WPL 2023 opening ceremony Live Streaming: When and where to watch on TV and online

WPL 2023 opening ceremony Live: The WPL 2023 opening ceremony will take place on Saturday, in Navi Mumbai. Here are the live streaming, when and where to watch details.

The first-ever Women's Premier League (WPL) season will kick start on Saturday, March 4 at the Dr DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Ashleigh Gardner's Gujarat Giants (GJ) will face Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians (MI) in the season opener, with the match scheduled to begin at 7:30 PM IST. Meanwhile, the WPL 2023 opening ceremony will start at 5:30 PM IST. The opening ceremony will see Bollywood superstars Kriti Sanon and Kiara Advani rock the stage, and there will also be a performance from musician AP Dhillon. Meanwhile, Shankar Mahadevan will perform the official WPL anthem.

WPL 2023 opening ceremony Live Streaming: When and where to watch on TV and online(PTI)

The WPL 2023 auction was held on February 23 in Mumbai, and it saw 409 players go under the hammer. Smriti Mandhana was the most expensive buy as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) purchased the India batter for ₹3.4 crore. Meanwhile, Ashleigh Gardner was the second-most expensive buy, with GG acquiring her for ₹3.2 crore. All-rounder Deepti Sharma was the most expensive Indian, joining UP Warriorz and fetching for ₹2.6 crore.

The tournament will see all five teams play four home and four away league games. After the league phase, the table toppers will directly enter the final. Meanwhile, the second and third-placed sides will face each other in the Eliminator for a berth in the final.