By The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the much-awaited WPL Schedule for the upcoming Women’s Premier League 2024.
After the huge success of the first edition of WPL, the excitement for the second season has already reached new heights. Teams are training harder, players are eager to perform, and fans can’t wait for the thrilling contests to begin. Certainly, we can expect this to draw people’s attention towards women’s cricket, deserving the same recognition as the Ipl .
Start Date of Women’s Premier League 2024
The second season of the women’s T20 league will start on February 23 and conclude on March 17, 2024. The teams will be playing a total number of 22 matches as per the WPL schedule for 2024. With 20 league matches and 2 knockouts, WPL is all set to bring some thrilling cricketing action for the fans.
Five teams – Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Gujarat, and UP will compete twice against each other in the round-robin format. The team ranked first at the end of this stage will go directly to the final. However, the teams ranked second and third will face each other in the eliminator, and the winner will play for the title in the finals.
As per the WPL schedule 2024, defending champions Mumbai Indians will compete against Delhi Capitals in the inaugural clash of WPL 2024 at the iconic M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Following this, Royal Challengers Bangalore and UP Warriorz will compete against each other in the second tournament match on February 24.
WPL 2024: Venues
Delhi and Bangalore will host all the matches of the Women’s Premier League 2024. Meanwhile, teams will play the first 11 league matches at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bangalore), whereas the remaining 11 matches, including the playoffs, will be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium (New Delhi). However, the Delhi leg will begin on March 5, with the first match between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians.
WPL Schedule 2024
As per WPL schedule prepared by BCCI. Here is the complete list of all the matches that are to be played in the Women’s Premier League 2024.
| Sr.No | Match | Date and Time | Venue |
| Match 1 | Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals | 23 Feb, 7:30 PM | Bangalore |
| Match 2 | Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs UP Warriorz | 24 Feb, 7:30 PM | Bangalore |
| Match 3 | Gujrat Giants Vs Mumbai Indians | 25 Feb, 7:30 PM | Bangalore |
| Match 4 | UP Warriorz Vs Delhi Capitals | 26 Feb, 7:30 PM | Bangalore |
| Match 5 | Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Gujrat Giants | 27 Feb, 7:30 PM | Bangalore |
| Match 6 | Mumbai Indians Vs UP Warriorz | 28 Feb, 7:30 PM | Bangalore |
| Match 7 | Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs UP Warriorz | 29 Feb, 7:30 PM | Bangalore |
| Match 8 | UP Warriorz Vs Gujrat Giants | 1 Mar, 7:30 PM | Bangalore |
| Match 9 | Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Mumbai Indians | 2 Mar, 7:30 PM | Bangalore |
| Match 10 | Gujarat Giants Vs Delhi Capitals | 3 Mar, 7:30 PM | Bangalore |
| Match 11 | UP Warriorz Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 4 Mar, 7:30 PM | Bangalore |
| Match 12 | Delhi Capitals Vs Mumbai Indians | 5 Mar, 7:30 PM | Delhi |
| Match 13 | Gujrat Giants Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 6 Mar 7:30 PM | Delhi |
| Match 14 | UP Warriorz Vs Mumbai Indians | 7 Mar, 7:30 PM | Delhi |
| Match 15 | Delhi Capitals Vs UP Warriorz | 8 Mar, 7:30 PM | Delhi |
| Match 16 | Mumbai Indians Vs Gujrat Giants | 9 Mar, 7:30 PM | Delhi |
| Match 17 | Delhi Capitals Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 10 Mar, 7:30 PM | Delhi |
| Match 18 | Gujrat Giants Vs UP Warriorz | 11 Mar, 7:30 PM | Delhi |
| Match 19 | Mumbai Indians Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore | 12 Mar, 7:30 PM | Delhi |
| Match 20 | Delhi Capitals Vs Gujrat Giants | 13 Mar, 7:30 PM | Delhi |
| Match 21 | Eliminator | 15Mar, 7:30 PM | Delhi |
| Match 22 | FINAL | 17 Mar, 7:30 PM | Delhi |
Women’s Premier League 2024 Squads
Before the announcement of the WPL schedule, franchises made a few changes in their squads. During the 2024 auction, a total of 30 players were sold, out of which 9 were overseas players. Likewise, Kathryn Bryce from Scotland was the only associate player bought.
