Women's Premier League Teams 2024


image-lsd6mprdWomen's Premier League Teams 2024 (X.COM)

The women's Premier League (WPL) is modelled after the success of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for men in the cricketing world. The IPL, known for its high-intensity T20I cricket and star-studded lineups, has been immensely successful in promoting cricket and providing a platform for domestic and international players to showcase their talent.

Women's Premier League marks a significant development in women's cricket, providing a platform for female players to showcase their talents in the T20I format. With the support of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the WPL has the potential to grow and further popularize women's cricket across India.

The first edition of the Women’s Premier League was played in March 2023. Five teams were formed in the WPL '23: Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Gujarat Giants, Delhi Capitals and UP Warriorz.

At OneCricket, lets take a look at the Women's Premier League Teams 2024.

Women's IPL teams 2024

Teams
Owners
Owners Business
Brand Value
Mumbai IndiansMukesh AmbaniReliance IndustriesUSD 87 million
Royal Challengers BangaloreUnited Spirits
United SpirtsUSD 69.8 million
Gujarat GiantsCVC Capitals Partners
Siddharth Patel of CVC Capitals PartenersUSD 65.4 million
Delhi CapitalsJSW Sports (50%), GMR Group (50%)GMR Group and JSW GroupUSD 64.1 million
UP WarriorzCapri Global Holdings Pvt. Ltd.Capri Global Holdings Pvt. Ltd.
USD 329.00 million


WPL: RCB Team

image-lsd7cxicWPL: RCB Team (wplt20.com)

Royal Challengers Bangalore Women is owned by United Spirits  with squad strength of 18 players (Indian-12, Overseas-6). In the WPL auction, star India batter Smriti Mandhana emerged as the most expensive bid for RCB. Priced at a base of INR 50 lakhs, Mandhana was acquired by the franchise for a whopping INR 3.4 crore. 

She was appointed as their captain, a role she will continue in this as well season. The RCB team owners signed only two players for more than INR 30 lakh each. Their most expensive signing was Ekta Bisht, whom they roped in for INR 60 lakh. The second most expensive signing made by the RCB franchise was that of Georgia Wareham. She is a talented all-rounder from Australia, and to acquire her services, the Bangalore-based franchise spent INR 40 lakh at the auction.

Player name
Designation
Price
Shubhan Satheesh All-Rounder
INR 10 Lakh
Kate CrossBowlerINR 30 Lakh
Sabbineni MeghanaBatter INR 30 Lakh
Simran BahadurBowler INR 30 Lakh
Sophie MolineuxAll-Rounder INR 30 Lakh
Georgia WarehamAll-Rounder INR 40 Lakh
Ekta BishtBowler INR 60 Lakh
Disha Kasat BatterINR 10 Lakh
Smriti Mandhana (C) BatterINR 3.4 crore
Asha Shobana All-RounderINR 10 Lakh
Ellyse Perry All-RounderINR 1.7 crore
Kanika Ahuja All-RounderINR 35 Lakh
Heather Knight All-Rounder INR 40 Lakh
Shreyanka Patil All-Rounder INR 10 Lakh
Sophie Devine All-Rounder INR 50 Lakh
Indrani Roy WICKET-KEEPERS INR 10 Lakh
Richa Ghosh WICKET-KEEPERS
INR 1.9 crore
Renuka Singh BowlerINR 1.5 crore


WPL: MI  Team

image-lsd7ej1cWPL: MI Team (wplt20.com)

Mumbai Indians (MI) women's franchise had a successful Women's Premier League (WPL) 2023. The Mumbai Indians team lifted the silverware in the inaugural edition as they beat DC women's in the finals.

Mumbai Indians went into the 2024 auction with a purse of ₹2.1 crore available to them. They had 5 slots to fill, and picked up as many players. The most significant pick for Mumbai proved to Shabnim Ismail. The South African pacer was added to the Mumbai Indians squad for ₹1.20 crore. 

Player name
Designation
Price
Harmanpreet Kaur (C)BatterINR 1.80 crore
Yastika BhatiaBatterINR 1.50 crore
Amelia KerrAll-rounderINR 1.00 crore
Nat Sciver-BruntAll-rounderINR 3.20 crore
Pooja VastrakarAll-rounder
INR 1.90 crore
Isabelle WongAll-rounderINR 30 Lakh
Amanjot KaurAll-rounderINR 50 Lakh
Saika IshaqueBowlerINR 10 Lakh
Hayley MatthewsAll-rounderINR 40 Lakh
Chloe Tryon All-rounderINR 30 Lakh
Humairaa KhaziAll-rounderINR 10 Lakh
Priyanka BalaAll-rounderINR 20 Lakh
Jintimani KalitaAll-rounderINR 10 Lakh
Shabnim IsmailBowlerINR 1.20 crore
Amandeep Kaur All-rounderINR 50 Lakh
S SajanaAll-rounderINR 15 Lakh
Fatima JafferBowlerINR 10 Lakh
Keerthana BalakrishnanAll-rounderINR 10 Lakh


WPL: UP Warriors

image-lsd7g7pbWPL: UP Warriors (wplt20.com)

The UP Warriorz bolstered their Indian batting contingent by splashing the cash on uncapped player Vrinda Dinesh. The Karnataka top-order batter was sold for INR 1.3 crore. She is one of the costliest players in the UP Warriorz squad. The UP Warriorz obtained the services of Danni Wyatt for INR 30 lakhs in the WPL 2024 auction to complete their overseas quota.

They finished third after the league stage of the inaugural edition of the WPL in 2023, before losing to the eventual winners, the Mumbai Indians, in the eliminator.

