The Sports For All -- the Female Cricket Strategy is a revolutionary model to ensure increased participation of women at all levels of cricket and contribute to equal opportunity for women and growth in India.
Bollywood actors Kriti Sanon, Kiara Advani and singer AP Dhillon lit the stage of the grand opening ceremony of the inaugural season of the Women's Premier League (WPL) at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Saturday.
The trophy was unveiled in presence of captains of all five teams, Smriti Mandhana (Royal Challengers Bangalore), Harmanpreet Kaur (Mumbai Indians), Meg Lanning (Delhi Capitals), Beth Mooney (Gujarat Giants) and Alyssa Healy (UP Warriorz)
In its first season, the Women's Premier League will stage a total of 20 league matches and two Playoff games that will be played in a duration of 23 days.
DC and RCB will start off their WPL campaign on Sunday. Players like India's Taniya Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Australia's Jess Jonassen, England's Alice Capsey and South Africa's Marizanne Kaap were seen at the practice session
The Adani Gujarat Giants open their campaign at the 2023 Women's Premier League with a game against the Mumbai Indians at the DY Patil Stadium on March 4