2025 Women's Premier League (cricket)

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2025 Women's Premier League
Dates14 February – 15 March 2025
Administrator(s) Board of Control for Cricket in India
Cricket format Twenty20 cricket
Tournament format(s) Double Round robin and playoffs
Host(s)Flag of India.svg  India
Participants5
Matches22
Official website wplt20.com
2024
2026

The 2025 Women's Premier League (also known as WPL 2025 and branded as TATAWPL 2025) is the third 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). The tournament, featuring five teams, is being held from 14 February to 15 March 2025. Royal Challengers Bengaluru are the defending champions. [1]

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Format

Five teams are scheduled to play in 2025. The tournament involves each team playing every other team twice in a home-and-away, double round-robin format. After the double round-robin league, the top three teams qualify for the playoffs based on aggregate points. The team with the highest points will automatically qualify for the final match. The second and third-placed teams will compete with each other (in a match titled "Eliminator"). The winner of the Eliminator match will move on to the final match.

Venues

The tournament will be played across four venues - Bengaluru, Lucknow, Mumbai and Vadodara. [2]

Bengaluru Lucknow Mumbai Vadodara
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Ekana Cricket Stadium Brabourne Stadium Kotambi Stadium
Capacity: 40,000Capacity: 50,100Capacity: 33,000Capacity: 40,000
Chinnaswamy Stadium.jpg Ekana cricket stadium .jpg Cricket Club Of India Bombay.jpg

