The sixteenth match of WPL 2023 will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore Women and Gujarat Giants at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on March 18.
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The sixteenth match of WPL 2023 will be played between Royal Challengers Bangalore Women and Gujarat Giants at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on March 18. However, the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) started 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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Viacom 18 has acquired media rights for WPL for a period of five years as well. The company will pay a whopping ₹951 crore for the period – 2023 to 2027. So, all games of WPL 2023 will be telecast live on the Sports18 network.
The live streaming of the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League 2023 games will also be available on the Jio Cinema app. The afternoon games of the tournament will begin at 3:30 pm IST whereas the evening games at 7:30 pm IST as well.
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Royal Challengers Bangalore Women – Smriti Mandhana (c), Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Richa Ghosh (wk), Shreyanka Patil, Kanika Ahuja, Disha Kasat, Megan Schutt, Asha Shobana, Renuka Thakur Singh
Gujarat Giants Squad – Sophia Dunkley, Laura Wolvaardt, Harleen Deol, Ashleigh Gardner, Dayalan Hemalatha, Sneh Rana (c), Sushma Verma (wk), Kim Garth, Tanuja Kanwar, Mansi Joshi, Ashwani Kumari
Royal Challengers Bangalore Women Squad: Sophie Devine, Smriti Mandhana(c), Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Kanika Ahuja, Richa Ghosh(w), Shreyanka Patil, Disha Kasat, Megan Schutt, Asha Shobana, Renuka Thakur Singh, Dane van Niekerk, Preeti Bose, Erin Burns, Komal Zanzad, Indrani Roy, Sahana Pawar, Poonam Khemnar
Gujarat Giants Squad: Sophia Dunkley, Laura Wolvaardt, Harleen Deol, Ashleigh Gardner, Dayalan Hemalatha, Sneh Rana(c), Sushma Verma(w), Kim Garth, Tanuja Kanwar, Mansi Joshi, Ashwani Kumari, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, Sabbhineni Meghana, Monica Patel, Hurley Gala, Shabnam Md Shakil, Parunika Sisodia
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