New Delhi: Star Mumbai Indian all-rounder Issy Wong is trying ahead to hold on her efficiency from the earlier yr to the upcoming version of the Girls’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 which is se

New Delhi: Star Mumbai Indian all-rounder Issy Wong is trying ahead to hold on her efficiency from the earlier yr to the upcoming version of the Girls’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 which is ready to start in Bengaluru, on February 23.

In 2023, Wong showcased her expertise alongside famend gamers like Nat Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Matthews, and Amelia Kerr, establishing herself as a drive to be reckoned with regardless of not being a family identify.

Ending because the joint second-highest wicket-taker for Mumbai Indians, Wong’s claimed 15 wickets in 10 matches at a powerful economic system price of 6.46

Her standout second got here within the Eliminator towards the Alyssa Healy-led UP Warriorz, the place she etched her identify within the league’s historical past books by choosing up 4 wickets, together with a sensational hat-trick. Below the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur, Wong flourished and performed what she described as “near my greatest cricket.”

“I’m actually trying ahead to it. I most likely performed near my greatest cricket final yr, and I’m trying to construct on that and to maintain hopefully contributing. That’s what, as gamers, we need to do. We need to contribute to the success of the group, and I used to be fortunate sufficient to try this final yr,” Wong instructed ESPNcricinfo.

Nevertheless, Wong confronted challenges post-WPL, struggling to search out her rhythm whereas representing the Birmingham Phoenix within the Girls’s Hundred. With only one wicket from 5 matches and an economic system price of 12.40, she skilled a dip in kind. Moreover, being neglected of England’s upcoming sequence towards New Zealand added to her disappointment.

Undeterred by setbacks, the resilient 21-year-old stays decided to reclaim her spot within the English nationwide group. Reflecting on her journey, Wong metaphorically in contrast her experiences to being each the windshield and the bug, emphasizing the highs and lows of sport and life.

Clearly, most likely issues didn’t go my method final summer season however that’s life, isn’t it, typically good issues, typically (unhealthy)….. However in any other case, you say ‘typically you’re the bug and typically you’re the windshield’. I felt just like the windshield in India final yr and I used to be most likely the bug in England. It’s what it’s. You simply acquired to maintain driving,” Wong added.

With MI’s first match towards final yr’s runners-up, Delhi Capitals, Wong is gearing as much as showcase her prowess as soon as extra set to happen on Friday, on the iconic M Chinnaswamy Stadium.