2023 Women's Premier League (cricket)

2023 Women's Premier League

Dates	4 – 26 March 2023
Administrator(s)	Board of Control for Cricket in India
Cricket format	Twenty20 cricket
Tournament format(s)	Double Round robin and playoffs
Host(s)	India
Champions	Mumbai Indians (1st title)
Runners-up	Delhi Capitals
Participants	5
Matches	22
Player of the series	Hayley Matthews (MI)
Most runs	Meg Lanning (DC) (345)
Most wickets	Hayley Matthews (MI) (16)
Official website	wplt20.com
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Teams
Delhi Capitals Gujarat Giants Mumbai Indians Royal Challengers Bangalore UP Warriorz

The 2023 Women's Premier League, (also known as WPL 2023 and branded as TATA WPL 2023) was the inaugural season of the Women's Premier League, a women's franchise Twenty20 cricket league organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). ^[1] The tournament featured five teams and was held from 4 March to 26 March 2023. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

In the final, Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals to win the competition.

Background

The prize money for the season was ₹ 10 crore (US$1.3 million). ^[6] Tickets for matches were free to women during the first season. ^[7] The opening ceremony took place on 4 March at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, with AP Dhillon, Kriti Sanon and Kiara Advani performing. ^[8]

Starting this season, both teams could use the Decision Review System to challenge no-ball and wide ball calls. The rule was implemented in the 2023 IPL season. ^[9]

Teams

Delhi Capitals	Gujarat Giants	Mumbai Indians	Royal Challengers Bangalore	UP Warriorz
Head Coaches
Jonathan Batty	Rachael Haynes	Charlotte Edwards	Ben Sawyer	Jon Lewis
Captains
Meg Lanning	Beth Mooney	Harmanpreet Kaur	Smriti Mandhana	Alyssa Healy
Players
Jemimah Rodrigues (vc) Shafali Verma Radha Yadav Shikha Pandey Marizanne Kapp Titas Sadhu Alice Capsey Tara Norris Laura Harris Jasia Akhtar Minnu Mani Taniya Bhatia (wk) Jess Jonassen Sneha Deepthi Poonam Yadav Aparna Mondal Arundhati Reddy	Sneh Rana (vc) Ashleigh Gardner Sophia Dunkley Annabel Sutherland Harleen Deol Deandra Dottin [10] Kim Garth Sabbhineni Meghana Georgia Wareham Mansi Joshi Dayalan Hemalatha Laura Wolvaardt [11] Tanuja Kanwar Monica Patel Sushma Verma Hurley Gala Ashwani Kumari Parunika Sisodia Shabnam Shakil	Nat Sciver-Brunt (vc) Amelia Kerr Pooja Vastrakar Yastika Bhatia Heather Graham Issy Wong Amanjot Kaur Dhara Gujjar Saika Ishaque Hayley Matthews Chloe Tryon Humaira Kazi Priyanka Bala Sonam Yadav Jintimani Kalita Neelam Bisht	Sophie Devine Ellyse Perry Renuka Singh Richa Ghosh (wk) Erin Burns Disha Kasat Indrani Roy Shreyanka Patil Kanika Ahuja Asha Shobana Heather Knight Dane van Niekerk Preeti Bose Poonam Khemnar Komal Zanzad Megan Schutt Sahana Pawar	Deepti Sharma (vc) Sophie Ecclestone Tahlia McGrath Shabnim Ismail Anjali Sarvani Rajeshwari Gayakwad Parshavi Chopra Shweta Sehrawat S. Yashasri Kiran Navgire Grace Harris Devika Vaidya Lauren Bell Laxmi Yadav [12] Simran Shaikh Shivali Shinde

Source: ^[13]

2023 WPL player auction

Below is a list of the players sold during the WPL auction (prices are in Indian rupees). A total of 87 players were sold during the auction, 30 of whom were from overseas. ^[13]

