The board has earned a Rs 4669.99 crore windfall with the sale of the teams as Adani Sportsline bought the most expensive franchise for Rs 1289 crore.
Owners of the WPL Teams:
The Ahmedabad franchise went to Adani, who failed to win a bid for the men’s team last year when the BCCI added two more teams to the IPL last year.
IPL team owners to have Women’s franchises
Indiawin Sports Pvt. Ltd. – the owners of Mumbai Indians – have bought a team for Mumbai with a bid of Rs 912.99 crore.
Royal Challengers Sports Pvt. Ltd. – the company which owns Royal Challengers Bangalore – placed a bid of Rs 901 crore for the team.
JSW-GMR Cricket Pvt. Ltd. – the owners of Delhi Capitals – successfully bagged the team with a bid of Rs 810 crore to enter the WPL.
Capri Global Holdings – who are the owners of the Lucknow Super Giants franchise – owned the fifth team in WPL with a bid of Rs 757 crore.
Home Grounds of All 5 Women’s Premier League Teams
Mumbai Indians Women: Wankhede Stadium is likely to be the home ground for the women’s franchise. Although there are two more stadiums Brabourne and DY Patil in Mumbai.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Women: The iconic M Chinnaswamy Stadium will be hosting its women’s franchise. It has a seating capacity of 42000.
Lucknow Super Giants Women: The LSG women’s team will be playing their home games at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari International Stadium, Ekana in Lucknow. It has a capacity of 48000.
Delhi Capitals Women: The women’s team of the Delhi franchise will play home games at Arun Jaitley International Stadium (Feroz Shah Kotla). It has a seating capacity of 55000.
Adani WPL Team: The iconic Narendra Modi Stadium (Motera) in Ahmedabad which has a seating capacity of 1,12,560 will be the home ground of this franchise.
BCCI Creates History
“Today is a historic day in cricket as the bidding for teams of the inaugural #WPL broke the records of the inaugural Men’s IPL in 2008! Congratulations to the winners as we garnered Rs.4669.99 Cr in a total bid,” said BCCI secretary Jay Shah in a tweet.
“This marks the beginning of a revolution in women’s cricket and paves the way for a transformative journey ahead not only for our women cricketers but for the entire sports fraternity. The #WPL would bring necessary reforms in women’s cricket and would ensure an all-encompassing ecosystem that benefits each and every stakeholder. The @BCCI has named the league – Women’s Premier League (WPL). Let the journey begin,” tweeted Shah.
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The combined bid valuation is INR 4669.99 Cr
A look at the Five franchises with ownership rights for #WPL pic.twitter.com/ryF7W1BvHH
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 25, 2023
The @BCCI has named the league – Women’s Premier League (WPL). Let the journey begin….
— Jay Shah (@JayShah) January 25, 2023
Earlier this month, the BCCI sold the media rights to Viacom18 for Rs 951 crore, getting a Rs 7.09 crore per match value for five years.
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