{"id":295274,"date":"2023-03-08T14:48:14","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T14:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/03\/08\/sophia-dunkley-smashes-fastest-fifty-in-womens-premier-league-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-03-08T14:48:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T14:48:14","slug":"sophia-dunkley-smashes-fastest-fifty-in-womens-premier-league-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/03\/08\/sophia-dunkley-smashes-fastest-fifty-in-womens-premier-league-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophia Dunkley smashes fastest fifty in Women&#8217;s Premier League | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Having suffered back-to-back defeats in their first two matches, <!-- -->Sophia Dunkley<!-- --> gave <!-- -->Gujarat Giants<!-- --> much-needed impetus by smashing a fastest fifty in the <!-- -->Women&#8217;s Premier League<!-- --> on Wednesday.<br \/>Dunkley got to her maiden <!-- -->WPL<!-- --> fifty off just 18 balls against <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/top-stories\/ipl-auction-2018-complete-squad-of-royal-challengers-bangalore\/articleshow\/62690441.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" data-ga=\"Click-Hyperlink|link_topic-Royal Challengers Bangalore-https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/top-stories\/ipl-auction-2018-complete-squad-of-royal-challengers-bangalore\/articleshow\/62690441.cms\" target=\"\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Royal Challengers Bangalore<\/a> at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"14\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>&#x1f6a8; Milestone Alert &#x1f6a8;FASTEST 5&#x20e3;0&#x20e3; in the #TATAWPL! &#x26a1;&#xfe0f; &#x26a1;&#xfe0f;@dunkleysophia brings up a stunning half-century in just\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/Z938IhOEGR<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Women&#8217;s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wplt20\/status\/1633475490857254913\">1678285880000<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The England batter went hammer and tongs against Preeti Bose as she slammed her for 4,6,4,4,4 on successive balls to bring up a stunning half-century in the fifth over.<br \/>Dunkley&#8217;s blitzkrieg was ended by <!-- -->Shreyanka Patil<!-- --> for 65. Her 28-ball knock was studded with 11 fours and three sixes.<br \/>Before Dunkley, Mumbai Indians skipper Harmnapreet Kaur held the record of scoring a fastest fifty in WPL when she notched up a 22-ball half-century in the tournament opener against Gujarat Giants.<\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component QbQNS undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"cricket match\" msid=\"98500092\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-98500092,width-600,resizemode-4\/98500092.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Earlier, Gujarat stand-in skipper Sneh Rana made no hesitation in opting to bat after winning the toss.<br \/>&#8220;Would like to bat first. It&#8217;s a used pitch. Want to bat freely with our batting depth. We are playing with the same XI. The environment was very positive &#8211; the kind of cricket we played. I&#8217;m enjoying the role. 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