The best search engine across the globe has famously been enjoying a tradition to celebrate landmark days and events of the year through its Google Doodle.
Doodles are temporary changes made to the Google logo for a stipulated time frame, aiming to celebrate, educate and encourage great participation from the masses of the country.
While the world is celebrating Valentine’s Day on the 14th of February, Google has initiated to celebrate cricket, yet again in India.
Google celebrates the commencement of the 2025 Women’s Premier League (WPL) as the third season of the celebrated league kicks off on Friday, February 14.
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru will take on Ashleigh Gardner’s Gujarat Giants at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara.
Google, in its official blog, celebrated the start of the 2025 Women’s Premier League, underlining it as a significant groundbreaking step in women’s cricket. It also noted, the league has quickly gained global viewership and staged a platform where the best in the business clash for glory.
In only its second season, the WPL emerged as the most-watched Women’s T20 tournament ever, attracting nearly 150 million viewers through digital streaming and 110 million on traditional television. Google expressed optimism about the league’s future and extended its best wishes to all participating teams.
In its official blog, Google said, “This Doodle celebrates the start of the 2025 Twenty2020 Women’s Premier League cricket season. It’s one of the most notable developments in women’s cricket history, providing a high-profile platform for female players to show off their athleticism and talents.
While only recently founded in 2023, the franchise is already attracting viewership from around the world… The future is bright for women’s cricket. Good luck to all the teams competing!”
The 2025 season’s campaign will begin in Vadodara and wind up at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on 15th of March. 22 matches (including the knockouts) will be played across 4 venues in India- namely Lucknow, Vadodara, Bengaluru and Mumbai.
The maiden season was primarily conducted in Mumbai while Bengaluru and Delhi organised all the matches for the second season. With the aim of popularising women’s cricket in the country, the governing body introduced Vadodara and Lucknow in the mix to host action-packed cricket for the third season.
Mumbai Indians won the inaugural season of the WPL, while Royal Challengers Bangalore quiches their thirst of a title-win in the second edition. Meg Lanning-led Delhi Capitals has come close to victory twice, finishing as runners-up in both seasons. Meanwhile, Gujarat Giants and UP Warriors have made leadership changes, appointing new skippers for the third season.
Sit with bated breath and relish the next month of fierce competitive cricket on your TV screens at 7:30 PM IST.
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