2023 Women's Premier League (cricket)
The 2023 Women's Premier League, also known as the TATA WPL 2023 for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural season of the Women's Premier League, a women's franchise Twenty20 cricket league organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).[1] The tournament featured five teams and was held from 4 March to 26 March 2023.[2][3][4][5]
| Dates | 4 – 26 March 2023 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Double Round robin and playoffs |
| Host(s) | India |
| Champions | Mumbai Indians (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Delhi Capitals |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 22 |
| Player of the series | Hayley Matthews (Mumbai Indians) |
| Most runs | Meg Lanning (Delhi Capitals) (345) |
| Most wickets | Hayley Matthews (Mumbai Indians) (16) |
| Official website | wplt20 |
| Teams | |
|---|---|
| Delhi Capitals Gujarat Giants Mumbai Indians Royal Challengers Bangalore UP Warriorz |
In the final, Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals to win the competition.
Background
The prize money for the season was ₹10 crore (US$1.3 million).[6] Tickets for matches were free to women during the first season.[7] The opening ceremony took place on 4 March at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, with AP Dhillon, Kriti Sanon and Kiara Advani performing.[8]
Starting this season, both teams could use the Decision Review System to challenge no-ball and wide ball calls. The rule was implemented in the 2023 IPL season.[9]
Venues
Matches were played at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai and DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, with the latter hosting the final. Attendances were between 9,000-13,000 on average, with some matches reaching 30,000 and the final was a sellout.[10]
Squads
| Delhi Capitals | Gujarat Giants | Mumbai Indians | Royal Challengers Bangalore | UP Warriorz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Source:[14]
2023 WPL player auction
Below is a list of the players sold during the WPL auction (prices are in Indian rupees). A total of 87 players were sold during the auction, 30 of whom were from overseas.[14]
| Name | National side | Team | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smriti Mandhana | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹3.4 crore (US$430,000) | |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | Mumbai Indians | ₹1.8 crore (US$230,000) | |
| Sophie Devine | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹50 lakh (US$63,000) | |
| Ashleigh Gardner | Gujarat Giants | ₹3.2 crore (US$400,000) | |
| Ellyse Perry | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹1.7 crore (US$210,000) | |
| Sophie Ecclestone | UP Warriorz | ₹1.8 crore (US$230,000) | |
| Deepti Sharma | UP Warriorz | ₹2.6 crore (US$330,000) | |
| Renuka Singh | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹1.5 crore (US$190,000) | |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | Mumbai Indians | ₹3.2 crore (US$400,000) | |
| Tahlia McGrath | UP Warriorz | ₹1.4 crore (US$180,000) | |
| Beth Mooney | Gujarat Giants | ₹2 crore (US$250,000) | |
| Shabnim Ismail | UP Warriorz | ₹1 crore (US$130,000) | |
| Amelia Kerr | Mumbai Indians | ₹1 crore (US$130,000) | |
| Sophia Dunkley | Gujarat Giants | ₹60 lakh (US$75,000) | |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | Delhi Capitals | ₹2.2 crore (US$280,000) | |
| Meg Lanning | Delhi Capitals | ₹1.1 crore (US$140,000) | |
| Shafali Verma | Delhi Capitals | ₹2 crore (US$250,000) | |
| Annabel Sutherland | Gujarat Giants | ₹70 lakh (US$88,000) | |
| Harleen Deol | Gujarat Giants | ₹40 lakh (US$50,000) | |
| Pooja Vastrakar | Mumbai Indians | ₹1.9 crore (US$240,000) | |
| Deandra Dottin | Gujarat Giants | ₹60 lakh (US$75,000) | |
| Yastika Bhatia | Mumbai Indians | ₹1.5 crore (US$190,000) | |
| Richa Ghosh | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹1.9 crore (US$240,000) | |
| Alyssa Healy | UP Warriorz | ₹70 lakh (US$88,000) | |
| Anjali Sarvani | UP Warriorz | ₹55 lakh (US$69,000) | |
| Rajeshwari Gayakwad | UP Warriorz | ₹40 lakh (US$50,000) | |
| Radha Yadav | Delhi Capitals | ₹40 lakh (US$50,000) | |
| Shikha Pandey | Delhi Capitals | ₹60 lakh (US$75,000) | |
| Sneh Rana | Gujarat Giants | ₹75 lakh (US$94,000) | |
| Marizanne Kapp | Delhi Capitals | ₹1.5 crore (US$190,000) | |
| Parshavi Chopra | UP Warriorz | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) | |
| Titas Sadhu | Delhi Capitals | ₹25 lakh (US$31,000) | |
| Shweta Sehrawat | UP Warriorz | ₹40 lakh (US$50,000) | |
| S. Yashasri | UP Warriorz | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) | |
| Kiran Navgire | UP Warriorz | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) | |
| Sabbineni Meghana | Gujarat Giants | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) | |
| Erin Burns | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) | |
| Heather Graham | Mumbai Indians | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) | |
| Grace Harris | UP Warriorz | ₹75 lakh (US$94,000) | |
| Georgia Wareham | Gujarat Giants | ₹75 lakh (US$94,000) | |
| Alice Capsey | Delhi Capitals | ₹75 lakh (US$94,000) | |
