Ratnagiri Jets, the two-time winners of the Men's Maharashtra Premier League, have announced their official entry into women's cricket by acquiring a franchise in the Women's Maharashtra Premier League (WMPL). Ahead of the event, the franchise named Smriti Mandhana as their icon player for the next three editions.

India's left-handed opener Mandhana was also recently awarded the 'Best International Cricketer of the Year' by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).