New Delhi: The inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League will begin on March 4. With all the excitement leading upto the tournament, it is one of the most anticipated and biggest sports leagues across the globe. Teams have announced their captains and held their pre-tournament press meets to gear up.
From behind-the-scene videos and practice sessions to press meets, all five teams are bringing up exciting content off-the-field too. Here is how the teams are gearing up for this big step in the game of cricket:
Royal Challenger Bangalore
Everyone is aware of the large fanbase of RCB. The fans are now up to supporting the women’s team and loving their captain Smriti Mandhana in the RCB colours. The franchise is also sharing pictures and videos of Mandhana during the team photoshoot.
It’s not just another jersey. It’s an emotion! Captain Smriti Mandhana unveils the RCB match jersey for #WPL2023#PlayBold #SheIsBold pic.twitter.com/NaXVwwshiJ
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) March 3, 2023
RCB also shared a video of Heather Knight, Sophie Devine and Mike Hesson at the practice session in Mumbai.
Heather Knight, Sophie Devine and Mike Hesson take us through the team’s intense practice sessions in Mumbai preparing for our first Day game of the #WPL, on Bold Diaries.#PlayBold #SheIsBold #WPL2023 pic.twitter.com/kFj0l17hOO
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) March 3, 2023
Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals announced T20 World Cup-winning captain Meg Lanning as their skipper along with India’s star batter Jemimah Rodrigues as her deputy. The team held a press meet and the pictures from the event viral on the internet.
#YehHaiNayiDilli ki first-ever #TATAWPL Squad Photo ❤?#CapitalsUniverse pic.twitter.com/3S9lKcEX71
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) March 2, 2023
The franchise is also using Jemimah’s singing and off-the-field chirpiness for their social media campaign, and her fans are surely loving it.
That was a fun Rapid Fire ? https://t.co/SFJEIcB9BD
— Jemimah Rodrigues (@JemiRodrigues) March 1, 2023
The team also shared the videos of training sessions with short interviews of Taniyaa Bhatia, Poonam Yadav, Tara Norris and Shikha Pandey.
?️: #WPL is a stepping stone for women’s sports ?
?️| We are as excited as Shikha Pandey for our inaugural season ?#YehHaiNayiDilli #CapitalsUniverse @shikhashauny pic.twitter.com/GA1erpO8zl
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) March 1, 2023
?️: I’m immensely proud and really excited to play in #WPL.
? | We caught up with our ? Tara Norris, the only player from an Associate Nation, after a fun training session. #YehHaiNayiDilli #CapitalsUniverse pic.twitter.com/Cd2VFXb2hH
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) March 1, 2023
Mumbai Indians
MI has a huge global fanbase and they never fail to impress them. Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur will be leading the team and she was recently present at the jersey presentation of the team. She also held a social media live session to interact with the fans.
KAUR 7 in ????! KAUR 7 in ????!
The Jersey presentation has all our ?@ImHarmanpreet | #OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #AaliRe #WPL pic.twitter.com/LG3giMwcX6
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 3, 2023
Mumbai Indians also shared a video of New Zealand’s star batter and amazing fielder Amelia Kerr in the nets.
The Amelia Kerr show ???@meliekerr10 | #OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #AaliRe #WPL pic.twitter.com/a9Dpp4UlYq
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) March 3, 2023
Gujarat Giants
Gujarat Giants will be playing the opening encounter against Mumbai Indians on March 4 at 7:30 pm IST. Captain Beth Mooney and vice-captain Sneh Rana were spotted at the photoshoot.
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What say, #GiantArmy? ?#WPL #GujaratGiants #WomensPremierLeague #Cricket #Adani @SnehRana15 pic.twitter.com/OyP9PNtaRF
— Gujarat Giants (@GujaratGiants) March 2, 2023
Gianst also has the Indian team’s social media star Harleen Deol and she was seen playing with a dog during a practice session, on the other hand, Mansi Joshi was flaunting her football skills in a cricket team.
Hurley, Harleen, and Furry! ?
Our #Giants met their cutest training buddy yet! ?#WPL #WPL2023 #GujaratGiants #AdaniSportsline #Adani pic.twitter.com/5PWTO5fwJd
— Gujarat Giants (@GujaratGiants) March 2, 2023
Mansi Joshi, the real ??????! ⚽️?#WPL #GujaratGiants #WomensPremierLeague #Adani pic.twitter.com/bUwjKlqN4h
— Gujarat Giants (@GujaratGiants) March 2, 2023
UP Warriorz
UP Warriorz had a dinner party and a team photoshoot before they begin their campaign. From Alyssa Healy to Anjali Sarvani, everyone dressed in amazing outfits.
Gorgeous outfits. Good food. Happy vibes. Warriorz Dinner party done right. ?#UPWarriorzUttarDega #WPL pic.twitter.com/lyVUuNJJOe
— UP Warriorz (@UPWarriorz) March 3, 2023
Clicks, giggles, and high-fives – that’s our team!?#UPWarriorzUttarDega #WPL
?: @wplt20 pic.twitter.com/5HTO1Nawua
— UP Warriorz (@UPWarriorz) March 3, 2023
They also had a photoshoot in chikankari outfits, which are a specialty of Lucknow.
Before⏩After.
The team donned awe-inspiring Chikankari outfits by @dhaagaandco which is run by a team of local artisans and women in Lucknow. It took them over 130 hours to stitch these intricate patters on the fabric.✨#UPWarriorzUttarDega #WPL pic.twitter.com/yNzgoLKc5K
— UP Warriorz (@UPWarriorz) March 2, 2023
