Cricket 2023 Women's Premier League
The 2023 Women's Premier League, (also known as WPL 2023 and branded as TATA WPL 2023) 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).
The tournament featured five teams and was held from 4 March to 26 March 2023.
| 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 (MI) |
| Most runs | Meg Lanning (DC) (345) |
| Most wickets | Hayley Matthews (MI) (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). Tickets for matches were free to women during the first season. The opening ceremony took place on 4 March at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, with AP Dhillon, Kriti Sanon and Kiara Advani performing.
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.
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 and 13,000 on average, with some matches reaching 30,000 and the final was a sellout.
Squads
Source:
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.
| Name | National side | Team | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smriti Mandhana |  India | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹3.4 crore (US$430,000) |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | India | Mumbai Indians | ₹1.8 crore (US$230,000) |
| Sophie Devine |  New Zealand | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹50 lakh (US$63,000) |
| Ashleigh Gardner |  Australia | Gujarat Giants | ₹3.2 crore (US$400,000) |
| Ellyse Perry | Australia | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹1.7 crore (US$210,000) |
| Sophie Ecclestone |  England | UP Warriorz | ₹1.8 crore (US$230,000) |
| Deepti Sharma | India | UP Warriorz | ₹2.6 crore (US$330,000) |
| Renuka Singh | India | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹1.5 crore (US$190,000) |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | England | Mumbai Indians | ₹3.2 crore (US$400,000) |
| Tahlia McGrath | Australia | UP Warriorz | ₹1.4 crore (US$180,000) |
| Beth Mooney | Australia | Gujarat Giants | ₹2 crore (US$250,000) |
| Shabnim Ismail |  South Africa | UP Warriorz | ₹1 crore (US$130,000) |
| Amelia Kerr | New Zealand | Mumbai Indians | ₹1 crore (US$130,000) |
| Sophia Dunkley | England | Gujarat Giants | ₹60 lakh (US$75,000) |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | India | Delhi Capitals | ₹2.2 crore (US$280,000) |
| Meg Lanning | Australia | Delhi Capitals | ₹1.1 crore (US$140,000) |
| Shafali Verma | India | Delhi Capitals | ₹2 crore (US$250,000) |
| Annabel Sutherland | Australia | Gujarat Giants | ₹70 lakh (US$88,000) |
| Harleen Deol | India | Gujarat Giants | ₹40 lakh (US$50,000) |
| Pooja Vastrakar | India | Mumbai Indians | ₹1.9 crore (US$240,000) |
| Deandra Dottin |  West Indies | Gujarat Giants | ₹60 lakh (US$75,000) |
| Yastika Bhatia | India | Mumbai Indians | ₹1.5 crore (US$190,000) |
| Richa Ghosh | India | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹1.9 crore (US$240,000) |
| Alyssa Healy | Australia | UP Warriorz | ₹70 lakh (US$88,000) |
| Anjali Sarvani | India | UP Warriorz | ₹55 lakh (US$69,000) |
| Rajeshwari Gayakwad | India | UP Warriorz | ₹40 lakh (US$50,000) |
| Radha Yadav | India | Delhi Capitals | ₹40 lakh (US$50,000) |
| Shikha Pandey | India | Delhi Capitals | ₹60 lakh (US$75,000) |
| Sneh Rana | India | Gujarat Giants | ₹75 lakh (US$94,000) |
| Marizanne Kapp | South Africa | Delhi Capitals | ₹1.5 crore (US$190,000) |
| Parshavi Chopra | India | UP Warriorz | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) |
| Titas Sadhu | India | Delhi Capitals | ₹25 lakh (US$31,000) |
| Shweta Sehrawat | India | UP Warriorz | ₹40 lakh (US$50,000) |
| S. Yashasri | India | UP Warriorz | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) |
| Kiran Navgire | India | UP Warriorz | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) |
| Sabbineni Meghana | India | Gujarat Giants | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) |
| Erin Burns | Australia | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) |
| Heather Graham | Australia | Mumbai Indians | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) |
| Grace Harris | Australia | UP Warriorz | ₹75 lakh (US$94,000) |
| Georgia Wareham | Australia | Gujarat Giants | ₹75 lakh (US$94,000) |
| Alice Capsey | England | Delhi Capitals | ₹75 lakh (US$94,000) |
| Issy Wong | England | Mumbai Indians | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) |
| Mansi Joshi | India | Gujarat Giants | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) |
| Devika Vaidya | India | UP Warriorz | ₹1.4 crore (US$180,000) |
| Amanjot Kaur | India | Mumbai Indians | ₹50 lakh (US$63,000) |
| Dayalan Hemalatha | India | Gujarat Giants | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) |
| Lauren Bell | England | UP Warriorz | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) |
| Monica Patel | India | Gujarat Giants | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) |
| Tara Norris |  United States | Delhi Capitals | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) |
| Laura Harris | Australia | Delhi Capitals | ₹45 lakh (US$56,000) |
| Dhara Gujjar | India | Mumbai Indians | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) |
| Jasia Akhter | India | Delhi Capitals | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) |
| Disha Kasat | India | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) |
