Melbourne Renegades re-signs India captain Harmanpreet Kaur

Melbourne: Women Big Bash League (WBBL) club Melbourne Renegades re-signed India captain Harmanpreet Kaur for the upcoming season, the club announced on Monday.

"Women's Big Bash League’s reigning Player of the Tournament will return for a second season with the Melbourne Renegades," it said in a statement.

Kaur was the Renegades’ leading run-scorer and wicket-taker in WBBL-7 as they returned to finals action.

The dynamic right-hander scored 406 runs at an average of 58 – including 18 sixes, the most in the competition – and claimed 15 wickets with her off-spin. Batting primarily at number four, Kuar was a match-winner for the Renegades on multiple occasions throughout the season.

"I’m excited to be coming back to the Renegades," Kaur said. "I really enjoyed being part of the team environment last season and feel like that helped me produce some of my best cricket.

"Personally, I just wanted to play my role for the team and it was pleasing to be able to do that. We supported each other as a team last year and were able to get some good results, but we still have plenty of room to improve. Hopefully we can do that, make the finals again and put ourselves in a position to compete for the title." (UNI)