WPL 2023

The Women's Premier League (WPL), also known as the TATA WPL for sponsorship reasons, is women's Twenty20 cricket franchise league in India.

It is owned and operated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)

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In February 2022, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly announced plans to establish a women's version of the Indian Premier League

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By August plans were more advanced and in October the BCCI announced that they were considering a five-team tournament which would take place in March 2023

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On 25 January 2023, however, the BCCI officially named it the Women's Premier League This league was informally known as the Women's Indian Premier League

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On 28 January 2023, the BCCI invited bids for the league's title sponsorship rights until 2027.Tata Group won the bid for an undisclosed amount

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The league structure for the WPL is based on the structure of the IPL.

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Initially there are five teams. 1. Delhi Capitals 2. Gujarat Giants 3. Mumbai Indians 4. Royal Challengers Bangalore 5. UP Warriorz

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