2023_Women's_Premier_League_(cricket)

2023 Women's Premier League (cricket)

2023 Women's Premier League (cricket)

WPL cricket tournament season

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).[1] The tournament featured five teams and was held from 4 March to 26 March 2023.[2][3][4][5]

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Quick Facts Teams ...

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]

Teams

More information Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants ...

Source:[13]

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.[13]

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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.[14]

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League Stage

Points table

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Source: ESPNcricinfo[15]
(C) Champions; (R) Runners-up

Match summary

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WinLossNo result
  • 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.
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Home team wonVisitor team won
  • 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

All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30).

The BCCI released the fixture details on 14 February 2023.[16]

Match 1
4 March 2023
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
207/5 (20 overs)
v
Gujarat Giants
64 (15.1 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 65 (30)
Sneh Rana 2/43 (4 overs)
Dayalan Hemalatha 29* (23)
Saika Ishaque 4/11 (3.1 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 143 runs
DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Nitin Pandit and Vrinda Rathi
Player of the match: Harmanpreet Kaur (Mumbai Indians)
  • 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.[17]
Match 2
5 March 2023
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
223/2 (20 overs)
v
Shafali Verma 84 (45)
Heather Knight 2/40 (3 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 35 (23)
Tara Norris 5/29 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 60 runs
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Narayanan Janani and Chirra Ravikanthreddy
Player of the match: Tara Norris (Delhi Capitals)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Match 3
5 March 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Gujarat Giants
169/6 (20 overs)
v
UP Warriorz
175/7 (19.5 overs)
Harleen Deol 46 (32)
Sophie Ecclestone 2/25 (4 overs)
Grace Harris 59* (26)
Kim Garth 5/36 (4 overs)
UP Warriorz won by 3 wickets
DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Sanjay Kumar Singh and Gayathri Venugopalan
Player of the match: Grace Harris (UP Warriorz)
  • Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 4
6 March 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Mumbai Indians
159/1 (14.2 overs)
Richa Ghosh 28 (26)
Hayley Matthews 3/28 (4 overs)
Hayley Matthews 77* (38)
Preeti Bose 1/34 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 9 wickets
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Pashchim Pathak and Ranjeev Sharma
Player of the match: Hayley Matthews (Mumbai Indians)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 5
7 March 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
211/4 (20 overs)
v
UP Warriorz
169/5 (20 overs)
Meg Lanning 70 (42)
Shabnim Ismail 1/29 (4 overs)
Tahlia McGrath 90* (50)
Jess Jonassen 3/43 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 42 runs
DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Vrinda Rathi and Chirra Ravikanthreddy
Player of the match: Jess Jonassen (Delhi Capitals)
  • UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.
Match 6
8 March 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Gujarat Giants
201/7 (20 overs)
v
Harleen Deol 67 (45)
Heather Knight 2/17 (2 overs)
Sophie Devine 66 (45)
Ashleigh Gardner 3/31 (4 overs)
Gujarat Giants won by 11 runs
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Sanjay Kumar Singh and Ranjeev Sharma
Player of the match: Sophia Dunkley (Gujarat Giants)
  • Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 7
9 March 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
105 (18 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
109/2 (15 overs)
Meg Lanning 43 (41)
Issy Wong 3/10 (4 overs)
Yastika Bhatia 41 (32)
Tara Norris 1/4 (1 over)
Mumbai Indians win by 8 wickets
DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Madanagopal Kuppuraj and Vrinda Rathi
Player of the match: Saika Ishaque (Mumbai Indians)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 8
10 March 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
UP Warriorz
139/0 (13 overs)
Ellyse Perry 52 (39)
Sophie Ecclestone 4/13 (3.3 overs)
Alyssa Healy 96* (47)
UP Warriorz won by 10 wickets
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Saurabh Dhote and Narayanan Janani
Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (UP Warriorz)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 9
11 March 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Gujarat Giants
105/9 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
107/0 (7.1 overs)
Kim Garth 32* (37)
Marizanne Kapp 5/15 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 10 wickets
DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Sanjay Kumar Singh and Gayathri Venugopalan
Player of the match: Marizanne Kapp (Delhi Capitals)
  • Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 10
12 March 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
UP Warriorz
159/6 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
164/2 (17.3 overs)
Alyssa Healy 58 (46)
Saika Ishaque 3/33 (4 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 53* (33)
Sophie Ecclestone 1/30 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 8 wickets
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Narayanan Janani and Pashchim Pathak
Player of the match: Harmanpreet Kaur (Mumbai Indians)
  • UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 11
13 March 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Delhi Capitals
154/4 (19.4 overs)
Ellyse Perry 67* (52)
Shikha Pandey 3/23 (4 overs)
Alice Capsey 38 (24)
