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2023 Women's Premier League

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.com
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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.

In the final, Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals to win the competition.

Background

The prize money for the season was ₹10 crore (US$1.2 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.

Teams

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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$410,000)
Harmanpreet Kaur	India	Mumbai Indians	₹1.8 crore (US$220,000)
Sophie Devine	New Zealand	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹50 lakh (US$60,000)
Ashleigh Gardner	Australia	Gujarat Giants	₹3.2 crore (US$380,000)
Ellyse Perry	Australia	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹1.7 crore (US$200,000)
Sophie Ecclestone	England	UP Warriorz	₹1.8 crore (US$220,000)
Deepti Sharma	India	UP Warriorz	₹2.6 crore (US$310,000)
Renuka Singh	India	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹1.5 crore (US$180,000)
Nat Sciver-Brunt	England	Mumbai Indians	₹3.2 crore (US$380,000)
Tahlia McGrath	Australia	UP Warriorz	₹1.4 crore (US$170,000)
Beth Mooney	Australia	Gujarat Giants	₹2 crore (US$240,000)
Shabnim Ismail	South Africa	UP Warriorz	₹1 crore (US$120,000)
Amelia Kerr	New Zealand	Mumbai Indians	₹1 crore (US$120,000)
Sophia Dunkley	England	Gujarat Giants	₹60 lakh (US$72,000)
Jemimah Rodrigues	India	Delhi Capitals	₹2.2 crore (US$260,000)
Meg Lanning	Australia	Delhi Capitals	₹1.1 crore (US$130,000)
Shafali Verma	India	Delhi Capitals	₹2 crore (US$240,000)
Annabel Sutherland	Australia	Gujarat Giants	₹70 lakh (US$84,000)
Harleen Deol	India	Gujarat Giants	₹40 lakh (US$48,000)
Pooja Vastrakar	India	Mumbai Indians	₹1.9 crore (US$230,000)
Deandra Dottin	West Indies	Gujarat Giants	₹60 lakh (US$72,000)
Yastika Bhatia	India	Mumbai Indians	₹1.5 crore (US$180,000)
Richa Ghosh	India	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹1.9 crore (US$230,000)
Alyssa Healy	Australia	UP Warriorz	₹70 lakh (US$84,000)
Anjali Sarvani	India	UP Warriorz	₹55 lakh (US$66,000)
Rajeshwari Gayakwad	India	UP Warriorz	₹40 lakh (US$48,000)
Radha Yadav	India	Delhi Capitals	₹40 lakh (US$48,000)
Shikha Pandey	India	Delhi Capitals	₹60 lakh (US$72,000)
Sneh Rana	India	Gujarat Giants	₹75 lakh (US$90,000)
Marizanne Kapp	South Africa	Delhi Capitals	₹1.5 crore (US$180,000)
Parshavi Chopra	India	UP Warriorz	₹10 lakh (US$12,000)
Titas Sadhu	India	Delhi Capitals	₹25 lakh (US$30,000)
Shweta Sehrawat	India	UP Warriorz	₹40 lakh (US$48,000)
S. Yashasri	India	UP Warriorz	₹10 lakh (US$12,000)
Kiran Navgire	India	UP Warriorz	₹30 lakh (US$36,000)
Sabbineni Meghana	India	Gujarat Giants	₹30 lakh (US$36,000)
Erin Burns	Australia	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹30 lakh (US$36,000)
Heather Graham	Australia	Mumbai Indians	₹30 lakh (US$36,000)
Grace Harris	Australia	UP Warriorz	₹75 lakh (US$90,000)
Georgia Wareham	Australia	Gujarat Giants	₹75 lakh (US$90,000)
Alice Capsey	England	Delhi Capitals	₹75 lakh (US$90,000)
Issy Wong	England	Mumbai Indians	₹30 lakh (US$36,000)
Mansi Joshi	India	Gujarat Giants	₹30 lakh (US$36,000)
Devika Vaidya	India	UP Warriorz	₹1.4 crore (US$170,000)
Amanjot Kaur	India	Mumbai Indians	₹50 lakh (US$60,000)
Dayalan Hemalatha	India	Gujarat Giants	₹30 lakh (US$36,000)
Lauren Bell	England	UP Warriorz	₹30 lakh (US$36,000)
Monica Patel	India	Gujarat Giants	₹30 lakh (US$36,000)
Tara Norris	United States	Delhi Capitals	₹10 lakh (US$12,000)
Laura Harris	Australia	Delhi Capitals	₹45 lakh (US$54,000)
Dhara Gujjar	India	Mumbai Indians	₹10 lakh (US$12,000)
Jasia Akhter	India	Delhi Capitals	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
Disha Kasat	India	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹10 lakh (US$12,000)
Laxmi Yadav	India	UP Warriorz	₹10 lakh (US$12,000)
Indrani Roy	India	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹10 lakh (US$12,000)
Minnu Mani	India	Delhi Capitals	₹30 lakh (US$36,000)
Shreyanka Patil	India	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹10 lakh (US$12,000)
Kanika Ahuja	India	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹35 lakh (US$42,000)
Tanuja Kanwer	India	Gujarat Giants	₹50 lakh (US$60,000)
Saika Ishaque	India	Mumbai Indians	₹10 lakh (US$12,000)