| Issy Wong | Mumbai Indians | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) | |
| Mansi Joshi | Gujarat Giants | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) | |
| Devika Vaidya | UP Warriorz | ₹1.4 crore (US$180,000) | |
| Amanjot Kaur | Mumbai Indians | ₹50 lakh (US$63,000) | |
| Dayalan Hemalatha | Gujarat Giants | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) | |
| Lauren Bell | UP Warriorz | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) | |
| Monica Patel | Gujarat Giants | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) | |
| Tara Norris | Delhi Capitals | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) | |
| Laura Harris | Delhi Capitals | ₹45 lakh (US$56,000) | |
| Dhara Gujjar | Mumbai Indians | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) | |
| Jasia Akhter | Delhi Capitals | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | |
| Disha Kasat | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) | |
| Laxmi Yadav | UP Warriorz | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) | |
| Indrani Roy | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) | |
| Minnu Mani | Delhi Capitals | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) | |
| Shreyanka Patil | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) | |
| Kanika Ahuja | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹35 lakh (US$44,000) | |
| Tanuja Kanwer | Gujarat Giants | ₹50 lakh (US$63,000) | |
| Saika Ishaque | Mumbai Indians | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) | |
| Asha Shobana | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) | |
| Hayley Matthews | Mumbai Indians | ₹40 lakh (US$50,000) | |
| Heather Knight | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹40 lakh (US$50,000) | |
| Taniya Bhatia | Delhi Capitals | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) | |
| Sushma Verma | Gujarat Giants | ₹60 lakh (US$75,000) | |
| Poonam Yadav | Delhi Capitals | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) | |
| Jess Jonassen | Delhi Capitals | ₹50 lakh (US$63,000) | |
| Hurley Gala | Gujarat Giants | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) | |
| Sneha Deepthi | Delhi Capitals | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) | |
| Arundhati Reddy | Delhi Capitals | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) | |
| Chloe Tyron | Mumbai Indians | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) | |
| Dane van Niekerk | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) | |
| Preeti Bose | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) | |
| Simran Shaikh | UP Warriorz | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) | |
| Aparna Mondal | Delhi Capitals | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) | |
| Ashwani Kumari | Gujarat Giants | ₹35 lakh (US$44,000) | |
| Humairaa Kaazi | Mumbai Indians | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) | |
| Poonam Khemnar | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) | |
| Komal Zanzad | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹25 lakh (US$31,000) | |
| Parunika Sisodia | Gujarat Giants | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) | |
| Priyanka Bala | Mumbai Indians | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | |
| Megan Schutt | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹40 lakh (US$50,000) | |
| Shabnam Shakil | Gujarat Giants | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) | |
| Sonam Yadav | Mumbai Indians | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) | |
| Jintimani Kalita | Mumbai Indians | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) | |
| Neelam Bisht | Mumbai Indians | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) | |
| Sahana Pawar | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) |
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delhi Capitals (R) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1.856 | Advanced to Final |
| 2 | Mumbai Indians (C) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1.711 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 3 | UP Warriorz | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | −0.200 | |
| 4 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −1.137 | |
| 5 | Gujarat Giants | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −2.220 |
- C = Champions
- R = Runners-up
Matches
The BCCI released the fixture details on 14 February 2023.[15]
Mumbai Indians 207/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Gujarat Giants 64 (15.1 overs) |
- Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was originally scheduled to start at 19:30, but it was rescheduled due to the opening ceremony.[16]
Delhi Capitals 223/2 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 163/8 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Gujarat Giants 169/6 (20 overs) |
v |
UP Warriorz 175/7 (19.5 overs) |
- Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 155 (18.4 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 159/1 (14.2 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Delhi Capitals 211/4 (20 overs) |
v |
UP Warriorz 169/5 (20 overs) |
- UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.
