Women’s Premier League-2023,History,Schedule

The Women’s Premier League-2023 is a women’s cricket league of India like the men’s league, Indian premier league (IPL) which is called Women’s IPL, and later on, BCCI officially name it the Women’s Premier League. It is also known as TATA WPL 2023 for sponsorship reasons. It is organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Tournament will play in Round robin and Playoffs format.

The opening ceremony was held on 4 March at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, with AP Dhillon, Kiara Advani, and Kriti Senon’s performances.

History: Women’s Premier League

• The first major women’s T20 competition in India was the women’s T20 challenge which was started as a single-match tournament in 2018 and was expanded to a three-team, three-match competition which was held in 2019, 2020, and 2022.
  3 TEAMS: Trailblazers, Supernovas, and Velocity.
• BCCI saw a vision to change it and make it more competitive and interesting then BCCI President Saurav Ganguly announced a plan to start an Indian Premier League of women’s in place of women’s T20 challenge. This league was informally known as the Women’s Indian Premier League (WIPL) but on 25 January 2023, BCCI officially named it the Women’s Premier League, and later on BCCI announced five– a team tournament which was held on March 2023.
• On 28 January 2023, BCCI invited bids for the Title Sponsorship Rights of this league for the first five years (2023 to 2027) and it was sold to TATA at an undisclosed amount.

Teams: Women’s Premier League-2023

Delhi Capitals Woman

Mumbai Indians Woman

Gujarat Giants

Royal Challengers Bangaluru Woman

UP Warriorz

Venue: Stadium & Their Capacity

The tournament of the Women’s Premier League-2023 will play at only two stadiums and both come in the state of Maharashtra:

• (1). Brabourne Stadium of Mumbai (Capacity: 20,000)
• (2). DY Patil Stadium of Navi Mumbai (Capacity: 45,000)

Date & Time: For Women’s Premier League-2023

• The first match of this season was played on 4 March 2023 at 19:30 (IST) between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians at DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai.

Tickets: For Women’s Premier League-2023

• Book my show app will sell the match tickets which is the ticket-selling partner of BCCI and the price range decided between 100 to 400 INR per person.
• But for this season the entry of women and girls is FREE.

Player Auction: Players Fund & Base Price

• The first auction of Women’s Premier League-2023 was held on 13 February 2023 in Mumbai to purchase the players by franchises from the 1,500 registered players and each franchise could purchase 15 to 18 players with a spending limit of ₹12 Cr (US$1.5 million) along with the maximum six overseas players.
• A total of 87 players were sold in the auction of Women’s Premier League-2023 on 13 February 2023, of which 30 were from overseas and a total of ₹59.5 crores money was spent on their players purchased by all five franchises.

Base price : 1. For Uncapped Players – ₹10 lakh to ₹20 lakh (US$13,000 to US$25,000)
2. For Capped Players – ₹30 lakh to ₹50 lakh (US$38,000 to US$63,000)

      Team                                  Total Players                Overseas             Remaining Funds

• Delhi Capitals Woman                18                               06                       ₹35,00,000
• Mumbai Indians Woman            17                               06                             ₹0
• Gujrat Giants                               18                               06                        ₹5,00,000
• RCB Woman                                18                               06                       ₹10,00,000
• UP Warriorz                                 16                               06                             ₹0

      Player Name           Country               Team/Franchise                       Value

