Match 3 of WPL 2023 will see the UP Warriorz (UP-W) and Gujarat Giants (GUJ-W) face off against each other at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on March 5, Sunday. The match starts at 7.30 pm IST. This is Gujarat’s second game of the WPL while the first for the UP Warriorz. The Giants lost their first game against Mumbai Indians women by 143 runs chasing 208 to win. The side was skittled out for just 64.
UP Warriorz (UP-W) will be led by Alyssa Healy while Gujarat Giants (GUJ-W) will be led by Beth Mooney. The respective franchises named Mooney and Healy as the captain of the teams ahead of the start of the WPL 2023. There are as many as 11 Australian women cricketers part of the WPL with three of them as captains. Along with Healy and Mooney, five-time World Cup-winning Australian skipper Meg Lanning will lead the Delhi Capitals women in the tournament.
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A total of 409 women players were part of the Women’s Premier League Auction 2023 (WPL auction 2023). Earlier, 1525 players registered for the auction. Out of those, only 409 players were shortlisted for the final draft. Out of 409 players, there were 246 Indian players and 163 overseas players. There were 8 players from associate nations. 202 capped players and 207 uncapped players were part of the WPL auction 2023.
The tournament will be played in the round-robin format with all five teams playing each other twice. The team topping the points table after the league stage will automatically qualify for the final. The teams placed second and third will play the Eliminator. The winner of the Eliminator will qualify as the second finalist for the WPL 2023 final match. Each team thus will play a total of 8 league matches.
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WPL 2023 will be played from March 4-26. The league stage will end with a match between UP Warriorz and Delhi Capitals women on March 21 at the Brabourne Stadium. The Eliminator is scheduled to be held at the DY Patil Stadium on March 24. Finally, the WPL 2023 final will take place on March 26 at the Brabourne Stadium. The tournament will see a total of 4 double headers with the first game starting at 03:30 PM while all the evening games start at 07:30 PM. Both venues will host 11 games each in the tournament.
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The venue has hosted just 2 T20 international matches. However, it has been a venue where IPL matches were regularly played during the early years of the tournament. Very recently IPL 2022 matches were held at this venue with almost every game being a high-scoring one. The average first innings score for teams batting first is 179 which has been successfully chased down as well.
Speaking of the UP-W v GUJ-W WPL 2023 match, it will start at 7.30 pm IST. The temperature in the evening will be around 28 degrees with humidity close to 50 percent. There is no chance of rain, however, there will be slight dew which is expected to play an important role in the game. Captain who wins the toss will prefer chasing at this venue.
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