Women's CPL 2025 Draft: Royals pick Shreyanka Patil; Knight Riders rope in Shikha Pandey, Salonee Dangore
The fourth season of WCPL is scheduled to be held from September 6 to 17 with all matches set to take place at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.
Two-time defending champion Barbados Royals roped in off-spinner Shreyanka, who has previously played for Guyana Amazon Warriors in the second season.
Fan favourite @shreyanka_patil is back at the WCPL, but this time she joins current champions @BarbadosRoyals. She will be looking to go one better this year having made the WCPL final in 2023 with the Amazon Warriors. #WCPL25#MassyWCPL#WCPLDraft#CricketPlayedLouderpic.twitter.com/BA1SugTo1K — CPL T20 (@CPL) June 23, 2025
Trinbago Knight Riders, last season's runner-up, selected pacer Pandey and leg-spinner Dangore. The former played for the same team in 2024 where she picked four wickets and scored 90 runs.
The tournament will feature six group games before the top two teams compete in the final.
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