Eight IPL franchises are confirmed to be in the race for WIPL 2024 teams as BCCI is set to announce bidding winners on January 25.
BCCI is set to expand the highest revenue-generating source of income for them further as they are looking forward to introducing Women’s IPL. Rumored for a long time, the Women’s IPL will be part of IPL in 2023 for the first time.
It’s confirmed that at least eight existing IPL men’s franchises will bid to own teams in the WIPL.
The auction for the winning bidders will be telecasted live on January 25 when it opens sealed bids.
Further, into the WIPL development, BCCI has shortlisted venues, and among the included are Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Eden Gardens in Kolkatta, Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala, Indore’s Holkar Stadium, Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium Guwahati’s Barsapara Stadium and how can we forgot the hotspot Mumbai venue though the decision will be taken whether to choose Wankhede or DY Patil or Brabourne stadiums based on availability and other factors.
BCCI has set no base price and bidders have been asked to quote the price for 10 seasons. The criteria are simple, “Stadium with the highest bid amount will be awarded first”.
Further commenting on the format, the inaugural season will comprise 22 matches with each team playing others twice. Interestingly there will be no semi-finals as the table topper will directly get entry into finals and those who are in second and third spots will compete in an eliminator to determine the second finalist. This format will continue for another two years and from 2026 WIPL will include 33-34 matches.
Women’s IPL has received a lot of appreciation from players and panels around the world. Indian players like Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Smriti Mandhana have welcomed the WIPL announcement while Mithali Raj and Jhulan Goswami who bid adieu to international cricket in recent years are hoping that someone will pick them.
WIPL Teams 2024:
Here are the existing five WIPL Teams –
- Mumbai Indians Women
- Delhi Capital Women
- Royal Challengers Bangalore Women
- Gujarat Giants Women
- UP Warriors
More details are here –
| Dates | 3 March 2024 – 24 March 2024 |
| Total Teams | 5 |
| Country | Indian |
| Administrator | BCCI |
| Edition | 2nd Edition |
WIPL 2024 Schedule Matches
Here are the matches that are going to happen –
| Match No. | Date and Time | Match Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Match | Feb 23, Friday 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians Women vs Delhi Capitals Women M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 2nd Match | Feb 24, Saturday 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore Women vs UP Warriors M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 3rd Match | Feb 25, Sunday 7:30 PM | Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians Women M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 4th Match | Feb 26, Monday 7:30 PM | UP Warriors vs Delhi Capitals Women M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 5th Match | Feb 27, Tuesday 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore Women vs Gujarat Giants M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 6th Match | Feb 28, Wednesday 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians Women vs UP Warriors M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 7th Match | Feb 29, Thursday 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore Women vs Delhi Capitals Women M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 8th Match | Mar 01, Friday 7:30 PM | UP Warriorz vs Gujarat Giants M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 9th Match | Mar 02, Saturday 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore Women vs Mumbai Indians Women M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 10th Match | Mar 03, Sunday 7:30 PM | Gujarat Giants vs Delhi Capitals Women M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 11th Match | Mar 04, Monday 7:30 PM | UP Warriors vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Women M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| 12th Match | Mar 05, Tuesday 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals Women vs Mumbai Indians Women Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 13th Match | Mar 06, Wednesday 7:30 PM | Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Women Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 14th Match | Mar 07, Thursday 7:30 PM | UP Warriors vs Mumbai Indians Women Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 15th Match | Mar 08, Friday 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals Women vs UP Warriors Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 16th Match | Mar 09, Saturday 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians Women vs Gujarat Giants Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 17th Match | Mar 10, Sunday 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals Women vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Women Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 18th Match | Mar 11, Monday 7:30 PM | Gujarat Giants vs UP Warriors Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 19th Match | Mar 12, Tuesday 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians Women vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Women Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 20th Match | Mar 13, Wednesday 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals Women vs Gujarat Giants Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 21st Match | Mar 15, Friday 7:30 PM | TBC vs TBC, Eliminator Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 22nd Match | Mar 17, Sunday 7:30 PM | TBC vs TBC, Final Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
The preparations for the Women’s IPL 2024 edition are well underway and the league matches are underway now.
WIPL 2024 Winner:
The winner of 2024 Women IPL will be announced through a final T20 match on 22 March 2024 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
This post was last modified on March 3, 2024 9:41 AM