After a successful first season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL), the next season is set to take place in February-March 2024. The 2nd season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL 2024) will be played in a home-and-away format, which was not the case in the inaugural season. Mumbai will host the WPL 2024 auction on December 09, with 30 slots to fill across five teams. Today, we will give you all the information on the WPL 2024. So let’s start.
How many teams will participate in WPL 2024?
Although the BCCI is planning to increase the number of teams in the tournament, it will not happen in the upcoming season. Just like the last season, there will be five teams participating in the tournament.
When will the WPL 2024 auction happen?
WPL 2024 Auction Date & Venue: The WPL 2024 auction will happen on December 09 in Mumbai.
How many slots to fill in the auction?
In total, there will be 30 slots to fill across five teams in the WPL 2024 auction. Out of those 30 slots, 9 of which will be of an overseas.
How many players are retained and released by the franchises?
A total of 60 players are retained and 29 players are released by the franchises. Gujarat Giants have released the most number of players. They released a total of 11 players and only retained 8 players.
WPL 2024 Auction: Extra amount to be given to all the franchises
Last year, the franchises had INR 12 crores ($1.11 million) to spend in the auction. This time, in the WPL 2024 auction, all the franchises will get an extra amount of INR 1.5 crore ($180000) to spend. The teams will look to get the most out of this amount and try to build a strong team for the WPL 2024.
Home and away format in the WPL 2024
This time, the teams will have some home and away games, unlike last season. The BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) has taken this decision to increase the fan following of the teams. The fans of a particular team will get a chance to see their teams playing at their home ground. Also, it will help the teams to take a home conditions advantage in the tournament, just like IPL (Indian Premier League).
Gujarat Giants has the most purse amount left
Gujarat Giants, who finished last in the WPL 2023 points table has the most purse amount left for the WPL 2024 auction. That’s because they released the most number of players (11 players) before the auction.
They have almost INR 5.95 crore ($715000) amount left to spend in the auction. The franchise needs 10 players in the squad. Out of those 10, they need 3 overseas players. Now let’s see their retained and released players list.
Retained players:-
Ashleigh Gardner*, Beth Mooney*, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt*, Shabnam Shakil, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwer, Dayalan Hemalatha
Released players:-
Annabel Sutherland*, Ashwani Kumari, Georgia Wareham*, Hurley Gala, Kim Garth*, Monica Patel, Parunika Sisodia, Sabbineni Meghana, Sophia Dunkley*, Sushma Verma, Mansi Joshi
Other teams also have a few slots to fill
Delhi Capitals
They reached the final of the WPL 2023. But Mumbai Indians got the better of them in the final. They will need to go one step further in the WPL 2024.
DC needs only 3 players, out of which one will be overseas. They have almost INR 2.25 crore ($270300) left to spend in the auction.
DC’s retained players:-
Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniyaa Bhatia, Titas Sadhu, Jess Jonassen*, Laura Harris*, Marizanne Kapp*, Meg Lanning*, Minnu Mani, Alice Capsey*, Poonam Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, J Rodrigues
Released players:- Aparna Mondal, Jasia Akhter, Tara Norris*
UP Warriorz
They have approximately INR 4 crore left to build the team in the WPL 2024. UP needs to fill five slots, one of which will be overseas.
UP Warriorz Retained players list:-
Grace Harris*, Kiran Navgire, Lauren Bell*, Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, S. Yashasri, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone*, Tahlia Mcgrath*, Deepti Sharma, Alyssa Healy*, Anjali Sarvani
Released Players:-
Devika Vaidya, Shabnim Ismail*, Shivali Shinde, Simran Shaikh
Mumbai Indians
The inaugural season champion has to fill five slots. Out of those five, one of which should be an overseas one. They have INR 2.08 crore left in the purse.
Mumbai Indians Women retained players list:-
Humairaa Kaazi, Isabelle Wong*, Jintimani Kalita, Natalie Sciver*, Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr*, Chloe Tryon*, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews*, Priyanka Bala, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia, Pooja Vastrakar
Released players:-
Dhara Gujjar, Heather Graham*, Neelam Bisht, Sonam Yadav
Royal Challengers Bangalore
RCB has INR 3.34 crore left in the purse. They need to fill 7 slots, out of which 3 must be overseas.
RCB’s retained players:-
Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine*, Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry*, Heather Knight*, Indrani Roy, Kanika Ahuja.
Released players:-
Dané Van Niekerk*, Erin Burns*, Komal Zanzad, Megan Schutt*, Poonam Khemnar, Preeti Bose, Sahana Pawar
Conclusion
So this is all about WPL 2024 that you need to know. Now it will be interesting to see how the franchises use this money to build the best team for the WPL 2024.
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FAQ’s:-
1. Who was the champion of the WPL’s first season?
Mumbai Indians won the first season of the WPL under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur.
2. How many overseas players are allowed in the WPL match-playing XI?
A total of 4 overseas players are allowed in the playing XI. Also, there is an option of a fifth overseas slot, but only if the player is from an associate nation.
3. How many matches will happen in the tournament?
A total of 22 matches will be played, including an eliminator and a final.