Gujarat Giants 201/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 190/6 (20 overs) |
- Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Delhi Capitals 105 (18 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 109/2 (15 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 138 (19.3 overs) |
v |
UP Warriorz 139/0 (13 overs) |
Alyssa Healy 96* (47) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Gujarat Giants 105/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 107/0 (7.1 overs) |
Shafali Verma 76* (28) |
- Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
UP Warriorz 159/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 164/2 (17.3 overs) |
Alyssa Healy 58 (46) Saika Ishaque 3/33 (4 overs) |
- UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to bat.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 150/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 154/4 (19.4 overs) |
Alice Capsey 38 (24) Asha Shobana 2/27 (4 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians 162/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Gujarat Giants 107/9 (20 overs) |
UP Warriorz 135 (19.3 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 136/5 (18 overs) |
Kanika Ahuja 46 (30) Deepti Sharma 2/26 (4 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Gujarat Giants 147/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 136 (18.4 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians 127 (20 overs) |
v |
UP Warriorz 129/5 (19.3 overs) |
- UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.
Gujarat Giants 188/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 189/2 (15.3 overs) |
Laura Wolvaardt 68 (42) Shreyanka Patil 2/17 (2 overs) |
- Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Gujarat Giants 178/6 (20 overs) |
v |
UP Warriorz 181/7 (19.5 overs) |
Ashleigh Gardner 60 (39) Parshavi Chopra 2/29 (4 overs) |
Mumbai Indians 109/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 110/1 (9 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 125/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 129/6 (16.3 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
UP Warriorz 138/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 142/5 (17.5 overs) |
Playoffs
| Eliminator | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Delhi Capitals | 131/9 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 2 | Mumbai Indians | 182/4 (20 overs) | 2 | Mumbai Indians | 134/3 (19.3 overs) | ||||
| 3 | UP Warriorz | 110 (17.4 overs) | |||||||
Eliminator
Mumbai Indians 182/4 (20 overs) |
v |
UP Warriorz 110 (17.4 overs) |
Final
| Event | 2023 Women's Premier League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| Mumbai Indians won by 7 wickets | |||||||
| Date | 26 March 2023 | ||||||
| Venue | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | ||||||
| Player of the match | Nat Sciver-Brunt (Mumbai Indians) | ||||||
| Umpires | Narayanan Janani Vrinda Rathi | ||||||
2024 → | |||||||
The 2023 Women's Premier League Final was played on 26 March 2023 at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. It was a Day/Night Twenty20 match, which decided the winner of the 2023 season.[24] Mumbai Indians, won the match and the title by defeating Delhi Capitals by seven wickets.[25]
Match officials
- On-field umpires: Narayanan Janani and Vrinda Rathi
- Third umpire: Pashchim Pathak
- Reserve umpire: Gayathri Venugopalan
- Match referee: G. S. Lakshmi
- Toss: Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
Summary
Delhi Capitals 131/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 134/3 (19.3 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mumbai Indians became the first team to win the Women's Premier League.