Asha Shobana	India	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹10 lakh (US$12,000)
Hayley Matthews	West Indies	Mumbai Indians	₹40 lakh (US$48,000)
Heather Knight	England	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹40 lakh (US$48,000)
Taniya Bhatia	India	Delhi Capitals	₹30 lakh (US$36,000)
Sushma Verma	India	Gujarat Giants	₹60 lakh (US$72,000)
Poonam Yadav	India	Delhi Capitals	₹30 lakh (US$36,000)
Jess Jonassen	Australia	Delhi Capitals	₹50 lakh (US$60,000)
Hurley Gala	India	Gujarat Giants	₹10 lakh (US$12,000)
Sneha Deepthi	India	Delhi Capitals	₹30 lakh (US$36,000)
Arundhati Reddy	India	Delhi Capitals	₹30 lakh (US$36,000)
Chloe Tyron	South Africa	Mumbai Indians	₹30 lakh (US$36,000)
Dane van Niekerk	South Africa	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹30 lakh (US$36,000)
Preeti Bose	India	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹30 lakh (US$36,000)
Simran Shaikh	India	UP Warriorz	₹10 lakh (US$12,000)
Aparna Mondal	India	Delhi Capitals	₹10 lakh (US$12,000)
Ashwani Kumari	India	Gujarat Giants	₹35 lakh (US$42,000)
Humairaa Kaazi	India	Mumbai Indians	₹10 lakh (US$12,000)
Poonam Khemnar	India	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹10 lakh (US$12,000)
Komal Zanzad	India	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹25 lakh (US$30,000)
Parunika Sisodia	India	Gujarat Giants	₹10 lakh (US$12,000)
Priyanka Bala	India	Mumbai Indians	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
Megan Schutt	Australia	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹40 lakh (US$48,000)
Shabnam Shakil	India	Gujarat Giants	₹10 lakh (US$12,000)
Sonam Yadav	India	Mumbai Indians	₹10 lakh (US$12,000)
Jintimani Kalita	India	Mumbai Indians	₹10 lakh (US$12,000)
Neelam Bisht	India	Mumbai Indians	₹10 lakh (US$12,000)
Sahana Pawar	India	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹10 lakh (US$12,000)

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.

India
Mumbai	MumbaiNavi Mumbai	Navi Mumbai
Brabourne Stadium		DY Patil Stadium
Capacity: 50,000		Capacity: 45,300

League stage

Points table

Match summary

• Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
• Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.

• Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
• Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.

Fixtures

The BCCI released the fixture details on 14 February 2023.

• 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.

• Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

• Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

• Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.

• UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.

• Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

• Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.

• Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.

• Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

• UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to bat.

• Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

• Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to field.
• Mumbai Indians qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.

• Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

• Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

• UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.

• Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

• Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
• UP Warriorz qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.

• Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

• Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

• Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
• Delhi Capitals qualified for the final as a result of this match.

Playoffs

Bracket

Eliminator

• 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

• Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
• Mumbai Indians became the first team to win the Women's Premier League.

Statistics

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Most runs

Most wickets

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.

Source:

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External links

• Official website
• Tournament home at ESPNcricinfo

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• Cricket

• 2023 Women's Premier League (cricket)
• Domestic cricket competitions in 2022–23
• Women's Premier League (cricket) seasons