Following a successful inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) in March 2023 in Mumbai, the 2nd edition of the marquee tournament is upon us, scheduled from the 23rd of February, 2024, to the 17th of March, 2024, with matches to be played in Bangalore and Delhi. From format and broadcasting details to squads and schedule, here’s everything you need to know about this 2024 WPL edition.
The tournament’s curtain-raiser will feature a contest between last year’s finalists, Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore at 7:30 PM Indian Standard Time (IST). Ahead of the high-octane curtain-raiser clash, top Bollywood celebrities; Shahrukh Khan, Kartik Aaryan, Shahid Kapoor, and Sidharth Malhotra, among others, are set to grace the opening ceremony of WPL 2024 that commences at 6:30 PM IST.
Format:
The group stage will follow a double round-robin format, with each team going up against the others twice, playing a total of eight games. The table-topper of the 5-team points table will advance to the final, while the second and third-seeded sides will face off in the eliminator.
Squads:
Mumbai Indians – Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Yastika Bhatia, Hayley Matthews*, Fatima Jaffer, Shabnim Ismail*, Issy Wong*, Amandeep Kaur, Saika Ishaque, Priyanka Bala, Humaira Kazi, Amelia Kerr*, Sathyamoorthy Balakrishnan Keerthana, Sajeevan Sajana, Pooja Vastrakar, Nat Sciver-Brunt*, Jintimani Kalita, Amanjot Kaur, Chloe Tryon*
Delhi Capitals – Meg Lanning* (C), Marizanne Kapp*, Aparna Mondal, Sneha Deepthi, Alice Capsey*, Titas Sadhu, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav, Minnu Mani, Ashwani Kumari, Arundhati Reddy, Taniya Bhatia, Laura Harris*, Shikha Pandey, Jess Jonassen*, Poonam Yadav, Annabel Sutherland*
UP Warriorz – Alyssa Healy* (C), Tahlia McGrath*, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Chamari Athapaththu*, Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma, Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, Grace Harris*, Sophie Ecclestone*, Kiran Navgire, Saima Thakor, Shweta Sehrawat, Vrinda Dinesh, Poonam Khemnar, Soppadhandi Yashasri, Gouher Sultana, Danni Wyatt*
Gujarat Giants – Beth Mooney* (C), Phoebe Litchfield*, Lea Tahuhu*, Laura Wolvaardt*, Tanuja Kanwar, Mannat Kashyap, Trisha Poojitha, Meghna Singh, Veda Krishnamurthy, Kathryn Bryce*, Sayali Satghare, Dayalan Hemalatha, Shabnam Shakil, Tarannum Pathan, Priya Mishra, Harleen Deol, Ashleigh Gardner*, Sneh Rana
Royal Challengers Bangalore – Smriti Mandhana (C), Ekta Bisht, Georgia Wareham*, Shreyanka Patil, Sophie Molineux*, Shradda Pokharkar, Richa Ghosh, Kate Cross*, Nadine de Klerk*, Shubha Satheesh, Sabbhineni Meghana, Indrani Roy, Asha Shobana, Ellyse Perry*, Simran Dil Bahadur, Disha Kasat, Renuka Singh Thakur, Sophie Devine*
overseas players*
Replacements:
UP Warriorz –
Lauren Bell (International commitment) – OUT
Chamari Athapaththu – IN
Gujarat Giants –
Lauren Cheatle (Rehab following cancer procedure), Kashvee Gautam (Injured) – OUT
Lea Tahuhu, Sayali Satghare – IN
Royal Challengers Bangalore –
Heather Knight (International commitment), Kanika Ahuja (Injured) – OUT
Nadine de Klerk, Shradda Pokharkar – IN
Schedule:
| DATE | MATCH | VENUE |
| 23-Feb-24 | Mumbai Indians v Delhi Capitals | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 24-Feb-24 | Royal Challengers Bangalore v UP Warriorz | |
| 25-Feb-24 | Gujarat Giants v Mumbai Indians | |
| 26-Feb-24 | UP Warriorz v Delhi Capitals | |
| 27-Feb-24 | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Gujarat Giants | |
| 28-Feb-24 | Mumbai Indians v UP Warriorz | |
| 29-Feb-24 | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Capitals | |
| 01-Mar-24 | UP Warriorz v Gujarat Giants | |
| 02-Mar-24 | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians | |
| 03-Mar-24 | Gujarat Giants v Delhi Capitals | |
| 04-Mar-24 | UP Warriorz v Royal Challengers Bangalore | |
| 05-Mar-24 | Delhi Capitals v Mumbai Indians | Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi |
| 06-Mar-24 | Gujarat Giants v Royal Challengers Bangalore | |
| 07-Mar-24 | UP Warriorz v Mumbai Indians | |
| 08-Mar-24 | Delhi Capitals v UP Warriorz | |
| 09-Mar-24 | Mumbai Indians v Gujarat Giants | |
| 10-Mar-24 | Delhi Capitals v Royal Challengers Bangalore | |
| 11-Mar-24 | Gujarat Giants v UP Warriorz | |
| 12-Mar-24 | Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore | |
| 13-Mar-24 | Delhi Capitals v Gujarat Giants | |
| 15-Mar-24 | Eliminator | |
| 17-Mar-24 | Final |
*All matches have a start time of 7:30 PM IST.
Broadcast:
India – All games of the tournament will be live-streamed on JioCinema and telecast by the Sports18 network.
United Kingdom – All games will be telecast on Sky Sports.
Australia – All games will be telecast on Fox Sports.
United States of America – All games will be telecast on Willow TV.
South Africa and Sub-Saharan regions – All games will be telecast on SuperSport.