| Laxmi Yadav | India | UP Warriorz | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) |
| Indrani Roy | India | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) |
| Minnu Mani | India | Delhi Capitals | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) |
| Shreyanka Patil | India | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) |
| Kanika Ahuja | India | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹35 lakh (US$44,000) |
| Tanuja Kanwer | India | Gujarat Giants | ₹50 lakh (US$63,000) |
| Saika Ishaque | India | Mumbai Indians | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) |
| Asha Shobana | India | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) |
| Hayley Matthews | West Indies | Mumbai Indians | ₹40 lakh (US$50,000) |
| Heather Knight | England | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹40 lakh (US$50,000) |
| Taniya Bhatia | India | Delhi Capitals | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) |
| Sushma Verma | India | Gujarat Giants | ₹60 lakh (US$75,000) |
| Poonam Yadav | India | Delhi Capitals | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) |
| Jess Jonassen | Australia | Delhi Capitals | ₹50 lakh (US$63,000) |
| Hurley Gala | India | Gujarat Giants | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) |
| Sneha Deepthi | India | Delhi Capitals | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) |
| Arundhati Reddy | India | Delhi Capitals | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) |
| Chloe Tyron | South Africa | Mumbai Indians | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) |
| Dane van Niekerk | South Africa | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) |
| Preeti Bose | India | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) |
| Simran Shaikh | India | UP Warriorz | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) |
| Aparna Mondal | India | Delhi Capitals | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) |
| Ashwani Kumari | India | Gujarat Giants | ₹35 lakh (US$44,000) |
| Humairaa Kaazi | India | Mumbai Indians | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) |
| Poonam Khemnar | India | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) |
| Komal Zanzad | India | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹25 lakh (US$31,000) |
| Parunika Sisodia | India | Gujarat Giants | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) |
| Priyanka Bala | India | Mumbai Indians | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) |
| Megan Schutt | Australia | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹40 lakh (US$50,000) |
| Shabnam Shakil | India | Gujarat Giants | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) |
| Sonam Yadav | India | Mumbai Indians | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) |
| Jintimani Kalita | India | Mumbai Indians | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) |
| Neelam Bisht | India | Mumbai Indians | ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) |
| Sahana Pawar | India | 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 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
- C = Champions
- R = Runners-up
League Stage
The BCCI released the fixture details on 14 February 2023.
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.
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) |
- 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) |
- Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to field.
- Mumbai Indians qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.
UP Warriorz 135 (19.3 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 136/5 (18 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) |
- 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) |
- Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
- UP Warriorz qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.
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) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- Delhi Capitals qualified for the final as a result of this match.
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) |
- UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.
- Issy Wong (Mumbai Indians) became the first player to take a hat-trick in WPL.
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 | ||||||
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. Mumbai Indians won the match and the title by defeating Delhi Capitals by seven wickets.
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.
| Country | Television channel | Internet streaming |
|---|---|---|
| India | Sports18, Sports18 Khel, Sports18 1 HD | JioCinema |
| Afghanistan | Radio Television Afghanistan | - |
| Australia | Fox Sports | YuppTV |
| Bangladesh | Channel 9, T Sports | - |
| Caribbean | Flow Sports 2 | - |
| Maldives | Star Sports | Yupp TV, MediaNet |
| Nepal | Sim TV Nepal | Yupp TV, Net TV Nepal |
| New Zealand | Sky Sports NZ 2 [citation needed] | - |
| Singapore | StarHub TV+ | - |
| South Africa | Super Sports | - |
| Sri Lanka | Dialog TV | Yupp TV, SLRC, Peo TV |
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports Cricket, Sky Sports Main Event | Sky Go |
| United States & Canada | Willow TV | - |
Source:
References
External links
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