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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. 

WPL winner 2024

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. 

DateTimeMatchVenue
14-Feb-257:30 PMGG vs RCBVadodara
15-Feb-257:30 PMMI vs DCVadodara
16-Feb-257:30 PMGG vs UP WarriorzVadodara
17-Feb-257:30 PMDC vs RCBVadodara
18-Feb-257:30 PMMI vs GGVadodara
19-Feb-257:30 PMUP Warriors vs DCVadodara
21-Feb-257:30 PMRCB vs MIBengaluru
22-Feb-257:30 PMDC vs UP WarriorzBengaluru
24-Feb-257:30 PMRCB vs UP WarriorzBengaluru
25-Feb-257:30 PMDC vs GGBengaluru
26-Mar-257:30 PMMI vs UP WarriorzBengaluru
27-Mar-257:30 PMGG vs RCBBengaluru
28-Mar-257:30 PMDC vs MIBengaluru
01-Mar-257:30 PMRCB vs DCBengaluru
03-Mar-257:30 PMUP Warriorz vs DCLucknow
06-Mar-257:30 PMUP Warriorz vs GGLucknow
07-Mar-257:30 PMGG vs DCLucknow
08-Mar-257:30 PMRCB vs UP WarriorzLucknow
10-Mar-257:30 PMGG vs MIMumbai-CCI
11-Mar-257:30 PMMI vs RCBMumbai-CCI
13-Mar-257:30 PMEliminator (TBD)Mumbai-CCI
15-Mar-257:30 PMFinal (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 : 

VenueCityCapacity
M. Chinnaswamy StadiumBangalore 40,000
Ekana Cricket Stadium Lucknow50,100
Brabourne Stadium Mumbai50,000
Kotambi Stadium Vadodara40,000

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 : 

PlayerCountryTeamBase PriceSold For
Simran Shaikh IndiaIndiaGujarat Giants10 lakh1.90 crore
Deandra DottinWIGujarat Giants50 lakh1.90 crore
G KamaliniIndiaMumbai Indians10 lakh1.70 crore
Prema RawatIndiaRoyal Challengers B’lore10 lakh1.20 crore
N CharaniIndiaDelhi Capitals10 lakh55 lakh
Nadine de KlerkSAMumbai Indians30 lakh30 lakh
Nandini KashyapIndiaDelhi Capitals10 lakh10 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 KaurG KamaliniAmandeep KaurYastika Bhatia
Nat Sciver-BruntS SajanaJintimani KalitaKeerthana Balakrishnan
Pooja VastrakarHayley MathewsShabnim IsmailNadine de Klerk
Chloe TryonSaika IshaqAmelia KerrAmanjot Kaur
G KamaliniNadine de KlerkAkshita MaheshwariSanskriti Gupta

Delhi Capitals 

Meg LanningShefali VermaJemimah RodriguesArundhati Reddy
Jess JonassenTitas SadhuShikha PandeySneha Deepthi, 
Minnu ManiMarizanne KappAnnabel SutherlandTaniya Bhatia
Radha YadavAlice CapseyNiki PrasadNandini Kashyap
Sarah BryceN Charani

UP Warriors 

Alyssa HealyDeepti SharmaKiran NavgireChamari Athapaththu
Shweta SehrawatVrinda DineshGrace HarrisTahlia McGrath
Uma ChetryGouher SultanaPoonam KhemnarSaima Thakor
Sophie EcclestoneAnjali SarvaniRajeshwari GayakwadAlana King
Arushi GoelKranti Goud

Gujarat Giants 

Laura WolvaardtDayalan HemalathaPriya MishraShabnam Shakil
Ashleigh GardnerBeth MooneyMannat KashyapTrisha Poojitha
Phoebe LitchfieldTanuja KanwarMeghna Singh Simran Shaikh
Deandra DottinDanielle GibsonPrakashika Naik

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)

Sophie DevineDanielle Wyatt-Hodge Sophie MolineuxAsha Sobhana
Kate CrossKanika AhujaEkta BishtShreyanka Patil
Georgia WarehamEllyse PerryRenuka SinghSabbineni Meghana
Smriti MandhanaRicha GhoshGeorgia WarehamJagravi Pawar
Raghvi BishtPrema 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.

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