1. Smriti Mandhana                      India                    Royal Challengers Bangalore                    ₹3.4 crores (US$430,000)
2. Ashleigh Gardner                  Australia                          Gujarat Giants                                   ₹3.2 crores (US$400,000)
3. Nat Sciver-Brunt                     England                          Mumbai Indians                                 ₹3.2 crores (US$400,000)
4. Deepti Sharma                         India                             UP Warriorz                                        ₹2.6 crores (US$330,000)
5. Jemimah Rodrigues                India                                Delhi Capitals                                   ₹2.2 crores (US$280,000)
6. Beth Mooney                        Australia                            Gujarat Giants                                   ₹2 crores (US$250,000)
7. Shafali Verma                         India                                  Delhi Capitals                                  ₹2 crores (US$250,000)
8. Pooja Vastrakar                      India                                Mumbai Indians                                 ₹1.9 crores (US$240,000)
9. Richa Ghosh                           India                        Royal Challengers Bangalore                    ₹1.9 crores (US$240,000)
10. Harmanpreet Kaur                India                                 Mumbai Indians                                 ₹1.8 crores (US$230,000)
11. Sophie Ecclestone                England                               UP Warriorz                                      ₹1.8 crores (US$230,000)
12. Ellyse Perry                          Australia                     Royal Challengers Bangalore                  ₹1.7 crores (US$210,000)
13. Renuka Singh                         India                          Royal Challengers Bangalore                  ₹1.5 crores (US$190,000)
14. Yastika Bhatia                       India                                 Mumbai Indians                                 ₹1.5 crore (US$190,000)
15. Marizanne Kapp              South Africa                             Delhi Capitals                                  ₹1.5 crores (US$190,000)
16. Tahlia McGrath                   Australia                                  UP Warriorz                                  ₹1.4 crores (US$180,000)
17. Devika Vaidya                       India                                       UP Warriorz                                  ₹1.4 crores (US$180,000)
18. Meg Lanning                       Australia                                  Delhi Capitals                                ₹1.1 crores (US$140,000)
19. Shabnim Ismail                South Africa                                UP Warriorz                                  ₹1 crore (US$130,000)
20. Amelia Kerr                      New Zealand                            Mumbai Indians                              ₹1 crore (US$130,000)
21. Sneh Rana                              India                                      Gujarat Giants                               ₹75 lakhs (US$94,000)
22. Grace Harris                        Australia                                   UP Warriorz                                  ₹75 lakhs (US$94,000)
23. Georgia Wareham              Australia                                  Gujarat Giants                                ₹75 lakhs (US$94,000)
24. Alice Capsey                        England                                    Delhi Capitals                                ₹75 lakhs (US$94,000)
25. Annabel Sutherland           Australia                                  Gujarat Giants                                ₹70 lakhs (US$88,000)
26. Alyssa Healy                       Australia                                   UP Warriorz                                   ₹70 lakhs (US$88,000)
27. Sophia Dunkley                  England                                     Gujarat Giants                               ₹60 lakhs (US$75,000)
28. Deandra Dottin                West Indies                                  Gujarat Giants                              ₹60 lakhs (US$75,000)
29. Shikha Pandey                     India                                         Delhi Capitals                               ₹60 lakhs (US$75,000)
30. Sushma Verma                     India                                         Gujarat Giants                               ₹60 lakhs (US$75,000)
31. Anjali Sarvani                      India                                         UP Warriorz                                   ₹55 lakhs (US$69,000)
32. Sophie Devine               New Zealand                        Royal Challengers Bangalore                 ₹50 lakhs (US$63,000)
33. Amanjot Kaur                      India                                        Mumbai Indians                              ₹50 lakhs (US$63,000)
34. Tanuja Kanwer                    India                                          Gujarat Giants                                ₹50 lakhs (US$63,000)
35. Jess Jonassen                   Australia                                       Delhi Capitals                                ₹50 lakhs (US$63,000)
36. Laura Harris                     Australia                                      Delhi Capitals                                ₹45 lakhs (US$56,000)
37. Harleen Deol                      India                                           Gujarat Giants                                ₹40 lakhs (US$50,000)
38. Rajeshwari Gayakwad      India                                            UP Warriorz                                   ₹40 lakhs (US$50,000)
39. Radha Yadav                      India                                           Delhi Capitals                                 ₹40 lakhs (US$50,000)
40. Shweta Sehrawat              India                                            UP Warriorz                                    ₹40 lakhs (US$50,000)
41. Hayley Matthews          West Indies                                   Mumbai Indians                               ₹40 lakhs (US$50,000)
42. Heather Knight                 England                              Royal Challengers Bangalore                 ₹40 lakhs (US$50,000)
43. Megan Schutt                   Australia                             Royal Challengers Bangalore                 ₹40 lakhs (US$50,000)
44. Kanika Ahuja                     India                                  Royal Challengers Bangalore                 ₹35 lakhs (US$44,000)
