India batter Smriti Mandhana will play for Adelaide Strikers within the upcoming season of the Ladies’s Huge Bash League (WBBL), the group introduced on Tuesday.
“I all the time stay up for enjoying in Australia, and I’m excited concerning the alternative to contribute to a group with a historical past of success just like the Strikers,” Mandhana mentioned on becoming a member of the group.
The Strikers are coached by Luke Williams, who was on the helm of the Mandhana-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru which gained the Ladies’s Premier League title in 2024.
“I’m thrilled to proceed working with Luke [Williams]. Our earlier experiences collectively have been so rewarding, and I’m trying ahead to constructing on that,” she added.
The southpaw has performed for Brisbane Warmth, Hobart Hurricanes and Sydney Thunder within the earlier seasons of the WBBL.
Mandhana averages 28.86 in girls’s T20Is at a strike charge of 122.51. She has additionally scored 26 half-centuries.