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Gaurav Gupta | TNN

WPL 2023: DC name Meg Lanning captain, Jemimah vice-captain

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MUMBAI: The dominance of the all-conquering Australian women's team seems to be having its impact in the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League too. On Thursday, Australian women's team captain Meg Lanning became the third Australia player to lead a WPL team when the Delhi Capitals named the multiple World Cups-winning skipper as their captain ahead of the WPL.

Lanning's Aussie teammates Beth Mooney (Gujarat Giants) and Alyssa Healy (UP Warriorz) have already been named as the captains by their franchises. Indian women's team captain Harmanpreet Kaur (Mumbai Indians)and her deputy Smriti Mandhana (Royal Challengers Bangalore) are the two Indian captains in the league.

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