The third edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) is scheduled to start on February 14, with defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru facing Gujarat Giants in Vadodara. Several star players are ruled out because of injury, including Sophie Molineux, Asha Sobhana, Kate Cross, and a few others. Ellyse Perry and Shreyanka Patil are still recovering and are not 100% fit.
Gujarat Giants skipper Beth Mooney will also miss the tournament due to a calf injury. South African batter Laura Wolvaardt has replaced her in the squad, while Ashleigh Gardner has been appointed as the new captain. Ausssie Alyssa Healy will also train the Warriors in this cash-rich league while Deepti Sharma is set to replace her as team-captain.
It is important to note that the five teams will play each other twice in the league phase and the top three will qualify for the playoffs.
The team that finishes first shall be awarded a place in the final, while the teams finishing second and third will take part in an Eliminator on March 13 to decide who else is in the final. The final of the tournament has been scheduled for March 15 at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai.
When will WPL start?
The WPL is set to start from February 14 2025
Where can we watch WPL on Tv and online?
The live telecast of WPL is set to take place on Sports 18 whereas Jio cenima will broadcast the match online.
WPL Squads 2025:
GG Full Squad:
Ashleigh Gardner (C), Harleen Deol, Prakashika Naik, Beth Mooney, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra, Bharti Fulmali, Laura Wolvaardt, Sayali Satchare, Danielle Gibson, Mannat Kashyap, Shabnam Shakil, Dayalan Hemalatha, Meghna Singh, Simran Shaikh, Deandra Dottin, Phoebe Litchfield, Tanuja Kanwer
RCB Full Squad:
Nuzhat Parween, Joshitha Vj, Richa Ghosh, Danni Wyatt, Kanika Ahuja, Sabbineni Meghana, Ekta Bisht, Kim Garth, Shreyanka Patil, Ellyse Perry, Prema Rawat, Smriti Mandhana (C), Georgia Wareham, Raghvi Bist, Heather Graham, Jagravi Pawar, Renuka Singh, Charlie Dean
DC Full Squad:
Alice Capsey, Meg Lanning (C), Sarah Bryce, Annabel Sutherland, Minnu Mani, Shafali Verma, Arundhati Reddy, N Charani, Shikha Pandey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Nandini Kashyap, Sneha Deepthi, Jess Jonassen, Niki Prasad, Taniyaa Bhatia, Marchizanne Kapp, Radha Yadav, Titas Sadhu
UP Full Squad:
Alana King, Gouher Sultana, Saima Thakor, Alyssa Healy, Grace Harris, Shweta Sehrawat, Anjali Sarvani, Kiran Navgire, Sophie Ecclestone, Arushi Goel, Kranti Goud, Tahlia Mcgrath, Chamari Athapaththu, Poonam Khemnar, Uma Chetry, Deepti Sharma (C), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Vrinda Dinesh
MI Full Squad:
Akshita Maheshwari, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Parunika Sisodia, Amandeep Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Saika Ishaque, Amanjot Kaur, Jintimani Kalita, Sajeevan Sajana, Amelia Kerr, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Sanskriti Gupta, Chloe Tryon, Nadine De Klerk, Shabnim Ismail, G Kamalini, Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Yastika Bhatia