Name	National side	Team	Price
Smriti Mandhana	India	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹3.4 crore (US$430,000)
Harmanpreet Kaur	India	Mumbai Indians	₹1.8 crore (US$230,000)
Sophie Devine	New Zealand	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹50 lakh (US$63,000)
Ashleigh Gardner	Australia	Gujarat Giants	₹3.2 crore (US$400,000)
Ellyse Perry	Australia	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹1.7 crore (US$210,000)
Sophie Ecclestone	England	UP Warriorz	₹1.8 crore (US$230,000)
Deepti Sharma	India	UP Warriorz	₹2.6 crore (US$330,000)
Renuka Singh	India	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹1.5 crore (US$190,000)
Nat Sciver-Brunt	England	Mumbai Indians	₹3.2 crore (US$400,000)
Tahlia McGrath	Australia	UP Warriorz	₹1.4 crore (US$180,000)
Beth Mooney	Australia	Gujarat Giants	₹2 crore (US$250,000)
Shabnim Ismail	South Africa	UP Warriorz	₹1 crore (US$130,000)
Amelia Kerr	New Zealand	Mumbai Indians	₹1 crore (US$130,000)
Sophia Dunkley	England	Gujarat Giants	₹60 lakh (US$75,000)
Jemimah Rodrigues	India	Delhi Capitals	₹2.2 crore (US$280,000)
Meg Lanning	Australia	Delhi Capitals	₹1.1 crore (US$140,000)
Shafali Verma	India	Delhi Capitals	₹2 crore (US$250,000)
Annabel Sutherland	Australia	Gujarat Giants	₹70 lakh (US$88,000)
Harleen Deol	India	Gujarat Giants	₹40 lakh (US$50,000)
Pooja Vastrakar	India	Mumbai Indians	₹1.9 crore (US$240,000)
Deandra Dottin	West Indies	Gujarat Giants	₹60 lakh (US$75,000)
Yastika Bhatia	India	Mumbai Indians	₹1.5 crore (US$190,000)
Richa Ghosh	India	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹1.9 crore (US$240,000)
Alyssa Healy	Australia	UP Warriorz	₹70 lakh (US$88,000)
Anjali Sarvani	India	UP Warriorz	₹55 lakh (US$69,000)
Rajeshwari Gayakwad	India	UP Warriorz	₹40 lakh (US$50,000)
Radha Yadav	India	Delhi Capitals	₹40 lakh (US$50,000)
Shikha Pandey	India	Delhi Capitals	₹60 lakh (US$75,000)
Sneh Rana	India	Gujarat Giants	₹75 lakh (US$94,000)
Marizanne Kapp	South Africa	Delhi Capitals	₹1.5 crore (US$190,000)
Parshavi Chopra	India	UP Warriorz	₹10 lakh (US$13,000)
Titas Sadhu	India	Delhi Capitals	₹25 lakh (US$31,000)
Shweta Sehrawat	India	UP Warriorz	₹40 lakh (US$50,000)
S. Yashasri	India	UP Warriorz	₹10 lakh (US$13,000)
Kiran Navgire	India	UP Warriorz	₹30 lakh (US$38,000)
Sabbineni Meghana	India	Gujarat Giants	₹30 lakh (US$38,000)
Erin Burns	Australia	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹30 lakh (US$38,000)
Heather Graham	Australia	Mumbai Indians	₹30 lakh (US$38,000)
Grace Harris	Australia	UP Warriorz	₹75 lakh (US$94,000)
Georgia Wareham	Australia	Gujarat Giants	₹75 lakh (US$94,000)
Alice Capsey	England	Delhi Capitals	₹75 lakh (US$94,000)
Issy Wong	England	Mumbai Indians	₹30 lakh (US$38,000)
Mansi Joshi	India	Gujarat Giants	₹30 lakh (US$38,000)
Devika Vaidya	India	UP Warriorz	₹1.4 crore (US$180,000)
Amanjot Kaur	India	Mumbai Indians	₹50 lakh (US$63,000)
