WPL 2023: MI Schedule, Squad, Best Possible XI, Key Players for Women's Premier League

Mumbai Indians will be part of the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) which is set to commence from March 4.

In the inaugural season, all the WPL matches will be played in Mumbai and there will be a total of 22 matches in the tournament across 23 days in two venues.

Mumbai Indians, being the default home team in the tournament, will be playing most of their matches at the DY Patil stadium. They will play 5 of their 8 group matches at the DY Patil stadium, while play the remaining three at the Brabourne stadium.

Mumbai Indians will also play the first match of the WPL 2023 as they take on Gujarat Giants in the curtain raiser at the DY Patil stadium on March 4.

The MI-W team roped in Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur for a whopping INR 1.8 crore, while their most expensive buy was English player Nat Sciver-Brunt, who was roped in for INR 3.2 crore.

They have a decent blend of Indian and overseas players in the team - with the likes of Harmanpreet Kaur, Pooja Vastrakar, Yastika Bhatia among the Indian contingent.

Heather Graham, Hayley Matthews, Chloe Tryon will add depth and experience to the MI squad and the overseas stars will play a pivotal part in their fortunes this season. They also added some fresh blood to the squad with the signings of uncapped Indian talents like Jintimani Kalita and Neelam Bisht.

MI-W have a decent squad ahead of the WPL 2023. Here we take a look at their schedule, squad, probable starting XI, key players ahead of the WPL 2023 season-

MI-W WPL 2023 Players List:

Mumbai Indians bought 17 players in the WPL auction earlier this year.

Here is the MI WPL 2023 Full Squad -

Mumbai Indians (MI-W) Key Players:

Mumbai Indians do have some top players in their ranks. The MI-W roped in some top-notch players in the auction and here are the players who can play a big part for them-

Harmanpreet Kaur: India captain and MI-W captain Harmanpreet Kaur will be the heartbeat of the franchise. Harmanpreet will be key in their middle order and her leadership skills will be instrumental for the franchise in the inaugural WPL season. Her experience of playing franchise cricket, expertise in home conditions will be vital and synonymous to the success of the Mumbai Indians.

Nat Sciver-Brunt: England's Nat Sciver-Brunt will have the role to give MI-W a blistering start with the bat. She is a fantastic player up top and her ability to score runs at a brisk pace will be key for the MI women team in the WPL. She will have a huge duty with the ball with her medium-pace bowling. The intelligent English all-rounder was the most expensive buy for MI in the auction, and she has to come up with the goods in the tournament.

Pooja Vastrakar: Pooja Vastrakar's dual ability will be key for MI in the tournament. The Indian all-rounder is a wicket-taker with the ball, and a dasher with the bat. She can role her arms with decent medium pace bowling, and also is a handy batter down the order. MI can use him as a finisher in the matches. Although a young player, Vastrakar has a calm head in her, which will also be a big boost for MI in crunch situations.

MI WPL 2023 Probable Starting XI:

If all the players are fit, it will be a dilemma for the Mi-W management to field the perfect team. Here is what the probable starting lineup of MI can look like in the WPL 2023-

MI-W Predicted Starting Lineup: Nat Sciver-Brunt, Dhara Gujjar, Yastika Bhatia, Hayley Matthews, Harmanpreet Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, Pooja Vastrakar, Sonam Yadav, Isabelle Wong, Saika Ishaque

MI Women WPL 2023 Schedule:

Here is the full list of matches of MI-W in the WPL 2023-