India's much-anticipated women's cricket franchise tournament Women's Premier League is set to commence from Saturday (March 4).
In the historic event, Gujarat Giants will be locking horns against Mumbai Indians in the opening match of the tournament.
It will be a huge occasion for both teams as a new chapter in Indian cricket is being written. Mumbai Indians are led by India captain Harmanpreet Kaur, while Gujarat announced Australia batter Beth Mooney was appointed as Gujarat's captain.
There are some big names in both teams and it promises to be an exciting encounter in the WPL. The WPL 2023 has five teams in the first season. All the matches are being played across two venues in Mumbai and the final will be taking place on March 26.
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— Gujarat Giants (@GujaratGiants) March 2, 2023
Here is all you need to know about the opening match of WPL 2023 between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians-
Match Details: WPL Match 1
Date: March 4
Venue: DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
Time: 8 pm IST
The match was supposed to start at 7.30 pm IST originally, but it was rescheduled to start at 8 pm IST. The toss will be taking place at 7.30 pm IST.
𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 #TATAWPL 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗶𝘅𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲
— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 4, 2023
▶️Gates Open: 4 PM IST
▶️Opening Ceremony: 6:25 PM IST
▶️Match - Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians
▶️Toss: 7:30 PM IST
▶️ Match Start: 8 PM IST
Details 🔽https://t.co/7i3bVgItJr
Here is the probable lineup of the inaugural WPL match between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians.
Gujarat Giants (GUJ-W) Probable XI: Sophia Dunkley, Beth Mooney, Sabbineni Meghana, Harleen Deol, Ashleigh Gardner, Sushma Verma, Hurley Gala, Dayalan Hemalatha, Georgina Wareham, Sneh Rana, Parunika Sisodia
Mumbai Indians (MI-W) Probable XI: Nat Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia, Harmanpreet Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, Dhara Gujjar, Pooja Vastrakar, Sonam Yadav, Isabelle Wong, Saika Ishaque
The WPL match will be broadcast live in India through both TV and OTT platforms. Indian viewers can watch the telecast or live stream the match as well.
The match between GUJ-W and MI-W can be watched live on Sports 18 network from 8 pm IST onwards on Saturday.
Indian viewers can also live stream the match for free through the Jio Cinema app and website.
Country | TV Channel | Live Streaming |
England (UK) | Sky Sports | Sky Go |
USA | Willow TV | Willow XTRA |
Australia | Fox Sports | Kayo |