The Indian Premier League got the immense popularity around the world and after that many sports league is started in India such as Pro Kabaddi League, Hockey India League, Indian Super League, Premier Badminton League, Premier Handball League, Premier Hockey League of India and many more leagues and Women’s Premier League is one of them and it was started in year 2023 and got the good support from all over the world and continues in 2024 and already plans for its season 3 in 2025 and here I will share the Women’s Premier League winners from 2023 to this year.
Instead of all this we will know the format and other information related to the Women’s Premier League. The Women’s Premier League is abbreviated as WPL and well known as the TATA WPL because of sponsorship reasons. It’s a women’s Twenty20 cricket franchise league in India, owned and operated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The format of the game is similar to IPL.
WPL Team Name
In the year 2023 & 2024, 5 teams participated and who knows in the upcoming season it will increase. Here are the name of the WPL team in the first 2 seasons.
| Team | City | State | Home ground | Debut | Captain | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi Capitals | New Delhi | Delhi | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 2023 | Meg Lanning | Jonathan Batty |
| Gujarat Giants | Ahmedabad | Gujarat | Narendra Modi Stadium | 2023 | Beth Mooney | Michael Klinger |
| Mumbai Indians | Mumbai | Maharashtra | Wankhede Stadium | 2023 | Harmanpreet Kaur | Charlotte Edwards |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | Bangalore | Karnataka | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | 2023 | Smriti Mandhana | Luke Williams |
| UP Warriorz | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh | BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium | 2023 | Alyssa Healy | Jon Lewis |
WPL Winners List All Seasons – Quick Overview
Here is the quick overview table which gives you an idea with how much margin the team won and who was the winner of women’s premier leagues and runner up as well.
| Season | Winner | Winning margin | Runner-up | Final venue | Player of the match | Player of the season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mumbai Indians 134/3 (19.3 overs) |
Indians won by 7 wickets | Delhi Capitals 131/9 (20 overs) |
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | Natalie Ruth Sciver-Brunt | Hayley Matthews (MI) |
| 2024 | Royal Challengers Bangalore 115/2 (19.3 overs) |
Royal Challengers won by 8 wickets | Delhi Capitals 113 (18.3 overs) |
Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi | Sophie Molineux | Deepti Sharma (UPW) |
Women’s Premier League 2023 Winner: Mumbai Indians
The first season of women’s premier league started with great pomp and the final match was really full of excitement which was won by the Mumbai Indians and they defeated the Delhi Capitals by 7 wickets. The Delhi Capitals bat first and score 131/9 in 20 overs while Mumbai Indians chase the score before 3 balls remaining and lift up the trophy and also win the cash prize of Rs. 10 Crore (US$1.3 million).
This season was scheduled from 4 – 26 March 2023 in which 5 teams participated and a total of 22 matches were played and the final match was between Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals. You can get more details about Women’s Premier League season 1 here.
Women’s Premier League 2024 Winner: Royal Challengers Bangalore
The another season of the WPL is back in next year 2024 and it was scheduled from 23rd February to 17th March 2024 and once again total 5 teams participated in this season. This time Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the final match and once again Delhi Capitals missed the chance as RCB defeated them by 8 wickets and the match went to the last over and finished before 3 balls.
This year prize money reduced to Rs 6 crore from 10 Crore and the runner up team receive the cash price of Rs. 3 Crore well to know the detail information about purple cap winner, orange cap winner and player of the series and much more could be found on our recently published article here 2024 Women’s Premier League Winner.
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