BCCI to organize WPL during Diwali, a gap between WPL and IPL

By: WE Staff | Monday, 17 April 2023

The Women's Premier League (WPL) needs to be kept in a different window, according to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

The inaugural season of WPL 2023 ended providing Mumbai Indians with the first winners of the season but it was soon followed by the 16th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The tournament started around in just five days of ending the WPL. After this rush, the BCCI has decided to keep a gap between both tournaments. The BCCI is considering organizing the WPL during the Diwali season, in addition to that it is believed that the home and away format would be introduced for the five teams in the WPL for the second edition.

The initial edition of WPL had a great start creating a huge fan base, according to the BCCI secretary, Jay Shah. He also made a clearance about not organizing two matches in a single year due to the Diwali season announcement.

Jay further added to his statement, "Women's cricket now has a dedicated audience base, and this number will only keep growing as we expect an encouraging turnout at the next WPL." He mentioned the viewership figures of this year's WPL which has attracted a huge audience both Live and virtually which is surely increase in the following seasons of this tournament. The largest viewership was recorded with 50.78 million people on RCB vs MI match receiving the top TV ratings. It became the most viewed match in India among male and female viewers aged above 15 in both urban and rural areas. The match that received the second-highest viewership was between Gujarat Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore.