🏏 MI Hires Kristen Beams as WPL Spin Coach

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Key Takeaways

1📊 Beams: 3rd in 2017 WC wickets (15)
2🏆 Joins MI's elite staff for WPL defense
3💡 U19 Australia coach brings youth expertise
4🔮 Pairs with Goswami for spin dominance
5💬 'Excited for Jhulan partnership' – Beams

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Mumbai Indians appoint Australian Kristen Beams as spin bowling coach for 2026 Women's Premier League, bolstering a star-studded staff with Lisa Keightley, Jhulan Goswami, Devika Palshikar, and Nicole Bolton. The ex-legspinner's hire signals MI's title defense ambitions in women's T20. Beams' expertise promises tactical spin mastery.

Beams played 1 Test, 30 ODIs, 18 T20Is for Australia, third-highest 2017 ODI WC wicket-taker (15 scalps), plus 45 WBBL games. Coaching: Australia U19, Cricket Australia lead, Tasmania manager. Pairs with Goswami's swing lore for two-time champs.

Spin Revolution for MI Women

Beams' leg-spin guile (economy 4.5 ODIs) echoes Amelia Kerr's WPL impact. Stats: mentored U19 to success; compares to Sarah Warnett's Hundred roles. History: MI's 2024 dominance (unbeaten league); her input refines death overs on Indian pitches.