2024 Women's Premier League (cricket)
Second edition of the Women's Premier League
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The 2024 Women's Premier League (also known as WPL 2024 and branded as TATA WPL 2024) was the second season of the Women's Premier League, a women's franchise Twenty20 cricket league organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The tournament, featuring five teams, was held from 23 February to 17 March 2024.[1]
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| Dates | 23 February – 17 March 2024 |
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| Administrator | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Double Round robin and playoffs |
| Champions | Royal Challengers Bangalore (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Delhi Capitals |
| Participants | 5 |
| Matches | 22 |
| Player of the series |  Deepti Sharma (UP Warriorz) |
| Most runs |  Ellyse Perry (Royal Challengers Bangalore) (347) |
| Most wickets | Shreyanka Patil (Royal Challengers Bangalore) (13) |
| Official website | wplt20 |
Royal Challengers Bangalore won the title after defeating Delhi Capitals in the final. This was Royal Challengers franchise's maiden title across both men's and women's tournaments.[2]
Format
Five teams are scheduled to play in 2024. The tournament involves each team playing every other team twice in a home-and-away, double round-robin format. After the double round-robin league, the top three teams qualify for the playoffs based on aggregate points. The team with the highest points will automatically qualify for the final match. The second and third-placed teams will compete with each other (in a match titled "Eliminator"). The winner of the Eliminator match will move on to the final match.
Schedule
The schedule of the first phase of the IPL 2024 was announced on 24 January 2024.[3] The opening match of the tournament was played between the defending champions Mumbai Indians and the Delhi Capitals on 23 February 2024 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The final match was played on 17 March 2024 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi with Royal Challengers Bangalore defeating the Delhi Capitals by 8 wickets.
Personnel changes
A total of 30 players were sold during the auction, nine of whom were from overseas.[4]
| Name | National team | Team | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annabel Sutherland | Australia | Delhi Capitals | ₹2 crore (US$210,000) |
| Aparna Mondal | India | Delhi Capitals | ₹10 lakh (US$10,000) |
| Ashwani Kumari | India | Delhi Capitals | ₹10 lakh (US$10,000) |
| Kashvee Gautam | India | Gujarat Giants | ₹2 crore (US$210,000) |
| Phoebe Litchfield | Australia | Gujarat Giants | ₹1 crore (US$100,000) |
| Meghna Singh | India | Gujarat Giants | ₹30 lakh (US$31,000) |
| Lauren Cheatle | Australia | Gujarat Giants | ₹30 lakh (US$31,000) |
| Veda Krishnamurthy | India | Gujarat Giants | ₹30 lakh (US$31,000) |
| Priya Mishra | India | Gujarat Giants | ₹20 lakh (US$21,000) |
| Trisha Poojitha | India | Gujarat Giants | ₹10 lakh (US$10,000) |
| Kathryn Bryce |  Scotland | Gujarat Giants | ₹10 lakh (US$10,000) |
| Mannat Kashyap | India | Gujarat Giants | ₹10 lakh (US$10,000) |
| Tarannum Pathan | India | Gujarat Giants | ₹10 lakh (US$10,000) |
| Shabnim Ismail |  South Africa | Mumbai Indians | ₹1.2 crore (US$120,000) |
| Sajeevan Sajana | India | Mumbai Indians | ₹15 lakh (US$16,000) |
| Amandeep Kaur | India | Mumbai Indians | ₹10 lakh (US$10,000) |
| Fathima Jaffer | India | Mumbai Indians | ₹10 lakh (US$10,000) |
| Keerthana Balakrishnan | India | Mumbai Indians | ₹10 lakh (US$10,000) |
| Ekta Bisht | India | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹60 lakh (US$62,000) |
| Georgia Wareham | Australia | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹40 lakh (US$42,000) |
| Kate Cross |  England | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹30 lakh (US$31,000) |
| Sabbhineni Meghana | India | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹30 lakh (US$31,000) |
| Simran Bahadur | India | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹30 lakh (US$31,000) |
| Sophie Molineux | Australia | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹30 lakh (US$31,000) |
| Shubha Satheesh | India | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹10 lakh (US$10,000) |
| Vrinda Dinesh | India | UP Warriorz | ₹1.3 crore (US$130,000) |
| Danni Wyatt | England | UP Warriorz | ₹30 lakh (US$31,000) |
| Gouher Sultana | India | UP Warriorz | ₹30 lakh (US$31,000) |
| Poonam Khemnar | India | UP Warriorz | ₹10 lakh (US$10,000) |
| Saima Thakor | India | UP Warriorz | ₹10 lakh (US$10,000) |
Teams and venues
Matches were played at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru and Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in New Delhi, with the latter to host the knockout stages.[1]
| Bengaluru | Delhi | |
|---|---|---|
| M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | Arun Jaitley Stadium | |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 35,200 | |
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Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony took place on 23 February at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, with Shah Rukh Khan, Shahid Kapoor, Kartik Aaryan, Varun Dhawan, Sidharth Malhotra and Tiger Shroff performing.[5]
League stage
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delhi Capitals (R) | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1.198 | Advanced to the Final |
| 2 | Mumbai Indians (3rd) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.024 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (C) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.306 | |
| 4 | UP Warriorz | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | −0.371 | |
| 5 | Gujarat Giants | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | −1.158 |
Match summary
