UP Warriorz Women's strongest playing XI after the WPL 2024 auction
About WPL Auction 23
Women's Premier League (WPL) is a cricket franchise tournament for the women players organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). WPL will be a T20 competition and its core ideology is to empower women's cricket in India particularly.
After 15 years of conducting the men's IPL, a bonanza for the development of Indian cricket, the BCCI intends a similar path for the female players. The general body of the BCCI approved the proposal of the WPL in October 2022.
WPL Teams
The inaugural season of the league will see the participation of five teams. Three of the five teams are owned by the owners of Men's IPL franchises.
A total of 1525 players had initially registered for the WPL auction. The list was trimmed to 409 players - 246 Indians and 163 overseas players. Eight of the 163 overseas players are from associate nations.
A maximum of 90 slots can be secured by the five teams and no team can have more than six overseas players (one from associate nation). It means a maximum of 30 foreigners and 60 Indians will be sold under the hammer.
Each franchise will be allocated a purse of INR 12 crore ($ .46 million approximately). Each team should make purchase of at least 15 players from the auction and the maximum strength of the squad can be up to 18 players.
WPL Auction Date, Venue and Time
The WPL Auction will take place on February 13 at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. The WPL auction will start at 2:30 PM in the afternoon.
WPL Auction Streaming Details in India
The WPL Auction will be telecasted on Sports18 on TV and one can tune in to Jio Cinema for online/live streaming.