The 2023 Women's Premier League, (also known as WPL 2023 and branded as TATA WPL 2023) was the inaugural season of the Women's Premier League, a women's franchise Twenty20 cricket league organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The tournament featured five teams and was held from 4 March to 26 March 2023.
In the final, Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals to win the competition.
Background The prize money for the season was . Tickets for matches were free to women during the first season. The opening ceremony took place on 4 March at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, with AP Dhillon, Kriti Sanon and Kiara Advani performing.
Starting this season, both teams could use the Decision Review System to challenge no-ball and wide ball calls. The rule was implemented in the 2023 IPL season.
Teams Delhi CapitalsGujarat GiantsMumbai IndiansRoyal Challengers BangaloreUP Warriorz Meg Lanning (c) Jemimah Rodrigues (vc) Shafali Verma Radha Yadav Shikha Pandey Marizanne Kapp Titas Sadhu Alice Capsey Tara Norris Laura Harris Jasia Akhtar Minnu Mani Taniya Bhatia (wk) Jess Jonassen Sneha Deepthi Poonam Yadav Aparna Mondal Arundhati Reddy Coach: Jonathan Batty Beth Mooney (c) Sneh Rana (vc) Ashleigh Gardner Sophia Dunkley Annabel Sutherland Harleen Deol Deandra Dottin Kim Garth Sabbhineni Meghana Georgia Wareham Mansi Joshi Dayalan Hemalatha Laura Wolvaardt Tanuja Kanwar Monica Patel Sushma Verma Hurley Gala Ashwani Kumari Parunika Sisodia Shabnam Shakil Coach: Rachael Haynes Harmanpreet Kaur (c) Nat Sciver-Brunt (vc) Amelia Kerr Pooja Vastrakar Yastika Bhatia Heather Graham Issy Wong Amanjot Kaur Dhara Gujjar Saika Ishaque Hayley Matthews Chloe Tryon Humaira Kazi Priyanka Bala Sonam Yadav Jintimani Kalita Neelam Bisht Coach: Charlotte Edwards Smriti Mandhana (c) Sophie Devine (vc) Ellyse Perry Renuka Singh Richa Ghosh (wk) Erin Burns Disha Kasat Indrani Roy Shreyanka Patil Kanika Ahuja Asha Shobana Heather Knight Dane van Niekerk Preeti Bose Poonam Khemnar Komal Zanzad Megan Schutt Sahana Pawar Coach: Ben Sawyer Alyssa Healy (c) Deepti Sharma (vc) Sophie Ecclestone Tahlia McGrath Shabnim Ismail Anjali Sarvani Rajeshwari Gayakwad Parshavi Chopra Shweta Sehrawat Soppadhandi Yashasri Kiran Navgire Grace Harris Devika Vaidya Lauren Bell Laxmi Yadav Simran Shaikh Shivali Shinde Coach: Jon Lewis Source:
2023 WPL player auction Below is a list of the players sold during the WPL auction (prices are in Indian rupees). A total of 87 players were sold during the auction, 30 of whom were from overseas.
Name National team Team Price Royal Challengers Bangalore Mumbai Indians Royal Challengers Bangalore Gujarat Giants Royal Challengers Bangalore UP Warriorz UP Warriorz Royal Challengers Bangalore Mumbai Indians UP Warriorz Gujarat Giants UP Warriorz Mumbai Indians Gujarat Giants Delhi Capitals Delhi Capitals Delhi Capitals Gujarat Giants Gujarat Giants Mumbai Indians Gujarat Giants Mumbai Indians Royal Challengers Bangalore UP Warriorz UP Warriorz UP Warriorz Delhi Capitals Delhi Capitals Gujarat Giants Delhi Capitals UP Warriorz Delhi Capitals UP Warriorz UP Warriorz UP Warriorz Gujarat Giants Royal Challengers Bangalore Mumbai Indians UP Warriorz Gujarat Giants Delhi Capitals Mumbai Indians Gujarat Giants UP Warriorz Mumbai Indians Gujarat Giants UP Warriorz Gujarat Giants Delhi Capitals Delhi Capitals Mumbai Indians Delhi Capitals Royal Challengers Bangalore UP Warriorz Royal Challengers Bangalore Delhi Capitals Royal Challengers Bangalore Royal Challengers Bangalore Gujarat Giants Mumbai Indians Royal Challengers Bangalore Mumbai Indians Royal Challengers Bangalore Delhi Capitals Gujarat Giants Delhi Capitals Delhi Capitals Gujarat Giants Delhi Capitals Delhi Capitals Mumbai Indians Royal Challengers Bangalore Royal Challengers Bangalore UP Warriorz Delhi Capitals Gujarat Giants Mumbai Indians Royal Challengers Bangalore Royal Challengers Bangalore Gujarat Giants Mumbai Indians Royal Challengers Bangalore Gujarat Giants Mumbai Indians Mumbai Indians Mumbai Indians Royal Challengers Bangalore
Venues Matches were played at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai and DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, with the latter hosting the final. Attendances were between 9,000 and 13,000 on average, with some matches reaching 30,000 and the final was a sellout.
MumbaiNavi MumbaiBrabourne StadiumDY Patil StadiumCapacity: 33,000Capacity: 55,300
League stage Points table
Match summary
Fixtures
The BCCI released the fixture details on 14 February 2023.
Playoffs
Bracket
Eliminator
Final
Statistics +Most runsRuns Player Team 345Meg LanningDelhi Capitals 332Nat Sciver-BruntMumbai Indians 302Tahlia McGrathUP Warriorz 281Harmanpreet KaurMumbai Indians 271Hayley MatthewsMumbai Indians Source: WPLT20.com
+ Most wickets Wickets Player Team 16Hayley MatthewsMumbai Indians 16Sophie EcclestoneUP Warriorz 15Amelia KerrMumbai Indians 15Issy WongMumbai Indians 15Saika IshaqueMumbai Indians Source: WPLT20.com
Broadcasting In India, Sports 18, Sports 18 Khel and Sports 18 1 HD broadcast the season on television and Jio Cinema streaming online. Sports 18 Khel and Jio Cinema were broadcasting free-to-air.
Country Television channel Internet streamingIndiaSports18, Sports18 Khel, Sports18 1 HDJioCinemaAfghanistanRadio Television Afghanistan -AustraliaFox SportsWPL 2023, where to watch live: TV channels & live streaming | Women's Premier League, Wisden online, 2 March 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2023.YuppTVBangladeshChannel 9, T Sportsurl=https://www.tsports.com/shared/video/292e7c83c506da400fb55e6e89b13e22 -CaribbeanFlow Sports 2 -Maldives Star SportsYupp TV, MediaNetNepalSim TV NepalYupp TV, Net TV NepalNew ZealandSky Sports NZ 2 -SingaporeStarHub TV+ -South AfricaSuper Sports -Sri LankaDialog TVYupp TV, SLRC, Peo TVUnited KingdomSky Sports Cricket, Sky Sports Main EventSky GoUnited States & CanadaWillow TV - Source:
References
External links
Tournament home at ESPNcricinfo