45. Ashwani Kumari               India                                          Gujarat Giants                                  ₹35 lakhs (US$44,000)
46. Kiran Navgire                    India                                            UP Warriorz                                    ₹30 lakhs (US$38,000)
47. Sabbineni Meghana          India                                           Gujarat Giants                                 ₹30 lakhs (US$38,000)
48. Erin Burns                        Australia                               Royal Challengers Bangalore                ₹30 lakhs (US$38,000)
49. Heather Graham             Australia                                     Mumbai Indians                               ₹30 lakhs (US$38,000)
50. Issy Wong                         England                                      Mumbai Indians                               ₹30 lakhs (US$38,000)
51. Mansi Joshi                        India                                           Gujarat Giants                                ₹30 lakhs (US$38,000)
52. Dayalan Hemalatha         India                                           Gujarat Giants                                ₹30 lakhs (US$38,000)
53. Lauren Bell                      England                                          UP Warriorz                                  ₹30 lakhs (US$38,000)
54. Monica Patel                     India                                           Gujarat Giants                                ₹30 lakhs (US$38,000)
55. Minnu Mani                      India                                            Delhi Capitals                                ₹30 lakhs (US$38,000)
56. Taniya Bhatia                   India                                            Delhi Capitals                                ₹30 lakhs (US$38,000)
57. Poonam Yadav                 India                                            Delhi Capitals                                ₹30 lakhs (US$38,000)
58. Sneha Deepthi                 India                                            Delhi Capitals                                ₹30 lakhs (US$38,000)
59. Arundhati Reddy             India                                            Delhi Capitals                                ₹30 lakhs (US$38,000)
60. Chloe Tyron                 South Africa                                  Mumbai Indians                               ₹30 lakhs (US$38,000)
61. Dane van Niekerk       South Africa                          Royal Challengers Bangalore                 ₹30 lakhs (US$38,000)
62. Preeti Bose                      India                                   Royal Challengers Bangalore                 ₹30 lakhs (US$38,000)
63. Titas Sadhu                     India                                            Delhi Capitals                                 ₹25 lakhs (US$31,000)
64. Komal Zanzad                India                                   Royal Challengers Bangalore                 ₹25 lakhs (US$31,000)
65. Jasia Akhter                    India                                             Delhi Capitals                               ₹20 lakhs (US$25,000)
66. Priyanka Bala                 India                                           Mumbai Indians                              ₹20 lakhs (US$25,000)
67. Parshavi Chopra             India                                              UP Warriorz                                 ₹10 lakhs (US$13,000)
68. S. Yashasri                       India                                              UP Warriorz                                 ₹10 lakhs (US$13,000)
69. Tara Norris               United States                                      Delhi Capitals                               ₹10 lakhs (US$13,000)
70. Dhara Gujjar                   India                                           Mumbai Indians                              ₹10 lakhs (US$13,000)
71. Disha Kasat                    India                                    Royal Challengers Bangalore                ₹10 lakhs (US$13,000)
72. Laxmi Yadav                   India                                              UP Warriorz                                  ₹10 lakhs (US$13,000)
73. Indrani Roy                     India                                    Royal Challengers Bangalore                ₹10 lakhs (US$13,000)
74. Shreyanka Patil              India                                    Royal Challengers Bangalore                ₹10 lakhs (US$13,000)
75. Saika Ishaque                 India                                            Mumbai Indians                              ₹10 lakhs (US$13,000)
76. Asha Shobana                India                                    Royal Challengers Bangalore                 ₹10 lakhs (US$13,000)
77. Hurley Gala                    India                                             Gujarat Giants                                ₹10 lakhs (US$13,000)
78. Simran Shaikh               India                                              UP Warriorz                                   ₹10 lakhs (US$13,000)
79. Aparna Mondal             India                                             Delhi Capitals                                 ₹10 lakhs (US$13,000)
80. Humairaa Kaazi            India                                           Mumbai Indians                               ₹10 lakhs (US$13,000)
81. Poonam Khemnar         India                                     Royal Challengers Bangalore                ₹10 lakhs (US$13,000)
82. Parunika Sisodia           India                                            Gujarat Giants                                 ₹10 lakhs (US$13,000)
83. Shabnam Shakil            India                                            Gujarat Giants                                 ₹10 lakhs (US$13,000)
84. Sonam Yadav                 India                                          Mumbai Indians                                ₹10 lakhs (US$13,000)
85. Jintimani Kalita            India                                          Mumbai Indians                                ₹10 lakhs (US$13,000)
86. Neelam Bisht                India                                           Mumbai Indians                                ₹10 lakhs (US$13,000)
87. Sahana Pawar               India                                    Royal Challengers Bangalore                 ₹10 lakhs (US$13,000)

