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BCCI approves to conduct the Women’s Indian Premier League

On Tuesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) authorised the long-awaited Women’s Indian Premier League.

The decision was made by the Indian cricket board at its 91st annual general meeting, which was held in Mumbai. The BCCI also authorized the Senior Women’s Future Tour Programs for 2022-2025.

The Indian cricket board first organised the Women’s T20 Challenge in 2018, when two sides – Trailblazers and Supernovas – played a one-off encounter prior of IPL Qualifier 1 at the Wankhede Stadium on May 22. The match included ten international players, including Alyssa Healy, Danni Wyatt, Meg Lanning, and Ellyse Perry.

Each side will have a squad of 18 players, with no more than six being international recruits. However, an eleven might include up to five foreign players, as opposed to the maximum of five for the men’s IPL. The caveat is that at least one of these five players must be from an Associate country.

The BCCI intends to have 22 matches during the season. Later, an announcement will be made regarding the schedule.

The Women’s T20 Challenge was cancelled in 2021 because it coincided with India’s visit to Australia. In 2022, the event will return to India, with three teams playing three matches, followed by the final in Pune on the sidelines of the men’s IPL. Harmanpreet’s Supernovas won the championship for the third time in a row.

Even though the Women’s Indian Premier League’s inaugural season is set for March 2023, a precise schedule can only be determined after speaking with the International Cricket Council (ICC).

The WIPL will provide opportunities for players like as Smriti Mandhana, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Renuka Singh Thakur, and others to play alongside some of the world’s most renowned women’s cricketers.

Increased interest in Indian women’s cricket, as well as notable achievements like as the Birmingham Commonwealth Games triumph and the Women’s Asia Cup victory this year, influenced the BCCI’s decision to organise the Women’s IPL.

As of today, the BCCI has determined that the five franchises would be auctioned off, with no first right of refusal for existing Indian Premier League (IPL) owners. The initial intention was to provide IPL clubs the option of purchasing women’s teams, but with 10 franchises in the IPL and only five needed, the BCCI appears to have abandoned the original concept.

“The specifics are being worked out, and we will shortly finalise how we will go,” BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla said. However, another BCCI executive disputed the first right of refusal idea. Many existing IPL franchise owners appear to be interested in fielding a women’s squad.

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