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 Indians
Mukesh Ambani
Reliance Industries
USD 87 million
Royal Challengers Bangalore
United Spirits
United Spirts
USD 69.8 million
Gujarat Giants
CVC Capitals Partners
Siddharth Patel of CVC Capitals Parteners
USD 65.4 million
Delhi Capitals
JSW Sports (50%), GMR Group (50%)
GMR Group and JSW Group
USD 64.1 million
UP Warriorz
Capri Global Holdings Pvt. Ltd.
Capri Global Holdings Pvt. Ltd.
USD 329.00 million
WPL: RCB Team
WPL: 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 Cross
Bowler
INR 30 Lakh
Sabbineni Meghana
Batter
INR 30 Lakh
Simran Bahadur
Bowler
INR 30 Lakh
Sophie Molineux
All-Rounder
INR 30 Lakh
Georgia Wareham
All-Rounder
INR 40 Lakh
Ekta Bisht
Bowler
INR 60 Lakh
Disha Kasat
Batter
INR 10 Lakh
Smriti Mandhana (C)
Batter
INR 3.4 crore
Asha Shobana
All-Rounder
INR 10 Lakh
Ellyse Perry
All-Rounder
INR 1.7 crore
Kanika Ahuja
All-Rounder
INR 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
Bowler
INR 1.5 crore
WPL: MI Team
WPL: 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)
Batter
INR 1.80 crore
Yastika Bhatia
Batter
INR 1.50 crore
Amelia Kerr
All-rounder
INR 1.00 crore
Nat Sciver-Brunt
All-rounder
INR 3.20 crore
Pooja Vastrakar
All-rounder
INR 1.90 crore
Isabelle Wong
All-rounder
INR 30 Lakh
Amanjot Kaur
All-rounder
INR 50 Lakh
Saika Ishaque
Bowler
INR 10 Lakh
Hayley Matthews
All-rounder
INR 40 Lakh
Chloe Tryon
All-rounder
INR 30 Lakh
Humairaa Khazi
All-rounder
INR 10 Lakh
Priyanka Bala
All-rounder
INR 20 Lakh
Jintimani Kalita
All-rounder
INR 10 Lakh
Shabnim Ismail
Bowler
INR 1.20 crore
Amandeep Kaur
All-rounder
INR 50 Lakh
S Sajana
All-rounder
INR 15 Lakh
Fatima Jaffer
Bowler
INR 10 Lakh
Keerthana Balakrishnan
All-rounder
INR 10 Lakh
WPL: UP Warriors
WPL: 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 Wyatt
Batter
INR 30 Lakh
Vrinda Dinesh
Batter
INR 1.3 crore
Shweta Sehrawat
Batter
INR 40 Lakh
Kiran Navgire
Batter
INR 30 Lakh
Tahlia McGrath
All-rounder
INR 1.4 crore
Grace Harris
All-rounder
INR 75 Lakh
Deepti Sharma
All-rounder
INR 2.6 crore
Poonam Khemnar
All-rounder
INR 10 Lakh
Saima Thakor
All-rounder
INR 10 Lakh
Alyssa Healy (C)
Wicket-keeper
INR 70 Lakh
Laxmi Yadav
Wicket-keeper
INR 10 Lakh
Sophie Ecclestone
Bowler
INR 1.8 crore
Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Bowler
INR 40 Lakh
Gouher Sultana
Bowler
INR 30 Lakh
Parshavi Chopra
Bowler
INR 10 Lakh
Lauren Bell
Bowler
INR 30 Lakh
Anjali Sarvani
Bowler
INR 55 Lakh
Soppadhandi Yashasri
Bowler
INR 10 Lakh
WPL : DC Team
WPL : 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 Lanning
Batter
INR 1.10 crore
Shafali Verma
Batter
INR 2.00 crore
Jemimah Rodrigues
Batter
INR 2.20 crore
Alice Capsey
Batter
INR 75 Lakh
Laura Harris
Batter
INR 45 Lakh
Minnu Mani
All-rounder
INR 30 Lakh
Taniya Bhatia
Wicket-keeper
INR 30 Lakh
Aparna Mondal
Wicket-keeper
INR 10 Lakh
Marizanne Kapp
All-rounder
INR 1.50 crore
Shikha Pandey
All-rounder
INR 60 Lakh
Annabel Sutherland
All-rounder
INR 2 crore
Radha Yadav
Bowler
INR 40 Lakh
Titas Sadhu
Bowler
INR 25 Lakh
Poonam Yadav
Bowler
INR 30 Lakh
Jess Jonassen
Bowler
INR 50 Lakh
Arundhati Reddy
Bowler
INR 30 Lakh
Sneha Deepthi
Bowler
INR 30 Lakh
Ashwani Kumari
All-rounder
INR 10 Lakh
WPL : GG Team
WPL : 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 Gautam
All-rounder
INR 2 crore
Phoebe Litchfield
Batter
INR 1 crore
Meghna Singh
All-rounder
INR 30 Lakh
Lauren Cheatle
Bowler
INR 30 Lakh
Veda Krishnamurthy
Batter
INR 30 Lakh
Priya Mishra
Bowler
INR 20 Lakh
Trisha Poojitha
Batter
INR 10 Lakh
Kathryn Bryce
All-rounder
INR 10 Lakh
Mannat Kashyap
All-rounder
INR 10 Lakh
Tarannum Pathan
All-rounder
INR 10 Lakh
Ashleigh Gardner
All-rounder
INR 3.2 crore
Dayalan Hemalatha
All-rounder
INR 30 Lakh
Harleen Deol
All-rounder
INR 40 Lakh
Sneh Rana
All-rounder
INR 75 Lakh
Tanuja Kanwer
All-rounder
INR 50 Lakh
Laura Wolvaardt
Batter
INR 30 Lakh
Beth Mooney
Wicketkeeper
INR 2 crore
Shabnam Shakil
All-rounder
INR 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.