Dayalan Hemalatha	India	Gujarat Giants	₹30 lakh (US$38,000)
Lauren Bell	England	UP Warriorz	₹30 lakh (US$38,000)
Monica Patel	India	Gujarat Giants	₹30 lakh (US$38,000)
Tara Norris	United States	Delhi Capitals	₹10 lakh (US$13,000)
Laura Harris	Australia	Delhi Capitals	₹45 lakh (US$56,000)
Dhara Gujjar	India	Mumbai Indians	₹10 lakh (US$13,000)
Jasia Akhter	India	Delhi Capitals	₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
Disha Kasat	India	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹10 lakh (US$13,000)
Laxmi Yadav	India	UP Warriorz	₹10 lakh (US$13,000)
Indrani Roy	India	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹10 lakh (US$13,000)
Minnu Mani	India	Delhi Capitals	₹30 lakh (US$38,000)
Shreyanka Patil	India	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹10 lakh (US$13,000)
Kanika Ahuja	India	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹35 lakh (US$44,000)
Tanuja Kanwer	India	Gujarat Giants	₹50 lakh (US$63,000)
Saika Ishaque	India	Mumbai Indians	₹10 lakh (US$13,000)
Asha Shobana	India	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹10 lakh (US$13,000)
Hayley Matthews	West Indies	Mumbai Indians	₹40 lakh (US$50,000)
Heather Knight	England	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹40 lakh (US$50,000)
Taniya Bhatia	India	Delhi Capitals	₹30 lakh (US$38,000)
Sushma Verma	India	Gujarat Giants	₹60 lakh (US$75,000)
Poonam Yadav	India	Delhi Capitals	₹30 lakh (US$38,000)
Jess Jonassen	Australia	Delhi Capitals	₹50 lakh (US$63,000)
Hurley Gala	India	Gujarat Giants	₹10 lakh (US$13,000)
Sneha Deepthi	India	Delhi Capitals	₹30 lakh (US$38,000)
Arundhati Reddy	India	Delhi Capitals	₹30 lakh (US$38,000)
Chloe Tyron	South Africa	Mumbai Indians	₹30 lakh (US$38,000)
Dane van Niekerk	South Africa	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹30 lakh (US$38,000)
Preeti Bose	India	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹30 lakh (US$38,000)
Simran Shaikh	India	UP Warriorz	₹10 lakh (US$13,000)
Aparna Mondal	India	Delhi Capitals	₹10 lakh (US$13,000)
Ashwani Kumari	India	Gujarat Giants	₹35 lakh (US$44,000)
Humairaa Kaazi	India	Mumbai Indians	₹10 lakh (US$13,000)
Poonam Khemnar	India	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹10 lakh (US$13,000)
Komal Zanzad	India	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹25 lakh (US$31,000)
Parunika Sisodia	India	Gujarat Giants	₹10 lakh (US$13,000)
Priyanka Bala	India	Mumbai Indians	₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
Megan Schutt	Australia	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹40 lakh (US$50,000)
Shabnam Shakil	India	Gujarat Giants	₹10 lakh (US$13,000)
Sonam Yadav	India	Mumbai Indians	₹10 lakh (US$13,000)
Jintimani Kalita	India	Mumbai Indians	₹10 lakh (US$13,000)
Neelam Bisht	India	Mumbai Indians	₹10 lakh (US$13,000)
Sahana Pawar	India	Royal Challengers Bangalore	₹10 lakh (US$13,000)

