The 2024 Women’s Premier League marks the league’s second season. Organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the franchise cricket competition for women is played between five teams – Gujarat Giants, Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore and UP Warriorz. The second edition of the tournament is scheduled to take place from February 23 to March 17, 2024. Games are scheduled to take place at two venues – the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru and the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in New Delhi. The knockout games will also be held at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
The tournament follows a double round-robin format where each team plays the others twice, once at home and once away. The top three teams with the most points advance to the playoffs. The team with the highest points secures a direct spot in the final match. The second and third-placed teams face off in an “Eliminator” match, with the winner progressing to the final.
Ahead of the auction for WPL 2024, the five teams chose to retain a total of 60 players from the previous season, while 30 players were sold during the auction. Notably, nine of these players were from overseas.
Check out the squad and predicted playing XI of all teams
Delhi Capitals – Alice Capsey*, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen*, Laura Harris*, Marizanne Kapp*, Meg Lanning*, Minnu Mani, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Titas Sadhu, Annabel Sutherland*, Aparna Mondal (wk), Ashwani Kumari.
Predicted XI – Meg Lanning, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Alice Capsey, Jess Jonassen, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Minnu Mani. Arundhati Reddy
Gujarat Giants – Ashleigh Gardner*, Beth Mooney*, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt*, Shabnam MD, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwar, Phoebe Litchfield*, Meghna Singh, Trisha Poojitha, Sayali Satghare, Priya Mishra, Kathryn Bryce*, Mannat Kashyap, Veda Krishnamurthy, Tarannum Pathan, Lea Tahuhu*
Predicted XI – Beth Mooney (c & wk), Laura Wolvaardt, Ashleigh Gardner, Trisha Poojitha, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Kashvee Gautam, Sneh Rana, Lauren Cheatle, Meghna Singh, Tanuja Kanwar.
Mumbai Indians – Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr*, Chloe Tryon*, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews*, Humaira Kazi, Issy Wong*, Jintimani Kalita, Nat Sciver-Brunt*, Pooja Vastrakar, Priyanka Bala, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia, Shabnim Ismail*, S Sajana, Amandeep Kaur, Fatima Jaffer, SB Keerthana
Predicted XI – Yastika Bhatia (wk), Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur ©, Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Priyanka Bala, Amanjot Kaur, Humaira Kazi, Saika Ishaque, Shabnim Ismail.
Royal Challengers Bangalore – Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry*, Indrani Roy, Shradda Pokharkar, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine*, Georgia Wareham*, Kate Cross*, Ekta Bisht, Shubha Satheesh, S Meghana, Simran Bahadur, Sophie Molineux*, Nadine de Klerk*
Predicted XI – Smriti Mandhana ( c ), Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sabbhineni Meghana, Shreyanka Patil, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Renuka Singh, Ekta Bisht, Simran Bahadur.
UP Warriorz – Alyssa Healy*, Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris*, Kiran Navgire, Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, S Yashasri, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone*, Tahlia McGrath*, Danni Wyatt*, Vrinda Dinesh, Poonam Khemnar, Saima Thakor, Gouher Sultana, Chamari Athapaththu*
Predicted XI – Alyssa Healy (c & wk), Danielle Wyatt, Deepti Sharma, Tahlia McGrath, Shweta Sehrawat, Parshavi Chopra, Sophie Ecclestone, Gouher Sultana, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Soppadhandi Yashasri.
Captains and head coaches
Delhi Capitals – Captain: Meg Lanning, Head Coach: Jonathan Batty
Gujarat Giants – Captain: Beth Mooney, Head Coach: Michael Klinger
Mumbai Indians – Captain: Harmanpreet Kaur, Head Coach: Charlotte Edwards
Royal Challengers Bangalore – Captain: Smriti Mandhana, Head Coach: Luke Williams
UP Warriorz – Captain: Alyssa Healy, Head Coach: Jon Lewis
Important stats from WPL 2023
During the first edition of the WPL, Delhi Capitals secured the top position in the table and advanced to the final, where they were defeated by Mumbai Indians, who earlier defeated UP Warriorz in the Eliminator. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Giants concluded the season in fourth and fifth place, respectively.
Most runs – Meg Lanning was the top run-scorer in the WPL 2023 with 345 runs in nine innings.
Most wickets – The greatest number of wickets were taken by Hayley Mathews. She secured 16 wickets in 10 matches. She was also awarded the Player of the Series award.
Prize money – In the inaugural season, the prize money amounted to Rs10 crore. Tickets for matches were offered for free to women throughout the season. All the matches were played in Mumbai across two venues – Brabourne Stadium and DY Patil Stadium.
WPL 2024 Full Schedule
.Feb 23: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore at 7.30 PM IST
Feb 24: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs UP Warriorz At M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore at 7.30 PM IST
Feb 25: Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians At M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore at 7.30 PM IST
Feb 26: UP Warriorz vs Delhi Capitals At M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, at 7.30 PM IST
Feb 27: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Giants At M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore at 7.30 PM IST
Feb 28: Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriorz At M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, at 7.30 PM IST
Feb 29: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals At M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore at 7.30 PM IST
Mar 1: UP Warriorz vs Gujarat Giants At M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore at 7.30 PM IST
Mar 2: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians At M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore at 7.30 PM IST
Mar 3: Gujarat Giants vs Delhi Capitals At M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore at 7.30 PM IST
Mar 4: UP Warriorz vs Royal Challengers Bangalore At M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore at 7.30 PM IST
Mar 5: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians At M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore at 7.30 PM IST
Mar 6: Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore At Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi at 7.30 PM IST
Mar 7: UP Warriorz vs Mumbai Indians At Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi at 7.30 PM IST
Mar 8: Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriorz At Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi at 7.30 PM IST
Mar 9: Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants At Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi at 7.30 PM IST
Mar 10: Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore At Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi at 7.30 PM IST
Mar 11: Gujarat Giants vs UP Warriorz At Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi at 7.30 PM IST
Mar 12: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore At Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi at 7.30 PM IST
Mar 13: Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Giants At Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi at 7.30 PM IST
Mar 15: Eliminator At Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi at 7.30 PM IST
Mar 17: Final At Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi at 7.30 PM IST
