Undoubtedly, the IPL is the best cricket league in the world. Now, the BCCI has launched a women’s cricket league modeled after the IPL. The Women’s Premier League (WPL) featured five teams in its inaugural season. The DY Patil Stadium and Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai will host all 2023 WPL matches.
WPL’s inaugural season will begin on March 4 and conclude on March 26. The first match of the WPL tournament will be played on March 4 at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians. The first season of WPL consisted of 22 matches, including 20 league matches and two playoff matches.
The league stage matches of the teams in the tournament will be in a round-robin format. The top 3 teams in the points table after the end of the tournament league stage matches will qualify for the playoffs. The team finishing first in the points table will be directly qualified for the finals. The 2nd and 3rd placed teams will play an eliminator, the winner of which will qualify for the finals.
Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023: Teams
| Team Name | Owner | City | Captain |
| Gujarat Giants | Adani Group | Ahmedabad | Beth Mooney |
| Mumbai Indians | Reliance Industries | Mumbai | Harmanpreet Kaur |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | Diageo | Bangalore | Smriti Mandhana |
| Delhi Capitals | JSW–GMR | Delhi | Meg Lanning |
| UP Warriorz | Capri Global | Lucknow | Alyssa Healy |
Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023: Full Team Squads
Gujarat Giants:
Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney (C), Sophia Dunkley, Annabel Sutherland, Harleen Deol, Deandra Dottin, Sneh Rana, Sabbineni Meghana, Georgia Wareham, Mansi Joshi, Dayalan Hemalatha, Monica Patel, Tanuja Kanwer, Sushma Verma, Hurley Gala, Parunika Sisodia, Shabnam Shakeel, Ashwani Kumari.
Mumbai Indians:
Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Nat Sciver Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Yastika Bhatia, Heather Graham, Issy Wong, Amanjot Kaur, Dhara Gujar, Saika Ishaque, Hayley Matthews, Chloe Tryon, Humairaa Khazi, Priyanka Bala, Sonam Yadav, Jintimani Kalita, Neelam Bisht.
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Smriti Mandhana (C), Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Erin Burns, Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Shreyanka Patil, Kanika Ahuja, Asha Shobana, Heather Knight, Dane van Niekerk, Preeti Bose, Poonam Khemnar, Komal Zanzad, Megan Schutt, Sahana Pawar.
Delhi Capitals:
Jemimah Rodrigues, Meg Lanning (C), Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Marizanne Kapp, Titas Sadhu, Alice Capsey, Tara Norris, Laura Harris, Jasia Akhter, Minnu Mani, Jess Jonassen, Taniyaa Bhatia, Poonam Yadav, Sneha Deepthi, Arundhati Reddy, Aparna Mondal.
UP Warriorz:
Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Tahlia McGrath, Shabnim Ismail, Alyssa Healy (C), Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Parshavi Chopra, Shweta Sehrawat, Soppadhandi Yashasri, Kiran Navgire, Grace Harris, Devika Vaidya, Lauren Bell, Laxmi Yadav, Simran Shaikh.
Checkout, Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023 Points Table
Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023: Venues
- DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
- Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023: Schedule and Results
| Date | Fixture | Time (IST) | Venue | Results |
| March 4, 2023 | Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | Mumbai Indians Won by 143 runs |
| March 5, 2023 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals | 3:30 PM | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | Delhi Capitals won by 60 runs |
| March 5, 2023 | UP Warriorz vs Gujarat Giants | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
UP Warriorz won by 3 wickets
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| March 6, 2023 | Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7:30 PM | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | Mumbai Indians won by 9 wickets |
| March 7, 2023 | Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriorz | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | Delhi Capitals won by 42 runs |
| March 8, 2023 | Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7:30 PM | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | Gujarat Giants won by 11 runs |
| March 9, 2023 | Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | Mumbai Indians won by 8 wickets |
| March 10, 2023 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs UP Warriorz | 7:30 PM | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | UP Warriorz won by 10 wickets |
| March 11, 2023 | Gujarat Giants vs Delhi Capitals | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | Delhi Capitals won by 10 wickets |
| March 12, 2023 | UP Warriorz vs Mumbai Indians | 7:30 PM | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | Mumbai Indians won by 8 wickets |
| March 13, 2023 | Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets
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| March 14, 2023 | Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants | 7:30 PM | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | Mumbai Indians Women won by 55 runs |
| March 15, 2023 | UP Warriorz vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | Royal Challengers Bangalore Women won by 5 wickets |
| March 16, 2023 | Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Giants | 7:30 PM | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | Gujarat Giants won by 11 runs |
| March 18, 2023 | Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriorz | 3:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | NA |
| March 18, 2023 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Giants | 7:30 PM | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | NA |
| March 20, 2023 | Gujarat Giants vs UP Warriorz | 3:30 PM | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | NA |
| March 20, 2023 | Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | NA |
| March 21, 2023 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians | 3:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | NA |
| March 21, 2023 | UP Warriorz vs Delhi Capitals | 7:30 PM | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | NA |
| March 24, 2023 | Eliminator | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | NA |
| March 26, 2023 | Final | 7:30 PM | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | NA |
Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023: Live Telecast And Streaming Details
In India:
In India, the WPL 2023 will be telecast live on Sports18. The JioCinema app will live streaming the Women’s Premier League 2023.