Venues

Matches were played at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai and DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, with the latter hosting the final. Attendances were between 9,000 and 13,000 on average, with some matches reaching 30,000 and the final was a sellout. ^[14]

India
Mumbai	Mumbai Navi Mumbai	Navi Mumbai
Brabourne Stadium		DY Patil Stadium
Capacity: 50,000		Capacity: 45,300

League Stage

Points table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Delhi Capitals (R)	8	6	2	0	12	1.856	Advanced to Final
2	Mumbai Indians (C)	8	6	2	0	12	1.711	Advanced to Eliminator
3	UP Warriorz (3rd)	8	4	4	0	8	−0.200
4	Royal Challengers Bangalore	8	2	6	0	4	−1.137
5	Gujarat Giants	8	2	6	0	4	−2.220

Source: ESPNcricinfo ^[15]
(C) Champions; (R) Runners-up

Match summary

Team	Group matches								Playoffs
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	E	F
Delhi Capitals	2	4	4	6	8	8	10	12		L
Gujarat Giants	0	0	2	2	2	4	4	4
Mumbai Indians	2	4	6	8	10	10	10	12	W	W
Royal Challengers Bangalore	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	4
UP Warriorz	2	2	4	4	4	6	8	8	L

Win

Loss

No result

• Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
• Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.

Visitor team →	DC	GG	MI	RCB	UPW
Home team ↓
Delhi Capitals		Gujarat 11 runs	Mumbai 8 wickets	Delhi 6 wickets	Delhi 42 runs
Gujarat Giants	Delhi 10 wickets		Mumbai 143 runs	Gujarat 11 runs	Lucknow 3 wickets
Mumbai Indians	Delhi 9 wickets	Mumbai 55 runs		Mumbai 9 wickets	Lucknow 5 wickets
Royal Challengers Bangalore	Delhi 60 runs	Bangalore 8 wickets	Mumbai 4 wickets		Lucknow 10 wickets
UP Warriorz	Delhi 5 wickets	Lucknow 3 wickets	Mumbai 8 wickets	Bangalore 5 wickets

Home team won

Visitor team won

• Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
• Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.

Fixtures

All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30).

The BCCI released the fixture details on 14 February 2023. ^[16]

Match 1 4 March 2023 20:00 (N) Scorecard

Mumbai Indians 207/5 (20 overs)	v	Gujarat Giants 64 (15.1 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 65 (30) Sneh Rana 2/43 (4 overs)		Dayalan Hemalatha 29* (23) Saika Ishaque 4/11 (3.1 overs)

Mumbai Indians won by 143 runs DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Nitin Pandit and Vrinda Rathi Player of the match: Harmanpreet Kaur (Mumbai Indians)

• Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was originally scheduled to start at 19:30, but it was rescheduled due to the opening ceremony. ^[17]

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Match 2 5 March 2023 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Delhi Capitals 223/2 (20 overs)	v	Royal Challengers Bangalore 163/8 (20 overs)
Shafali Verma 84 (45) Heather Knight 2/40 (3 overs)		Smriti Mandhana 35 (23) Tara Norris 5/29 (4 overs)

Delhi Capitals won by 60 runs Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Narayanan Janani and Chirra Ravikanthreddy Player of the match: Tara Norris (Delhi Capitals)

• Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 3 5 March 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Gujarat Giants 169/6 (20 overs)	v	UP Warriorz 175/7 (19.5 overs)
Harleen Deol 46 (32) Sophie Ecclestone 2/25 (4 overs)		Grace Harris 59* (26) Kim Garth 5/36 (4 overs)

UP Warriorz won by 3 wickets DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Sanjay Kumar Singh and Gayathri Venugopalan Player of the match: Grace Harris (UP Warriorz)

• Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 4 6 March 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Royal Challengers Bangalore 155 (18.4 overs)	v	Mumbai Indians 159/1 (14.2 overs)
Richa Ghosh 28 (26) Hayley Matthews 3/28 (4 overs)		Hayley Matthews 77* (38) Preeti Bose 1/34 (4 overs)

Mumbai Indians won by 9 wickets Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Pashchim Pathak and Ranjeev Sharma Player of the match: Hayley Matthews (Mumbai Indians)

• Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 5 7 March 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Delhi Capitals 211/4 (20 overs)	v	UP Warriorz 169/5 (20 overs)
Meg Lanning 70 (42) Shabnim Ismail 1/29 (4 overs)		Tahlia McGrath 90* (50) Jess Jonassen 3/43 (4 overs)

Delhi Capitals won by 42 runs DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Vrinda Rathi and Chirra Ravikanthreddy Player of the match: Jess Jonassen (Delhi Capitals)

• UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 6 8 March 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Gujarat Giants 201/7 (20 overs)	v	Royal Challengers Bangalore 190/6 (20 overs)
Harleen Deol 67 (45) Heather Knight 2/17 (2 overs)		Sophie Devine 66 (45) Ashleigh Gardner 3/31 (4 overs)

Gujarat Giants won by 11 runs Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Sanjay Kumar Singh and Ranjeev Sharma Player of the match: Sophia Dunkley (Gujarat Giants)

• Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 7 9 March 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Delhi Capitals 105 (18 overs)	v	Mumbai Indians 109/2 (15 overs)
Meg Lanning 43 (41) Issy Wong 3/10 (4 overs)		Yastika Bhatia 41 (32) Tara Norris 1/4 (1 over)

Mumbai Indians win by 8 wickets DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Madanagopal Kuppuraj and Vrinda Rathi Player of the match: Saika Ishaque (Mumbai Indians)

• Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 8 10 March 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Royal Challengers Bangalore 138 (19.3 overs)	v	UP Warriorz 139/0 (13 overs)
Ellyse Perry 52 (39) Sophie Ecclestone 4/13 (3.3 overs)		Alyssa Healy 96* (47)

UP Warriorz won by 10 wickets Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Saurabh Dhote and Narayanan Janani Player of the match: Alyssa Healy (UP Warriorz)

• Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 9 11 March 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Gujarat Giants 105/9 (20 overs)	v	Delhi Capitals 107/0 (7.1 overs)
Kim Garth 32* (37) Marizanne Kapp 5/15 (4 overs)		Shafali Verma 76* (28)

Delhi Capitals won by 10 wickets DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Sanjay Kumar Singh and Gayathri Venugopalan Player of the match: Marizanne Kapp (Delhi Capitals)

• Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 10 12 March 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard

UP Warriorz 159/6 (20 overs)	v	Mumbai Indians 164/2 (17.3 overs)
Alyssa Healy 58 (46) Saika Ishaque 3/33 (4 overs)		Harmanpreet Kaur 53* (33) Sophie Ecclestone 1/30 (4 overs)

Mumbai Indians won by 8 wickets Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Narayanan Janani and Pashchim Pathak Player of the match: Harmanpreet Kaur (Mumbai Indians)

• UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 11 13 March 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Royal Challengers Bangalore 150/4 (20 overs)	v	Delhi Capitals 154/4 (19.4 overs)
Ellyse Perry 67* (52) Shikha Pandey 3/23 (4 overs)		Alice Capsey 38 (24) Asha Shobana 2/27 (4 overs)

Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Saurabh Dhote and Nitin Pandit Player of the match: Jess Jonassen (Delhi Capitals)

• Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 12 14 March 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Mumbai Indians 162/8 (20 overs)	v	Gujarat Giants 107/9 (20 overs)
Harmanpreet Kaur 51 (30) Ashleigh Gardner 3/34 (4 overs)		Harleen Deol 22 (23) Nat Sciver-Brunt 3/21 (4 overs)

Mumbai Indians won by 55 runs Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Chirra Ravikanthreddy and Gayathri Venugopalan Player of the match: Harmanpreet Kaur (Mumbai Indians)

• Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to field.
• Mumbai Indians qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match. ^{[18] [19]}

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Match 13 15 March 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard

