Arun Dhumal, the chairman of the Indian Premier League (IPL), discussed adding additional add-ons for the forthcoming Women’s Premier League (WPL) season on Tuesday. He mentioned playing home and away matches in the WPL 2023 season. will depart, but the number of teams will not change for three years.
In contrast, the first season of the WPL included five teams: Mumbai Indians (MI), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Delhi Capitals (DC), Gujarat Giants (GG), and UP Waririz (UP-W).
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IPL chairman Arun Dhumal described hosting of WPL as the biggest challenge-
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All work began is half done. The WPL has had a fantastic start, and based on what we’ve seen so far, things will only get better.
We began with five teams, but given the player pool that has grown over the years, there is room for more.
IPL chairman stated.
While Delhi Capitals played admirably during the league stage but fell to Mumbai Indians in the championship match, MI won the inaugural WPL by defeating Delhi Capitals by 7 wickets. The Mumbai-based team overpowered every member of the outstanding league-performing team.
Although we anticipate more teams, there will only be five for the next three seasons. We will consider the home and away format while taking into account India’s commitment to its international obligations. We will first see what time window is available.
We must choose the Home and Away format if we want to increase fan involvement, he continues.
In contrast, MI controlled the historic final on March 26 at the Brabourne Stadium by dismissing DC for 79-9 in 16 overs after a brilliant last-wicket combination between Shikha Pandey and Radha Yadav. India’s capitals Our national team has performed admirably in recent years, and I commend him for leading his group to a good total of 131 runs. The World Cup was won by females under 19. Considering how the WPL has been accepted, we are optimistic that we will have a larger pool of players and that their level of fitness and fielding will significantly increase in the future. Dhumal placed last in the WPL.
Chasing a modest 132-run goal, the Indians’ openers Yastika Bhatia and Hayley Mathews were dismissed for only 23 runs after Nat Sciver-Brunt and Harmanpreet Kaur had a key 72-run third-wicket stand. This ultimately assisted Mumbai Indians in bringing home the trophy.