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Apex Sports News has published 8 stories on Smriti Mandhana. The latest, on 28 Oct 2026: WPL 2027 auction in Kochi: 146 players up for grabs across 27 squad spots.
The WPL 2027 auction takes place in Kochi on Wednesday at 5:30 PM, with 146 players available for 27 squad spots across five franchises. UP Warriorz holds the largest purse of Rs 3.75 crore and eight open slots, while Mumbai Indians has six slots and Rs 90 lakh.
Harmanpreet Kaur moved up two places to eighth among ODI batters after scoring 126 in the second ODI against Zimbabwe. Smriti Mandhana lost the top spot to Laura Wolvaardt after scores of 32 and zero.
The WPL 2027 auction takes place in Kochi on October 28, with 27 slots available including seven overseas slots. Revsportz reported that Gujarat Giants retained the most players, while UP Warriorz have the largest available purse.
India beat Zimbabwe by 121 runs in the second women's ODI at Vadodara, sealing the series 2-0. Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma scored centuries before Vaishnavi Sharma took four wickets.
Pratika Rawal scored an unbeaten century as India chased down 198 in 27.1 overs. Shree Charani took four wickets to restrict Zimbabwe to 197.
India defeated Zimbabwe by 92 runs in the third T20I in Raipur to win the series 3-0. Harmanpreet Kaur scored 91 not out off 41 balls, marking her return to form.
India secured a 3-0 T20I series sweep over Zimbabwe after winning the third match by 92 runs in Raipur. Harmanpreet Kaur scored 91 not out and Shafali Verma made 69 as India posted 216 for 7.
India Women, 2-0 up, face Zimbabwe Women in the third and final T20I in Raipur on Tuesday, October 20, at 7 PM IST, looking to complete a clean sweep.