Franchise Auction: Women’s Premier League-2023

In the franchise auction of the newly launched Women’s Premier League-2023, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has secured a huge total amount of Rs. 4669.99 Crores (US$580 Millions) by the auctioning of all five franchises.

          Amount                                      Company                                         City/Venue
          (In INR)                                           Name                                                  Name

1.  Rs. 1299 crores                       Adani Sports Line                                   Ahmedabad
2. Rs. 912.99 crores                        Indiawin Sports                                        Mumbai
3. Rs. 901 crores                       Royal Challengers Sports                             Bengaluru
4. Rs. 810 crores                       JSW- GMR Cricket Pvt Ltd                           New Delhi
5. Rs. 757 crores                         Capri Global Holdings                                 Lucknow

WORLD RECORD: League Value

WPL (Women’s Premier League) becomes the world’s second highest valued women’s sports league after the Women’s National Basketball Association of the United States, according to Jack Jenovese of Ampere Analytics which is a media research firm.

SQUADS: For Women’s Premier League-2023

• Delhi Capitals Woman: Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Marizanne Kapp, Meg Lanning, Alice Capsey, Shikha Pandey, Jess Jonassen, Laura Harris, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Minnu Mani, Poonam Yadav, Sneha Deepthi, Taniyaa Bhatia, Titas Sadhu, Jasia Akhter, Aparna Mondal, Tara Norris
• Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Georgia Wareham, Sneh Rana, Annabel Sutherland, Deandra Dottin, Sophia Dunkley, Sushma Verma, Tanuja Kanwer, Harleen Deol, Ashwani Kumari, Dayalan Hemalatha, Mansi Joshi, Monica Patel, Sabbineni Meghana, Hurley Gala, Parunika Sisodia, Shabnam Shakil
• Royal Challengers Bangalore Woman: Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, Renuka Singh, Sophie Devine, Heather Knight, Megan Schutt, Kanika Ahuja, Dané Van Niekerk, Erin Burns, Preeti Bose, Komal Zanzad, Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Poonam Khemnar, Sahana Pawar, Shreyanka Patil
• Mumbai Indians Woman: Natalie Sciver, Pooja Vastrakar, Harmanpreet Kaur, Yastika Bhatia, Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Chloe Tryon, Heather Graham, Isabelle Wong, Priyanka Bala, Dhara Gujjar, Humairaa Kaazi, Jintimani Kalita, Neelam Bisht, Saika Ishaque, Sonam Yadav
• UP Warriorz: Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Devika Vaidya, Tahlia Mcgrath, Shabnim Ismail, Grace Harris, Alyssa Healy, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Shweta Sehrawat, Kiran Navgire, Lauren Bell, Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, S. Yashasri, Simran Shaikh

Caption & Head Coach

        Team                                   Caption                          Head Coach

• DC W                               Meg Lanning                     Jonathan Batty
• GG                                   Beth Mooney                    Rachael Haynes
• MI W                             Harmanpreet Kaur            Charlotte Edwards
• RCB W                           Smriti Mandhana                   Ben Sawyer
• UP W                                Alyssa Healy                         Jon Lewis

SCHEDULE: Matches of Women’s Premier League-2023

There are a total of 22 matches played in one playoff and final include.
This schedule of matches was published on the official WPL website (iplt20.com) on 14 February 2023.

