WPL 2023: Best Overseas XI from second week

The league stage of the 2023 Women’s Premier League (WPL) is about to end and the top teams Mumbai Indians (MI), Delhi Capitals (DC), and UP Warriorz have already punched their tickets for the knockout stage. However, these teams are now looking to enter the final directly by ending up on the top of the points table. On the other side, Gujarat Giants (GG) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are out of the competition and now, they will play their remaining games for pride to end their journey on a positive note. 

In the second week of the ongoing tournament, some amazing action was delivered to league watchers by big names. Among some top performers, there were some overseas players who came out as trump cards, delivering solid numbers to their teams. 

Here is the best overseas XI from the second week

1. Sophie Devine

In the WPL Player Auction, RCB picked up New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine at her base price of INR 50 lakh. Considering her fine batting numbers for her national team New Zealand, RCB had given her the responsibility to deliver aggressive starts to the team along with the skipper Smriti Mandhana.  

The veteran struggled to be among the runs in the initial matches of the tournament. However, utilizing her experience and skills, she has made a comeback with her bat. Currently, she is the second leading run-scorer in the tournament, notching up 266 runs with two half-centuries in seven matches at an extraordinary strike rate of 175.00  

Recently, she showcased her mettle with the bat, playing a knock of 99 runs (36 deliveries) in a do-or-die match against Gujarat. Riding on her spectacular batting effort, RCB pulled off the target of 189 runs in 15.3 overs, with eight wickets in hand.