WPL 2025: Baroda, Lucknow, Bengaluru, and Mumbai Selected as Venues, Brabourne Stadium to Host Knockouts
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Synopsis
The BCCI has confirmed that Baroda, Bengaluru, Lucknow, and Mumbai will be the venues for the Women's Premier League 2025. Brabourne Stadium is set to host the Eliminator and Final, marking a historic moment with four venues hosting matches.
Key Takeaways
- WPL 2025 features Baroda, Bengaluru, Lucknow, and Mumbai as venues.
- Brabourne Stadium will host both Eliminator and Final.
- First time four venues are utilized in WPL history.
- Matches kick off on February 14, featuring Gujarat Giants vs RCB.
- Single-header matches will be played throughout the tournament.
New Delhi, Jan 16 (NationPress) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that Baroda, Bengaluru, Lucknow, and Mumbai will serve as the venues for the 2025 edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL). Notably, Brabourne Stadium will host both the Eliminator and the Final. This marks the first instance in the tournament's brief history where four venues will be utilized.
The WPL 2025 is set to kick off at BCA Stadium in Baroda, where Gujarat Giants (GG) will compete against the defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), on February 14. Following this, the Mumbai Indians will initiate their campaign against the Delhi Capitals on February 15.
Baroda will host a total of six matches before the tournament moves to Bengaluru, where the RCB, captained by Smriti Mandhana, will play their inaugural home match against the Mumbai Indians on February 21 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
The RCB will have three more chances to entertain their local supporters, facing UP Warriorz (UPW) on February 24, GG on February 27, and the two-time runners-up, Delhi Capitals, on March 1. The matches will then shift to Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, which will make its debut as a WPL venue, hosting four games.
The UPW, led by Alyssa Healy, will play three matches against GG, MI, and RCB at their home ground on March 3, 6, and 8, respectively. The concluding phase of WPL 2025 will take place at the renowned Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.
The Mumbai Indians, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, will wrap up the league stage with consecutive home matches against GG and RCB on March 10 and 11, respectively. The Brabourne Stadium will also host the Eliminator on March 13, followed by the championship match scheduled for March 15. The BCCI confirmed that all matches in this third season will follow the single-header format, consistent with the previous season.
