After a successful inaugural edition in 2023, the Women's Premier League (WPL) will be returning for its second season next month. The schedule for the 2024 edition was revealed on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, with the defending champions Mumbai Indians slated to face Delhi Capitals in the first game at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru exactly one month from now - on February 23. (More Cricket News)
The opening clash will be a rematch of previous year's final, which the Harmanpreet Kaur-led MI won by seven wickets. The full 2024 season will be played in Bengaluru and Delhi, with the latter city's Arun Jaitley Stadium hosting the Eliminator and final on March 15 and 17, respectively.
The five-team competition will see 22 matches being played this year, with the table-toppers in the group stage proceeding straight to the title encounter. The second and third-placed sides will take each other on in the Eliminator.
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This season, among the renowned stars like Harmanpreet, Jemimah Rodrigues and Smriti Mandhana, attention will also be on seam-bowling all-rounder Kashvee Gautam and right-handed batter Vrinda Dinesh - both of whom had bagged hefty deals at the WPL mini-auction last month. A total of 165 players had gone under the hammer to vie for 30 available spots at the auction.
WPL Schedule
February 23: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru
February 24: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs UP Warriors in Bengaluru
February 25: Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians in Bengaluru
February 26: UP Warriors vs Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru
February 27: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Giants in Bengaluru
February 28: Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriors in Bengaluru
February 29: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru
March 1: UP Warriors vs Gujarat Giants in Bengaluru
March 2: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians in Bengaluru
March 3: Gujarat Giants vs Delhi Capitals in Bengaluru
March 4: UP Warriors vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in Bengaluru
March 5: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians in Delhi
March 6: Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in Delhi
March 7: UP Warriors vs Mumbai Indians in Delhi
March 8: Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriors in Delhi
March 9: Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants in Delhi
March 10: Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in Delhi
March 11: Gujarat Giants vs UP Warriors in Delhi
March 12: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in Delhi
March 13: Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Giants in Delhi
March 15: Eliminator in Delhi
March 17: Final in Delhi
