Charlie Dean Steps in for Injured Sophie Molineux at RCB for WPL 2025
Author: Joy Sarcar
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Recent update on WPL 2025: RCB announces the replacement of seasoned all-rounder Sophie Molineux with Charlie Dean due to the injury for the WPL season 3.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru to face a big blow as one of their star player Sophie Molineux to stay out of the season due to knee injury. Charlie Dean has been a consideration to replace Molineux in the upcoming league matches.
Molineux Got the Knee Injury Post India’s Tour to Australia
In a recent report shared by defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru, it was announced that Charlie Dean will enter the squad in place of Sophie Molineux who suffered knee injury.
- Molineux had played a crucial part in marking RCB’s victory during 2024 league. She has to stay out of the 2025 WPL edition due to knee injury.
- It is a major setback for the RCB as the team was anticipating her powerplay in the upcoming season.
- Molineux had this injury after completion of their India’s tour to Australia and there are no chances of her recovery till the upcoming league.
- The squad is counting on Dean to portray a promising play in the game and stand as a valuable replacement.
Charlie Dean Bagged 46 Wickets in the T20Is on her Name
While Australian all-rounder Molineux, key-player for RCBs triumph in 2024 WPL is not contesting for upcoming edition, the England Star Dean is a new entrant to the team.
- Dean is a seasoned England bowler who got 46 wickets in the T20Is with a economy rate of 6.91.
- She is also a performing batter in the lower order and might be a close replacement as an all-rounder in the squad.
- Chalie Dean has a strike rate of more than 111 and has player around 36 matches till date.
The statement was released by RCB on Thursday stating the recent shift of player names for the scheduled WPL 2025 edition.
RCB Suffers a Blow as Molineux, Key to WPL 2024 Victory, is Out
After the outstanding gameplay by Molineux in the last WPL season, team was counting on her for this year’s event. Her flow at the bowling line is magnificent and inevitable. During the WPL 2024 season, Sophie got 12 wickets from 10 matches played.
She was at the third-highest position as the prominent wicket-taker in the tournament. Molineux made a convincing formidable spin trip with other players named Shreyanka Patil and Asha Shobana.
In fact, Molineux also held the captaincy at Melbourne Renegades to mark triumph at the historic title in Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL). By leading in the game, she took 16 wickets in just 7 matches of the tournament.
RCB was awaiting exemplary bowling skills display of Molineux as she bowled a Hatrick over in the finals of WPL 2024 helping them to mark a winning title over Delhi Capitals. Online cricket betting legal sites are already highlighting the shifting dynamics of the teams ahead of the season.
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