WPL 2023: The much-awaited first edition of the Women’s Premier League is almost here and is all set to take the world by storm. The first-ever season of the WPL will kickstart on Saturday, March 4th, with the best and the most talented players from around the world gearing up for the upcoming marquee event.
The first-ever auctions for the inaugural edition of the WPL was held in Mumbai last month, Smriti Mandhana was the most expensive player, joining Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for ₹3.4 crores. Aussie star Ashleigh Gardner was purchased by Gujarat Giants (GG) for ₹3.2 crores.
Meanwhile, the WPL 2023 will kickstart with Gujarat Giants locking horns against Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians (MI) in the season opener on Saturday at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai.
In the upcoming WPL 2023, all four franchises — MI, RCB, DC, GG, and UP will play four home and four away matches in the league stage. After the league phase is done, the top 3 teams will qualify for the next round, which will also see the table-topper book a direct seat for the summit clash. The third and the fourth-place sides will face each other in the Eliminator match for a spot in the final match.
Check out the list of teams and squad rosters:
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB):
Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Renuka Singh Thakur, 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, Meghan Schutt, Sahana Pawar
Delhi Capitals (DC):
Jemimah Rodrigues, Meg Lanning, Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Marizanne Kapp, Titas Sadhu, Alice Capsey, Tara Norris, Laura Harris, Jasia Akhter, Minnu Man, Taniya Bhatia, Poonam Yadav, Jess Jonassen, Sneha Deepthi, Arundhati Reddy, Aparna Mandal
Mumbai Indians (MI):
Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver, Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Yastika Bhatia, Heather Graham, Isabelle Wong, Amanjot Kaur, Dhara Gujjar, Saika Ishaque, Hayley Mathews, Chloe Tryon, Humairaa Kaazi, Priyanka Bala, Sonam Yadav, Jintimani Kalita, Neelam Bisht
UP Warriorz:
Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Tahlia McGrath, Shabnim Ismail, Alyssa Healy, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Parshavi Chopra, Shweta Sehrawat, S Yashasri, Kiran Navgire, Grace Harris, Devika Vaidya, Lauren Bell, Laxmi Yadav, Simran Shaikh
Gujarat Giants (GG):
Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophie Dunkley, Anna Sutherland, Harleen Deol, Deandra Dottin, Sneh Rana, S Meghana, Georgia Wareham, Mansi Joshi, D Hemalatha, Monica Patel, Tanuja Kanwer, Sushma Verma, Hurley Gala, Ashwani Kumari, Parunika Sisodia, Shabnam Shakil
Check out the full schedule of WPL 2023:
March 4 – 7:30 PM: Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians, DY Patil Stadium
March 5 – 3:30 PM: RCB vs Delhi Capitals, Brabourne Stadium
March 5 – 7:30 PM: UP Warriorz vs Gujarat Giants, DY Patil Stadium
March 6 – 7:30 PM: Mumbai Indians vs RCB, Brabourne Stadium
March 7 – 7:30 PM: Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriorz, DY Patil Stadium
March 8 – 7:30 PM: Gujarat Giants vs RCB, Brabourne Stadium
March 9 – 7:30 PM: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians, DY Patil Stadium
March 10 – 7:30 PM: RCB vs UP Warriorz, Brabourne Stadium
March 11 – 7:30 PM: Gujarat Giants vs Delhi Capitals, DY Patil Stadium
March 12 – 7:30 PM: UP Warriorz vs Mumbai Indians, Brabourne Stadium
March 13 – 7:30 PM: Delhi Capitals vs RCB, DY Patil Stadium
March 14 – 7:30 PM: Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants, Brabourne Stadium
March 15 – 7:30 PM: UP Warriorz vs RCB, DY Patil Stadium
March 16 – 7:30 PM: Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Giants, Brabourne Stadium
March 18 – 3:30 PM: Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriorz, DY Patil Stadium
March 18 – 7:30 PM: RCB vs Gujarat Giants, Brabourne Stadium
March 20 – 3:30 PM: Gujarat Giants vs UP Warriorz, Brabourne Stadium
March 20 – 7:30 PM: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals, DY Patil Stadium
March 21 – 3:30 PM: RCB vs Mumbai Indians, DY Patil Stadium
March 21 – 7:30 PM: UP Warriorz vs Delhi Capitals, Brabourne Stadium
March 24 – 7:30 PM: Eliminator (TBD), DY Patil Stadium
March 26 – 7:30 PM: Final (TBD), Brabourne Stadium
Streaming Details of WPL 2023:
The WPL 2023 matches will broadcasted live on television via Sports 18 Network.