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
| Visitor team → | DC | GG | MI | RCB | UPW |
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| Home team ↓ | |||||
| Delhi Capitals | Delhi 7 wickets | Delhi 29 runs | Delhi 1 run | Lucknow 1 run | |
| Gujarat Giants | Delhi 25 runs | Mumbai 5 wickets | Gujarat 19 runs | Gujarat 8 runs | |
| Mumbai Indians | Mumbai 4 wickets | Mumbai 7 wickets | Bengaluru 7 wickets | Lucknow 7 wickets | |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Delhi 25 runs | Bengaluru 8 wickets | Mumbai 7 wickets | Bengaluru 2 runs | |
| UP Warriorz | Delhi 9 wickets | Lucknow 6 wickets | Mumbai 42 runs | Bengaluru 23 runs |
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
- Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
Fixtures
The BCCI released all the fixtures on 24 January 2024.[1]
Delhi Capitals 171/5 (20 overs) |
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Mumbai Indians 173/6 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 157/6 (20 overs) |
v |
UP Warriorz 155/7 (20 overs) |
- UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.
Gujarat Giants 126/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 129/5 (18.1 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
UP Warriorz 119/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 123/1 (14.3 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Gujarat Giants 107/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 110/2 (12.3 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians 161/6 (20 overs) |
v |
UP Warriorz 163/3 (16.3 overs) |
- UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi Capitals 194/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 169/9 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Gujarat Giants 142/5 (20 overs) |
v |
UP Warriorz 143/4 (15.4 overs) |
- UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 131/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 133/3 (15.1 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi Capitals 163/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Gujarat Giants 138/8 (20 overs) |
- Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to field.
- Sayali Satghare (Gujarat Giants) replaced Dayalan Hemalatha as a concussion substitute in the second innings.[7]
Royal Challengers Bangalore 198/3 (20 overs) |
v |
UP Warriorz 175/8 (20 overs) |
- UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi Capitals 192/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 163/8 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Gujarat Giants 199/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 180/8 (20 overs) |
- Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Mumbai Indians 160/6 (20 overs) |
v |
UP Warriorz 118/9 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
UP Warriorz 138/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 137 (19.5 overs) |
- UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to bat.
- Deepti Sharma (UP Warriorz) became the first Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in the Women's Premier League.[8]
Gujarat Giants 190/7 (20 overs) |
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Mumbai Indians 191/3 (19.5 overs) |
- Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mumbai Indians qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[9]
Delhi Capitals 181/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 180/7 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
- Delhi Capitals qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[10]
Gujarat Giants 152/8 (20 overs) |
v |
UP Warriorz 144/5 (20 overs) |
- Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Mumbai Indians 113 (19 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 115/3 (15 overs) |
Sajeevan Sajana 30 (21) Ellyse Perry 6/15 (4 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match while Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz were eliminated.[11]
Gujarat Giants 126/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 129/3 (13.1 overs) |
Shafali Verma 71 (37) Tanuja Kanwar 2/20 (4 overs) |
- Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
- Delhi Capitals qualified for the final as a result of this match.
Playoffs
The playoffs were held from 15 to 17 March 2024 at Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi.
Bracket
| Eliminator | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Delhi Capitals | 113 (18.3 overs) | |||||||
| 2 | Mumbai Indians | 130/6 (20 overs) | EW | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 115/2 (19.3 overs) | ||||
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 135/6 (20 overs) | |||||||
Eliminator
Royal Challengers Bangalore 135/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 130/6 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
Delhi Capitals 113 (18.3 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 115/2 (19.3 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
Broadcasting
Statistics
| Runs | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 347 | Ellyse Perry | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 331 | Meg Lanning | Delhi Capitals |
| 309 | Shafali Verma | Delhi Capitals |
| 300 | Smriti Mandhana | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 295 | Deepti Sharma | UP Warriorz |
| Wickets | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Shreyanka Patil | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 12 | Asha Sobhana | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 12 | Sophie Molineux | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
| 11 | Jess Jonassen | Delhi Capitals |
| 11 | Marizanne Kapp | Delhi Capitals |
| 11 | Sophie Ecclestone | UP Warriorz |
- Most Sixes: Shafali Verma (DC)
- Best Strike Rate: Georgia Wareham (RCB)
- Catch of the Season: Sajeevan Sajana
- Main Value Player: Deepti Sharma (UPW)
- Fair Play: Smriti Mandhana (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
