Women IPL (WPL) Players & Match, Time-Table, List of Teams & Schedule 2023

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a men’s tournament similar to the IPL for women this year. At the time of writing this article, the teams have been decided and the player bidding has been completed. The inaugural edition of WPL will begin on 04 March 2023 with a match between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians.

Women IPL (WPL) Players & Match, Time-Table, List of Teams & Schedule 2023

Participant Teams

• Mumbai Indians
• Delhi Capitals
• Royal Challengers Bangalore
• Gujarat Giants
• Lucknow Warriorz

WPL 2023 Schedule and Player List

Name of Event	Women’s Premier League
Edition	First
Schedule	04 March to 26 March
Number of Teams	5
Organiser	BCCI
Players Selection Base	Auctioned

Women’s IPL 2023 Teams Company (Venue/City)

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has acquired a massive Rs. 4669.99 Crores from the auction of the five franchises in the newly created Women’s Premier League. The Adani group, Reliance, Diageo India, JSW-GMR, and Capri Global bought the five Women’s IPL 2023 franchises for Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, and Lucknow, respectively.

Amount (in INR)	Company	Venue/City
Rs. 1289 Crores	Adani SportsLine	Ahmedabad
Rs. 913 Crores	Indiawin Sports	Mumbai
Rs. 901 Crores	Royal Challengers Sports	Bengaluru
Rs. 810 Crores	JSW-GMR Cricket	Delhi
Rs. 757 Crores	Capri Global Holdings	Lucknow

WPL 2023: List of Teams and Players

Below, we have provided the list of WPL 2023 teams and players. The names of the captains of each team are yet to be announced. The teams have been finalized after the auction held on 13 and 14 February. Capped and uncapped players from around the world will be seen participating in cash-rich tournaments. WPL 2023 will open doors for league cricket in other cricket playing countries.

Mumbai Indians:

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)

Delhi Capitals:

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)

Royal Challengers Bangalore: 

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)

Gujarat Giants: 

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:

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, Match Venues

The first edition’s WPL schedule has been released by BCCI. The BCCI has opened the doors for the league at a higher level for women’s cricket, hence the competition is being marketed as Women’s IPL.

The competition will start on March 4th, 2023. The tournament’s championship game will take place on March 27, 2023. At Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium and Brabourne Stadium, all games will be contested.

DATE	TIME	HOME TEAM	AWAY TEAM	VENUE
March 4	7:30 PM	Gujarat Giants	Mumbai Indians	DY Patil Stadium
March 5	3:30 PM	RCB	Delhi Capitals	Brabourne Stadium
March 5	7:30 PM	Lucknow Warriorz	Gujarat Giants	DY Patil Stadium
March 6	7:30 PM	Mumbai Indians	RCB	Brabourne Stadium
March 7	7:30 PM	Delhi Capitals	Lucknow Warriorz	DY Patil Stadium
March 8	7:30 PM	Gujarat Giants	RCB	Brabourne Stadium
March 9	7:30 PM	Delhi Capitals	Mumbai Indians	DY Patil Stadium
March 10	7:30 PM	RCB	UP Warriorz	Brabourne Stadium
March 11	7:30 PM	Gujarat Giants	Delhi Capitals	DY Patil Stadium
March 12	7:30 PM	UP Warriorz	Mumbai Indians	Brabourne Stadium
March 13	7:30 PM	Delhi Capitals	RCB	DY Patil Stadium
March 14	7:30 PM	Mumbai Indians	Gujarat Giants	Brabourne Stadium
March 15	7:30 PM	Lucknow Warriorz	RCB	DY Patil Stadium
March 16	7:30 PM	Delhi Capitals	Gujarat Giants	Brabourne Stadium
March 18	3:30 PM	Mumbai Indians	Lucknow Warriorz	DY Patil Stadium
March 18	7:30 PM	RCB	Gujarat Giants	Brabourne Stadium
March 20	3:30 PM	Gujarat Giants	Lucknow Warriorz	Brabourne Stadium
March 20	7:30 PM	Mumbai Indians	Delhi Capitals	DY Patil Stadium
March 21	3:30 PM	RCB	Mumbai Indians	DY Patil Stadium
March 21	7:30 PM	Lucknow Warriorz	Delhi Capitals	Brabourne Stadium
March 24	7:30 PM	Eliminator	(TBD)	DY Patil Stadium
March 26	7:30 PM	Final	(TBD)	Brabourne Stadium