The inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) is all set to begin on March 4, with five teams taking on each other for the title as well.
The inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) is all set to begin on March 4, with five teams taking on each other for the title as well. Following the successful auction window, the drama will now unfold on the field, where the Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz strive for glory.
The competition which will consist of 22 games over a three-week period features some of the biggest names in women’s cricket as well. Three players – Smriti Mandhana, Ash Gardner and Nat Sciver-Brunt – will earn fees in excess of $400,000 for their participation in the tournament as well. And, it will be interesting to know how they will perform.
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Delhi Capitals: Jemimah Rodrigues (VC) (2.2 crore), Meg Lanning (C) (1.1 crore), Shafali Verma (2 crore), Radha Yadav (40 lakh), Shikha Pandey (60 lakh), Marizanne Kapp (1.5 crore), Titas Sadhu (25 lakh), Alice Capsey (75 lakh), Tara Norris (10 lakh), Laura Harris (45 lakh), Jasia Akhter (20 lakh), Minnu Mani (20 lakh), Taniya Bhatia (30 lakh), Poonam Yadav (30 lakh), Jess Jonassen (50 lakh), Sneha Deepthi (30 lakh), Arundhati Reddy (30 lakh), Aparna Mandal (10 lakh)
Mumbai Indians: Harmanpreet Kaur (C) (1.8 crore), Nat Sciver (3.2 crore), Amelia Kerr (1 crore), Pooja Vastrakar (1.9 crore), Yastika Bhatia (1.5 crore), Heather Graham (30 lakh), Isabelle Wong (30 lakh), Amanjot Kaur (50 lakh), Dhara Gujjar (10 lakh), Saika Ishaque (10 lakh), Hayley Mathews (40 lakh), Chloe Tryon (30 lakh), Humairaa Kaazi (10 lakh), Priyanka Bala (20 lakh), Sonam Yadav (10 lakh), Jintimani Kalita (10 lakh), Neelam Bisht (10 lakh)
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Smriti Mandhana (C) (3.4 crore), Sophie Devine (50 lakh), Ellyse Perry (1.7 crore), Renuka Singh Thakur (1.5 crore), Richa Ghosh (1.9 crore), Erin Burns (30 lakh), Disha Kasat (10 lakh), Indrani Roy (10 lakh), Shreyanka Patil (10 lakh), Kanika Ahuja (35 lakh), Asha Shobana (10 lakh), Heather Knight (40 lakh), Dane van Niekerk (30 lakh), Preeti Bose (30 lakh), Poonam Khemnar (10 lakh), Komal Zanzad (25 lakh), Meghan Schutt (40 lakh), Sahana Pawar (10 lakh)
UP Warriorz: Sophie Ecclestone (1.8 crore), Deepti Sharma (VC) (2.6 crore), Tahlia McGrath (1.4 crore), Shabnim Ismail (1 crore), Alyssa Healy (C) (70 lakh), Anjali Sarvani (55 lakh), Rajeshwari Gayakwad (40 lakh), Parshavi Chopra (10 lakh), Shweta Sehrawat (40 lakh), S Yashasri (10 lakh), Kiran Navgire (30 lakh), Grace Harris (75 lakh), Devika Vaidya (1.4 crore), Lauren Bell (30 lakh), Laxmi Yadav (10 lakh), Simran Shaikh (10 lakh)
Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner (3.2 crore), Beth Mooney (C) (2 crore), Sophie Dunkley (60 lakh), Anna Sutherland (70 lakh), Harleen Deol (40 lakh), Deandra Dottin (60 lakh), Sneh Rana (VC) (75 lakh), S Meghana (30 lakh), Georgia Wareham (75 lakh), Mansi Joshi (30 lakh), D Hemalatha (30 lakh), Monica Patel (30 lakh), Tanuja Kanwer (50 lakh), Sushma Verma (60 lakh), Hurley Gala (10 lakh), Ashwani Kumari (35 lakh), Parunika Sisodia (10 lakh), Shabnam Shakil (10 lakh)
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DATE | TIME (IST) | HOME TEAM | GUEST TEAM | VENUE |
Mar-04 | 19:30 | Gujarat Giants | Mumbai Indians | DY Patil Stadium |
Mar-05 | 15:30 | RCB | Delhi Capitals | Brabourne Stadium |
Mar-05 | 19:30 | UP Warriorz | Gujarat Giants | DY Patil Stadium |
Mar-06 | 19:30 | Mumbai Indians | RCB | Brabourne Stadium |
Mar-07 | 19:30 | Delhi Capitals | UP Warriorz | DY Patil Stadium |
Mar-08 | 19:30 | Gujarat Giants | RCB | Brabourne Stadium |
Mar-09 | 19:30 | Delhi Capitals | Mumbai Indians | DY Patil Stadium |
Mar-10 | 19:30 | RCB | UP Warriorz | Brabourne Stadium |
Mar-11 | 19:30 | Gujarat Giants | Delhi Capitals | DY Patil Stadium |
Mar-12 | 19:30 | UP Warriorz | Mumbai Indians | Brabourne Stadium |
Mar-13 | 19:30 | Delhi Capitals | RCB | DY Patil Stadium |
Mar-14 | 19:30 | Mumbai Indians | Gujarat Giants | Brabourne Stadium |
Mar-15 | 19:30 | UP Warriorz | RCB | DY Patil Stadium |
Mar-16 | 19:30 | Delhi Capitals | Gujarat Giants | Brabourne Stadium |
Mar-18 | 15:30 | Mumbai Indians | UP Warriorz | DY Patil Stadium |
Mar-18 | 19:30 | RCB | Gujarat Giants | Brabourne Stadium |
Mar-20 | 15:30 | Gujarat Giants | UP Warriorz | Brabourne Stadium |
Mar-20 | 19:30 | Mumbai Indians | Delhi Capitals | DY Patil Stadium |
Mar-21 | 15:30 | RCB | Mumbai Indians | DY Patil Stadium |
Mar-21 | 19:30 | UP Warriorz | Delhi Capitals | Brabourne Stadium |
Mar-24 | 19:30 | Eliminator | (TBD) | DY Patil Stadium |
Mar-26 | 19:30 | Final | (TBD) | Brabourne Stadium |
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