All you need to know about the WPL cricket 2023 auction, including its schedule, league format, teams, and how to access the auction live streaming on TV and mobile
The WPL 2023 will mark its inaugural edition and is all set to be loaded with women’s cricket stars from around the world. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday (January 25) announced the list of the owners of each franchise in the league. The richest man in India, Gautam Adani was the highest bidder who bought the Ahmedabad franchise for whopping INR 1289 crores.
Women’s Premier League cricket (WPL) 2023 live streaming and telecast broadcast channel in India
𝐁𝐂𝐂𝐈 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞.
The combined bid valuation is INR 4669.99 Cr
A look at the Five franchises with ownership rights for #WPL pic.twitter.com/ryF7W1BvHH
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 25, 2023
In total, BCCI generated INR 4669 crores from the sales of the five franchises. This article will cover all the information on WPL 2023, including its auction date, schedule, league format, and live-streaming details.
WPL 2023 auction details
The WPL 2023 player auction is expected to take place in the first week of February. Each team will get a purse of INR 12 crores.
How to watch the auction live?
The WPL’s official broadcaster is Viacom 18, who acquired INR 951 crores for the rights till 2027. In India, Viacom-owned channel Sports 18 will broadcast the auction live, while Jio Cinema will stream it live. Fans in other nations may watch the WPL on the networks listed below.
| India | Sports18, Jio Cinema |
| United Kingdom |
Sky Sports Cricket, Sky Sports Main Event
|
| United States | Willow TV |
| Australia |
Fox Sports, Yupp TV
|
| Middle East | Willow TV |
| South Africa | SuperSport |
| Pakistan |
Geo Super (TBC)
|
| New Zealand |
Sky Sport NZ (Sky Sport 2)
|
| Caribbean |
Flow Sports (Flow Sports 2)
|
| Canada | Willow TV |
| Bangladesh | Channel 9 |
| Afghanistan |
Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA)
|
| Nepal |
Yupp TV, Net TV Nepal, SimTV Nepal
|
| Sri Lanka |
Yupp TV, SLRC, Dialog TV, PeoTV
|
| Maldives |
Yupp TV, Medianet
|
| Singapore |
StarHub TV+
|
League format/venues
Each team can have 15 to 18 players on its roster. Teams are allowed to have up to five international players on their team. The WPL will be contested in a round-robin format, with each club playing five round-robin games. All of the league’s games will be held in Mumbai. The BCCI, however, has not formally announced that the event would be hosted at a single location because it may be changed in the future.