Women's Premier League: Full Information| Teams| Squads

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The Women’s Premier League is a women’s Indian T20 domestic league started last year (2023), just like the popular T20 domestic league of India(IPL), which not only gained popularity around the world but also gave young Indian stars to the men’s cricket team of India. The Indian women cricket players now have their own IPL-like tournament where the young upcoming cricket players would get a chance to play alongside international cricket stars, and this exposure would help them excel in their cricket journey.

The Women’s’ Premier League 2023 was a hit despite being an all-women tournament and has gained the attention of cricket fans. It would be a matter of time before this women’s Indian league became popular like the Australian Women Big Bash League.

Women’s Premier League: Teams And Captains

In the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League, there were five teams, and these five teams will continue to play in the Women’s Premier League 2024 as well. Here are the names of them and their captains.

S. NO.	Teams	Captains
1	Mumbai Indians (Women)	Harmanpreet kaur
2	Delhi Capitals (Women)	Meg Lanning
3	UP Warriorz	Alyssa Healy
4	Royal Challengers Bangalore (Women)	Smriti Mandhana
5	Gujarat Giants	Beth Mooney

Women’s Premier League: Full Squads

The Women’s Premier League 2024 auction has happened recently, and here are the names of the players who were purchased by the five WPL franchises.

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, Taniyaa Bhatia, Titas Sadhu

New Buys: Annabel Sutherland*, Aparna Mondal, Ashwani Kumari

GUJARAT GIANTS

Ashleigh Gardner*, Beth Mooney*, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt*, Shabnam Shakil, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwer

New Buys: Phoebe Litchfield*, Meghna Singh, Trisha Poojitha, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra, Lauren Cheatle*, Kathryn Bryce*, Mannat Kashyap, Veda Krishnamurthy, Tarannum Pathan

MUMBAI INDIANS

Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr*, Chloe Tryon*, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews*, Humairaa Kaazi, Isabelle Wong*, Jintimani Kalita, Natalie Sciver*, Pooja Vastrakar, Priyanka Bala, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia

New Buys: Shabnim Ismail*, Amandeep Kaur, S Sajana, Fatima Jaffer, Keerthana Balakrishnan

ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE

Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry*, Heather Knight*, Indrani Roy, Kanika Ahuja, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine*

New Buys: Georgia Wareham*, Kate Cross*, Ekta Bisht, Shubha Satheesh, Sabbhineni Meghana, Simran Bahadur, Sophie Molineux*

UP WARRIORZ

Alyssa Healy*, Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris*, Kiran Navgire, Lauren Bell*, Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, S. Yashasri, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone*, Tahlia Mcgrath*

New Buys: Dani Wyatt*, Vrinda Dinesh, Saima Thakor, Poonam Khemnar, Gouher Sultana

Women’s Premier League 2023: Winner

In the final of the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League, the Mumbai Indians defeated the Delhi Capitals by 7 wickets to win the first season of the WPL.

FAQs

When Will WPL 2024 Start?

As per the statements of the BCCI secretary Jay Shah WPL 2024 will start from second or third week of February 2024.

Who Is The Most Expensive Player In The WPL 2024 Auction?

Kashvee Gautam became the most expensive uncapped player to be bought at the WPL 2024 auction. She became the highest-paid Indian player in the WPL 2024.

Who Was The Highest Wicket Taker In The WPL 2023?

The 25-year-old Hayle Matthews was the highest wicket taker in the WPL 2023; she took 16 wickets in the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League.