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“Women’s cricket now has a devoted audience base and this number will just keep growing as we anticipate a motivating turnout at the next WPL”
PTI and ESPNcricinfo personnel
14-Apr-2023 – 9 hrs ago
Mumbai Indians won the inaugural WPL last month – BCCI
The Women’s Premier League (WPL) might be played in the home-away format from the next edition with a larger window, more than likely throughout the Diwali duration, BCCI secretary Jay Shah stated on Friday.
“We are mulling the possibility of arranging the WPL, in the house and away format, in the Diwali window; not 2 seasons in a year however simply a various time window,” Shah stated throughout an interaction with mediapersons.
“Women’s cricket now has a devoted audience base and this number will just keep growing as we anticipate a motivating turnout at the next WPL.”
The inaugural edition of the five-team competition was held from March 4 to 26 this year throughout 2 locations in Mumbai. It ended simply 5 days prior to the IPL 2023 season started in March, and drew in huge crowds in Mumbai, specifically at the DY Patil Stadium and throughout the knockouts.
Mumbai Indians, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, raised the prize by beating Delhi Capitals, captained by Meg Lanning, by 7 wickets in the last at the Brabourne Stadium on March 26.
Diwali, the Hindu celebration of lights, will be commemorated on November 12 this year. It stays to be seen if the BCCI will move the WPL window to that time of the year this year itself, since the board will likewise be hosting the males’s ODI World Cup from October 5 to November 19 throughout 12 cities.