Women IPL 2023: Inaugural WIPL 2023 to start week after Women's T20 WC, BCCI gives NOD to March 3 start date, Follow LIVE Updates

Women IPL 2023 Start Date: BCCI has zeroed down March 3 as the start date for WIPL 2023. The tournament begins just 7 days after the Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 in South Africa. While BCCI has not officially announced the dates, the IPL Governing Council has given green signal to the start date. Once the BCCI formalise the availability of overseas players, the start date will be announced. Follow IPL 2023 Auction LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.

Earlier, BCCI had announced a five-team Women IPL. On Friday, BCCI made the first move on Women’s IPL 2023. The Indian board released the tender for Media Rights on Friday. With Disney-Star, Viacom18, Sony Sports Network all interested, BCCI will expect another round of windfall. Similar to IPL Media Rights, broadcasters will bag WIPL Media Rights for a 5-year period. December 31 is the last day to submit the Invitation to Tender document. BCCI will also float the tender for franchise auction soon.

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The next on the agenda for BCCI is the release of Invitation to Tender for WIPL franchises. Instead of city-based teams, the BCCI is looking for zinal teams. Each team will represent a particular zone.

As per ESPN Cricinfo, BCCI is looking at teams from Dharamshala/Jammu (North), Pune/Rajkot (West), Indore/Nagpur/Raipur (Central), Ranchi/Cuttack (East), Kochi/Visakhapatnam (South) and Guwahati (North-East).

Last month, the BCCI approved a five-team WIPL at the AGM. The board also finalised a 22-match format for the tournament. Existing men’s IPL franchises too have shown interest in acquiring the franchises. However, till now the stakeholders are undecided on how to distribute the franchises.

“We will be interested in purchasing a Women’s IPL team once we get information on the due process. We have not received any intimation from BCCI so far,” a CSK official had earlier told InsideSport.

Women IPL 2023: Inaugural WIPL 2023 to start week after Women’s T20 WC, BCCI gives NOD to March 3 start date, Follow LIVE Updates

WIPL 2023: All you need to know:

BCCI is set to roll out a tender document to the franchises willing to buy the teams.
The base price is $50 million or Rs 400 Cr, close to the IPL franchise fee in 2008.
However, instead of giving first preference to IPL teams, BCCI will float a tender open to all interested parties.
With this, new players can also outbid IPL franchises.
The BCCI will also float a separate tender for the e-auction of the broadcast rights.
The BCCI is also busy seeking the availability of leading women’s cricketers around the world.
As per a News18 report, the BCCI has already begun signing contracts with India as well as overseas players.
The move will help to confirm foreign players’ availability in Women’s IPL.
This central contract will further lead to an agreement with the franchise, once the team decides to buy the player.
Initially, the players will undergo a draft instead of auction in place for the men’s IPL.
Like the men’s IPL. Four overseas players will play in the eleven and a squad can have a maximum of 18 players.