The Adani Group has made the biggest bid for a team in the Women’s Premier League (WPL). The official term for the tournament was coined by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. As they splurged INR 1289 Crore to bag a franchise. The four others with the biggest bids are Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Capitals, and Capri Global.

BREAKING NEWS:

BCCI received a total bid of 4669.99 cr for Women's IPL which is more than Men's IPL in 2008.#WIPL #WomensIPL pic.twitter.com/JECUpvZW2Z

— Female Cricket (@imfemalecricket) January 25, 2023

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The five teams will be based out of Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, and Lucknow.

At the end of the WPL team auction, the BCCI has raked in over INR 4600 crores (Rs 4669.99 crore) which it will earn over a period of 10 years.

Five biggest bids:

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

Adani Sportsline Pvt. Ltd – 1289 Crore: Ahmedabad

India win Sports Pvt. Ltd (MI) – 912.99 Crore: Mumbai

Royal Challengers Sports Pvt. Ltd (RCB) – 901 Crore: Bangalore

JSW GMR Cricket Pvt. Ltd (DC) – 810 Crore: Delhi

Capri Global Holdings Pvt. Ltd – 757 Crore: Lucknow

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RCB have released their logo for the Women's Premier League!#WIPL #RCB #RoyalChallengersBangalore #BCCI pic.twitter.com/lzqoZBzyAK

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