The Women's Premier League (WPL) is a domestic, annual Women's Twenty20 cricket tournament in India, organized by the WPL Governing Council, under the aegis of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).[3][4]
 Official WPL Logo | |
| Countries | India |
|---|---|
| Administrator | WPL Governing Council, BCCI |
| Format | Women's Twenty20 |
| First edition | 2023 |
| Latest edition | 2024 |
| Tournament format | Double round robin and Playoffs |
| Number of teams | 5 |
| Most successful | Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore (1 title each) |
| Most runs |  Meg Lanning (676)[1] |
| Most wickets |  Sophie Ecclestone (27)[2] |
| TV | List of broadcasters |
| Website | wplt20.com |
 2024 WPL season | |
WPL was established in 2023[5][6] and currently consists of five teams in five cities across India. The inaugural WPL season was won by Mumbai Indians.[7] As of 2024, there have been two seasons of the WPL tournament.[8][9][10]
In the WPL tournament each team plays every other team twice in a double round-robin format. At the conclusion of the double round-robin league, on the basis of aggregate points, the top four teams qualify for the playoffs. In this stage, the second and third placed teams compete with each other (in a match titled "Eliminator"), while the top placed team directly qualifies for the final match. The winner of the Eliminator match moves onto the final match. The team that wins the final match is crowned the Women's Premier League champion.[11][12]
Altogether, five teams have played in the past two seasons of the WPL tournament: Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore and UP Warriorz. Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore are the joint successful teams each having won a title.[8][9][10]
Tournament seasons and results
editOverall season results
edit| Season | Final | No. of teams | No. of matches | Player of the tournament | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Margin | Runner-up | Venue | ||||
| 2023 | Mumbai Indians
134/3 (19.3 overs) |
Indians won by 7 wickets | Delhi Capitals
131/9 (20 overs) |
Brabourne Stadium | 5 | 22 |  Hayley Matthews
|
| 2024 | Royal Challengers Bangalore
115/2 (19.3 overs) |
Royal Challengers won by 8 wickets | Delhi Capitals
113 (18.3 overs) |
Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium |  Deepti Sharma
| ||
Overall team results
edit| Season & No. of teams | 2023 (5) |
2024 (5) |
|---|---|---|
Host(s) Team
|
|
|
| Delhi Capitals | 2nd | 2nd |
| Gujarat Giants | 5th | 5th |
| Mumbai Indians | 1st | 3rd |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 4th | 1st |
| UP Warriorz | 3rd | 4th |
| References | [13] | [14] |
Additional team statistics
edit| Team | Best result | Number of Titles | Appearances | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seasons | First | Latest | Playoff qualifications | |||
| Mumbai Indians | 1st
(2023) |
1 | 2 | 2023 | 2024 | 2 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 1st
(2024) |
1 | 1 | |||
| Delhi Capitals | 2nd | 0 | 2 | |||
| UP Warriorz | 3rd
(2023) |
0 | 1 | |||
| Gujarat Giants | 5th | 0 | 0 | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Women's Premier League Trophy batting most runs career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Women's Premier League Trophy bowling most wickets career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Women's IPL: BCCI earns Rs 4669.99 crore windfall for 5 teams - Rediff.com". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ JayShah [@JayShah] (6 July 2015). "The @BCCI has named the league - Women's Premier League (WPL). Let the journey begin..." (Tweet). Retrieved 17 May 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "'Let the journey begin': BCCI garners Rs 4669.99 crore for sale of 5 Women's Premier League teams". The Times of India. 26 January 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "CCI, DY Patil to host WPL from March 4-26; Mumbai-Ahmedabad to play opening game". Cricbuzz. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "DC-W vs MI-W Cricket Scorecard, Final at Mumbai, March 26, 2023". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Women's Premier League Trophy team series results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Women's Premier League Trophy team match results". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Season wise undefined Match Result in Women's Premier League". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Ghosh, Annesha (3 February 2023). "'Game changer': why the Women's Premier League is a revolution for players and fans". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "WPL 2024 Format, Rules - Detailed Explanation". www.timesofsports.com. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "WPL Points Table | WPL Standings | WPL Ranking". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "WPL Points Table | WPL Standings | WPL Ranking". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
