WPL 2024

After a successful inaugural edition in 2023, the Women’s Premier League season 2 is all set to commence on February 23 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The defending champions Mumbai Indians will take on Delhi Capitals in the opening match, while hosts Royal Challengers Bangalore will play their first match against UP Warriorz on February 24. The only other team in the league, Gujarat Giants will play their opening game on February 25 against Mumbai.

 Notably, all the matches until March 4 will be held in Bengaluru while the remaining matches, including the Eliminator and the Final, will take place at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. 

The WPL follows a double round-robin format in the group stage. The top-ranked team after the league stage qualifies for the final of the competition, while the second and third-placed teams play a knockout game, and the winner qualifies to play the summit clash.

The WPL gives a huge platform to women cricketers to showcase their quality against some of the big names. Saika Ishaque was one such player last year, who made the most of the opportunity in 2023 and got into the Indian national team. The same can be said about United States’ Tara Norris, who became the first associate player to feature in the league.

Meanwhile, with the tournament set to be played in Bengaluru and Delhi in 2024, a lot of runs are expected to be scored. Last year, none of the batters could score a century but this year it may change as the conditions are expected to favour them. All the teams have exceptional talents as there will be a race to score runs. WPL 2024 most half-centuries.

The tournament will also be important to a lot of players who would eye to get into the national team for the upcoming T20 World Cup.