Women’s Premier League WPL 2023 Schedule and Teams
The Women's T20, now known as the Women's Premier League, is a professional Twenty20 cricket league for women in India. It was introduced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2016, with the first edition being played in 2016-17.
The Women's Premier League features some of the best women's cricket teams in India, and it provides a platform for young and upcoming talent to showcase their skills. The league has also attracted some of the top international players from countries like England, Australia, and South Africa.
As per the latest official annoucement, the inaugural edition of WPL will be held from 4th-26th March, 2023. Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians will face each other on 4th March for the first ever Women’s IPL spectacle.
A total of five teams are locked after the auction held on 13 and 14 February, 2023. Much is said that the WPL 2023 will encourage nations worldwide to establish their own league cricket tournaments.
WPL History
The Women's Premier League is an important step towards the growth of women's cricket in India, and it has the potential to become one of the most popular and competitive women's cricket leagues in the world.
That being said, let’s press pause and trace back its history to when it all began. The first edition of the Women’s T20 Challenge witnessed the competition only between two teams (Supernovas and Trailblazers). Furthermore, a single match between both teams decided the tournament champion for the first year.
Team Velocity was introduced in 2019, the event's 2nd edition, and became the runner-up in the same year. However, the 2020 event was a surprise for many as the Trailblazers defeated the Supernovas in the final and won the 3rd edition of the event.
While the 2021 league's edition did not take place, the 2022 event occurred in May which coincided with the knockout round of the Men’s Indian T20 Premier League. The Supernovas came stronger in the 2022 event and reclaimed the title trophy of Women's T20 Challenge for the third time.
They won by 4 runs after defeating Velocity in a nail-biting final. To summarize, the women's IPL winners list is as follows:
| Season | Final | Final venue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Result | Runner-up | ||
| 2018 | IPL Supernovas 130/7 (20 overs) | IPL Supernovas won by 3 wickets | IPL Trailblazers 129/6 (20 overs) | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 2019 | IPL Supernovas 125/6 (20 overs) | IPL Supernovas won by 4 wickets | IPL Velocity 121/6 (20 overs) | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| 2020 | IPL Trailblazers 118/8 (20 overs) | IPL Trailblazers won by 16 runs | IPL Supernovas 102/7 (20 overs) | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah |
| 2021 | Not held | |||
| 2022 | IPL Supernovas 165/7 (20 overs) | IPL Supernovas won by 4 runs | IPL Velocity 161/8 (20 overs) | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune |
WPL 2023 Teams & Squads
A total of five teams have been finalised for Women’s Premier League 2023. Although the teams have been locked in for the game post auction, the captains for each team are yet to be announced. Below is the complete list of squad players of each team where one can notice both capped and uncapped players from overseas.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore - Women
- Mumbai Indians - Women
- Gujarat Giants - Women
- Delhi Capitals - Women
- Lucknow Warriorz - Women
Mumbai Indians - Women
- Harmanpreet Kaur (India)
- Natalie Sciver (Eng)
- Amelia Kerr (NZ)
- Pooja Vastrakar (India)
- Yastika Bhatia (India)
- Heather Graham (Aus)
- Isabelle Wong (Eng)
- Amanjot Kaur (India)
- Dhara Gujjar (India)
- Saika Ishaque (India)
- Hayley Matthews (WI)
- Chloe Tryon (SA)
- Humaira Kazi (India)
- Priyanka Bala (India)
- Sonam Yadav (India)
- Jintimani Kalita (India)
- Neelam Bisht (India)
Royal Challengers Bangalore - Women
- Smriti Mandhana (India)
- Sophie Divine (NZ)
- Elyse Perry (Aus)
- Renuka Singh (India)
