WPL Schedule 2023, Auction, Team List, Price, and Players List: On Monday, February 13, 449 players were sold at the WPL 2023 Auction, which took place in Mumbai. The five franchises—Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and UP Warriorz—spent a total of Rs 59.50 crore to get some of the best players in the international and domestic circuits.
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WPL Auction:
At the first-ever WPL auction, the star Indian batter Smriti Mandhana was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for a whopping Rs 3.40 Crore. Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of Team India, was sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 1.80 Crore.
The other stars from India and around the world also made it into one of the five franchises. Ashleigh Gardner, an all-rounder from Australia, and Natalie Sciver, an all-rounder from England, were the top foreign players bought by Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians, respectively, for Rs 3.20 Crore. Shafali Verma, the captain of the India U19 team that won the ICC U19 T20 World Cup, was the best buy. She was sold to Delhi Capitals for Rs 2 Crore.
In how many WPL 2023 games?
According to a press release from the BCCI, the first season of the WPL will include 20 league games and two playoff games. These games will be played over the course of 23 days.
When does the WPL 2023 season begin?
A thrilling encounter between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians will start the much awaited tournament on March 4 at the DY Patil Stadium.
Doubleheaders in WPL 2023: Dates & Times
At the Brabourne Stadium, CCI, on Sunday, March 5, the tournament’s first double-header day will feature a match between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore. At the DY Patil Stadium in the evening, UP Warriorz will face Gujarat Giants in their league debut. The first match will begin at 3:30 PM IST and there will be 4 double headers in total. At 7:30 PM IST, all evening matches will kick off.
WPL 2023 Venues
The whole tournament will take place at two places in Mumbai: the DY Patil Stadium and the Brabourne Stadium. Both the DY Patil Stadium and the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai will host 11 games each. On March 21, UP Warriorz and Delhi Capitals will play the last game of the league stage at the Brabourne Stadium, CCI.
Schedule & Fixture for WPL 2023
| DATE | HOME TEAM | GUEST TEAM | TIME (IST) | VENUE |
| Mar-04 | Gujarat Giants | Mumbai Indians | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| Mar-05 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Delhi Capitals | 3:30 PM | Brabourne Stadium |
| Mar-05 | UP Warriorz | Gujarat Giants | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| Mar-06 | Mumbai Indians | RCB | 7:30 PM | Brabourne Stadium |
| Mar-07 | Delhi Capitals | UP Warriorz | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| Mar-08 | Gujarat Giants | RCB | 7:30 PM | Brabourne Stadium |
| Mar-09 | Delhi Capitals | Mumbai Indians | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| Mar-10 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | UP Warriorz | 7:30 PM | Brabourne Stadium |
| Mar-11 | Gujarat Giants | Delhi Capitals | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| Mar-12 | UP Warriorz | Mumbai Indians | 7:30 PM | Brabourne Stadium |
| Mar-13 | Delhi Capitals | RCB | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| Mar-14 | Mumbai Indians | Gujarat Giants | 7:30 PM | Brabourne Stadium |
| Mar-15 | UP Warriorz | RCB | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| Mar-16 | Delhi Capitals | Gujarat Giants | 7:30 PM | Brabourne Stadium |
| Mar-18 | Mumbai Indians | UP Warriorz | 3:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| Mar-18 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Gujarat Giants | 7:30 PM | Brabourne Stadium |
| Mar-20 | Gujarat Giants | UP Warriorz | 3:30 PM | Brabourne Stadium |
| Mar-20 | Mumbai Indians | Delhi Capitals | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| Mar-21 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Mumbai Indians | 3:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| Mar-21 | UP Warriorz | Delhi Capitals | 7:30 PM | Brabourne Stadium |
| Mar-24 | Eliminator | – | 7:30 PM | DY Patil Stadium |
| Mar-26 | Final | – | 7:30 PM | Brabourne Stadium |
WPL 2023: Teams at full strength:
Delhi Capitals:
Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Meg Lanning, Marizanne Kapp, Alice Capsey, Jess Jonassen, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Titas Sadhu, Tara Norris. Laura Harris, Jasia Akhtar, Minnu Mani, Poonam Yadav, Taniya Bhatia, Sneha Deepthi, Arundhati Reddy, Aparna Mondal.
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Smriti Mandhana, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Indrani Roy, Disha Kasat, Shreyanka Patil. Poonam Khemnar, Kanika Ahuja, Asha Shobhana, Erin Burns, Heather Knight. Dane van Niekerk, Preeti Bose, Komal Zanzad, Megan Schutt, Sahana Pawar.
Gujarat Giants:
Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia McGrath, Alyssa Healy, Shabnim Ismail, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad. Parshavi Chopra, Shweta Sehrawat, Devika Vaidya, S Yashasri, Kiran Navgire, Grace Harris, Lauren Bell, Laxmi Yadav, Simran Shaikh.
Mumbai Indians:
Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver, Amelia Kerr, Yastika Bhatia, Pooja Vastrakar, Heather Graham, Issy Wong, Amanjot Kaur. Dhara Gujjar, Saika Ishaque, Hayley Matthews, Humairaa Kaazi, Neelam Bisht, Chloe Tryon, Priyanka Bala, Jintamani Kalita, Sonam Yadav.
UP Warriorz:
Deandra Dottin, Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophia Dunkley, Annabel Sutherland, Harleen Deol, Sneh Rana. S Meghana, Dayalan Hemalatha, Monica Patel, Tanuja Kanwer, Georgia Wareham, Mansi Joshi. Sushma Verma, Hurley Gala, Ashwani Kumari, Parunika Sisodia, Shabman Shakil.
WPL 2023: Broadcasting, Telecasting, where to Watch WPL
The Sports 18 network has bought all of the rights to show the WPL in 2023. Because of this, WPL 2023 games will be shown on the Sports 18 TV channel in India. On the other hand, the WPL games will be shown live on the JIO CINEMA app. Jio users will be able to use the JIO Cinema app for free.
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