Match 1:                                  Teams                                Stadium                           Umpires
4 March 2023                      Gujarat Giants                   DY Patil Stadium                Nitin Pandit (Ind)
19:30 (IST)                                 Vs                                    Mumbai                       Vrinda Rathi (Ind)                                                                                             Mumbai Indians

Match Result: [[See Full Scorecard]]

• Mumbai Indians won by 143 runs.
• Player of the Match: Harmanpreet Kaur

Match 2:
5 March 2023             Royal Challengers Bangalore      Brabourne Stadium
15:30 (D/N)                                Vs                                    Mumbai
Delhi Capitals

Match Result: [[See Full Scorecard]]

• Delhi Capitals Women won by 60 runs.
• Player of the Match: Tara Norris

Match 3:
5 March 2023                      UP Warriorz                         DY Patil Stadium
19:30 (IST)                                Vs                                      Mumbai
Gujarat Giants

Match Result: [[See Full Scorecard]]

• UP Warriorz won by 3 wickets.
• Player of the Match: Grace Harris

Match 4:
6 March 2023                     Mumbai Indians                   Brabourne Stadium
19:30 (IST)                                 Vs                                     Mumbai
Royal Challengers Bangalore

Match Result: [[See Full Scorecard]]

• Mumbai Indians Women won by 09 wickets.
• Player of the Match: Hayley Matthews

Match 5:
7 March 2023                      Delhi Capitals                        DY Patil Stadium
19:30 (IST)                                 Vs                                      Mumbai
UP Warriorz

Match Result: [[See Full Scorecard]]

• Delhi Capitals Women won by 42 runs.
• Player of the Match: Jess Jonassen

Match 6:
8 March 2023                      Gujarat Giants                     Brabourne Stadium
19:30 (IST)                                 Vs                                       Mumbai
Royal Challengers Bangalore

Match Result: [[See Full Scorecard]]

• Gujrat Giants won by 11 runs.
• Player of the Match: Sophia Dunkley

Match 7:
9 March 2023                       Delhi Capitals                         DY Patil Stadium
19:30 (IST)                                   Vs                                      Mumbai
Mumbai Indians

Match Result: [[See Full Scorecard]]

• Mumbai Indians Women won by 08 wickets.
• Player of the Match: Saika Ishaque

Match 8:
10 March 2023             Royal Challengers Bangalore        Brabourne Stadium
19:30 (IST)                                    Vs                                      Mumbai
UP Warriorz

Match Result: [[See Full Scorecard]]

• UP Warriorz won by 10 wickets.
• Player of the Match: Alyssa Healy

Match 9:
11 March 2023                        Gujarat Giants                       DY Patil Stadium
19:30 (IST)                                      Vs                                      Mumbai
Delhi Capitals

Match Result: [[See Full Scorecard]]

• Delhi Capitals Women won by 10 wickets.
• Player of the Match: Marizanne Kapp

Match 10:
12 March 2023                          UP Warriorz                        Brabourne Stadium
19:30 (IST)                                       Vs                                      Mumbai
Mumbai Indians

Match Result: [[See Full Scorecard]]

• Mumbai Indians Women won by 08 wickets.
• Player of the Match: Harmanpreet Kaur

Match 11:
13 March 2023                          Delhi Capitals                       DY Patil Stadium
19:30 (IST)                                        Vs                                     Mumbai
Royal Challengers Bangalore

Match Result: [[See Full Scorecard]]

• Delhi Capitals Women won by 06 wickets.
• Player of the Match: Jess Jonassen

Match 12:
14 March 2023                          Mumbai Indians                Brabourne Stadium
19:30 (IST)                                       Vs                                     Mumbai                                                                                                                                                        Gujarat Giants

Match Result: [[See Full Scorecard]]

• Mumbai Indians Women won by 55 runs.
• Player of the Match: Harmanpreet Kaur

Match 13:
15 March 2023                          UP Warriorz                          DY Patil Stadium
19:30 (IST)                                      Vs                                        Mumbai
Royal Challengers Bangalore

Match Result: [[See Full Scorecard]]

• Royal Challengers Bangalore Women won by 05 wickets.
• Player of the Match: Kanika Ahuja

Match 14:
16 March 2023                          Delhi Capitals                      Brabourne Stadium
19:30 (IST)                                      Vs                                          Mumbai
Gujarat Giants