Here are the five highest-paid players and their respective teams and prices:
- Annabel Sutherland – Sold to Delhi for ₹2 Crore.
- Kashvee Gautam – Sold to Gujarat for ₹2 Crore.
- Vrinda Dinesh – Sold to Uttar Pradesh (UP) for ₹1.3 Crore.
- Shabnim Ismail – Sold to Mumbai for ₹1.2 Crore.
- Phoebe Litchfield – Sold to Gujarat for ₹1.1 Crore.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
| Player Name | Nationality |
| Smriti Mandhana (C) | IND |
| Ellyse Perry | AUS |
| Asha Shobna | IND |
| Disha Kasat | IND |
| Nadine de Klerk | SA |
| Indrani Roy | IND |
| Kanika Ahuja | IND |
| Renuka Singh | IND |
| Richa Ghosh | IND |
| Shreyanka Patil | IND |
| Sophie Devine | NZ |
| Ekta Bisht | IND |
| Georgia Wareham | AUS |
| Sabbhineni Meghana | IND |
| Kate Cross | ENG |
| Simran Bahadur | IND |
| Sophie Molineux | AUS |
| Shubha Satheesh | IND |
Delhi Capitals:
| Player Name | Nationality |
| Meg Lanning (C ) | AUS |
| Arundhati Reddy | IND |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | IND |
| Jess Jonassen | AUS |
| Minnu Mani | IND |
| Poonam Yadav | IND |
| Laura Harris | AUS |
| Radha Yadav | IND |
| Shafali Verma | IND |
| Shikha Pandey | IND |
| Alice Capsey | IND |
| Sneha Deepthi | IND |
| Taniya Bhatia | IND |
| Titas Sadhu | IND |
| Marizanne Kapp | SA |
| Annabel Sutherland | SA |
| Aparna Mondal | IND |
Gujarat Giants
| Player Name | Nationality |
| Beth Mooney (C) | AUS |
| Ashleigh Gardner | AUS |
| Dayalan Hemalatha | IND |
| Laura Wolvaardt (SA) | SA |
| Shabnam Shakil | IND |
| Harleen Deol | IND |
| Sneh Rana | IND |
| Tanuja Kanwer | IND |
| Kashvee Gautam | IND |
| Phoebe Litchfield | AUS |
| Meghna Singh | IND |
| Lea Tahuhu | NZ |
| Veda Krishnamurthy | IND |
| Tarannum Pathan | IND |
| Priya Mishra | IND |
| Trisha Poojitha | IND |
| Kathryn Bryce | SCO |
| Mannat Kashyap | IND |
Mumbai Indians:
| Player Name | Nationality |
| Harmanpreet Kaur (C) | IND |
| Amanjot Kaur | IND |
| Amelia Kerr | NZ |
| Hayley Matthews | WI |
| Humairaa Kaazi | IND |
| Isabelle Wong | ENG |
| Jintimani Kalita, | IND |
| Natalie Sciver | ENG |
| Pooja Vastrakar | IND |
| Priyanka Bala | IND |
| Saika Ishaque | IND |
| Yastika Bhatia | IND |
| Chloe Tryon | SA |
| Shabnim Ismail | IND |
| Sajeevan Sajana | IND |
| Amandeep Kaur | IND |
| Fatima Jaffar | IND |
| Keerthana Balakrishnan | IND |
UP Warriorz:
| Alyssa Healy (C) | IND |
| Anjali Sarvani | IND |
| Deepti Sharma | IND |
| Grace Harris | AUS |
| Kiran Navgire | IND |
| Laxmi Yadav | IND |
| Parshavi Chopra | IND |
| Tahlia Mcgrath | AUS |
| Rajeshwari Gayakwad | IND |
| Soppadhandi Yashasri | IND |
| Shweta Sehrawat | IND |
| Sophie Ecclestone | ENG |
| Vrinda Dinesh | IND |
| Danni Wyatt | ENG |
| Gouher Sultana | IND |
| Poonam Khemnar | IND |
| Saima Thakor | IND |
| Chamari Athapaththu | SL |
One thing is clear after looking at the WPL schedule, the tournament is going to be fiercely competitive. The intensity will only escalate as the tournament progresses, making it a must-watch event for cricket enthusiasts worldwide.
