In India, there is not only the IPL that is famous as a T20 tournament. But there is also a women’s T20 tournament which is also getting famous among cricket lovers. The T20 tournament was started in 2023 and since then there have been two tournaments which took place till now. This year also the WPL starting date in 2025 is 15th of February 2025. In the blog, we are going to learn some important details about the WPL (Women’s Premier League).
WPL- Women’s Premier League
Just like the IPL which stands for Indian Premier League in which male cricketers teams have participated in it to win; WPL is a league that is dedicated to female players fighting for the trophy. It is the T20 women T20 franchise league in India which is solely played by women cricket players only. Last year, WPL-2 was started in feb 2024 which was won by Royal Challengers Bangalore. The inaugural year of the WPL was 2023 and the WPL starting date was in March 2023. This league WPL-1 was won by Mumbai Indians and it was held in Mumbai also. The main purpose for starting this league is to promote female cricket in the country just like male cricket.

Last year the WPL created one of the notable moments which also includes the in of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the league. It was the first-ever win of the team in the league which was celebrated by both the men’s IPL team and women’s WPL team.
WPL Starting Date In 2025
WPL which stands for Woman Premier League will start the next month on 14th February 2025 and it will end on 15th of March 2024. It will last for over a month. All the teams are practicing for the tournament and ready to give their best for the league for sure. Most of the matches will take place in cities like Vadodara, Bangalore, and Mumbai. It will be very interesting to see all the WPL teams fighting for the female which will be the finale.
WPL 2025 Schedule- Date And Time
Here is the full schedule of the WPL with the date time and cities where the matches are going to happen.
Date | Time | Match | Venue |
14-Feb-25 | 7:30 PM | GG vs RCB | Vadodara |
15-Feb-25 | 7:30 PM | MI vs DC | Vadodara |
16-Feb-25 | 7:30 PM | GG vs UP Warriorz | Vadodara |
17-Feb-25 | 7:30 PM | DC vs RCB | Vadodara |
18-Feb-25 | 7:30 PM | MI vs GG | Vadodara |
19-Feb-25 | 7:30 PM | UP Warriors vs DC | Vadodara |
21-Feb-25 | 7:30 PM | RCB vs MI | Bengaluru |
22-Feb-25 | 7:30 PM | DC vs UP Warriorz | Bengaluru |
24-Feb-25 | 7:30 PM | RCB vs UP Warriorz | Bengaluru |
25-Feb-25 | 7:30 PM | DC vs GG | Bengaluru |
26-Mar-25 | 7:30 PM | MI vs UP Warriorz | Bengaluru |
27-Mar-25 | 7:30 PM | GG vs RCB | Bengaluru |
28-Mar-25 | 7:30 PM | DC vs MI | Bengaluru |
01-Mar-25 | 7:30 PM | RCB vs DC | Bengaluru |
03-Mar-25 | 7:30 PM | UP Warriorz vs DC | Lucknow |
06-Mar-25 | 7:30 PM | UP Warriorz vs GG | Lucknow |
07-Mar-25 | 7:30 PM | GG vs DC | Lucknow |
08-Mar-25 | 7:30 PM | RCB vs UP Warriorz | Lucknow |
10-Mar-25 | 7:30 PM | GG vs MI | Mumbai-CCI |
11-Mar-25 | 7:30 PM | MI vs RCB | Mumbai-CCI |
13-Mar-25 | 7:30 PM | Eliminator (TBD) | Mumbai-CCI |
15-Mar-25 | 7:30 PM | Final (TBD) | Mumbai-CCI |
Format Of The WPL ( Woman Premier League)
This is the format of the WPL (Woman Premier League) which will be going to take place on upcoming February:
- Double Round-Robin Stage: Each team in the league will have to face another team twice in the league. Considering the fact that there are only five teams for now, a total of 20 matches have been scheduled to play in the tournament. And add on to this there are 2 matches also listed to be played in the Play-off.
- Play Off: There will be a total 3of teams that will be going to qualify for the playoff. Then the top-ranked team will go directly to the final. Then the 2nd and 3rd ranked teams again fought for the place of the second team by playing an eliminator.
Venues Where All The Matches Going To Happen
Here is the list of the stadiums where all of these matches are scheduled to take place from the WPL starting date. Here is the list :
Venue | City | Capacity |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bangalore | 40,000 |
Ekana Cricket Stadium | Lucknow | 50,100 |
Brabourne Stadium | Mumbai | 50,000 |
Kotambi Stadium | Vadodara | 40,000 |
Results Of WPL 2025 Auctions
The WPL 2025 auction took place on the date of 15th December 2024 which is 2 months prior before the WPL 2025 starting date. The auction was full of excitement and fun as all the teams were fighting for the best players. Here are the key outcomes of the WPL 2025 auction :
Player | Country | Team | Base Price | Sold For |
Simran Shaikh India | India | Gujarat Giants | 10 lakh | 1.90 crore |
Deandra Dottin | WI | Gujarat Giants | 50 lakh | 1.90 crore |
G Kamalini | India | Mumbai Indians | 10 lakh | 1.70 crore |
Prema Rawat | India | Royal Challengers B’lore | 10 lakh | 1.20 crore |
N Charani | India | Delhi Capitals | 10 lakh | 55 lakh |
Nadine de Klerk | SA | Mumbai Indians | 30 lakh | 30 lakh |
Nandini Kashyap | India | Delhi Capitals | 10 lakh | 10 lakh |
Key Highlights Of The WPL 2025 Auction
Here are some Key highlights of the WPL auction of 2025. Let’s learn these highlights :
- The WPL auction was held on the 15th of December 2024 in Bangalore India.
