2023 Women's Premier League (cricket)
The 2023 Women's Premier League, also known as the TATA WPL 2023 for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural season of the Women's Premier League, a women's franchise Twenty20 cricket league organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The tournament featured five teams and was held from 4 March to 26 March 2023. In the final, Mumbai Indians defeated Delhi Capitals to win the competition. Background
The prize money for the season was . Tickets for matches were free to women during the first season. The opening ceremony took place on 4 March at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, with AP Dhillon, Kriti Sanon and Kiara Advani performing. Starting this season, both teams could use the Decision Review System to challenge no-ball and wide ball calls. The rule was implemented in the 2023 IPL season. Venues
Matches were played at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai and DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, with the latter hosting the final. Attendances were between 9,000-13,000 on average, with some matches reaching 30,000 and the final was a sellout. Squads

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2023 WPL player auction 
Below is a list of the players sold during the WPL auction (prices are in Indian rupees). A total of 87 players were sold during the auction, 30 of whom were from overseas. Points table

 C = Champions 
 R = Runners-up

Matches

The BCCI released the fixture details on 14 February 2023. Playoffs

Eliminator

Final

The 2023 Women's Premier League Final was played on 26 March 2023 at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. It was a Day/Night Twenty20 match, which decided the winner of the 2023 season. Mumbai Indians, won the match and the title by defeating Delhi Capitals by seven wickets. Match officials
 On-field umpires: Narayanan Janani and Vrinda Rathi
 Third umpire: Pashchim Pathak
 Reserve umpire: Gayathri Venugopalan
 Match referee: G. S. Lakshmi
 Toss: Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat. Summary

Scorecard

Fall of wickets: 12/1 (S. Varma,  ov), 12/2 (A. Capsey,  ov), 35/3 (J. Rodrigues,  ov), 73/4 (M. Kapp,  ov), 74/5 (M. Lanning,  ov), 75/6 (A. Reddy,  ov), 75/7 (J. Jonassen,  ov), 79/8 (M. Mani,  ov), 79/9 (T. Bhatia,  ov)

Fall of wickets: 13/1 (Y. Bhatia, 1.3 ov), 23/2 (H. Matthews, 3.4 ov). 95/3 (H. Kaur, 16.1 ov)

Statistics

Most runs 

  Orange Cap

Orange Cap Winner: Meg Lanning (Delhi Capitals)

Most wickets 

  Purple Cap

Purple Cap Winner: Hayley Matthews (Mumbai Indians)

Broadcasting 
In India, Sports 18, Sports 18 Khel and Sports 18 1 HD  broadcast the season on television and Jio Cinema streaming online. Sports 18 Khel and Jio Cinema were broadcasting free-to-air. Source:

References

External links
 Tournament home at ESPN Cricinfo

Women's Premier League (cricket)
Cricket in Mumbai
Women's Premier League
Premier League
Sport in Navi Mumbai
Premier League