The most anticipated Women IPL (Indian Premier League) is about to kick off today(4th March 2023). The BCCI(Board of Control for Cricket in India) has announced the IPL for women this year. The first women’s IPL in 2023 is going to happen with 5 teams starting with the first match today between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians.
The 5 Teams in IPL season 1
- Royal Challengers Bangalore Women
- Mumbai Indians Women
- Gujarat Giants Women
- Delhi Capitals Women
- UP Warriorz Women
Women IPL Teams and List Of Players
The player auction has been done already for the teams in February 2023. Players around the globe have participated in this auction and the selections have been done. Here are the Teams and the list of players selected.
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)
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)
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)
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)
UP 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)
Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023 Schedule and Match Timings
The first match will be played on 4th March 2023 and the last match will be on 26th March 2023. As it is the first women’s IPL, to manage the operations hassle-free, all of the matches are planned to play only two cricket stadiums.
- Brabourne Stadium
- DY Patil Stadium
These two stadiums are in Mumbai which makes communication and transport easier for the management.
Here is the schedule and the match venues for WPL 2023
| Match No. | DATE | TIME | HOME TEAM | AWAY TEAM | VENUE |
| 1 | March 4 | 7:30 PM | Gujarat Giants | Mumbai Indians | DY Patil Stadium |
| 2 | March 5 | 3:30 PM | RCB | Delhi Capitals | Brabourne Stadium |
| 3 | March 5 | 7:30 PM | UP Warriorz | Gujarat Giants | DY Patil Stadium |
| 4 | March 6 | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | RCB | Brabourne Stadium |
| 5 | March 7 | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | UP Warriorz | DY Patil Stadium |
| 6 | March 8 | 7:30 PM | Gujarat Giants | RCB | Brabourne Stadium |
| 7 | March 9 | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | Mumbai Indians | DY Patil Stadium |
| 8 | March 10 | 7:30 PM | RCB | UP Warriorz | Brabourne Stadium |
| 9 | March 11 | 7:30 PM | Gujarat Giants | Delhi Capitals | DY Patil Stadium |
| 10 | March 12 | 7:30 PM | UP Warriorz | Mumbai Indians | Brabourne Stadium |
| 11 | March 13 | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | RCB | DY Patil Stadium |
| 12 | March 14 | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | Gujarat Giants | Brabourne Stadium |
| 13 | March 15 | 7:30 PM | UP Warriorz | RCB | DY Patil Stadium |
| 14 | March 16 | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | Gujarat Giants | Brabourne Stadium |
| 15 | March 18 | 3:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | UP Warriorz | DY Patil Stadium |
| 16 | March 18 | 7:30 PM | RCB | Gujarat Giants | Brabourne Stadium |
| 17 | March 20 | 3:30 PM | Gujarat Giants | UP Warriorz | Brabourne Stadium |
| 18 | March 20 | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | Delhi Capitals | DY Patil Stadium |
| 18 | March 21 | 3:30 PM | RCB | Mumbai Indians | DY Patil Stadium |
| 20 | March 21 | 7:30 PM | UP Warriorz | Delhi Capitals | Brabourne Stadium |
| 21 | March 24 | 7:30 PM | Eliminator | (TBD) | DY Patil Stadium |
| 22 | March 26 | 7:30 PM | Final | (TBD) | Brabourne Stadium |
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