Teams

Squads

Delhi Capitals [6]
NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Meg Lanning Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 25 March 1992 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player, Captain
Taniya Bhatia Flag of India.svg  India 28 November 1997 (age 27)Right-handed
Alice Capsey Flag of England.svg  England 11 August 2004 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player
Sneha Deepthi Flag of India.svg  India 10 September 1996 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Jess Jonassen Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5 November 1992 (age 32)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player
Marizanne Kapp Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4 January 1990 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
Minnu Mani Flag of India.svg  India 24 March 1999 (age 25)Left-handedRight-arm off break
Shikha Pandey Flag of India.svg  India 12 May 1989 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Arundhati Reddy Flag of India.svg  India 4 October 1997 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Jemimah Rodrigues Flag of India.svg  India 5 September 2000 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Titas Sadhu Flag of India.svg  India 29 September 2004 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Annabel Sutherland Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 12 October 2001 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
Shafali Verma Flag of India.svg  India 28 January 2004 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Radha Yadav Flag of India.svg  India 21 April 2000 (age 24)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Gujarat Giants [7]
NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Ashleigh Gardner Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15 April 1997 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player, Captain [8]
Harleen Deol Flag of India.svg  India 21 June 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Deandra Dottin WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 21 June 1991 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
Bharti Fulmali Flag of India.svg  India 11 October 1994 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Kashvee GautamFlag of India.svg  India 18 April 2003 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Dayalan Hemalatha Flag of India.svg  India 29 September 1994 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Tanuja Kanwar Flag of India.svg  India 28 January 1998 (age 27)Left-handedLeft-arm medium
Mannat Kashyap Flag of India.svg  India 15 December 2003 (age 21)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Phoebe Litchfield Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 18 April 2003 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm leg break Overseas player
Priya Mishra Flag of India.svg  India 4 June 2004 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Beth Mooney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 14 January 1994 (age 31)Left-handedOverseas player
Sayali Satghare Flag of India.svg  India 2 July 2000 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Shabnam Shakil Flag of India.svg  India 17 June 2007 (age 17)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Meghna Singh Flag of India.svg  India 18 June 1994 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Laura Wolvaardt Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 26 April 1999 (age 25)Right-handedOverseas player
Mumbai Indians [9]
NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Harmanpreet Kaur Flag of India.svg  India 8 March 1989 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm off break Captain
Yastika Bhatia Flag of India.svg  India 1 November 2000 (age 24)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Saika Ishaque Flag of India.svg  India 8 October 1995 (age 29)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Shabnim Ismail Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5 October 1988 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm fast Overseas player
Jintimani Kalita Flag of India.svg  India 25 December 2003 (age 21)Left-handedRight-arm medium
Amandeep KaurFlag of India.svg  India 31 December 1993 (age 31)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Amanjot Kaur Flag of India.svg  India 1 January 2000 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Sathyamoorthy KeerthanaFlag of India.svg  India October 8, 2000 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Amelia Kerr Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 13 October 2000 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm leg break Overseas player
Hayley Matthews WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 19 March 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player
Sajeevan Sajana Flag of India.svg  India 4 January 1995 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Nat Sciver-Brunt Flag of England.svg  England 20 August 1992 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
Parunika SisodiaFlag of India.svg  India 1 September 2005 (age 19)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Replacement player [10]
Chloe Tryon Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 25 January 1994 (age 31)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player
Pooja Vastrakar Flag of India.svg  India 25 September 1999 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Royal Challengers Bangalore [11]
NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Smriti Mandhana Flag of India.svg  India 18 July 1996 (age 28)Left-handedRight-arm off break Captain
Kanika Ahuja Flag of India.svg  India 7 August 2002 (age 22)Left-handedRight-arm off break
Ekta Bisht Flag of India.svg  India 8 February 1986 (age 39)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Kate Cross Flag of England.svg  England 3 October 1991 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player [12]
Charlie Dean Flag of England.svg  England 22 December 2000 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player, Replacement player [13]
Sophie Devine Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1 September 1989 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player [14]
Kim Garth Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 25 April 1996 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player, Replacement player [12]
Richa Ghosh Flag of India.svg  India 28 September 2003 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Heather Graham Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5 October 1996 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player, Replacement player [12]
Sabbhineni Meghana Flag of India.svg  India 7 June 1996 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Sophie Molineux Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 17 January 1998 (age 27)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player [15]
Nuzhat Parween Flag of India.svg  India 5 September 1996 (age 28)Right-handedReplacement player [16]
Shreyanka Patil Flag of India.svg  India 31 July 2002 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Ellyse Perry Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3 November 1990 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
Renuka Singh Flag of India.svg  India 1 February 1996 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Asha Sobhana Flag of India.svg  India 16 March 1991 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Georgia Wareham Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 23 May 1999 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm leg break Overseas player
Danni Wyatt-Hodge Flag of England.svg  England 22 April 1991 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player; Traded from UP Warriorz [17] [18]
UP Warriorz [19]
NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Alyssa Healy Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 24 March 1990 (age 34)Right-handedOverseas player [20] [21]
Deepti Sharma Flag of India.svg  India 24 August 1997 (age 27)Left-handedRight-arm off break Captain [22] [23]
Chamari Athapaththu  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 9 February 1990 (age 35)Left-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player
Uma Chetry Flag of India.svg  India 27 July 2002 (age 22)Right-handed
Sophie Ecclestone Flag of England.svg  England 6 May 1999 (age 25)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player
Rajeshwari Gayakwad Flag of India.svg  India 1 June 1991 (age 33)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Grace Harris Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 18 September 1993 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player
Chinelle Henry WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 17 August 1995 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player, Replacement player [24]
Poonam KhemnarFlag of India.svg  India 9 May 1994 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Tahlia McGrath Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10 November 1995 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
Kiran Navgire Flag of India.svg  India 18 September 1994 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Anjali Sarvani Flag of India.svg  India 28 July 1997 (age 27)Left-handedLeft-arm medium
Shweta Sehrawat Flag of India.svg  India 26 February 2004 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Gouher Sultana Flag of India.svg  India 31 March 1988 (age 36)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Saima Thakor Flag of India.svg  India 13 September 1996 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Dinesh VrindaFlag of India.svg  India 2 March 2001 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm leg break

Personnel changes

A total of 19 players were sold during the auction, five of whom were from overseas.