Match Result: [[See Full Scorecard]]

• Gujrat Giants won by 11 runs.
• Player of the Match: Ashleigh Gardner

Match 15:
18 March 2023                         Mumbai Indians                      DY Patil Stadium
15:30 (D/N)                                     Vs                                          Mumbai
UP Warriorz

Match Result: [[See Full Scorecard]]

Match 16:
18 March 2023                  Royal Challengers Bangalore          Brabourne Stadium
19:30 (IST)                                       Vs                                          Mumbai
Gujarat Giants

Match Result: [[See Full Scorecard]]

Match 17:
20 March 2023                           Gujarat Giants                         Brabourne Stadium
15:30 (D/N)                                      Vs                                           Mumbai
UP Warriorz

Match Result: [[See Full Scorecard]]

Match 18:
20 March 2023                          Mumbai Indians                        DY Patil Stadium
19:30 (IST)                                         Vs                                           Mumbai
Delhi Capitals

Match Result: [[See Full Scorecard]]

Match 19:
21 March 2023                  Royal Challengers Bangalore            DY Patil Stadium
15:30 (D/N)                                       Vs                                            Mumbai
Mumbai Indians

Match Result: [[See Full Scorecard]]

Match 20:
21 March 2023                            UP Warriorz                            Brabourne Stadium
19:30 (IST)                                         Vs                                              Mumbai
Delhi Capitals

Match Result: [[See Full Scorecard]]

Playoffs: Women’s Premier League-2023

• Eliminator:
  24 March 2023                          19:30 (IST)
  2nd Place Team vs 3rd Place Team
  (DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai)
• Final :
  26 March 2023                           19:30 (IST)
  1st Place Team vs Winner of Eliminator
  (Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai)

Prize Money: Women’s Premier League-2023

The prize money of the Women’s Premier League-2023 will be ₹10 crores and the BCCI set a salary cap of ₹12 crore amount for the Women’s Premier League, which will increase by ₹1.5 crores every year.

Broadcasting: TV Channel & App

The initial season of the Women’s Premier League will be broadcast on the Sports 18 TV channel along with the Jio Cinema app in India, and both channels are owned by Viacom 18.

PROFITS & DISTRIBUTION

• For the first five seasons (2023 – 2027), The BCCI will distribute 80% of profits from the league among the franchise owners.
• For the next five seasons (2028 – 2032), 60% of profits will be shared.
• And For the next five seasons (2033 – 2037), it will be reduced to 50% of the profits.

Additional: 80% revenue of the central licensing rights for the league will be shared among the franchise’s owners of Women’s Premier League-2023 too.

Team Owners And Their Company: Women’s Premier League-2023

          Team                                                         Company Owner

• Gujrat Giants                                                 Gautam Adani
• RCB Woman                                                        Diageo
• DC Woman                                           JSW Group & GMR Group
• UP Warriorz                                                     Capri Global
• MI Woman                                                  Reliance Industries

 

FAQs :
Q. How many teams are there in women’s IPL?

There is a total of 5 teams in WPL (Women’s Premier League-2023).

Q. What is the name of the Women IPL Indian league?

The official name of WIPL is Women’s Premier League and it is also known as TATA WPL because of sponsorship reasons.

Q. How to book Women’s Premier League-2023 tickets?

It could be booked by Book my show app directly.

Q. Who is the caption of the RCB Woman team?

Smriti Mandhana is the caption of (RCB) Royal Challengers Bangalore Woman.

Q. How we can see the WPL live?

It will be streaming on the Jio Cinema app &Sports 18 TV channel.

Q. Is there any free tickets for wpl 2023 (Women’s Premier League-2023)? 

Yes, but it is free only for women and girls in this season.

Q. Who is the caption of the Mumbai Indians Woman team?

Harmanpreet Kaur is the caption of the Mumbai Indians Woman team.

Q. What is the prize money for WPL winner 2023?

The prize money of the Women’s Premier League-2023 will be ₹10 crores.

Q. Which country is launched a new cricket league Women’s Premier League-2023?

Indian cricket board BCCI launched this new league (WPL).