Women IPL 2023 / Five teams in Womens IPL 2023 with 22 matches to be played decided BCCI

Women IPL 2023 | The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to start the Women's Indian Premier League (WIPL) from next year. In its circular sent ahead of its Annual General Meeting (AGM) meeting to be held in Mumbai on October 18, the BCCI said that due to the increase in the popularity of women's cricket in the country, the board now intends to organize the Women's IPL like the IPL. Is.

The Indian senior cricket team has shown a good game at the world level. The team reached the semi-finals of the 2018 T20 World Cup and played the final of the T20 World Cup in 2020. Even in the Commonwealth Games held this year, the Indian women's cricket team won a silver medal. Apart from this, the Women's T20 Challenge also got a lot of popularity, in which three teams played.

In a circular accessed by The Indian Express, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has decided to field five teams for this WIPL. "In order to have a good balance of domestic and international players and for the competitive teams, it has been decided to include five teams for the WIPL," the circular said.

It further states, "Each team can consist of a maximum of 18 players, where no team can have more than six overseas players. In addition, no more than five overseas players - four from the full members of the ICC and One of the Associate Members of the ICC - may be part of each team's playing XI." Teams outside the IPL can also get a chance, but then the matches will also be held on their grounds.