PremiumWPL 2024: 2nd edition to begin from February 23, schedule, teams and all you need to know
The opening match will see defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) facing off against last year’s finalists Delhi Capitals (DC) in Bengaluru.
Women's Premier League's (WPL) second edition
Last Updated: 01.58 PM, Jan 25, 2024
After a successful inaugural 1st edition, the Women's Premier League's (WPL) second edition is all set to take place from February 23 to March 17, as announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). While the previous year, the games were held in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, this time, the women's T20 cricket tournament will be held in Bengaluru and Delhi.
Similar to the previous year, five teams will fight against each other:
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Delhi Capitals (DC)
Gujarat Giants (GG)
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
UP Warriorz (UPW)
The opening match will see defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) facing off against last year’s finalists Delhi Capitals (DC) in Bengaluru. The initial leg of the tournament, until March 4, is scheduled to take place at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, while the subsequent matches will be held at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
The tournament is set to feature a total of 22 matches, including the eliminator and the final. The team leading the points table will earn a direct entry into the final, while the opponents for the final will be determined by the eliminator match, contested between the second and third-placed teams.
The scheduling strategy avoids double-headers, with only one WPL match slated for each day until the conclusion of the league stage. All matches are slated to commence at 7:30 PM IST.
Bengaluru Leg
Feb 23: MI vs DC
Feb 24: RCB vs UP Warriorz
Feb 25: Gujarat Giants vs MI
Feb 26: UP Warriorz vs DC
Feb 27: RCB vs Gujarat Giants
Feb 28: MI vs UP Warriorz
Feb 29: RCB vs DC
March 1: UP Warriorz vs Gujarat Giants
March 2: RCB vs MI
March 3: Gujarat Giants vs DC
Mach 4: UP Warriorz vs RCB
Delhi Leg
March 5: DC vs MI
March 6: Gujarat Giants vs RCB
March 7: UP Warriorz vs MI
March 8: DC vs UP Warriorz
March 9: MI vs Gujarat Giants
March 10: DC vs RCB
March 11: Gujarat Giants vs UP Warriorz
March 12: MI vs RCB
March 13: DC vs Gujarat Giants
March 15: Eliminator
March 17: Final
Full Squads after WPL 2024 Auction: (* are overseas players)
Mumbai Indians: Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr*, Chloe Tryon*, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews*, Humairaa Kaazi, Isabelle Wong*, Jintimani Kalita, Natalie Sciver*, Pooja Vastrakar, Priyanka Bala, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia, Shabnim Ismail*, S Sanjana, Amandeep Kaur, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Fatima Jaffer.
Delhi Capitals: Alice Capsey*, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen*, Laura Harris*, Marizanne Kapp*, Meg Lanning*, Minnu Mani, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Shefali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniyaa Bhatia, Titas Sadhu, Annabel Sutherland*, Aparna Mondal, Ashwani Kumari.
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UP Warriorz: Alyssa Healy*, Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris*, Kiran Navgire, Lauren Bell*, Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, S. Yashasri, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone*, Tahlia Mcgrath*, Danni Wyatt*, Vrinda Dinesh, Saima Thakor, Gouher Sultana, Poonam Khemnar.
Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner*, Beth Mooney*, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt*, Shabnam Shakil, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwer, Phoebe Litchfield*, Meghna Singh, Kashvee Gautam, Trisha Poojitha, Priya Mishra, Lauren Cheatle, Kathryn Bryce, Mannat Kashyap, Veda Krishnamurthy, Tarannum Pathan.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry*, Heather Knight*, Indrani Roy, Kanika Ahuja, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine*, Ekta Bisht, Georgia Wareham, Kate Cross, Shubha Sateesh, S. Meghana, Simran Bahadur, Sophie Molineux.