WPL or Women’s Premier League is a franchise T20 league of women. This league is organized in India but WPL is owned and operated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
The first season of WPL was played in March 2023 in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai Cricket Stadium. Five teams participated in this tournament and the Mumbai Indians team was the first winning team of this tournament.
In February 2022, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly announced to conduct of women’s IPL and he named women’s IPL as WPL. WPL is T20 cricket like IPL but women players participate in this tournament.
The title sponsor of the WPL tournament was bought by Tata Group by placing a bid and now the title sponsor of the WPL tournament is Tata Group. Mumbai Indians team had won the first tournament and defeated Delhi Capitals team in the final match.
Five teams participated in the WPL tournament. All the teams have matches with other teams and the team that remains top in the points table qualifies for the semi-finals. The last season of WPL was from March 4, 2023 to March 26. A total of 22 matches were played in this tournament which was played between 2023 and 2023 and these matches were played at Brabourne Stadium and D Patil Stadium in Mumbai.
WPL 2024
| Tournament Name | WPL |
| Dates | – |
| Administrator(s) | Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) |
| Cricket format | T20 |
| Participants Teams: | 5 |
| Host(s) | India |
| Tournament format(s) | Double Round-robin and playoffs |
| Matches | 22 T20s |
| Current champion | Mumbai Indians (1st title) |
| Official website | wplt20.com |
WPL 2024 Teams List
- Delhi Capitals
- Gujarat Giants
- Mumbai Indians
- Royal Challengers Bangalore
- UP Warriorz
| Team | City | Captain | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi Capitals | New Delhi | Meg Lanning | Jonathan Batty |
| Gujarat Giants | Ahmedabad | Beth Mooney | Rachael Haynes |
| Mumbai Indians | Mumbai | Harmanpreet Kaur | Charlotte Edwards |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | Bangalore | Smriti Mandhana | Ben Sawyer |
| UP Warriorz | Lucknow | Alyssa Healy | Jon Lewis |
WPL 2024 Venue
- M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
WPL 2024 Schedule | Womens Premier League 2024 Match TimeTable
| Match No. | Date and Time | Match Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Match | Feb 23, Friday 7:30 PM |
Mumbai Indians Women vs Delhi Capitals Women M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 2nd Match | Feb 24, Saturday 7:30 PM |
Royal Challengers Bangalore Women vs UP Warriorz M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 3rd Match | Feb 25, Sunday 7:30 PM |
Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians Women M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 4th Match | Feb 26, Monday 7:30 PM |
UP Warriorz vs Delhi Capitals Women M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 5th Match | Feb 27, Tuesday 7:30 PM |
Royal Challengers Bangalore Women vs Gujarat Giants M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 6th Match | Feb 28, Wednesday 7:30 PM |
Mumbai Indians Women vs UP Warriorz M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 7th Match | Feb 29, Thursday 7:30 PM |
Royal Challengers Bangalore Women vs Delhi Capitals Women M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 8th Match | Mar 01, Friday 7:30 PM |
UP Warriorz vs Gujarat Giants M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 9th Match | Mar 02, Saturday 7:30 PM |
Royal Challengers Bangalore Women vs Mumbai Indians Women M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 10th Match | Mar 03, Sunday 7:30 PM |
Gujarat Giants vs Delhi Capitals Women M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 11th Match | Mar 04, Monday 7:30 PM |
UP Warriorz vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Women M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 12th Match | Mar 05, Tuesday 7:30 PM |
Delhi Capitals Women vs Mumbai Indians Women Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 13th Match | Mar 06, Wednesday 7:30 PM |
Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Women Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 14th Match | Mar 07, Thursday 7:30 PM |
UP Warriorz vs Mumbai Indians Women Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 15th Match | Mar 08, Friday 7:30 PM |
Delhi Capitals Women vs UP Warriorz Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 16th Match | Mar 09, Saturday 7:30 PM |
Mumbai Indians Women vs Gujarat Giants Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 17th Match | Mar 10, Sunday 7:30 PM |
Delhi Capitals Women vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Women Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 18th Match | Mar 11, Monday 7:30 PM |
Gujarat Giants vs UP Warriorz Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 19th Match | Mar 12, Tuesday 7:30 PM |
Mumbai Indians Women vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Women Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 20th Match | Mar 13, Wednesday 7:30 PM |
Delhi Capitals Women vs Gujarat Giants Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 21st Match | Mar 15, Friday 7:30 PM |
TBC vs TBC, Eliminator Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 22nd Match | Mar 17, Sunday 7:30 PM |
TBC vs TBC, Final Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
WPL 2024 All Team Squads, Players List
Delhi Capitals
- Alice Capsey
- Annabel Sutherland
- Arundhati Reddy
- Jemimah Rodrigues
- Jess Jonassen
- Laura Harris
- Shafali Verma
- Radha Yadav
- Shikha Pandey
- Marizanne Kapp
- Sneha Deepthi
- Poonam Yadav
- Meg Lanning
- Minnu Mani
- Taniya Bhatia (wk)
- Titas Sadhu
- Aparna Mondal
- Ashwani Kumari
Gujarat Giants
- Beth Mooney (wk)
- Ashleigh Gardner
- Harleen Deol
- Dayalan Hemalatha
- Laura Wolvaardt
- Sneh Rana
- Tanuja Kanwar
- Shabnam Shakil
- Meghna Singh
- Phoebe Litchfield
- Trisha Poojitha
- Kashvee Gautam
- Priya Mishra
- Kathryn Bryce
- Mannat Kashyap
- Lauren Cheatle
- Veda Krishnamurthy
- Tarannum Pathan
Mumbai Indians
- Harmanpreet Kaur
- Amelia Kerr
- Pooja Vastrakar
- Yastika Bhatia
- Amanjot Kaur
- Saika Ishaque
- Hayley Matthews
- Chloe Tryon
- Humaira Kazi
- Issy Wong
- Nat Sciver-Brunt
- Jintimani Kalita
- Priyanka Bala
- Shabnim Ismail
- Sajeevan Sajana
- Amandeep Kaur
- Fatima Zafar
Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Georgia Wareham
- Smriti Mandhana
- Sophie Devine
- Ellyse Perry
- Renuka Singh
- Richa Ghosh (wk)
- Indrani Roy
- Shreyanka Patil
- Kanika Ahuja
- Heather Knight
- Ekta Bisht
- Kate Cross
- Subha Satish
- Sabbhineni Meghana
- Simran Bahadur
- Sophie Molineux
UP Warriorz
- Alyssa Healy*
- Anjali Sarvani
- Deepti Sharma
- Grace Harris*
- Kiran Navgire
- Lauren Bell*
- Laxmi Yadav
- Parshavi Chopra
- Rajeshwari Gayakwad
- S Yashasri
- Shweta Sehrawat
- Sophie Ecclestone*
- Tahlia Mcgrath*
- Dani Wyatt* (auction – 30 lakh)
- Vrinda Dinesh (auction – 1.30 crore)
- Saima Thakor (auction – 10 lakh)
- Poonam Khenmar (auction – 10 lakh)
- Gouher Sultana (auction – 30 lakh)
