The third season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) will kick off on February 14, 2025, with a month-long extravaganza featuring 22 high-octane T20 matches across four Indian cities. The tournament, which has rapidly become a cornerstone of women’s cricket, will culminate in a grand finale at Mumbai’s iconic Brabourne Stadium on March 14, promising a thrilling showcase of talent and competition.
WPL 2025: Tournament Structure
This year’s WPL will see five franchises vie for supremacy in a format designed to maximize excitement. A total of 20 group-stage matches will be played, with each team facing their rivals twice. The top-ranked squad after the league phase will secure an automatic berth in the final, while teams finishing second and third will battle in an eliminator clash on March 12 to determine the second finalist.
All matches will begin at 7:30 pm IST to cater to prime-time viewership, with games hosted in Vadodara, Bengaluru, Lucknow and Mumbai. The inclusion of Lucknow as a new venue underscores the league’s expanding footprint, aiming to engage fans beyond traditional cricket hubs.
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WPL 2025: Complete squads of all five teams
Delhi Capitals: Meg Lanning (captain), Alice Capsey, 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
Gujarat Titans: Ashleigh Gardner (captain), 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
Mumbai Indians: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Akshita Maheshwari, Pooja Vastrakar, 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
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Smriti Mandhana (captain), Asha Sobhana Joy, Joshitha Vj, Richa Ghosh, Danni Wyatt, Kanika Ahuja, Sabbineni Meghana, Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross, Shreyanka Patil, Ellyse Perry, Prema Rawat, Georgia Wareham, Raghvi Bist, Sophie Devine, Jagravi Pawar, Renuka Singh, Sophie Molineux
UP Warriorz: Deepti Sharma (captain), 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, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Vrinda Dinesh
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This article was first published at WomenCricket.com, a Cricket Times company.
