WPL 2023 Timing Change: Hours away from the opening ceremony, BCCI reschedule the start for the Women’s Premier League 2023 opening fixture. The historic Women’s Premier League kickstarts with a marquee clash between the Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians at the D Y Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. The opening ceremony featuring AP Dhillon, Kriti Sanon, and Kiara Advani has also been rescheduled. Follow WPL 2023 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
The inaugural game will have a rescheduled start and will commence at 08.00 PM IST on Saturday. The toss will take place at 07.30 PM IST.
The gates will open for fans at 4.00 PM IST and they will be able to witness the grand opening ceremony which will start at 6:25 PM IST. Adding glitz and glamour to the tournament opener will be Bollywood stars – Kiara Advani and Kriti Sanon.
To top it all, singer-songwriter AP Dhillon will be performing some of his musical chartbusters on-stage that is bound to leave the audience enthralled.
Dham dha ma ma dham!
The #TATAWPL anthem is finally here! Witness the energy & enthusiasm as we celebrate the inaugural match of the Women’s Premier League! #YehTohBasShuruatHai! @JayShah | @viacom18 | #WPL2023 | #WomensPremierLeague pic.twitter.com/S9frYBNbpI
— Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 4, 2023
Brief details of events mentioned below:
Gates Open: 4 PM IST
Opening Ceremony: 6:25 PM IST
Match – Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians
Toss: 7:30 PM IST
Match Start: 8 PM IST
Historic WPL 2023
The inaugural edition of the WPL is the beginning of a new era in women’s cricket in India, with some of the brightest Indian talents and stars such as Indian cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma – captain of India’s U19 World Cup-winning team, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh joining forces with global cricketing stars such as Alyssa Healy, Deandra Dottin, Ellyse Perry, Sophie Ecclestone and Sophie Devine amongst others.
The first edition of the WPL will comprise 22 matches and will feature five teams – Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore & UP Warriorz. The prestigious tournament will be played from March 04 to March 26, 2023 in Mumbai at the Brabourne Stadium and DY Patil Stadium.
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