Adani Group, MI, DC, RCB & Capri Global Win Bids For Women’s Premier League Teams

Mumbai: Prior to the league’s inaugural season, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah announced on Twitter that the first-ever women’s IPL bids had topped the bids from men’s IPL teams. With a total bid value of Rs 4,669 crore, the Board has approved franchises for the five teams in the Women’s Premier League (WPL).

“Today is a historic day in cricket as the bidding for teams of the inaugural #WPL broke the records of the inaugural Men’s IPL in 2008! Congratulations to the winners as we garnered Rs.4669.99 Cr in the total bid,” tweeted BCCI Secretary Jay Shah.

Today is a historic day in cricket as the bidding for teams of inaugural #WPL broke the records of the inaugural Men's IPL in 2008! Congratulations to the winners as we garnered Rs.4669.99 Cr in total bid. This marks the beginning of a revolution in women's cricket and paves the

— Jay Shah (@JayShah) January 25, 2023

The first Women’s Premier League will feature five cities: Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, and Lucknow. The top corporate conglomerate in India, Adani Group, purchased the Ahmedabad franchise through its sports company, Adani Sportsline Pvt Ltd. The largest offer, 1289 crore Indian Rupees, was also made by the Ahmedabad team.

𝐁𝐂𝐂𝐈 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞.

The combined bid valuation is INR 4669.99 Cr

A look at the Five franchises with ownership rights for #WPL pic.twitter.com/ryF7W1BvHH

— BCCI (@BCCI) January 25, 2023

For the Mumbai franchise, Indiawin Sports Pvt Lt paid INR 912.99 crores. Similar to how they won the bid for the city in the women’s T20 league, the Royal Challengers group, which owns Bengaluru’s men’s team, spent INR 901 crores.

Similar trends were seen with the Delhi franchise, when the JSW group, which owns the men’s tournament team Capitals, successfully offered INR 810 crore. Capri Global, a recent addition, paid INR 757 crores to purchase the Lucknow franchise.