The second season of Women’s Premier League (WPL) is all set to enter its second season. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) started the competition last year, with five teams playing in the inaugural edition. While the number of teams remains unchanged this year, the 2024 WPL will begin on February 23, with last season’s finalists – Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals playing the opening match. The big clash will be played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru at 7:30 PM IST.

About:

Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians won the inaugural WPL title by beating Delhi Capitals at the Brabourne Stadium. As they finished second in the points table, the Mumbai-based franchise defeated UP Warriorz in the Eliminator to reach the final against table-topper Delhi Capitals as well.

WPL 2024 Venues:

The entire tournament will take place across two venues this time. All matches till March 4 will be played in Bengaluru, while Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium will host the rest of the fixtures including the knockout games. The final of the WPL 2024 will take place on March 17.

Players unavailable:

However, the franchises won’t get the service of a few players of the England women’s team as they are set to play a white-ball series against New Zealand soon after that. Captain Heather Knight, who played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the last edition, has been replaced by South African all-rounder Nadine de Klerk as well. Meanwhile, UP Warriors won’t get the services of pacer Lauren Bell, who has been replaced by Chamari Athapaththu.

SEE ALSO: Kyle Jamieson ruled out for another year with new stress fracture

WPL 2024 LIVE Streaming and TV Channel:

The WPL 2024 matches will be live-streamed on Jio Cinema and will be available on Sports 18 HD/SD TV channels as well.

Fixture: (All matches start at 7:30 PM IST)

February 23: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals, Bengaluru

February 24: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs UP Warriors, Bengaluru

February 25: Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians, Bengaluru

February 26: UP Warriors vs Delhi Capitals, Bengaluru

February 27: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Giants, Bengaluru

February 28: Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriors, Bengaluru

February 29: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals, Bengaluru

March 1: UP Warriors vs Gujarat Giants, Bengaluru

March 2: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians, Bengaluru

March 3: Gujarat Giants vs Delhi Capitals, Bengaluru

March 4: UP Warriors vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Bengaluru

March 5: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians, Delhi

March 6: Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi

March 7: UP Warriors vs Mumbai Indians, Delhi

March 8: Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriors, Delhi

March 9: Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants, Delhi

March 10: Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi

March 11: Gujarat Giants vs UP Warriors, Delhi

March 12: Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi

March 13: Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Giants, Delhi

March 15: Eliminator, Delhi

March 17: Final, Delhi

WPL 2024 Squads:

Mumbai Indians: Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Humaira Kazi, Issy Wong, Jintimani Kalita, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Pooja Vastrakar, Priyanka Bala, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia, Shabnim Ismail, S Sajana, Amandeep Kaur, Fatima Jaffer, Keerthana Balakrishnan

Delhi Capitals: Alice Capsey, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen, Laura Harris, Marizanne Kapp, Meg Lanning, Minnu Mani, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Shefali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniya Bhatia, Titas Sadhu, Annabel Sutherland*, Aparna Mondal, Ashwani Kumari

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry, Nadine de Klerk, Indrani Roy, Kanika Ahuja, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine, Georgia Wareham, Kate Cross, Ekta Bisht, Shubha Satheesh, S Meghana, Simran Bahadur, Sophie Molineux

Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt, Shabnam Shakil, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwar, Phoebe Litchfield, Meghna Singh, Trisha Poojitha, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra, Lauren Cheatle, Kathryn Bryce, Mannat Kashyap, Veda Krishnamurthy, Tarannum Pathan

UP Warriorz: Alyssa Healy, Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris, Kiran Navgire, Chamari Athapaththu, Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Soppadhandi Yashasri, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia McGrath, Danni Wyatt, Vrinda Dinesh, Poonam Khemnar, Saima Thakor, Gouher Sultana