Second season of WPL starts tomorrow

Second season of WPL starts tomorrow

All 22 matches of the second season of WPL will be held at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru and Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. 11-11 matches will be played in both the cities.

The second season of the country's domestic women's T20 league Women's Premier League will start from Friday. A total of 5 franchises in the tournament; Teams of Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Gujarat Giants, Delhi Capitals and UP Warriors will participate.

These teams will participate in a total of 22 matches for the trophy, which will include 20 league matches, one eliminator and one final match. In the first match, the current champion team Mumbai Indians will face last season's runner-up Delhi Capitals. There will also be a colorful opening ceremony before the match, in which Bollywood stars Shahrukh Khan, Kartik Aryan, Siddharth Malhotra, Tiger Shroff, Shahid Kapoor and Varun Dhawan are scheduled to perform. Before the tournament starts, understand all the important things about Season 2 in Bhaskar Explainer:

Where will the second season of the Women's Premier League be played?

The second season of the tournament took place in two cities; Will be played in Bengaluru and Delhi. Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium will host 11 matches in the first leg, after which the caravan will shift to the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. The decisive matches of playoff and final will also be played there. Last time the entire season was held in Mumbai, but this time not a single match is to be held there.

Are there any changes in the format compared to last season?

No, like the first season, 5 teams will play a total of 22 matches. All the teams will face each other twice in their 8 matches of the group stage. The top team after the league round will advance directly to the finals, while the second and third placed teams will face each other in a one-off playoff match to make it to the finals. The last two teams will be directly out.

How was the auction? Who was the most expensive player in WPL?

Gujarat Giants made a surprise purchase of uncapped all-rounder Kashvi Gautam for Rs 2 crore, while UP Warriors spent Rs 1.3 crore on Vrinda Dinesh. However, Kashvi is out of the tournament due to injury. At the same time, Australia's Annabel Sutherland joined Delhi Capitals for Rs 2 crore, fast bowler Shabnim Ismail joined Mumbai for Rs 1.2 crore, Australian batsman Phoebe Litchfield joined Gujarat for Rs 1 crore. Apart from this, Kate Cross will play for RCB, Danny Wyatt for UP and the only associate player of the tournament, Katherine Bryce will play in the Gujarat team.

Will any big player miss the WPL tournament?

England captain Heather Knight has withdrawn her name from the tournament on New Zealand tour. Lauren Bell will also not play for the same reason. At the same time, Kangaroo all-rounder Kim Garth, fast bowler Lauren Cheatle and West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin are not part of the tournament. India's Devika Vaidya has remained unsold this year after being sold for Rs 1.6 crore last year.

Any changes in the captains and coaches of the teams from last season?

The captains will remain the same in the form of Harmanpreet (Mumbai), Meg Lanning (Delhi), Smriti (RCB), Alyssa Healy (UP) and Beth Mooney (Gujarat). However, Gujarat has appointed Michael Klinger as coach in place of Rachel Haynes. Whereas RCB has appointed Luke Williams as coach in place of Ben Swire.

Which players were the stars last season?

Mumbai's Saika Ishaq and RCB's Shreyanka Patil made their debut for Team India this year on the basis of their excellent performance. Both were purchased last year at a base price of Rs 10 lakh. Under the new rule, after your debut in India, you will get Rs 30 lakh per season.

Apart from India, players from which countries will play the most in WPL Matchs?

Apart from India, Australia has the maximum number of 13 players, out of which 3 are captains. Delhi has the maximum number of 4 Australian players, while the remaining 3 teams have 3 Kangaroos each. There is not a single Australian player in Mumbai. Apart from this, 6 players in the tournament are from England and 5 from South Africa.

What will be the timing of the WPL matches?

The matches will start at 7.30 pm. There is not a single double header in the tournament, meaning no two matches will be played simultaneously on any day.

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