Suspense over WPL 2023 ends, TATA will sponsor the tournament, BCCI gave information
After acquiring the rights of the Indian Premier League, now Tata has also acquired the rights of the Women’s Premier League (WPL), which is going to be held for the first time. The Tata group will now be the title sponsor of the inaugural season of the WPL, starting March 4 in Mumbai.
In this regard, the Secretary of the Cricket Board of India (BCCI) Jai Shah announced this by tweeting. He said, “I am extremely happy to announce that the Tata Group will be the title sponsor of the first WPL. With their support, we are confident that we can take women’s cricket to the next level.
The financial aspects of the deal have not been disclosed. A BCCI source said Tata has secured the rights for five years. Tata had also acquired the rights of IPL last year. Women’s Premier League matches will be played at two stadiums in Mumbai, Brabourne and DY Patil. Please tell that viacom18 has won the media rights of WPL. This agreement has been signed for five years for Rs 951 crore.
These teams will be included in the first season
The first and inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League will feature teams from Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Lucknow and Delhi. All these teams have been auctioned. According to the information, the highest bid has been received for the team of Ahmedabad for the Women’s Premier League, which is the team of Adani Group. On the other hand, the Mumbai team has been bought by IndiaWin Sports, whose bid is the second highest.
According to the information, the BCCI has decided to organize the Women’s Premier League between March 4-26, in which there will be a total of 22 matches. Let us tell you that the auction of the players has also been done in which Smriti Mandhana got the highest bid. The team of Royal Challengers Bangalore has bought Smriti Mandhana for Rs 3.4 crore. The auction for the WPL was held on January 13 at the Jio World Convention Center in Mumbai, in which Team India’s star opener Smriti Mandhana became the highest-paid player, creating history.
here is the full schedule
| S.no | dates | team | time | Stadium |
| 1. | march 4 | GT vs MI | 7:30 pm | DY Patil Stadium |
| 2. | march 5 | RCB vs DC | 3:30 p.m. | Brabourne Stadium |
| 3. | march 5 | UPW vs GG | 7:30 pm | DY Patil Stadium |
| 4. | March 6 | MI vs RCB | 7:30 pm | Brabourne Stadium |
| 5. | March 7 | DC vs UPW | 7:30 pm | DY Patil Stadium |
| 6. | march 8 | GG vs RCB | 7:30 pm | Brabourne Stadium |
| 7. | march 9 | DC vs MI | 7:30 pm | DY Patil Stadium |
| 8. | March 10 | RCB vs UPW | 7:30 pm | Brabourne Stadium |
| 9. | March 11 | GG vs DC | 7:30 pm | DY Patil Stadium |
| 10. | March 12 | UPW vs MI | 7:30 pm | Brabourne Stadium |
| 11. | March 13 | DC vs RCB | 7:30 pm | DY Patil Stadium |
| 12. | March 14 | MI vs GG | 7:30 pm | Brabourne Stadium |
| 13. | March 15 | UP vs RCB | 7:30 pm | DY Patil Stadium |
| 14. | March 16 | DC vs GG | 7:30 pm | Brabourne Stadium |
| 15. | March 18 | MI vs UPW | 3:30 p.m. | DY Patil Stadium |
| 16. | March 20 | GG vs UPW | 3:30 p.m. | Brabourne Stadium |
| 17. | March 20 | MI vs DC | 7:30 pm | DY Patil Stadium |
| 18. | March 21 | RCB vs MI | 3:30 p.m. | DY Patil Stadium |
| 19. | March 21 | UPW vs DC | 7:30 pm | Brabourne Stadium |
| 20. | March 24 | Eliminator | 7:30 pm | DY Patil Stadium |
| 21. | March 26 | Final | 7:30 pm | Brabourne Stadium |
