Question

Who became the first Indian Cricketer to appear in the Kia Super League in England?
a. Smriti Mandhana
b. Harmanpreet Kaur
c. Mithali Raj
d. Jhulan Goswami

Answer 1

Hint:
 The Women's Cricket Super League (WCSL), branded as the Kia Super League (KSL) for sponsorship purposes was a semi-professional women's Twenty20 cricket competition in England and Wales, run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). The tournament involved six franchise teams, associated with a number of county teams, boards and universities, and was intended as a way to cross the divide between domestic amateur cricket and the highly professional international game.

Complete step by step solution:
 In the Kia Super League, the women's cricket super league in England, Indian Women's Cricket team opener Smriti Mandhana will become the first Indian player to feature. Western Storm signed Smriti and she played them in the tournament's 2018 edition, which features six players.

In the 40 T20 Internationals that she has played so far, the 21-year-old has scored over 826 runs with a top score of 76. In the Women's Big Bash League in Australia, Mandhana also played for the Brisbane Heat.
In January 2016, the ECB named the six hosts for the WCSL, with hosting rights granted for four years of the competition, from 2016 to 2019. Seven first-class counties, five minor counties and three universities became the hosts and partners.[10] In February 2016, team names were revealed, along with the fixtures and venues for the 2016 season.[11][12] The allocation of England players to the teams was announced in April 2016,[13] with allocations of overseas players being announced later that month.
Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Note:
Smriti Mandhana was named the Best Women's International Cricketer by the Board of Control for Cricket in India ( BCCI) in June 2018. In December 2018, she was awarded the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for best female cricketer of the year. The ICC also named her the ODI Player of the Year at the same time.