WPL 2023: List of Captains and Coaches of All 5 WPL Teams For Women’s Premier League Season 1

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The inaugural Women's Premier League - WPL 2023 is all set to start on Saturday (March 4) with Gujarat Giants taking on Mumbai Indians in the first-ever match of the tournament.

The first season of WPL, will see five teams battle in double round-robin format in the league stage with the top three teams heading into the playoffs - Eliminator and the Final.

The five teams competing in the first-ever WPL are familiar names Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals along with newcomers Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz.

The table-topper will move directly to the final, while the second and third-placed teams will fight for a summit clash berth in the Eliminator.

WPL 2023 will see a total of 22 matches played across two venues in Mumbai - DY Patil Stadium and the Brabourne CCI. While the league phase starts on March 4 and concludes on March 21 with the Eliminator and Final scheduled for March 24 and March 26.

All the five teams finalized their squads during the WPL Auction 2023 in February 23. And all the five franchises have also revealed their captains for the season.

RCB became the first team to name their captain as they announced star Indian batter and most expensive player so far, Smriti Mandhana as their skipper.

UP Warriorz named Australia wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy as the captain with India all-rounder Deepti Sharma serving as her deputy. Gujarat Giants, meanwhile, had named Australia opener Beth Mooney as their captain, but an injury in the tournament opener meant her deputy Sneh Rana would lead the side.

Mumbai Indians as expected announced Team India women's team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur as the captain of their side ahead of the 2023 season. Delhi Capitals named Australia's T20 World Cup winning captain Meg Lanning as their skipper.

Like the captains, all the franchises have also announced their coaching and backroom staff for the upcoming edition of the WPL 2023 with former women's cricketers like Rachael Haynes and Charlotte Edwards involved.

WPL 2023 All captains and coaches for Women's Premier League (WPL) 2023