A source from the BCCI says that Delhi and Bengaluru will likely host the next version of the exciting Women’s Premier League (WPL) this year. The first event took place in March 2023 in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. A BCCI source stated that the event will now be held in more places. “Women IPL will be held in Delhi and Bangalore this year Board aims to make League bigger and better,” a BCCI source told ANI.
Fans all over India will get twice as much cricket fever this time because two exciting towns will be in the spotlight. It’s a tough race for the title, with five teams ready to give it their all: UP Warriorz, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Gujarat Giants, Delhi Capitals, and Mumbai Indians.
Once the WPL 2024 sale was over in December of last year, teams had already chosen players for their teams. Kashvee Gautam made history at the 2024 Women’s Premier League sale by becoming the most expensive player who had never played for her country. She was bought by Gujarat Giants for a huge INR 2 crore.
Remember how exciting it was when Harmanpreet Kaur led Mumbai Indians to a 7-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in the final of the first season of the Women’s Premier League 2023 (WPL)?
WPL 2024 teams and full squads:
Delhi Capitals: Alice Capsey*, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen*, Laura Harris*, Marizanne Kapp*, Meg Lanning* (c), Minnu Mani, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniya Bhatia, Titas Sadhu, Annabel Sutherland*, Aparna Mondal and Ashwani Kumari.
Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner*, Beth Mooney*, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt*, Shabnam Shakil, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwar, Phoebe Litchfield*, Meghna Singh, Trisha Poojitha, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra, Lauren Cheatle*, Kathryn Bryce*, Mannat Kashyap, Veda Krishnamurthy and Tarannum Pathan.
Mumbai Indians: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr*, Chloe Tryon*, Hayley Matthews*, Humairaa Kaazi, Issy Wong*, Jintimani Kalita, Nat Sciver-Brunt*, Pooja Vastrakar, Priyanka Bala, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia, Shabnim Ismail*, S Sajana, Amandeep Kaur, Fatima Jaffer and Keerthana B.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Smriti Mandhana (c), Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry*, Heather Knight*, Indrani Roy, Kanika Ahuja, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Sophie Devine*, Ekta Bisht, Georgia Wareham, Kate Cross, Shubha Satheesh, S Meghana, Simran Dil Bahadur and Sophie Molineux*.
UP Warriorz: Alyssa Healy* (c), Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris*, Kiran Navgire, Lauren Bell*, Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, S. Yashasri, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone*, Tahlia Mcgrath*, Vrinda Dinesh, Danni Wyatt, Poonam Khemnar, Saima Thakor and Gouher Sultana.
