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Delhi Capitals batter Deeya Yadav became the youngest player to feature in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) on Tuesday. The 16-year-old from Haryana made her debut against Mumbai Indians at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, replacing Minnu Mani in the playing XI. At 16 years and 103 days, Yadav broke the record previously held by Mumbai Indians’ G. Kamalini, who had debuted last year at 16 years and 213 days.Delhi Capitals skipper Jemimah Rodrigues praised the youngster after the toss. “Deeya Yadav comes in. She’s 16, but she can really smash the ball out of the park. That’s all I’ll say,” Rodrigues said.Yadav was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 10 lakh at the WPL auction following strong performances for Haryana. In the 2025/26 Senior Women’s T20 Trophy, she scored nearly 300 runs in eight innings at a strike rate around 130. She also scored over 150 runs in the Senior Inter Zonal T20, helping North Zone reach the final.Playing XIsDelhi Capitals XI: Shafali Verma, Lizelle Lee (w), Laura Wolvaardt, Jemimah Rodrigues (c), Deeya Yadav, Marizanne Kapp, Lucy Hamilton, Niki Prasad, Sneh Rana, Shree Charani, Nandni Sharma.Mumbai Indians XI: Hayley Matthews, Sajeevan Sajana, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Rahila Firdous (w), Nicola Carey, Amanjot Kaur, Poonam Khemnar, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Vaishnavi Sharma.

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Cricket :Deeya Yadav Becomes Youngest-Ever Player to Feature in Women’s Premier League

Delhi Capitals batter Deeya Yadav became the youngest player to feature in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) on Tuesday. ... ...