For the first time in India, a blockbuster women's T20 league has been held, with the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) taking place over March.
The competition began with five teams and there were plenty of cricket's biggest names involved, including the likes of Australian World Cup heroes Ash Gardner and Meg Lanning, as well as plenty of homegrown Indian stars.
The WPL kicked off on March 6th and concluded with the final on March 26th.
Here's everything you need to know for the WPL 2023.
What is the Women's IPL?
The Women's IPL - which is going by the Women's Premier League or WPL - is a new T20 tournament held in India.
There were five teams competing for the inaugural trophy and the competition hosted some of the biggest names in women's cricket including Ash Gardner, Meg Lanning, Harmanpreet Kaur and Nat Sciver-Brunt.
When is the WPL?
The Women's Premier League began on March 4th with a clash between the Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants.
The semi-final took place on March 24th, with the final of the first-ever WPL season taking place on March 26th.
WPL 2023 schedule, scores and results
| Date | Match/Result |
| March 4th | Mumbai Indians 5/207 def. Gujarat Giants 64 |
| March 5th | Delhi Capitals 2/223 def. Royal Challengers Bangalore 8/163 |
| March 5th | UP Warriorz 7/175 def. Gujarat Giants 6/169 |
| March 6th | Mumbai Indians 1/159 def. Royal Challengers Bangalore 155 |
| March 7th | Delhi Capitals 4/211 def. UP Warriorz 5/169 |
| March 8th | Gujarat Giants 7/201 def Royal Challengers Bangalore 6/190 |
| March 9th | Mumbai Indians 2/109 def Delhi Capitals 105 |
| March 10th | Royal Challengers Bangalore 138 def. by UP Warriorz 0/139 |
| March 11th | Gujarat Giants 9/105 def. by Delhi Capitals 0/107 |
| March 12th | UP Warriorz 159/6 def. by Mumbai Indians 2/164 |
| March 13th | Delhi Capitals 4/154 def. Royal Challengers Bangalore 4/150 |
| March 14th | Mumbai Indians 8/162 def. Gujarat Giants 9/107 |
| March 15th | UP Warriorz 135 def. by Royal Challengers Bangalore 5/136 |
| March 16th | Delhi Capitals 136 def. by Gujarat Giants 4/147 |
| March 18th | Mumbai Indians 127 def. by UP Warriorz 5/129 |
| March 18th | Royal Challenegers Bangalore 2/189 def Gujarat Giants 4/188 |
| March 20th | UP Warriorz 7/181 def. Gujarat Giants 6/178 |
| March 20th | Delhi Capitals 1/110 def. Mumbai Indians 8/109 |
| March 21st | Royal Challengers Bangalore 9/125 def. by Mumbai Indians 6/129 |
| March 21st | UP Warriorz 6/138 def. by Delhi Capitals 5/142 |
| March 25th | Mumbai Indians 4/182 def. UP Warriorz 110 |
| March 27th | FINAL: Delhi Capitals 9/131 def. by Mumbai Indians 3/134 |
WPL 2023 table
| W | L | D | NRR | Points | |
| 1. Delhi Capitals | 6 | 2 | 0 | +1.856 | 12 |
| 2. Mumbai Indians | 6 | 2 | 0 | +1.711 | 12 |
| 3. UP Warriorz | 4 | 4 | 0 | -0.200 | 8 |
| 4. Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2 | 6 | 0 | -1.137 | 4 |
| 5. Gujarat Giants | 2 | 6 | 0 | -2.220 | 4 |
How to watch WPL in India
Sports18 and Jio Cinema hold the broadcast rights to the first-ever season of the WPL in India.
How to watch WPL in Australia
Fox Sports holds the rights to the first-ever WPL, with all matches to be broadcast live on Fox Cricket 502 and streamed on Kayo Sports.
How to watch WPL
| Country | TV/Streaming |
| India | Sports 18/JIO Cinema |
| Australia | Fox Cricket/Kayo Sports |
| England | Sky Sports |
| United States/Canada | Willow TV |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport NZ |
| South Africa | SuperSport |
| Caribbean | Flow Sports |
| Bangladesh | Channel 9 |
| Afghanistan | RTA |
| Nepal | Yupp TV |
| Sri Lanka | Yupp TV |
| Singapore | StarHub TV+ |
WPL 2023 squads
Delhi Capitals
Meg Lanning (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Marizanne Kapp, Titas Sadhu, Alice Capsey, Tara Norris, Laura Harris, Jasia Akhtar, Minnu Mani, Taniya Bhatia, Jess Jonassen, Sneha Deepthi, Poonam Yadav, Aparna Mondal, Arundhati Reddy
Gujarat Giants
Beth Mooney (c), Ashleigh Gardner, Sophia Dunkley, Annabel Sutherland, Harleen Deol, Deandra Dottin, Kim Garth, Sneh Rana, Sabbhineni Meghana, Georgia Wareham, Mansi Joshi, Dayalan Hemalatha, Tanuja Kanwar, Monica Patelm, Sushma Verma, Hurley Gala, Ashwani Kumari, Parunika Sisodia, Shabnam Shakil
Mumbai Indians
Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Yastika Bhatia, Heather Graham, Issy Wong, Amanjot Kaur, Dhara Gujjar, Saika Ishaque, Hayley Matthews, Chloe Tryon, Humaira Kazi, Priyanka Bala, Sonam Yadav, Jintamani Kalita, Neelam Bisht
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Smriti Mandhana (c), Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Erin Burns, Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Shreyanka Patil, Kanika Ahuja, Asha Shobana, Heather Knight, Dane van Niekerk, Preeti Bose, Poonam Khemnar, Komal Zanzad, Megan Schutt, Sahana Pawar
UP Warriorz
Alyssa Healy (c), Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Tahlia McGrath, Shabnim Ismail, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Parshavi Chopra, Shweta Sehrawat, S. Yashasri, Kiran Navgire, Grace Harris, Devika Vaidya, Lauren Bell, Laxmi Yadav, Simran Shaikh
