Posted by The upcoming Women’s Premier League (WPL) second season is poised to kick off in Bengaluru on February 23, with an exciting clash at the Chinnaswamy Stadium between last year’s finalists, Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals, scheduled to start at 7:30 pm. Organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the second match will witness a face-off between Royal Challengers Bangalore and UP Warriorz. The grand final is set for March 17, following an Eliminator game on March 15, both hosted in Delhi.
This season follows a streamlined format with a five-team, 22-game caravan model, exclusively played in Bengaluru and Delhi. Bengaluru will host 11 games until March 4, after which the WPL excitement will shift to Delhi, starting on March 5 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Notably, there are no doubleheaders in this 24-day season, and all matches will commence at 7:30 pm. Occasionally, teams may play back-to-back games on consecutive days.
Originally planned in a home-and-away model similar to the Indian Premier League (IPL), logistical challenges led the BCCI to consolidate the WPL’s second season. The first season was entirely played in Mumbai.
The schedule for the Bengaluru Leg is as follows:
- Feb 23: MI vs DC
- Feb 24: RCB vs UP Warriorz
- Feb 25: Gujarat Giants vs MI
- Feb 26: UP Warriorz vs DC
- Feb 27: RCB vs Gujarat Giants
- Feb 28: MI vs UP Warriorz
- Feb 29: RCB vs DC
- March 1: UP Warriorz vs Gujarat Giants
- March 2: RCB vs MI
- March 3: Gujarat Giants vs DC
- March 4: UP Warriorz vs RCB
The schedule for the Delhi Leg is as follows:
- March 5: DC vs MI
- March 6: Gujarat Giants vs RCB
- March 7: UP Warriorz vs MI
- March 8: DC vs UP Warriorz
- March 9: MI vs Gujarat Giants
- March 10: DC vs RCB
- March 11: Gujarat Giants vs UP Warriorz
- March 12: MI vs RCB
- March 13: DC vs Gujarat Giants
- March 15: Eliminator
- March 17: Final
Don’t miss the action-packed WPL season, where every match promises thrilling encounters under the stadium lights, starting sharp at 7:30 pm!