The 2023 Women’s Premier League, also known as the TATA WPL 2023 for sponsorship reasons, 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). The tournament featured five teams and was held from 4 March to 26 March 2023.
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). Tickets for matches were free to women during the first season. The opening ceremony took place on 4 March at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, with AP Dhillon, Kriti Sanon and Kiara Advani performing.
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.
Venues
Brabourne Stadium
DY Patil Stadium
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 9,000-13,000 on average, with some matches reaching 30,000 and the final was a sellout.
Squads
| Delhi Capitals | Gujarat Giants | Mumbai Indians | Royal Challengers Bangalore | UP Warriorz |
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Source:
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.
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Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
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| 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 | 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: WPLT20.com
- C = Champions
- R = Runners-up
Matches
The BCCI released the fixture details on 14 February 2023.
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Match 1
04-Mar-23 20:00 (N) Scorecard |
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Mumbai Indians
207/5 (20 overs) |
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Gujarat Giants
64 (15.1 overs) |
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Harmanpreet Kaur 65 (30)
Sneh Rana 2/43 (4 overs) |
Dayalan Hemalatha 29* (23)
Saika Ishaque 4/11 (3.1 overs) |
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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.
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Match 2
05-Mar-23 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
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Delhi Capitals
223/2 (20 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
163/8 (20 overs) |
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Shafali Verma 84 (45)
Heather Knight 2/40 (3 overs) |
Smriti Mandhana 35 (23)
Tara Norris 5/29 (4 overs) |
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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
05-Mar-23 19:30 (N) Scorecard |
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Gujarat Giants
169/6 (20 overs) |
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UP Warriorz
175/7 (19.5 overs) |
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Harleen Deol 46 (32)
Sophie Ecclestone 2/25 (4 overs) |
Grace Harris 59* (26)
Kim Garth 5/36 (4 overs) |
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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
06-Mar-23 19:30 (N) Scorecard |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
155 (18.4 overs) |
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Mumbai Indians
159/1 (14.2 overs) |
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Richa Ghosh 28 (26)
Hayley Matthews 3/28 (4 overs) |
Hayley Matthews 77* (38)
Preeti Bose 1/34 (4 overs) |
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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
07-Mar-23 19:30 (N) Scorecard |
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Delhi Capitals
211/4 (20 overs) |
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UP Warriorz
169/5 (20 overs) |
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Meg Lanning 70 (42)
Shabnim Ismail 1/29 (4 overs) |
Tahlia McGrath 90* (50)
Jess Jonassen 3/43 (4 overs) |
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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
08-Mar-23 19:30 (N) Scorecard |
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Gujarat Giants
201/7 (20 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
190/6 (20 overs) |
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Harleen Deol 67 (45)
Heather Knight 2/17 (2 overs) |
Sophie Devine 66 (45)
Ashleigh Gardner 3/31 (4 overs) |
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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
09-Mar-23 19:30 (N) Scorecard |
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Delhi Capitals
105 (18 overs) |
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Mumbai Indians
109/2 (15 overs) |
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Meg Lanning 43 (41)
Issy Wong 3/10 (4 overs) |
Yastika Bhatia 41 (32)
Tara Norris 1/4 (1 over) |
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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-Mar-23 19:30 (N) Scorecard |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
138 (19.3 overs) |
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UP Warriorz
139/0 (13 overs) |
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Ellyse Perry 52 (39)
Sophie Ecclestone 4/13 (3.3 overs) |
Alyssa Healy 96* (47)
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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-Mar-23 19:30 (N) Scorecard |
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Gujarat Giants
105/9 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Capitals
107/0 (7.1 overs) |
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Kim Garth 32* (37)
Marizanne Kapp 5/15 (4 overs) |
Shafali Verma 76* (28)
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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-Mar-23 19:30 (N) Scorecard |
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UP Warriorz
159/6 (20 overs) |
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Mumbai Indians
164/2 (17.3 overs) |
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Alyssa Healy 58 (46)
Saika Ishaque 3/33 (4 overs) |
Harmanpreet Kaur 53* (33)
Sophie Ecclestone 1/30 (4 overs) |
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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-Mar-23 19:30 (N) Scorecard |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
150/4 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Capitals
154/4 (19.4 overs) |
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Ellyse Perry 67* (52)
Shikha Pandey 3/23 (4 overs) |
Alice Capsey 38 (24)
Asha Shobana 2/27 (4 overs) |
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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-Mar-23 19:30 (N) Scorecard |
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Mumbai Indians
162/8 (20 overs) |
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Gujarat Giants
107/9 (20 overs) |
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Harmanpreet Kaur 51 (30)
Ashleigh Gardner 3/34 (4 overs) |
Harleen Deol 22 (23)
Nat Sciver-Brunt 3/21 (4 overs) |
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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.
