Overview:
- Player: Laura Wolvaardt
- Team: Adelaide Strikers
- Contract Duration: 2 saal (WBBL|11 & WBBL|12)
- Role: Pre-draft overseas player
- Announced on: 27 May, 2025
🔹 Kya Scene Hai?
South Africa ki classy opener aur current captain, Laura Wolvaardt, ne Adelaide Strikers ke saath 2 saal ka extension sign kar liya hai. Pichhle 5 seasons se woh Strikers ki jaan bani hui hai – aur ab WBBL|11 & WBBL|12 me bhi wahi vibe continue rahegi.
Wolvaardt ne 71 matches me 1,726 runs banaye hain with 27.83 average aur 110.92 strike rate – pure consistency ka level boss!
🔹 Past Performances:
- WBBL|09: 402 runs @ 30.92 avg, Katie Mack ke saath 135-run wali opening stand – total dhamaka!
- WBBL|10: Thoda off season, par fir bhi 193 runs in 9 games @ 24.12 avg – solid contributor.
- Overall: 7 fifties in Strikers jersey, aur team ko WBBL|08 aur WBBL|09 ka champ banane me bada haath.
🔹 Laura ne bola:
“Adelaide mera second home ban gaya hai. Waha ki crowd, team, aur wo back-to-back titles – sab kuch yaadgar hai. Pichhla season tough tha, par ab main aur determined hoon team ko wapas top pe le jaane ke liye.”
🔹 Coach Luke Williams ka kehna:
“Laura ek world-class player hai. Uski batting, leadership aur experience team ke liye priceless hai. Hum khush hain ki woh 2 aur saal ke liye hamare saath hai.”
🔹 Strikers Squad Update (WBBL|11 Confirmed Players):
- Tahlia McGrath (C)
- Darcie Brown
- Megan Schutt
- Amanda-Jade Wellington
- Maddie Penna
- Anesu Mushangwe
- Laura Wolvaardt
Off-Contract: Katie Mack, Bridget Patterson, Jemma Barsby, Maggie Clark, Ellie Johnston, Eleanor Larosa
🔹 Draft Update:
- Overseas player draft: 19 June 2025
- Strikers ke paas 2nd pick hai – ek aur big signing aa sakti hai!
- Abhi tak sirf Melbourne Renegades ne apna pre-draft overseas player announce nahi kiya.
🔹 Laura ka Global Cricketing Tadka:
- South Africa Women’s team ki captain
- 2023 T20 World Cup ki top run-scorer (230 runs)
- 2016 me sabse young South African jinhone international century mari
- 2024 me ban gayi 3rd woman jiske naam Test, ODI, aur T20I me century hai
- WPL me Gujarat Giants ke liye, aur The Hundred me Superchargers & Brave ke liye bhi khela
🔹 Kya Impact Hoga?
- Mack, McGrath, Smriti Mandhana ke saath top-order ban gaya deadly
- Leadership + Pressure situations me calm head – full package
- WBBL|11 me Strikers wapas title contention me dikh rahe hain