Asha Shobana 2/27 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets
DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Saurabh Dhote and Nitin Pandit
Player of the match: Jess Jonassen (Delhi Capitals)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 12
14 March 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
162/8 (20 overs)
v
Gujarat Giants
107/9 (20 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 51 (30)
Ashleigh Gardner 3/34 (4 overs)
Harleen Deol 22 (23)
Nat Sciver-Brunt 3/21 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 55 runs
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Chirra Ravikanthreddy and Gayathri Venugopalan
Player of the match: Harmanpreet Kaur (Mumbai Indians)
  • Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mumbai Indians qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[18][19]
Match 13
15 March 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
UP Warriorz
135 (19.3 overs)
v
Grace Harris 46 (32)
Ellyse Perry 3/16 (4 overs)
Kanika Ahuja 46 (30)
Deepti Sharma 2/26 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 5 wickets
DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Madanagopal Kuppuraj and Sanjay Kumar Singh
Player of the match: Kanika Ahuja (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Match 14
16 March 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Gujarat Giants
147/4 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
136 (18.4 overs)
Laura Wolvaardt 57 (45)
Jess Jonassen 2/38 (4 overs)
Marizanne Kapp 36 (29)
Kim Garth 2/18 (4 overs)
Gujarat Giants won by 11 runs
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Saurabh Dhote and Ranjeev Sharma
Player of the match: Ashleigh Gardner (Gujarat Giants)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 15
18 March 2023
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
127 (20 overs)
v
UP Warriorz
129/5 (19.3 overs)
Hayley Matthews 35 (30)
Sophie Ecclestone 3/15 (4 overs)
Grace Harris 39 (28)
Amelia Kerr 2/22 (4 overs)
UP Warriorz won by 5 wickets
DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Nitin Pandit and Gayathri Venugopalan
Player of the match: Deepti Sharma (UP Warriorz)
  • UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.
Match 16
18 March 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
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)
Sophie Devine 99 (36)
Sneh Rana 1/25 (3.3 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 8 wickets
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Vrinda Rathi and Sanjay Kumar Singh
Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 17
20 March 2023
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Gujarat Giants
178/6 (20 overs)
v
UP Warriorz
181/7 (19.5 overs)
Ashleigh Gardner 60 (39)
Parshavi Chopra 2/29 (4 overs)
Grace Harris 72 (41)
Kim Garth 2/29 (4 overs)
UP Warriorz won by 3 wickets
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Saurabh Dhote and Sanjay Kumar Singh
Player of the match: Grace Harris (UP Warriorz)
  • Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
  • UP Warriorz qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[20][21]
Match 18
20 March 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
109/8 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
110/1 (9 overs)
Pooja Vastrakar 26 (19)
Marizanne Kapp 2/13 (4 overs)
Alice Capsey 38* (17)
Hayley Matthews 1/27 (2 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 9 wickets
DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Chirra Ravikanthreddy and Ranjeev Sharma
Player of the match: Marizanne Kapp (Delhi Capitals)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 19
21 March 2023
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Mumbai Indians
129/6 (16.3 overs)
Richa Ghosh 29 (13)
Amelia Kerr 3/22 (4 overs)
Amelia Kerr 31* (27)
Kanika Ahuja 2/5 (1 over)
Mumbai Indians won by 4 wickets
DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Narayanan Janani and Madanagopal Kuppuraj
Player of the match: Amelia Kerr (Mumbai Indians)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Match 20
21 March 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
UP Warriorz
138/6 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
142/5 (17.5 overs)
Tahlia McGrath 58* (32)
Alice Capsey 3/26 (4 overs)
Meg Lanning 39 (23)
Shabnim Ismail 2/29 (3 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 5 wickets
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Nitin Pandit and Gayathri Venugopalan
Player of the match: Alice Capsey (Delhi Capitals)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
  • Delhi Capitals qualified for the final as a result of this match.[22][23]

Playoffs

Bracket

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

Eliminator
24 March 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
182/4 (20 overs)
v
UP Warriorz
110 (17.4 overs)
Nat Sciver-Brunt 72* (38)
Sophie Ecclestone 2/39 (4 overs)
Kiran Navgire 43 (27)
Issy Wong 4/15 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 72 runs
DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Saurabh Dhote and Nitin Pandit
Player of the match: Nat Sciver-Brunt (Mumbai Indians)
  • UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.
  • Issy Wong (Mumbai Indians) became the first player to take a hat-trick in WPL.[24]

Final

Main article: 2023 Women's Premier League (cricket) final
Final
26 March 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
131/9 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
134/3 (19.3 overs)
Meg Lanning 35 (29)
Hayley Matthews 3/5 (4 overs)
Nat Sciver-Brunt 60* (55)
Radha Yadav 1/24 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 7 wickets
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Narayanan Janani and Vrinda Rathi
Player of the match: Nat Sciver-Brunt (Mumbai Indians)

Statistics

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Most runs

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Most wickets

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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.[25][8]

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Source:[30]

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