In a significant shot, Royal Challengers Bengalur (RCB) will miss the services of older University Sophie Devine in the upcoming season for the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025. Sophie Devine decided to rest from the local crisner to focus on her well -being and she will return home immediately .
Sophie Devine, which was part of Wellington’s Super Smash campaign, scored 38 runs and took eight Wickskets in five matches, including a match 5 for 13 against Canterbury last Friday. However, the versatile will miss the rest of the Super SMASH and the permanent home season.
Sophie Devine has a decent break, gets good support and care – Liz Green
High performance leader, Liz Green said Sophie Devine received a strong support from the Krizka Player Association in New Zealand. Green stated that rest is the best way to act for Devine to ensure that it rests properly before continuing professional cricket.
“The well -being of the player is the most important thing for us – it has an advantage over everyone else,” said Liz Green. “Sophie had excellent support from the New Zealand Association of Crown Players and High Performance Units, and everyone agrees that this is the best option.” The most important thing for NZC is that Sophie has a decent break, gets good support and cares and is good before returning to a professional cricket. “
The statement further added: “Decision on Devine’s future will be published in due course.”
Sophie Devine set up to miss WPL 2025 for RCB
Sophie Devine had a hectic schedule from winning the T20 World Cup with new Zealand in October 2024. She participated in Odis against India, played at the WBBL for Perth Scorchers, and in December she presented herself in the Odor series against Australia.
Devine was a key part of Bengalur’s campaign for winning titles in 2024, scoring 136 runs and took six hickets in ten games. It was retained by RCB on the eve of the auction 2025. RCB will start their WPL 2025 season on February 15 against Gujarata Giants at the new BCA stadium in Vadodari.
The 35-year-old played nearly 300 international matches. In her WPL career, she played 18 games and scored 402 runs on average 23.64 and a strike rate of 153.43, with the best grade of 99. She took nine Wicks on average 29.77 and an economic rate of 8.37.
Women’s Premier League 2025 was supposed to start on February 14
BCCI presented the schedule for the 2025 women’s premier league (WPL), which should start on February 14, and the matches took place in four cities. The opening will be found by the defenders of Royal Challengers Bengalur (RCB) against the Gujarata Giants (GG) in Vadodari, which will host the first six games.
The M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengalur will host eight matches, while Lucknow will host four. The last two league matches, the eliminator and the finals will be played at the Brabourne stadium. The league phase ends on March 11, while the eliminator and finals were scheduled for March 13 and 15.
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