The second edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) will be staged in Bangalore and Delhi, the The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed on Wednesday as they announced the schedule of the upcoming season. While the first half of the season shall be played in Bangalore, the final 11 games including the Eliminator and the final shall be hosted in Delhi.
The new season of the five-team league will kickstart from February 23, with last year’s two finalists – Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals – getting us underway at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
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— Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) January 24, 2024
With the top-ranked side at the end of the 20 league stage games getting a pass through to the final, the Eliminator will be played between the second and third placed side to decide the second finalist on March 15, followed by the summit clash on March 17.
The first-season of the WPL was hosted in Mumbai, with all of the games either played at the DY Patil Stadium or the Brabourne Stadium.
The conclusion at the Brabourne Stadium would see the Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians beat Meg Lanning’s Delhi Capitals by seven wickets.
Down in the points table, UP Warriorz, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Giants occupied the third, fourth and the fifth spot respectively.