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Match 13
15 March 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard |
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UP Warriorz
135 (19.3 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
136/5 (18 overs) |
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Grace Harris 46 (32)
Ellyse Perry 3/16 (4 overs) |
Kanika Ahuja 46 (30)
Deepti Sharma 2/26 (4 overs) |
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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 |
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Gujarat Giants
147/4 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Capitals
136 (18.4 overs) |
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Laura Wolvaardt 57 (45)
Jess Jonassen 2/38 (4 overs) |
Marizanne Kapp 36 (29)
Kim Garth 2/18 (4 overs) |
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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 |
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Mumbai Indians
127 (20 overs) |
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UP Warriorz
129/5 (19.3 overs) |
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Hayley Matthews 35 (30)
Sophie Ecclestone 3/15 (4 overs) |
Grace Harris 39 (28)
Amelia Kerr 2/22 (4 overs) |
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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 |
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Gujarat Giants
188/4 (20 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
189/2 (15.3 overs) |
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Laura Wolvaardt 68 (42)
Shreyanka Patil 2/17 (2 overs) |
Sophie Devine 99 (36)
Sneh Rana 1/25 (3.3 overs) |
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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 |
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Gujarat Giants
178/6 (20 overs) |
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UP Warriorz
181/7 (19.5 overs) |
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Ashleigh Gardner 60 (39)
Parshavi Chopra 2/29 (4 overs) |
Grace Harris 72 (41)
Kim Garth 2/29 (4 overs) |
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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.[19][20]
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Match 18
20 March 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard |
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Mumbai Indians
109/8 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Capitals
110/1 (9 overs) |
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Pooja Vastrakar 26 (19)
Marizanne Kapp 2/13 (4 overs) |
Alice Capsey 38* (17)
Hayley Matthews 1/27 (2 overs) |
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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 |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
125/9 (20 overs) |
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Mumbai Indians
129/6 (16.3 overs) |
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Richa Ghosh 29 (13)
Amelia Kerr 3/22 (4 overs) |
Amelia Kerr 31* (27)
Kanika Ahuja 2/5 (1 over) |
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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 |
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UP Warriorz
138/6 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Capitals
142/5 (17.5 overs) |
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Tahlia McGrath 58* (32)
Alice Capsey 3/26 (4 overs) |
Meg Lanning 39 (23)
Shabnim Ismail 2/29 (3 overs) |
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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.[21][22]
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
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24 March 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard |
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Mumbai Indians
182/4 (20 overs) |
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UP Warriorz
110 (17.4 overs) |
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Nat Sciver-Brunt 72* (38)
Sophie Ecclestone 2/39 (4 overs) |
Kiran Navgire 43 (27)
Issy Wong 4/15 (4 overs) |
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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.
Final
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26 March 2023 19:30 (N) Scorecard |
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Delhi Capitals
131/9 (20 overs) |
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Mumbai Indians
134/3 (19.3 overs) |
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Meg Lanning 35 (29)
Hayley Matthews 3/5 (4 overs) |
Nat Sciver-Brunt 60* (55)
Radha Yadav 1/24 (4 overs) |
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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.
Statistics
Most runs
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | |||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||
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| 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.
| Country | Television channel | Internet streaming |
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| India | Sports18, Sports18 Khel, Sports18 1 HD | JioCinema |
| Afghanistan | Radio Television Afghanistan | – |
| Australia | Fox Sports | YuppTV |
| Bangladesh | Channel 9, T Sports | – |
| Caribbean | Flow Sports 2 | – |
| Maldives | – | Yupp TV, MediaNet |
| Nepal | Sim TV Nepal | Yupp TV, Net TV Nepal |
| New Zealand | Sky Sports NZ 2 | – |
| Singapore | StarHub TV+ | – |
| South Africa | Super Sports | – |
| Sri Lanka | Dialog TV | Yupp TV, SLRC, Peo TV |
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports Cricket, Sky Sports Main Event | Sky Go |
| United States & Canada | Willow TV | – |