Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals to lock horns in WPL opener: Board

Indias second season of the womens T20 league will be held in Bengaluru and New Delhi from February 23 to March 17 the cricket board announced on Wednesday The exciting T20 tournament involving five formidable teams will comprise 20 league matches and two knockout matches providing fierce competition amidst cricketing excellence the board said in a statement The first WPL 11 matches will be held in Bengaluru with the remaining nine league matches and the two playoff matches then held in New Delhi The action begins with a marquee clash between defending champions Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals the runnersup of the first seasonDefending champions Mumbai Indians will take on last years finalists Delhi Capitals in the opening match of the second edition of the Womens Premier League at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on February 23The entire season will be held in Bengaluru and Delhi with the Arun Jaitley Stadium here hosting the Eliminator and final on March 15 and 17 respectivelyA total of 22 matches will be held in the WPL this year with the tabletoppers directly making the final The second and third placed will lock horns in the EliminatorAlso ReadWill lsquoBazballrsquo unleash its artistry in IndiaMumbai Indians led by India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur had defeated Delhi Capitals by seven wickets to win the inaugural WPLThe Womens Premier League 2024 will see some exciting talents such as Kashvee Gautam and Vrinda Dinesh who had a big payday as a total of 165 players went under the hammer for the 30 spots during the WPL miniauction last monthExcitement levels for TATAWPL Season 2 Which fixture are you looking forward to the most pictwittercomcM76wDwStemdash Womens Premier League WPL wplt20 January 24 2024Womens Premier League 2024 ScheduleFebruary 23 Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals in BengaluruFebruary 24 Royal Challengers Bangalore vs UP Warriors in BengaluruFebruary 25 Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians in BengaluruFebruary 26 UP Warriors vs Delhi Capitals in BengaluruFebruary 27 Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Giants in BengaluruFebruary 28 Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriors in BengaluruFebruary 29 Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals in BengaluruMarch 1 UP Warriors vs Gujarat Giants in BengaluruMarch 2 Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians in BengaluruMarch 3 Gujarat Giants vs Delhi Capitals in BengaluruMarch 4 UP Warriors vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in BengaluruMarch 5 Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians in DelhiMarch 6 Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in DelhiMarch 7 UP Warriors vs Mumbai Indians in DelhiMarch 8 Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriors in DelhiMarch 9 Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants in DelhiMarch 10 Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in DelhiMarch 11 Gujarat Giants vs UP Warriors in DelhiMarch 12 Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in DelhiMarch 13 Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Giants in DelhiMarch 15 Eliminator in DelhiMarch 17 Final in DelhiWith agency inputs