UP Warriorz 135 (19.3 overs)	v	Royal Challengers Bangalore 136/5 (18 overs)
Grace Harris 46 (32) Ellyse Perry 3/16 (4 overs)		Kanika Ahuja 46 (30) Deepti Sharma 2/26 (4 overs)

Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 5 wickets DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Madanagopal Kuppuraj and Sanjay Kumar Singh Player of the match: Kanika Ahuja (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

• Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 14 16 March 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Gujarat Giants 147/4 (20 overs)	v	Delhi Capitals 136 (18.4 overs)
Laura Wolvaardt 57 (45) Jess Jonassen 2/38 (4 overs)		Marizanne Kapp 36 (29) Kim Garth 2/18 (4 overs)

Gujarat Giants won by 11 runs Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Saurabh Dhote and Ranjeev Sharma Player of the match: Ashleigh Gardner (Gujarat Giants)

• Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 15 18 March 2023 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Mumbai Indians 127 (20 overs)	v	UP Warriorz 129/5 (19.3 overs)
Hayley Matthews 35 (30) Sophie Ecclestone 3/15 (4 overs)		Grace Harris 39 (28) Amelia Kerr 2/22 (4 overs)

UP Warriorz won by 5 wickets DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Nitin Pandit and Gayathri Venugopalan Player of the match: Deepti Sharma (UP Warriorz)

• UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 16 18 March 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Gujarat Giants 188/4 (20 overs)	v	Royal Challengers Bangalore 189/2 (15.3 overs)
Laura Wolvaardt 68 (42) Shreyanka Patil 2/17 (2 overs)		Sophie Devine 99 (36) Sneh Rana 1/25 (3.3 overs)

Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 8 wickets Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Vrinda Rathi and Sanjay Kumar Singh Player of the match: Sophie Devine (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

• Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 17 20 March 2023 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Gujarat Giants 178/6 (20 overs)	v	UP Warriorz 181/7 (19.5 overs)
Ashleigh Gardner 60 (39) Parshavi Chopra 2/29 (4 overs)		Grace Harris 72 (41) Kim Garth 2/29 (4 overs)

UP Warriorz won by 3 wickets Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Saurabh Dhote and Sanjay Kumar Singh Player of the match: Grace Harris (UP Warriorz)

• Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
• UP Warriorz qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match. ^{[20] [21]}

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Match 18 20 March 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Mumbai Indians 109/8 (20 overs)	v	Delhi Capitals 110/1 (9 overs)
Pooja Vastrakar 26 (19) Marizanne Kapp 2/13 (4 overs)		Alice Capsey 38* (17) Hayley Matthews 1/27 (2 overs)

Delhi Capitals won by 9 wickets DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Chirra Ravikanthreddy and Ranjeev Sharma Player of the match: Marizanne Kapp (Delhi Capitals)

• Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 19 21 March 2023 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Royal Challengers Bangalore 125/9 (20 overs)	v	Mumbai Indians 129/6 (16.3 overs)
Richa Ghosh 29 (13) Amelia Kerr 3/22 (4 overs)		Amelia Kerr 31* (27) Kanika Ahuja 2/5 (1 over)

Mumbai Indians won by 4 wickets DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Narayanan Janani and Madanagopal Kuppuraj Player of the match: Amelia Kerr (Mumbai Indians)

• Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 20 21 March 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard

UP Warriorz 138/6 (20 overs)	v	Delhi Capitals 142/5 (17.5 overs)
Tahlia McGrath 58* (32) Alice Capsey 3/26 (4 overs)		Meg Lanning 39 (23) Shabnim Ismail 2/29 (3 overs)

Delhi Capitals won by 5 wickets Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Nitin Pandit and Gayathri Venugopalan Player of the match: Alice Capsey (Delhi Capitals)

• Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
• Delhi Capitals qualified for the final as a result of this match. ^{[22] [23]}

