BCCI releases the blueprint of the Women's IPL

Women's IPL (PC: Twitter)

In a remarkable turn of events, the BCCI has released the blueprint of the Women's IPL. As per the emerging reports, the tournament will take place right after the Women's T20 World Cup in March next year.

Proposed team structure

The five teams can have a maximum of 18 players in their squad, with not more than six overseas names. Further, a maximum of five overseas players can feature in the playing XI, with four from full-member nations and one from an Associate nation. 

Likely format of the tournament 

The tournament will involve 22 matches. Five teams will compete with each other twice in the league stage to qualify for the playoffs. The team finishing at the top in the league stage will have a direct entry to the final. The second finalist will be decided via an Eliminator contest between the second and third-ranked teams in the league phase.  

Here's what BCCI has stated regarding the WIPL venues

According to the BCCI, the Women's IPL will not likely take place in the home and away format. 

"It will be a challenge to play the WIPL in the home and away format, because with five to six teams it is not possible to have a match every day," 

"It is suggested that the tournament can be played in caravan style, where after finishing ten matches at one venue, the next ten matches to be played at the next venue. Therefore, ten matches each to be played across two venues in the 2023 WIPL season, ten each in the next two venues in the 2024 season, and for the 2025 season ten matches in the remaining one venue and the remaining ten in one of the venues from 2023 season." 

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