- There were 120 players available for the selection of teams in WPL. The list of the players includes both capped and uncapped players.
- The Budget for the WPL auction was also very much limited for the teams that are participating.
- Most of the teams have only retained their old players in the WPL auction.
Key Players To Sold In The WPL Auction 2025
In the WPL there are some notable players who have been known for their excellent performance in the league. Here is the list of these players.
- Sneha Rana: India
- Deandra Dottin: West Indies
- Heather Knight: England
- Orla Prendergast: Ireland
- Kim Grath: Australia
- Danielle Gibson: England
Teams And Their Member of WPL (Woman Premier League)

Before learning about the players who were sold for the teams, we need to learn about the budget every team has in the WPL 2025 auction. Here is the budget of the team :
- UP Warriorz: 3.9 crore INR
- Royal Challenger Bangalore: 3.25 crore INR
- Gujarat Giants: 4.4 crore INR
- Delhi Capitals: 2.5 crore IPL
- Mumbai Indians: 2.65 crore
Here is the list of all the players who will be participating in the upcoming IPL 2024:
Mumbai Indians
Harmanpreet Kaur | G Kamalini | Amandeep Kaur | Yastika Bhatia |
Nat Sciver-Brunt | S Sajana | Jintimani Kalita | Keerthana Balakrishnan |
Pooja Vastrakar | Hayley Mathews | Shabnim Ismail | Nadine de Klerk |
Chloe Tryon | Saika Ishaq | Amelia Kerr | Amanjot Kaur |
G Kamalini | Nadine de Klerk | Akshita Maheshwari | Sanskriti Gupta |
Delhi Capitals
Meg Lanning | Shefali Verma | Jemimah Rodrigues | Arundhati Reddy |
Jess Jonassen | Titas Sadhu | Shikha Pandey | Sneha Deepthi, |
Minnu Mani | Marizanne Kapp | Annabel Sutherland | Taniya Bhatia |
Radha Yadav | Alice Capsey | Niki Prasad | Nandini Kashyap |
Sarah Bryce | N Charani |
UP Warriors
Alyssa Healy | Deepti Sharma | Kiran Navgire | Chamari Athapaththu |
Shweta Sehrawat | Vrinda Dinesh | Grace Harris | Tahlia McGrath |
Uma Chetry | Gouher Sultana | Poonam Khemnar | Saima Thakor |
Sophie Ecclestone | Anjali Sarvani | Rajeshwari Gayakwad | Alana King |
Arushi Goel | Kranti Goud |
Gujarat Giants
Laura Wolvaardt | Dayalan Hemalatha | Priya Mishra | Shabnam Shakil |
Ashleigh Gardner | Beth Mooney | Mannat Kashyap | Trisha Poojitha |
Phoebe Litchfield | Tanuja Kanwar | Meghna Singh | Simran Shaikh |
Deandra Dottin | Danielle Gibson | Prakashika Naik |
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
Sophie Devine | Danielle Wyatt-Hodge | Sophie Molineux | Asha Sobhana |
Kate Cross | Kanika Ahuja | Ekta Bisht | Shreyanka Patil |
Georgia Wareham | Ellyse Perry | Renuka Singh | Sabbineni Meghana |
Smriti Mandhana | Richa Ghosh | Georgia Wareham | Jagravi Pawar |
Raghvi Bisht | Prema Rawat |
Some Predictions About WPL 2025
Here are some of the predictions that may come true in the upcoming Women’s premier league:
- Winning Team: There are assumptions that Mumbai Indians may win the league this year. This prediction was made on the basis of their previous performances in 2023 and 2024. However, RCB can be a winner as they were last year’s winner.
- Top Contender: There are some predictions which state Delhi Capitals and UP Warriors may give a strong competition to their rivals.
- Emerging Players: There are higher chances that International players may perform well which was acquired by the teams over domestic players.
Conclusion
Overall we just need to say that WPL is now getting famous day by day and also promoting female cricket on the global level. The WPL starting date of 2025 is very near and it will be very interesting to watch also. Last year the tournament was inaugurated by big celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan which makes us more excited to watch who is going to inaugurate this year’s WPL. After the end of the WPL, right after this IPL will start from the end of March 2025.