Playoffs

	Eliminator					Final
						1	Delhi Capitals	131/9 (20 overs)
	2	Mumbai Indians	182/4 (20 overs)			2	Mumbai Indians	134/3 (19.3 overs)
	3	UP Warriorz	110 (17.4 overs)

Eliminator

24 March 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Mumbai Indians 182/4 (20 overs)	v	UP Warriorz 110 (17.4 overs)
Nat Sciver-Brunt 72* (38) Sophie Ecclestone 2/39 (4 overs)		Kiran Navgire 43 (27) Issy Wong 4/15 (4 overs)

Mumbai Indians won by 72 runs DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Saurabh Dhote and Nitin Pandit Player of the match: Nat Sciver-Brunt (Mumbai Indians)

• UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.
• Issy Wong (Mumbai Indians) became the first player to take a hat-trick in WPL. ^[24]

Final

2023 Women's Premier League Final

Event	2023 Women's Premier League
Delhi Capitals Mumbai Indians 131/9 134/3 20 overs 19.3 overs
Mumbai Indians won by 7 wickets
Date	26 March 2023
Venue	Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Player of the match	Nat Sciver-Brunt (Mumbai Indians)
Umpires	Narayanan Janani Vrinda Rathi

The 2023 Women's Premier League Final was played on 26 March 2023 at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. It was a Day/Night Twenty20 match, which decided the winner of the 2023 season. ^[25] Mumbai Indians won the match and the title by defeating Delhi Capitals by seven wickets. ^[26]

Match officials

• On-field umpires : Narayanan Janani and Vrinda Rathi
• Third umpire : Pashchim Pathak
• Reserve umpire : Gayathri Venugopalan
• Match referee : G. S. Lakshmi
• Toss : Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.

Summary

26 March 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Delhi Capitals 131/9 (20 overs)	v	Mumbai Indians 134/3 (19.3 overs)
Meg Lanning 35 (29) Hayley Matthews 3/5 (4 overs)		Nat Sciver-Brunt 60* (55) Radha Yadav 1/24 (4 overs)

Mumbai Indians won by 7 wickets Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Narayanan Janani and Vrinda Rathi Player of the match: Nat Sciver-Brunt (Mumbai Indians)

• Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
• Mumbai Indians became the first team to win the Women's Premier League.

Scorecard

Delhi Capitals innings

Batter	Method of dismissal	Runs	Balls	Fours	Sixes	Strike rate
Meg Lanning	run out (Amanjot Kaur/Yastika Bhatia)	35	29	5	0	120.69
Shafali Verma	c Amelia Kerr b Issy Wong	11	4	1	1	275.00
Alice Capsey	c Amanjot Kaur b Issy Wong	0	2	0	0	0.00
Jemimah Rodrigues	c Hayley Matthews b Issy Wong	9	8	2	0	112.50
Marizanne Kapp	c Yastika Bhatia b Amelia Kerr	18	21	2	0	85.71
Jess Jonassen	c and b Hayley Matthews	2	11	0	0	18.18
Arundhati Reddy	c Saika Ishaque b Amelia Kerr	0	5	0	0	0.00
Shikha Pandey	not out	27	17	3	1	158.82
Minnu Mani	st Yastika Bhatia b Hayley Matthews	1	9	0	0	11.11
Tania Bhatia	b Hayley Matthews	0	2	0	0	0.00
Radha Yadav	not out	27	12	2	2	225.00
Extras	(0 b, 1lb, 0nb, 0wd)	1
Totals	(20 overs, 6.55 runs per over)	131/9

Mumbai Indians bowling

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Nat Sciver-Brunt	4	0	37	0	9.25
Issy Wong	4	0	42	3	10.50
Saika Ishaque	4	0	28	0	7.00
Amelia Kerr	4	0	18	2	4.50
Hayley Matthews	4	2	5	3	1.25

