Following the end of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) Auction in Mumbai, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) released the WPL 2023 schedule. On March 4, the Gujarat Giants will play host to the Mumbai Indians in the first game of the year. On March 26, the championship game will be held.
Five teams—Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and UP Warriorz—spent a lot of money on the inaugural edition to bring in some of the top players on the national and international circuits.
The WPL 2023 league’s inaugural match between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians will take place at the DY Patil Stadium on March 4th.
The first doubleheader day of the WPL will take place on Sunday, March 5, 2023, at the Brabourne Stadium, CCI, featuring a match between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore. At the DY Patil Stadium in the evening, UP Warriorz will face Gujarat Giants in their league debut.
The first match will begin at 3:30 PM IST and there will be 4 double headers in total. At 7:30 PM IST, all evening matches will kick off. The DY Patil Stadium and Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai will host a combined total of 11 matches apiece.
On March 21 at the Brabourne Stadium, CCI, UP Warriorz and Delhi Capitals will meet in the league stage’s championship game. On March 24, The Eliminator will be held at the DY Patil Stadium. On March 26, 2023, the Women’s Premier League Final will take place at the Brabourne Stadium. Know complete details on WPL 2023, schedule, and squads.
WPL 2023: Complete Schedule, Venue, Date & Time
| DATE | TIME | HOME TEAM | AWAY TEAM | VENUE |
| March 4 | 7:30 PM | Gujarat Giants | Mumbai Indians | DY Patil Stadium |
| March 5 | 3:30 PM | RCB | Delhi Capitals | Brabourne Stadium |
| March 5 | 7:30 PM | UP Warriorz | Gujarat Giants | DY Patil Stadium |
| March 6 | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | RCB | Brabourne Stadium |
| March 7 | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | UP Warriorz | DY Patil Stadium |
| March 8 | 7:30 PM | Gujarat Giants | RCB | Brabourne Stadium |
| March 9 | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | Mumbai Indians | DY Patil Stadium |
| March 10 | 7:30 PM | RCB | UP Warriorz | Brabourne Stadium |
| March 11 | 7:30 PM | Gujarat Giants | Delhi Capitals | DY Patil Stadium |
| March 12 | 7:30 PM | UP Warriorz | Mumbai Indians | Brabourne Stadium |
| March 13 | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | RCB | DY Patil Stadium |
| March 14 | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | Gujarat Giants | Brabourne Stadium |
| March 15 | 7:30 PM | UP Warriorz | RCB | DY Patil Stadium |
| March 16 | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals | Gujarat Giants | Brabourne Stadium |
| March 18 | 3:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | UP Warriorz | DY Patil Stadium |
| March 18 | 7:30 PM | RCB | Gujarat Giants | Brabourne Stadium |
| March 20 | 3:30 PM | Gujarat Giants | UP Warriorz | Brabourne Stadium |
| March 20 | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians | Delhi Capitals | DY Patil Stadium |
| March 21 | 3:30 PM | RCB | Mumbai Indians | DY Patil Stadium |
| March 21 | 7:30 PM | UP Warriorz | Delhi Capitals | Brabourne Stadium |
| March 24 | 7:30 PM | Eliminator | (TBD) | DY Patil Stadium |
| March 26 | 7:30 PM | Final | (TBD) | Brabourne Stadium |
WPL 2023 Auction Player List – Top Buys
Smriti Mandhana of India was the biggest purchase; she was sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for an astounding INR 3.40 Crore. Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of Team India, was traded to the Mumbai Indians for INR 1.80 crore, and all the other international and Indian stars were selected for one of the five franchises.
Ashleigh Gardner of Australia and Natalie Sciver of England were the highest purchases among the overseas players and were sold to Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians for INR 3.20 Crore each. Shafali Verma, the captain of the India U19 team and winner of the ICC U19 T20 World Cup, was the top purchase and was sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 2 Crore.
WPL 2023: Team-wise Predicted Captains
Gujarat Giants: Beth Mooney
Mumbai Indians: Harmanpreet Kaur
Delhi Capitals: Shafali Verma
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Smriti Mandhana
UP Warriorz: Deepti Sharma
WPL 2023: Full Squads Of All Teams
Here are the squads for all 5 teams in WPL 2023:
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Indrani Roy, Disha Kasat, Shreyanka Patil, Kanika Ahuja, Asha Shobhana, Erin Burns, Heather Knight, Dane van Niekerk, Preeti Bose, Poonam Khemnar, Komal Zanzad, Megan Schutt, Sahana Pawar
Mumbai Indians
Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Yastika Bhatia, Heather Graham, Issy Wong, Amanjot Kaur, Dhara Gujjar, Saika Ishaque, Hayley Matthews, Chloe Tryon, Priyanka Bala, Humairaa Kaazi, Neelam Bisht, Jintamani Kalita, Sonam Yadav
Gujarat Giants
Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophia Dunkley, Annabel Sutherland, Harleen Deol, Deandra Dottin, Sneh Rana, S Meghana, Georgia Wareham, Mansi Joshi, Dayalan Hemalatha, Monica Patel, Tanuja Kanwer, Sushma Verma, Hurley Gala, Ashwani Kumari, Parunika Sisodia, Shabman Shakil
UP Warriorz
Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Tahlia McGrath, Shabnim Ismail, Alyssa Healy, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Parshavi Chopra, Shweta Sehrawat, S Yashasri, Kiran Navgire, Grace Harris, Devika Vaidya, Lauren Bell, Laxmi Yadav, Simran Shaikh
Delhi Capitals
Jemimah Rodrigues, Meg Lanning, Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Marizanne Kapp, Titas Sadhu, Alice Capsey, Tara Norris, Laura Harris, Jasia Akhtar, Minnu Mani, Poonam Yadav, Taniya Bhatia. Jess Jonassen, Sneha Deepthi, Arundhati Reddy, Aparna Mondal
