India all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar and former South African batter Lizelle Lee have been signed by the Brisbane Warmth and Hobart Hurricanes respectively, for the Girls’s Massive Bash League 2022 version. This would be the first-ever outing for Vastrakar, as she has not participated in any franchise-based recreation aside from the Girls’s T20 Challenger Trophy.
Lee, alternatively, will be part of a brand new workforce this season, which shall be her third workforce in simply 4 years. She has beforehand represented the Melbourne Stars for 3 years and the Melbourne Renegades for the 2020-21 version of the event.
With 1361 runs at a strike price of 124.86 in 53 matches and two centuries, the 30-year-old has an excellent WBBL document. Along with discussions with Hurricanes coach Salliann Briggs, Lee mentioned that her shut acquaintance and former South African and Stars counterpart Mignon du Preez was the driving pressure for her choice to hitch the squad.
“My good good friend and South African teammate, Mignon, mentioned she actually loved her time within the Hurricanes atmosphere final season. In order that, on prime of the good conversations I’ve had with Sall and the workforce, I can’t wait to get caught in and see what it’s like for myself this yr,” Lee mentioned.
Lee introduced her worldwide retirement earlier this month after the one-off Check in opposition to England. Her transfer introduced instability to the South African squad, however the prolific batter had talked about that she would proceed to take part in league-based tournaments.
Vastrakar actually a participant of the long run for India: Warmth coach Ashley Noffke
Vastrakar is the newest Indian cricketer to signal with a WBBL workforce. Vastrakar grabbed eyeballs with unimaginable performances with each bat and ball within the ICC Girls’s ODI World Cup in New Zealand earlier this yr, as she ended because the joint-second highest wicket-taker for India. Her performances throughout India’s tour of Australia in 2021 have been spectacular as properly.
“Pooja is an excellent athlete. She bowls with sharp tempo, can discover the boundary with the bat down the order and is an absolute jet within the subject. We’re more than happy to welcome her to the WBBL and are excited concerning the expertise we will supply her. She’s actually a participant of the long run for India and one which we anticipate could make a distinction for the Warmth this summer season,” Warmth coach Ashley Noffke mentioned.
Vastrakar is part of India’s Commonwealth Video games squad however confronted a significant blow after returning a constructive end result for Covid-19. In consequence, she needed to keep again in India whereas the workforce traveled to Birmingham.
