NEW DELHI: Gujarat Giants captain Beth Mooney won the toss and decided to field first against Harmanpreet Kaur's Mumbai Indians in the first-ever Women's Premier League in Mumbai on Saturday.
The inaugural edition of WPL earlier saw a star-studded opening ceremony with Bollywood-style entertainment.
BCCI president Roger Binny, secretary Jay Shah, a host of other board officials along with the captains of the five teams -- Delhi Capitals' Meg Lanning, Mooney, Smriti Mandhana of Royal Challengers Bangalore, Alyssa Healy of the Warriorz and Harmanpreet unveiled the first-ever WPL trophy at the DY Patil Sports Academy.
MI captain Harmanpreet Kaur said at the toss, "It's a special day for all of us, want to enjoy this moment. This is a good wicket to bat on, but there will be something in it for the bowlers as well.
"We have some young players who'll be featuring today and we're looking forward to seeing how they play."
"Absolutely thrilled to be part of (WPL), a big crowd and I'm loving it. We have an entertaining group, we speak a lot about cricket. We have had the experience of playing in front of a big ground, we can pass it on to the younger members," Mooney said.
Teams:
Gujarat Giants: Beth Mooney(C/WK), Sabbhineni Meghana, Harleen Deol, Ashleigh Gardner, Annabel Sutherland, Dayalan Hemalatha, Georgia Wareham, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwar, Monica Patel, Mansi Joshi.
Mumbai Indians: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Yastika Bhatia (WK), Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Mathews, Pooja Vastrakar, Issy Wong, Humaira Kaazi, Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, Jintimani Kalita, Saika Ishaque.
(With inputs from PTI)