Fall of wickets: 12/1 (S. Varma, ov), 12/2 (A. Capsey, ov), 35/3 (J. Rodrigues, ov), 73/4 (M. Kapp, ov), 74/5 (M. Lanning, ov), 75/6 (A. Reddy, ov), 75/7 (J. Jonassen, ov), 79/8 (M. Mani, ov), 79/9 (T. Bhatia, ov)

Mumbai Indians innings

Batter	Method of dismissal	Runs	Balls	Fours	Sixes	Strike rate
Hayley Matthews	c Arundhati Reddy b Jass Jonassen	13	12	3	0	108.33
Yastika Bhatia	c Alice Capsey b Radha Yadav	4	3	1	0	133.33
Nat Sciver-Brunt	not out	60	55	7	0	109.09
Harmanpreet Kaur	run out (Shikha Panday/Alice Capsey)	37	39	5	0	94.87
Amelia Kerr	not out	14	8	2	0	175.00
Pooja Vastrakar	did not bat
Issy Wong	did not bat
Humaira Kazi	did not bat
Amanjot Kaur	did not bat
Jintimani Kalita	did not bat
Saika Ishaque	did not bat
Extras	(0 b, 3lb, 0nb, 3wd)	6
Totals	(19.3 overs, 6.87 runs per over)	134/3

Delhi Capitals bowling

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Economy
Marizanne Kapp	4	0	22	0	5.50
Radha Yadav	4	0	24	1	6.00
Jess Jonassen	4	0	28	1	7.00
Shikha Pandey	4	0	23	0	5.75
Alice Capsey	3.3	0	34	0	9.71

Fall of wickets: 13/1 (Y. Bhatia, 1.3 ov), 23/2 (H. Matthews, 3.4 ov). 95/3 (H. Kaur, 16.1 ov)

Statistics

Most runs

Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS
Meg Lanning	Delhi Capitals	9	9	345	72
Nat Sciver-Brunt	Mumbai Indians	10	10	332	72*
Tahlia McGrath	UP Warriorz	9	8	302	90*
Harmanpreet Kaur	Mumbai Indians	10	9	281	65
Hayley Matthews	Mumbai Indians	9	9	271	77*
Source: WPLT20.com

•   Orange Cap

Orange Cap Winner: Meg Lanning (Delhi Capitals)

Most wickets

Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Wkts	BBI
Hayley Matthews	Mumbai Indians	10	10	16	3/5
Sophie Ecclestone	UP Warriorz	9	9	16	4/13
Amelia Kerr	Mumbai Indians	10	10	15	3/22
Issy Wong	Mumbai Indians	10	10	15	4/15
Saika Ishaque	Mumbai Indians	10	10	15	4/11
Source: WPLT20.com

•   Purple Cap

Purple Cap Winner: Hayley Matthews (Mumbai Indians)

Broadcasting

In India, Sports 18, Sports 18 Khel and Sports 18 1 HD broadcast the season on television and Jio Cinema streaming online. Sports 18 Khel and Jio Cinema were broadcasting free-to-air. ^{[27] [8]}

Country	Television channel	Internet streaming
India	Sports18, Sports18 Khel, Sports18 1 HD	JioCinema
Afghanistan	Radio Television Afghanistan	-
Australia	Fox Sports [28]	YuppTV
Bangladesh	Channel 9, T Sports [29]	-
Caribbean	Flow Sports 2 [30]	-
Maldives	Star Sports	Yupp TV, MediaNet
Nepal	Sim TV Nepal	Yupp TV, Net TV Nepal
New Zealand	Sky Sports NZ 2 [ citation needed ]	-
Singapore	StarHub TV+	-
South Africa	Super Sports [28]	-
Sri Lanka	Dialog TV	Yupp TV, SLRC, Peo TV
United Kingdom	Sky Sports Cricket, Sky Sports Main Event [31]	Sky Go [28]
United States & Canada	Willow TV [28]	-

Source: ^[32]

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External links

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