"We Are Surely Looking At Home And Away Format" - Arun Dhumal Reveals The BCCI’s Plan For The Second Season Of WPL

The Women’s Premier League (WPL) chairman Arun Dhumal said on Tuesday that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is planning to host the next season of marquee event in multiple venues in a home-and-away format. Arun Dhumal shared the board’s plans for introducing the new franchise in the WPL in the upcoming editions.

The first edition of the Women’s Premier League went on to become successful. The Mumbai Indians (MI) women’s team won the first title of the tournament after beating the Delhi Capitals (DC) by 7 wickets. The Capitals skipper Meg Lanning was the leading scorer of the tournament with 345 runs, while Hayley Matthews was the leading wicket-taker with 16 wickets.

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We Are Hoping Increase In The Number Of Teams – Arun Dhumal

Arun Dhumal said the board wants the next season of the mega tournament to be conducted in a home-and-away format, which will help teams build their own fan bases. Dhumal said the board is interested in increasing the number of teams, but only five teams will play in the coming three seasons.

“Well begun is half done. It has been a great beginning for WPL and going forward it is going to be much better than what we have seen so far. We have started with five teams but going forward there is scope for additional team given the pool of the players that is going to come in the years to follow,” Arun Dhumal told PTI.

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“We are hoping increase in the number of teams but for the coming three seasons will remain five. We are surely looking at home and away format, we will see which time slot is available considering India’s international commitment and take a call. From a fan engagement point of view it is very important that we go for home and away format,” Dhumal added.

Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, UP Warriors, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Delhi Capitals competed in 22 matches over three weeks for the inaugural title. The BCCI hosted all 22 games of the mega-event at the venues of Brabourne Stadium and DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai between March 4 and 26.

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