Within just 24 hours of the Women’s Premier League auction unfurling at the Jio Convention Centre in Mumbai, BCCI announced the schedule for the maiden edition of the WPL. It is going to be a battle of five teams going head on against each other namely Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Capitals, UP Warriorz, Gujarat Giants and the Mumbai Indians.
The teams have collectively signed 87 players until now out of which there were 30 overseas players at the WPL auction but there was a massive spike in the interest for the players from the Indian cricket team as most of them bagged a pretty decent price.
As per the media release shared by the BCCI, the WPL will have 20 games in the league stages and two play-off matches which will played over a span of 23 days. The historic curtain-raiser of the Women’s Premier League will be kickstarting with a battle between the Mumbai Indians and the Gujarat Giants. In the tournament’s first double-header, RCB will be colliding with the Delhi Capitals while UP Warriorz will be battling Gujarat Giants.
In the 4 double-headers of the tournament, the first game is scheduled at 3:30 PM while the second game will be played at 7:30 PM. The DY Patil Stadium and Brabourne Stadium will be hosting 11 games each. The BCCI statement also stated, “The Eliminator will be held at the DY Patil Stadium on March 24th, and the Women’s Premier League 2023 final will take place at the Brabourne Stadium on March 26th. The league promises to be a thrilling competition featuring some of the most talented players from India and around the world, and fans are eagerly anticipating its start.”
