The Women’s Premier League’s inaugural season will start on March 4 on Saturday. On Saturday, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians (MI) will play the Gujarat Giants in the first match of the year.
At 7:30 PM IST, the game will take place at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai. There are 5 teams competing in the WPL’s debut season. There will be 22 games in all. The official anthem for WPL 2023, “Ye to bas shuruat hai,” has been announced.
The Sports 18 TV channel in India will broadcast WPL 2023 matches. On the other hand, the JioCinema app will offer live streaming of the WPL games. The JioCinema app will be free to use for Jio customers.
In the league stage, all five franchises—MI, RCB, DC, GG, and UP Warriorz—will play four home games and four away games. Before the top three teams are chosen, a total of 20 league games will be played, with each team playing the other once. The top-ranked team advances directly to the final match, while the teams placed second and third face off in a playoff with the winner advancing to the championship game. Check complete details on WPL 2023, Team-wise Squad, Playing XI, Captain, and Coach.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Squad: Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Renuka Singh Thakur, Richa Ghosh, Erin Burns, Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Shreyanka Patil, Kanika Ahuja, Asha Shobana, Heather Knight, Dane van Niekerk, Preeti Bose, Poonam Khemnar, Komal Zanzad, Meghan Schutt, Sahana Pawar
Starting XI (probable): Smriti Mandhana (C), Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Dane van Niekerk/Heather Knight, Disha Kasat, Richa Ghosh (wk), Kanika Ahuja, Megan Schutt, Preeti Bose/Sahana Pawar, Renuka Thakur, Komal Zanzad
Bench: Erin Burns, Indrani Roy, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Shobana, Poonam Khemnar
Coaching staff: Ben Sawyer (head coach), Malolan Rangarajan (assistant coach), RX Murali (batting coach) and Vanitha VR (fielding coach)
Mumbai Indians
Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver, Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Yastika Bhatia, Heather Graham, Isabelle Wong, Amanjot Kaur, Dhara Gujjar, Saika Ishaque, Hayley Mathews, Chloe Tryon, Humairaa Kaazi, Priyanka Bala, Sonam Yadav, Jintimani Kalita, Neelam Bisht
Starting XI (probable): Yastika Bhatia (wk), Hayley Matthews, Dhara Gujjar, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, Pooja Vastrakar, Jintimani Kalita, Issy Wong, Sonam Yadav/Saika Ishaque
Bench: Heather Graham, Chloe Tryon, Humairaa Kaazi, Priyanka Bala, Neelam Bisht
Coaching staff: Charlotte Edwards (head coach), Jhulan Goswami (team mentor and bowling coach), Devieka Palshikaar (batting coach) and Trupti Bhattacharya (team manager)
Gujarat Giants
Squad: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophie Dunkley, Anna Sutherland, Harleen Deol, Deandra Dottin, Sneh Rana, S Meghana, Georgia Wareham, Mansi Joshi, D Hemalatha, Monica Patel, Tanuja Kanwer, Sushma Verma, Hurley Gala, Ashwani Kumari, Parunika Sisodia, Shabnam Shakil
Starting XI (probable): Beth Mooney (C, wk), Sabbineni Meghana, Harleen Deol, Ash Gardner, D Hemalatha, Deandra Dottin, Annabel Sutherland, Sneh Rana, Hurley Gala/Ashwani Kumari, Mansi Joshi/Monica Patel, Tanuja Kanwar
Bench: Sophia Dunkley, Georgia Wareham, Sushma Verma, Parunika Sisodia, Shabnam Shakil
Coaching staff: Rachael Haynes (head coach), Nooshin Al Khadeer (bowling coach), Tushar Arothe (batting coach), Gavan Twining (fielding coach), and Mithali Raj (team mentor and advisor)
UP Warriorz
Squad: 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
Starting XI (probable): Alyssa Healy (C, wk), Shweta Sehrawat, Kiran Navgire, Tahlia McGrath, Deepti Sharma (VC), Sophie Ecclestone, Grace Harris/Shabnim Ismail, Devika Vaidya, Parshavi Chopra, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Bench: Lauren Bell, S Yashasri, Simran Shaik, Laxmi Yadav
Coaching staff: Jon Lewis (head coach), Anju Jain (assistant coach), Ashley Noffke (bowling coach) and Lisa Sthalekar (team mentor)
Delhi Capitals
Squad: Jemimah Rodrigues, Meg Lanning, Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Marizanne Kapp, Titas Sadhu, Alice Capsey, Tara Norris, Laura Harris, Jasia Akhter, Minnu Man, Taniya Bhatia, Poonam Yadav, Jess Jonassen, Sneha Deepthi, Arundhati Reddy, Aparna Mandal
Starting XI (probable): Shafali Verma, Jasia Akhtar, Jemimah Rodrigues, Meg Lanning, Marizanne Kapp, Alice Capsey/Laura Harris, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Jess Jonassen, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav
Bench: Tara Norris, Arundhati Reddy, Sneha Deepti, Aparna Mondal, Minu Mani, Titas Sadhu
Coaching staff: Jonathan Batty (head coach), Hemlata Kala and Lisa Keightley (assistant coaches) and Biju George (fielding coach)
WPL 2023 Complete Schedule: Date, Time, Venue
March 4, 7:30 PM: Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians, DY Patil Stadium
March 5, 3:30 PM: RCB vs Delhi Capitals, Brabourne Stadium
March 5, 7:30 PM: UP Warriorz vs Gujarat Giants, DY Patil Stadium
March 6, 7:30 PM: Mumbai Indians vs RCB, Brabourne Stadium
March 7, 7:30 PM: Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriorz, DY Patil Stadium
March 8, 7:30 PM: Gujarat Giants vs RCB, Brabourne Stadium
March 9, 7:30 PM: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians, DY Patil Stadium
March 10, 7:30 PM: RCB vs UP Warriorz, Brabourne Stadium
March 11, 7:30 PM: Gujarat Giants vs Delhi Capitals, DY Patil Stadium
March 12, 7:30 PM: UP Warriorz vs Mumbai Indians, Brabourne Stadium
March 13, 7:30 PM: Delhi Capitals vs RCB, DY Patil Stadium
March 14, 7:30 PM: Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants, Brabourne Stadium
March 15, 7:30 PM: UP Warriorz vs RCB, DY Patil Stadium
March 16, 7:30 PM: Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Giants, Brabourne Stadium
March 18, 3:30 PM: Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriorz, DY Patil Stadium
March 18, 7:30 PM: RCB vs Gujarat Giants, Brabourne Stadium
March 20, 3:30 PM: Gujarat Giants vs UP Warriorz, Brabourne Stadium
March 20, 7:30 PM: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals, DY Patil Stadium
March 21, 3:30 PM: RCB vs Mumbai Indians, DY Patil Stadium
March 21, 7:30 PM: UP Warriorz vs Delhi Capitals, Brabourne Stadium
March 24, 7:30 PM: Eliminator (TBD), DY Patil Stadium
March 26, 7:30 PM: Final (TBD), Brabourne Stadium
