Mumbai, Ahmedabad teams to start Women’s Premier League 2023 on March 4

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New Delhi . The inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) is set to begin on March 4 at the DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai with teams from Mumbai and Ahmedabad (christened as Gujarat Giants). According to a report in Cricbuzz, a tentative schedule is being circulated among the concerned officials of the yet-to-be-launched league, marking the Mumbai-Ahmedabad face-off on March 4 to kickstart the WPL.

The two franchises are owned by industrialists Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani respectively, something that was given some publicity during the ILT20, until Emirates and the Gulf Giants faced off in the ongoing ILT20 in the UAE.

Reports state that apart from the DY Patil Stadium, the CCI-Brabourne Stadium has been earmarked as another venue. The Wankhede Stadium, the primary venue in the city, will host the India-Australia ODI match on March 17, followed by the IPL, which is likely to begin on April 1.

It added that the return match between the Mumbai and Ahmedabad teams in the WPL is scheduled for March 14. In the second match of the provisional WPL schedule, Team Bengaluru will face Team Delhi on March 5 at the CCI.

The report also states that the 22-match WPL will have a five-day break, the first on March 17 and then a second break two days later on March 19. The next two matches will take place after the completion of the league stage on March 22 and 23. The eliminator is at CCI on March 24 and the final will be held on March 25 after the fifth and final off day at the DY Patil Stadium on Sunday, March 26.

The Adani Group through Adani Sportsline Pvt got the highest bid of Rs 1289 Crores for Ahmedabad Franchise named Gujarat Giants, IndiaWin Sports Pvt. Ltd acquired the Mumbai franchise with a bid of Rs 912.99 crore.

Royal Challengers Sports Pvt. Ltd., JSW GMR Cricket Pvt. Ltd. and Capri Global Holdings Pvt. Ltd. won the remaining three teams, Bangalore, Delhi and Lucknow (renamed as Lucknow Warriors) with bids of Rs 901 crore, Rs 810 crore and Rs 757 crore respectively.

Viacom18 Media Private Limited won the bid for the media rights (i.e., global television rights and global digital rights) of WPL for 2023–2027. Viacom18 bagged the rights with a bid of Rs 951 crore, which works out to Rs 7.09 crore per match.(IANS)

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