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The inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) is all set to begin on March 4. Five teams will battle it out for the silverware, UP Warriorz, Gujarat Giants, Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Following the auction of the tournament, every franchise roped in some big names to their respective sides. Royal Challengers Bangalore went big as they roped in names like Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh, and Sophie Devine.
The tournament will begin at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai, where the Gujarat Giants will take on the Mumbai Indians in the first match of the league. In the first season, the WPL will conduct a total of 20 league matches and 2 playoff games. All 22 games will be played in less than a month, as the final is scheduled to be held on March 26.
Mumbai to host Women’s Premier League
As it was confirmed earlier as well, every match of the inaugural WPL will be held in Mumbai. A total of 22 matches will be played across the DY Patil Stadium and the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. The first double-header of the tournament is scheduled to be held on March 5.
Across the tournament, there will be four doubleheaders, with the first of the same starting at 3:30 p.m. IST and the second match starting at 7:30 p.m. IST. It is tough to predict a favourite team to win the inaugural WPL, as every franchise has talented players in their arsenal.
Delhi Capitals also managed to build a squad of integral players; the Delhi-based side roped in Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, and the T20 World Cup winning skipper Meg Lanning.
India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was roped in by the Mumbai Indians; they also brought in Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, and Yastika Bhatia as well.
Match no.
Day
Date
Match
Time (IST)
Venue
1
Saturday
March 4, 2023
GG vs MI
7:30 PM
DY Patil Stadium
2
Sunday
March 5, 2023
RCB vs DC
3:30 PM
Brabourne
3
Sunday
March 5, 2023
UPW vs GG
7:30 PM
DY Patil Stadium
4
Monday
March 6, 2023
MI vs RCB
7:30 PM
Brabourne
5
Tuesday
March 7, 2023
DC vs UPW
7:30 PM
DY Patil Stadium
6
Wednesday
March 8, 2023
GG vs RCB
7:30 PM
Brabourne
7
Thursday
March 9, 2023
DC vs MI
7:30 PM
DY Patil Stadium
8
Friday
March 10, 2023
RCB vs UPW
7:30 PM
Brabourne
9
Saturday
March 11, 2023
GG vs DC
7:30 PM
DY Patil Stadium
10
Sunday
March 12, 2023
UPW vs MI
7:30 PM
Brabourne
11
Monday
March 13, 2023
DC vs RCB
7:30 PM
DY Patil Stadium
12
Tuesday
March 14, 2023
MI vs GG
7:30 PM
Brabourne
13
Wednesday
March 15, 2023
UPW vs RCB
7:30 PM
DY Patil Stadium
14
Thursday
March 16, 2023
DC vs GG
7:30 PM
Brabourne
15
Saturday
March 18, 2023
MI vs UPW
3:30 PM
DY Patil Stadium
16
Saturday
March 18, 2023
RCB vs GG
7:30 PM
Brabourne
17
Monday
March 20, 2023
GG vs UPW
3:30 PM
Brabourne
18
Monday
March 20, 2023
MI vs DC
7:30 PM
DY Patil Stadium
19
Tuesday
March 21, 2023
RCB vs MI
3:30 PM
DY Patil stadium
20
Tuesday
March 21, 2023
UPW vs DC
7:30 PM
Brabourne
21
Friday
March 24, 2023
Eliminator
7:30 PM
DY Patil Stadium
22
Sunday
March 26, 2023
Final
7:30 PM
Brabourne
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