- Richa Ghosh (India)
- Erin Burns (Aus)
- Disha Kasat (India)
- Indrani Roy (India)
- Asha Sobhna (India)
- Kanika Ahuja (India)
- Dane van Niekerk (SA)
- Preeti Bose (India)
- Poonam Khemnar (India)
- Komal Zanzad (India)
- Megan Schutt (Aus)
- Sahana Pawar (India)
- Heather Knight (Eng)
- Shreyanka Patil (India)
Delhi Capitals - Women
- Jemimah Rodrigues (India)
- Meg Lanning (Aus)
- Shafali Verma (India)
- Radha Yadav (India)
- Shikha Pandey (India)
- Marizanne Kapp (SA)
- Titas Sadhu (India)
- Alice Capsey (Eng)
- Laura Harris (Aus)
- Jasia Akhtar (India)
- Minnu Mani (India)
- Tara Norris (USA)
- Taniya Bhatia (India)
- Poonam Yadav (India)
- Jes Jonassen (Aus)
- Sneha Deepthi (India)
- Aparna Mondal (India)
- Arundhati Reddy (India)
Gujarat Giants - Women
- Ashleigh Gardner (Aus)
- Beth Mooney (Aus)
- Sophia Dunkley (Eng)
- Annabel Sutherland (Aus)
- Harleen Deol (India)
- Deandra Dottin (WI)
- Sneh Rana (India)
- Sabbhineni Meghana (India)
- Georgia Wareham (Aus)
- Mansi Joshi (India)
- Dayalan Hemalatha (India)
- Monica Patel (India)
- Tanuja Kanwer (India)
- Sushma Verma (India)
- Hurley Gala (India)
- M Ashwani Kumari (India)
- Parunika Sisodia (India)
- Shabman Shakil (India)
Lucknow Warriorz - Women
- Sophie Ecclestone (Eng)
- Deepti Sharma (India)
- Tahlia McGrath (Aus)
- Shabnim Ismail (SA)
- Alyssa Healy (Aus)
- Anjali Sarvani (India)
- Rajeshwari Gayakwad (India)
- Parshavi Chopra (India)
- Shweta Sehrawat (India)
- S Yashasri (India)
- Kiran Navgire (India)
- Grace Harris (Aus)
- Devika Vaidya (India)
- Devika Vaidya (India)
- Lauren Bell (Eng)
- Laxmi Yadav (India)
- Simran Shaikh (India)
WPL 2023 Schedule
The 1st edition Women Premier League 2023 schedule is out. All matches of the league will be played in Mumbai’s Brabourne Stadium and DY Patil Stadium after sunset. Both stadiums carry a seating capacity of 20,000 and 45,000 respectively. A total of 22 matches will be played between the five teams. Here is the final schedule for the WPL 2023.
Saturday, Mar 04 2023
Match 1, DY Patil Stadium, 7:30 PM
Match Ended
MI Women won by 143 runs
Sunday, Mar 05 2023
Match 2, Brabourne Stadium, 3:30 PM
Match Ended
DC Women won by 60 runs
Match 3, DY Patil Stadium, 7:30 PM
Match Ended
UPW Women won by 3 wickets
Monday, Mar 06 2023
Match 4, Brabourne Stadium, 7:30 PM
Match Ended
MI Women won by 9 wickets
Tuesday, Mar 07 2023
Match 5, DY Patil Stadium, 7:30 PM
Match Ended
DC Women won by 42 runs
Wednesday, Mar 08 2023
Match 6, Brabourne Stadium, 7:30 PM
Match Ended
GG Women won by 11 runs
Thursday, Mar 09 2023
Match 7, DY Patil Stadium, 7:30 PM
Match Ended
MI Women won by 8 wickets
Friday, Mar 10 2023
Match 8, Brabourne Stadium, 7:30 PM
Match Ended
UPW Women won by 10 wickets
Saturday, Mar 11 2023
Match 9, DY Patil Stadium, 7:30 PM
Match Ended
DC Women won by 10 wickets
Sunday, Mar 12 2023
Match 10, Brabourne Stadium, 7:30 PM
Match Ended
MI Women won by 8 wickets
Monday, Mar 13 2023
Match 11, DY Patil Stadium, 7:30 PM
Match Ended
DC Women won by 6 wickets
Tuesday, Mar 14 2023
Match 12, Brabourne Stadium, 7:30 PM
Match Ended
MI Women won by 55 runs
Tuesday, Mar 15 2023
Match 13, DY Patil Stadium, 7:30 PM
Match Ended
RCB Women won by 5 wickets
Thursday, Mar 16 2023
Match 14, Brabourne Stadium, 7:30 PM
Match Ended
GG Women won by 11 runs
Saturday, Mar 18 2023
Match 15, DY Patil Stadium, 3:30 PM
Match Ended
UPW Women won by 5 wickets
Match 16, Brabourne Stadium, 7:30 PM
Match Ended
RCB Women won by 8 wickets
Monday, Mar 20 2023
Match 17, Brabourne Stadium, 3:30 PM
Match Ended
UPW Women won by 3 wickets
Match 18, DY Patil Stadium, 7:30 PM
Match Ended
DC Women won by 9 wickets
Tuesday, Mar 21 2023
Match 19, DY Patil Stadium, 3:30 PM
Match Ended
MI Women won by 4 wickets
Match 20, Brabourne Stadium, 7:30 PM
Match Ended
DC Women won by 5 wickets
Friday, Mar 24 2023
Eliminator, DY Patil Stadium, 7:30 PM
Match Ended
MI Women won by 72 runs
Sunday, Mar 26 2023
Final, Brabourne Stadium, 7:30 PM
Match Ended
MI Women won by 7 wickes
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