20 internationals. 

She has been picked by Gujarat Giants for 3.2 crores (The highest bid for a foreigner) and is expected to play in the top-4 and bowl 4 crucial overs every game.

So, it is pertinent that you pick Gardner in your fantasy team at least as a player if not as a captain or vice-captain.

2. Deepti Sharma

Deepti is an Indian All-rounder who bowls off-spin and is also a handy lower-order left-handed batter.

She has been a mainstay of team India's bowling plan where she generally bowls, two overs on the power play and two overs at the back end.

She has been picked by UP Warriorz for 2.6 crores and has been given the vice-captaincy role.

Deepti has picked 102 wickets at an average of 19.46 in 92 T20 internationals and also scored 941 runs at a strike rate of 106.

Deepti is expected to bowl crucial overs at the back end, so, she can fetch a decent amount of fantasy points every match.

3. Nat Sciver-Brunt

Natalie Sciver-Brunt is an English all-rounder who was picked by Mumbai Indians for 3.2 crores at the WPL auction.

She had a terrific world cup recently in South Africa, where she was the 2nd highest run-getter scoring 216 runs and bowled a couple of overs every match.

She is expected to play in the middle order along with Harmanpreet Kaur and has a good chance to roll her arm for 2-3 overs in the middle.

Nat Sciver-Brunt plays attacking brand of cricket in the middle and death scores with an added advantage of her 2-3 overs, she is sure to fetch a good amount of fantasy points every match.

4. Amelia Kerr

The New Zealand All-rounder was picked by Mumbai Indians for 1 crore which is a steal according to many as she bats in the top 4 and bowls quality leg spin.

Even though she had a mediocre world cup where she and her team couldn't perform to the best of their abilities, she is expected a play a crucial role for Mumbai Indians

She had a terrific WBBL where she scored 295 runs at an average of 26.81 and picked 21 wickets at an enviable strike rate of 16.85.

Similar to Nat-Sciver Brunt, Amelia Kerr can be handy with both the bat and the ball to provide you a good amount of fantasy points.

5. Sophie Ecclestone

Sophie is the No.1 bowler in Women T20's, she has been picked by UP Warriorz for 1.8 crores.

Sophie bowls left arm spin and can bat decently at 7, She, along with Deepthi is expected to take the major responsibilities in UP Warriorz bowling.

She has 97 wickets at an enviable strike rate and economy from 70 T20 internationals, she played a major part in England reaching the semi-finals of the recently concluded world cup by picking 11 wickets.

Sophie Ecclestone bowls mostly at the death and picks 2-3 wickets every match to bring you a decent number of points.

6. Hayley Matthews

Hayley Matthews is the current No.1 Women's T20 Allrounder, she has many times single-handedly played crucial knocks and had a equaling bowling performance for WI.

However, all these impressive numbers dint impress the team owners as she went unsold in the first round of auction and was picked by Mumbai Indians for her base price at the far end of auction.

You should be having Hayley Matthews in your team because she is expected to open the batting for Mumbai Indians and also will bowl her 4 full quotas of overs.

7. Deandra Dottin

Veteran Deandra Dottin surprised everyone with her retirement announcement recently, she is a capable all-rounder who can contribute equally with both bat and ball.

She will be trading her services for Gujarat Giants for 60 lakhs.

She holds the record for the fastest women's T20 century (Off 38 balls).

She has 2697 runs and 62 wickets from 127 T20 internationals.

Even though she retired a few months back, Dottin showed everyone that she still has everything in WBBL 2022 where she scored 362 runs and 14 wickets.

So, Dottin is a very good option to get a decent number of fantasy points.

8. Ellyse Perry

The ever-beautiful Perry is the only Australian player to play all the Women's T20 world cup, she is a talented right-hand batter and a medium-fast bowler.

She has been an integral part of the Australian team, However, recently with the emergence of decent all-rounders like Gardner, and Jess Jonassen, Perry has gone down in the pecking order.

However, she will be having a lot of responsibilities in the RCB camp where you can expect her to play in the middle and bowl 3-4 overs of medium-fast.

Though she bats lower down the order for the formidable Australian team, she showed that she still has the batting touch in the recently concluded Ind - Aus T20 series in Mumbai.

As she is expected to play a major role for RCB in WPL where she will be playing in the top 4 and bowling 3-4 overs, Perry will provide value for your money.