Player name
Designation
Price
Danni WyattBatterINR 30 Lakh
Vrinda DineshBatterINR 1.3 crore
Shweta SehrawatBatterINR 40 Lakh
Kiran NavgireBatterINR 30 Lakh
Tahlia McGrathAll-rounderINR 1.4 crore
Grace HarrisAll-rounderINR 75 Lakh
Deepti SharmaAll-rounderINR 2.6 crore
Poonam Khemnar All-rounderINR 10 Lakh
Saima ThakorAll-rounderINR 10 Lakh
Alyssa Healy (C)Wicket-keeper INR 70 Lakh
Laxmi YadavWicket-keeper INR 10 Lakh
Sophie EcclestoneBowlerINR 1.8 crore
Rajeshwari GayakwadBowlerINR 40 Lakh
Gouher SultanaBowlerINR 30 Lakh
Parshavi ChopraBowler
INR 10 Lakh
Lauren Bell BowlerINR 30 Lakh
Anjali SarvaniBowlerINR 55 Lakh
Soppadhandi YashasriBowlerINR 10 Lakh


WPL : DC Team

image-lsd7h8poWPL : DC Team (wplt20.com)

Delhi Capitals (DC) women's franchise ended up as the finalists of the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) edition. The squad, led by Meg Lanning, finished the WPL 2023 points table as the league-leaders but lost in the finals against Mumbai Indians (MI) women's.

Delhi Capitals Women’s franchise finalized all 18 slots available at the second edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024. While the DC squad retained the majority of their players, they have bolstered their team with the addition of Annabel Sutherland.

Player name
Designation
Price
Meg LanningBatterINR 1.10 crore
Shafali Verma BatterINR 2.00 crore
Jemimah RodriguesBatterINR 2.20 crore
Alice CapseyBatterINR 75 Lakh
Laura Harris BatterINR 45 Lakh
Minnu ManiAll-rounder INR 30 Lakh
Taniya BhatiaWicket-keeperINR 30 Lakh
Aparna MondalWicket-keeperINR 10 Lakh
Marizanne KappAll-rounderINR 1.50 crore
Shikha PandeyAll-rounderINR 60 Lakh
Annabel SutherlandAll-rounderINR 2 crore
Radha YadavBowlerINR 40 Lakh
Titas Sadhu BowlerINR 25 Lakh
Poonam Yadav Bowler
INR 30 Lakh
Jess JonassenBowlerINR 50 Lakh
Arundhati ReddyBowler INR 30 Lakh
Sneha DeepthiBowler INR 30 Lakh
Ashwani KumariAll-rounderINR 10 Lakh

 

WPL : GG Team

image-lsd7i6rqWPL : GG Team (wplt20.com)

The captain of Gujarat Giants squad 2024 will likely be Beth Mooney but she should continue as the captain, having led the team last season as well. Sneh Rana will probably be the vice-captain of the team. Rana captained Gujarat Giants last season after Mooney got injured. 

There are two expensive players in the Gujarat Giants Squad 2024. The Giants went all out for Indian all-rounder Kashvee Gautam at the auction, spending INR 2 crore to secure her services. The Giants also spent INR 1 crore to acquire the services of Phoebe Litchfield. She is a batter from Australia, who has now joined the Gujarat Giants players list 2024. Interestingly, Phoebe played hockey before becoming a full-time cricketer.

Player name
Designation
Price
Kashvee GautamAll-rounderINR 2 crore
Phoebe LitchfieldBatter
INR 1 crore
Meghna Singh All-rounderINR 30 Lakh
Lauren Cheatle BowlerINR 30 Lakh
Veda KrishnamurthyBatter INR 30 Lakh
Priya Mishra BowlerINR 20 Lakh
Trisha Poojitha BatterINR 10 Lakh
Kathryn Bryce All-rounder INR 10 Lakh
Mannat Kashyap All-rounderINR 10 Lakh
Tarannum PathanAll-rounderINR 10 Lakh
Ashleigh GardnerAll-rounderINR 3.2 crore
Dayalan Hemalatha All-rounderINR 30 Lakh
Harleen DeolAll-rounderINR 40 Lakh
Sneh RanaAll-rounderINR 75 Lakh
Tanuja KanwerAll-rounderINR 50 Lakh
Laura WolvaardtBatterINR 30 Lakh
Beth Mooney
WicketkeeperINR 2 crore
Shabnam Shakil All-rounderINR 10 Lakh


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on WPL

Q.1 How many teams are in WPL?

Answer: Five teams, with 18 players in each squad, will compete at the WPL 2024. The teams are Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Gujarat Giants, Delhi Capitals and UP Warriorz.

Q.2 What is the highest team score in WPL?

Answer: Highest team score in WPL 2023 : 223/2 by Delhi vs RCB and 211/4 by Delhi vs UP 

Q.3 Who won the final of the 2023 WPL?

Answer: Mumbai Indians defeat Delhi Capitals by 7 wickets to win the inaugural edition of Women's Premier League.

Q.4 Who is the biggest buy in WPL?

Answer: Gujarat Giants opted to break the bank for India's rising star Kashvee Gautam at the auction. She became the most expensive uncapped buy in the history of the WPL auction. GG signed the uncapped Indian cricketer for INR 2 crore ahead of the WPL 2024 season.

Q.5 What is the budget of WPL for each team?

Answer: Each WPL franchise has a total budget of Rs 12 crore for building their winning squad of up to 18 players, which accounts for a maximum of 6 overseas cricketers.