NEWS – Royal Challengers Bangalore win Women’s Premier League (WPL)

THE WOMEN’S PREMIER LEAGUE (WPL)

• Professional women’s Twenty20 cricket franchise league in India sanctioned by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
• The inaugural season took place in March 2023, won by the Mumbai Indians.
• The second season in February-March 2024 saw the Royal Challengers Bangalore emerge victorious.
• It evolved from the Women’s T20 Challenge, starting as a single-match event in 2018
• Tata Group holds the league’s title sponsorship rights until 2027
• Notable records include batting performances by Meg Lanning and bowling feats by players like Sophie Ecclestone and Ellyse Perry
• RCB Captain – Smriti Mandhana

2024 AWARDS

• Winners:Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), awarded INR 6 crore
• Runners-up:Delhi Capitals (DC), awarded INR 3 crore
• Orange Cap:Ellyse Perry (RCB), awarded INR 5 lakh
• Purple Cap:Shreyanka Patil (RCB), awarded INR 5 lakh
• Most Valuable Player of the Season:Deepti Sharma (UPW), awarded INR 5 lakh
• Emerging Player of the Season:Shreyanka Patil (RCB), awarded INR 5 lakh
• Powerful Striker of the Season:Georgia Wareham (RCB), awarded INR 5 lakh
• Most Sixes of the Season:Shafali Verma (DC), awarded INR 5 lakh
• Best Catch of the Season:S Sajana (MI), awarded INR 5 lakh
• Player of the Final:Sophie Molineux (RCB), awarded INR 2.5 lakh
• Powerful Striker of the Final:Shafali Verma (DC), awarded INR 1 lakh
• Fair Play Award:Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)