Ashish Ranjan
WPL 2023: On March 4, the Women’s Premier League will commence its inaugural season. Smriti Mandhana was the most expensive athlete at the inaugural WPL auction, joining Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for 3.4 crore last month. Meanwhile, Australian superstar Ashleigh Gardner was acquired for 3.2 crore by Gujarat Giants (GG). Saturday will mark the season opener between the Giants and Harmanpreet Kaur’s Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai.
Many of the athletes participating in the tournament recently competed in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2023, which Australia won by defeating South Africa’s hosts. Natalie Sciver will represent MI in the WPL after they won a bidding contest to acquire her for 3.2 crore. The outstanding T20 World Cup performer Jemimah Rodrigues was acquired by Delhi Capitals (DC) for 2.2 crore.
Bright smiles all around 😃👌🏻
Some behind the scenes snippets of the @mipaltan's headshots session ahead of their #TATAWPL opener 💡📸 pic.twitter.com/k8YWT17vgy
— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 3, 2023
WPL 2023: Full list of teams and squad
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB):
Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Renuka Singh Thakur, Richa Ghosh, Erin Burns, Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Shreyanka Patil, Kanika Ahuja, Asha Shobana, Heather Knight, Dane van Niekerk, Preeti Bose, Poonam Khemnar, Komal Zanzad, Meghan Schutt, Sahana Pawar
Delhi Capitals (DC):
Jemimah Rodrigues, Meg Lanning, Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Marizanne Kapp, Titas Sadhu, Alice Capsey, Tara Norris, Laura Harris, Jasia Akhter, Minnu Man, Taniya Bhatia, Poonam Yadav, Jess Jonassen, Sneha Deepthi, Arundhati Reddy, Aparna Mandal
Mumbai Indians (MI):
Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver, Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Yastika Bhatia, Heather Graham, Isabelle Wong, Amanjot Kaur, Dhara Gujjar, Saika Ishaque, Hayley Mathews, Chloe Tryon, Humairaa Kaazi, Priyanka Bala, Sonam Yadav, Jintimani Kalita, Neelam Bisht
UP Warriorz:
Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Tahlia McGrath, Shabnim Ismail, Alyssa Healy, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Parshavi Chopra, Shweta Sehrawat, S Yashasri, Kiran Navgire, Grace Harris, Devika Vaidya, Lauren Bell, Laxmi Yadav, Simran Shaikh
Gujarat Giants (GG):
Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophie Dunkley, Anna Sutherland, Harleen Deol, Deandra Dottin, Sneh Rana, S Meghana, Georgia Wareham, Mansi Joshi, D Hemalatha, Monica Patel, Tanuja Kanwer, Sushma Verma, Hurley Gala, Ashwani Kumari, Parunika Sisodia, Shabnam Shakil
A star ⭐ studded line-up
D.Y.Patil Stadium will be set for an evening of glitz and glamour 👌🏻
𝐃𝐨 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬 the opening ceremony of #TATAWPL
Grab your tickets 🎫 now on https://t.co/c85eyk7GTA pic.twitter.com/2dj4L8USnP
— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 1, 2023
WPL 2023 live streaming, when and where to watch on television and online live
The inaugural WPL 2023 match will begin at 7.30 p.m. IST on March 4 at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Two hours prior, the opening ceremony will commence at 5.30 pm IST. The doors will open at 16:00 IST.
WPL 2023 Opening Ceremony: Performers And Guests
BCCI has already announced that Bollywood actresses Kiara Advani and Kriti Sanon, along with rapper and singer AP Dhillon, will perform at the inaugural ceremony of the Women’s Premier League. Shankar Mahadevan will perform at the opening ceremony and also deliver the WPL anthem. As far as the visitor list is concerned, expect prominent politicians from Maharashtra as well as A-list celebrities from B-Town. BCCI secretary Jay Shah and president Roger Binny, in addition to other BCCI officials, will be present.
WPL 2023: How to book tickets?
Tickets for the WPL 2023 are complimentary for women and girls in India. Otherwise for men and boys, they are up for sale on the BookMyShow application, before the season opener begins on Saturday. The price of tickets has been maintained at 100.
