Vadodara, Jan. 31 -- Former Indian captain Mithali Raj hailed Gujarat Giants (GG) all-rounders Sophie Devine for her crucial contributions in the team's eliminator qualification in the ongoing Women's Premier League (WPL) season, saying that the confidence of the skipper in handing her the ball during a pressure situation says a lot about her.

Devine's crucial 25 runs, coupled with a tight spell of 2/23 in four overs, including massive wickets of Hayley Matthews and Nat Sciver-Brunt, played a major role in GG's 11-run win over defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI), sealing her team's spot in the playoffs. Besides her useful 237 runs in eight innings at an average of 33.85 and a strike rate of 152.90 with two fifties, Devine is enjoying...