WPL 2023 Auction Date: To quench the Women’s Premier League thirst, BCCI confirmed the much-awaited WPL 2023 Auction will take place on February 13 in Mumbai. Earlier, BCCI confirms the auction for the inaugural edition of the tournament will take place in February but the exact date has not been confirmed by the board.
WPL 2023 Auction Date
As per WPL 2023 schedule, the first match will be played between Team Mumbai and Team Ahmedabad on March 4 with the final match on March 26.
Earlier a report states that the WPL 2023 Auction will be held after the completion of the ongoing ILT20 league 2023. Notably, four of the five WPL teams had a presence in the ILT20. BCCI have received INR 4669.99 crores in the Women’s Premier League team Auction.
BCCI also confirms that the winner of the WPL 2023 will receive a prize amount of INR 6 crore while the runner-up will receive INR 3 crore. The 3rd team will receive INR 1 crore.
Viacom18 acquires the broadcasting rights of WPL 2023-27 for INR 951 crore. CHECK: WPL 2023 Auction Live Streaming for all locations.
WPL 2023 Auction Highlights
- Up to 90 players are to be sold during the WPL 2023 Auction day.
- Each team can buy a minimum of 15 players and a maximum of 18 players.
- Each team will have a purse value of INR 12 crore(App USD 1.46 million)
- Teams can buy seven overseas players, including one from an Associate nation.
- Teams will be able to field up to five overseas players in their playing XI, providing one is from an Associate nation.