Scorecard
| Batter | Method of dismissal | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meg Lanning | run out (Amanjot Kaur/Yastika Bhatia) | 35 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 120.69 |
| Shafali Verma | c Amelia Kerr b Issy Wong | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 275.00 |
| Alice Capsey | c Amanjot Kaur b Issy Wong | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | c Hayley Matthews b Issy Wong | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 112.50 |
| Marizanne Kapp | c Yastika Bhatia b Amelia Kerr | 18 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Jess Jonassen | c and b Hayley Matthews | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
| Arundhati Reddy | c Saika Ishaque b Amelia Kerr | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Shikha Pandey | not out | 27 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 158.82 |
| Minnu Mani | st Yastika Bhatia b Hayley Matthews | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Tania Bhatia | b Hayley Matthews | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Radha Yadav | not out | 27 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 225.00 |
| Extras | (0 b, 1lb, 0nb, 0wd) | 1 | ||||
| Totals | (20 overs, 6.55 runs per over) | 131/9 | ||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 |
| Issy Wong | 4 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 10.50 |
| Saika Ishaque | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Amelia Kerr | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 4.50 |
| Hayley Matthews | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1.25 |
Fall of wickets: 12/1 (S. Varma, ov), 12/2 (A. Capsey, ov), 35/3 (J. Rodrigues, ov), 73/4 (M. Kapp, ov), 74/5 (M. Lanning, ov), 75/6 (A. Reddy, ov), 75/7 (J. Jonassen, ov), 79/8 (M. Mani, ov), 79/9 (T. Bhatia, ov)
| Batter | Method of dismissal | Runs | Balls | Fours | Sixes | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayley Matthews | c Arundhati Reddy b Jass Jonassen | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 108.33 |
| Yastika Bhatia | c Alice Capsey b Radha Yadav | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | not out | 60 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 109.09 |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | run out (Shikha Panday/Alice Capsey) | 37 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 94.87 |
| Amelia Kerr | not out | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 175.00 |
| Pooja Vastrakar | did not bat | |||||
| Issy Wong | did not bat | |||||
| Humaira Kazi | did not bat | |||||
| Amanjot Kaur | did not bat | |||||
| Jintimani Kalita | did not bat | |||||
| Saika Ishaque | did not bat | |||||
| Extras | (0 b, 3lb, 0nb, 3wd) | 6 | ||||
| Totals | (19.3 overs, 6.87 runs per over) | 134/3 | ||||
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marizanne Kapp | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5.50 |
| Radha Yadav | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6.00 |
| Jess Jonassen | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Shikha Pandey | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5.75 |
| Alice Capsey | 3.3 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 9.71 |
Fall of wickets: 13/1 (Y. Bhatia, 1.3 ov), 23/2 (H. Matthews, 3.4 ov). 95/3 (H. Kaur, 16.1 ov)
Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meg Lanning | Delhi Capitals | 9 | 9 | 345 | 72 | |||||||||
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | Mumbai Indians | 10 | 10 | 332 | 72* | |||||||||
| Tahlia McGrath | UP Warriorz | 9 | 8 | 302 | 90* | |||||||||
| Harmanpreet Kaur | Mumbai Indians | 10 | 9 | 281 | 65 | |||||||||
| Hayley Matthews | Mumbai Indians | 9 | 9 | 271 | 77* | |||||||||
| Source: WPLT20.com | ||||||||||||||
- Orange Cap
Orange Cap Winner: Meg Lanning (Delhi Capitals)
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Wkts | BBI | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayley Matthews | Mumbai Indians | 10 | 10 | 16 | 3/5 | |||||||||
| Sophie Ecclestone | UP Warriorz | 9 | 9 | 16 | 4/13 | |||||||||
| Amelia Kerr | Mumbai Indians | 10 | 10 | 15 | 3/22 | |||||||||
| Issy Wong | Mumbai Indians | 10 | 10 | 15 | 4/15 | |||||||||
| Saika Ishaque | Mumbai Indians | 10 | 10 | 15 | 4/11 | |||||||||
| Source: WPLT20.com | ||||||||||||||
- Purple Cap
Purple Cap Winner: Hayley Matthews (Mumbai Indians)
Broadcasting
In India, Sports 18, Sports 18 Khel and Sports 18 1 HD broadcast the season on television and Jio Cinema streaming online. Sports 18 Khel and Jio Cinema were broadcasting free-to-air.[26][8]
| Country | Television channel | Internet streaming |
|---|---|---|
| India | Sports18, Sports18 Khel, Sports18 1 HD | JioCinema |
| Afghanistan | Radio Television Afghanistan | - |
| Australia | Fox Sports[27] | YuppTV |
| Bangladesh | Channel 9, T Sports[28] | - |
| Caribbean | Flow Sports 2[29] | - |
| Maldives | Star Sports | Yupp TV, MediaNet |
| Nepal | Sim TV Nepal | Yupp TV, Net TV Nepal |
| New Zealand | Sky Sports NZ 2 | - |
| Singapore | StarHub TV+ | - |
| South Africa | Super Sports[27] | - |
| Sri Lanka | Dialog TV | Yupp TV, SLRC, Peo TV |
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports Cricket, Sky Sports Main Event[30] | Sky Go[27] |
| United States & Canada | Willow TV[27] | - |
Source:[31]
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