NameNational sideTeamPrice
N CharaniFlag of India.svg  India Delhi Capitals55 lakh (US$64,000)
Sarah Bryce Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Delhi Capitals10 lakh (US$12,000)
Nandini KashyapFlag of India.svg  India Delhi Capitals10 lakh (US$12,000)
Niki PrasadFlag of India.svg  India Delhi Capitals10 lakh (US$12,000)
Simran ShaikhFlag of India.svg  India Gujarat Giants1.9 crore (US$220,000)
Deandra Dottin WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Gujarat Giants1.7 crore (US$200,000)
Danielle Gibson Flag of England.svg  England Gujarat Giants30 lakh (US$35,000)
Prakashika NaikFlag of India.svg  India Gujarat Giants10 lakh (US$12,000)
G KamaliniFlag of India.svg  India Mumbai Indians1.6 crore (US$180,000)
Nadine de Klerk Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Mumbai Indians30 lakh (US$35,000)
Akshita MaheshwariFlag of India.svg  India Mumbai Indians20 lakh (US$23,000)
Sanskriti GuptaFlag of India.svg  India Mumbai Indians10 lakh (US$12,000)
Prema RawatFlag of India.svg  India Royal Challengers Bengaluru1.2 crore (US$140,000)
Raghvi Bist Flag of India.svg  India Royal Challengers Bengaluru10 lakh (US$12,000)
Jagravi PawarFlag of India.svg  India Royal Challengers Bengaluru10 lakh (US$12,000)
Joshitha V JFlag of India.svg  India Royal Challengers Bengaluru10 lakh (US$12,000)
Alana King Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia UP Warriorz30 lakh (US$35,000)
Arushi GoelFlag of India.svg  India UP Warriorz10 lakh (US$12,000)
Kranti GoudFlag of India.svg  India UP Warriorz10 lakh (US$12,000)

League stage

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1 Royal Challengers Bengaluru 110020.869Advance to the Final
2 Delhi Capitals 00000Advance to the Eliminator
3 Mumbai Indians 00000
4 UP Warriorz 00000
5 Gujarat Giants 10100−0.869
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2025. Source: ESPNCricinfo

Match summary

TeamGroup matchesPlayoffs
12345678EF
Delhi Capitals ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Gujarat Giants 0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Mumbai Indians ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 2 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
UP Warriorz ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
WinLossNo 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 Match 10 Match 13 Match 4 Match 8
Gujarat Giants Match 17 Match 5 Bengaluru
6 wickets
Match 3
Mumbai Indians Match 2 Match 19 Match 20 Match 11
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Match 14 Match 12 Match 7 Match 9
UP Warriorz Match 6 Match 15 Match 16 Match 18
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

The fixtures were released on 16 January 2025. [25]

Match 1
14 February 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Gujarat Giants
201/5 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
202/4 (18.3 overs)
Ashleigh Gardner 79* (37)
Renuka Singh Thakur 2/25 (4 overs)
Richa Ghosh 64* (27)
Ashleigh Gardner 2/33 (3 overs)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 6 wickets
Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara
Umpires: Bhavesh Patel and Gayathri Venugopalan
Player of the match: Richa Ghosh (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
  • Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.

Match 2
15 February 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara
Umpires: Narayanan Janani and Anish Sahasrabudhe

Match 3
16 February 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara
Umpires: Ajitesh Argal and Bhavesh Patel

Match 4
17 February 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara
Umpires: Ajitesh Argal and Anish Sahasrabudhe

Match 5
18 February 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v

Match 6
19 February 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara
Umpires: Ajitesh Argal and Bhavesh Patel

Match 7
21 February 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Ankita Guha and Vrinda Rathi

Match 8
22 February 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Kaushik Gandhi and Keyur Kelkar

Match 9
24 February 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Keyur Kelkar and Saiyed Khalid

Match 10
25 February 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Kaushik Gandhi and Ankita Guha

Match 11
26 February 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v

Match 12
27 February 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Ankita Guha and Saiyed Khalid

Match 13
28 February 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v

Match 14
1 March 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Keyur Kelkar and Saiyed Khalid

Match 15
3 March 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v

Match 16
6 March 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Umpires: Narayanan Janani and Anish Sahasrabudhe

Match 17
7 March 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Umpires: Ajitesh Argal and Anish Sahasrabudhe

Match 18
8 March 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Umpires: Bhavesh Patel and Gayathri Venugopalan

Match 19
10 March 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Keyur Kelkar and Vrinda Rathi

Match 20
11 March 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Ankita Guha and Saiyed Khalid

Playoffs

Bracket

Eliminator Final
1 1st placed team
2 2nd placed teamEW Winner of Eliminator
3 3rd placed team

Eliminator

20 Feburary 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
2nd placed team
v
3rd placed team

Final

21 Feburary 2025
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
1st placed team
v
Winner of Eliminator

Broadcasting

The official broadcaster rights of TATA WPL 2025 are with Sports18 and the official broadcaster digital streaming partner is Disney+Hotstar. [26]

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