New Zealand leg-spinner Amelia Kerr has decided to withdraw her name from the upcoming season of Women’s Big Bash League to continue her focus on mental health. She had earlier withdrawn from the limited overs tour of England consisting of three T20Is and five ODIs, citing mental health reasons.

Lisa Sthalekar has insisted that the lack of matches for the Indian women’s team next is a massive cause of concern and they are the biggest untapped talent market. She added that BCCI is moving in the right direction but they are slow in planning women’s IPL and providing enough match practice.

After the BCCI confirmed the Women’s T20 Challenger dates, Alyssa Healy and Rachael Haynes have strongly condemned the fact that it would clash with the WBBL. Healy stated that given the Australian players are bound by a contractual agreement, there won’t be any understanding from their part.

Kiwi all-rounder Sophie Devine has been named as the player of the tournament for WBBL 2019 following her outstanding performances with both bat and ball which has propelled the Adelaide Strikers to the finals. She was closely followed by Beth Mooney and Danni Wyatt at 35 and 33 votes respectively.