99 cr bids for franchises of Women's Indian Premier League

On Wednesday, BCCI secretary Jay Shah revealed that the Board has garnered a whopping 4,669. There were 99 crore bids for the franchises during the auction process for its inaugural Women's T 20 league. The tournament will officially be known as the Women's Premier League or WPL.

Today is a historic day in cricket as teams of inaugural WPL broke the records of the inaugural Men's IPL in 2008! There were 99 cr in total bid. This marks the beginning of a revolution in women's cricket and paves the way for a transformative journey ahead, not only for our women cricketers but for the entire sports fraternity, he tweeted.

Shah stated that The WPL would bring necessary reforms to women's cricket and ensure an all-encompassing ecosystem that benefits each and every stakeholder. The Adani Sportsline Pvt Ltd has bought the Ahmedabad franchise for Rs 1,289 crore, while Indiawin Sports Pvt Ltd has won the Mumbai franchise for Rs 912.99 crore.

Royal Challengers Sports Pvt Ltd has secured Bengaluru franchise for Rs 901 crore, JSW GMR Cricket Pvt Ltd has taken Delhi franchise for Rs 810 crore and Capri Global Holdings Pvt Ltd has secured Lucknow franchise for Rs 757 crore.

Viacom 18 has been given the media rights of the soon-to-be-launched Women's Indian Premier League for a period of five years 2023 -- 27. The company has committed around Rs 951 crore, which will be around 7.09 crore per match. There will be 22 matches in the first three editions and 34 in the next two. Viacom 18 already holds digital rights for the men's IPL.

Congratulations to Viacom 18 for winning the media rights of the Women's IPL. Viacom has committed INR 951 crores, which means a per match value of INR 7.09 crores for the next 5 years 2023 -- 27 this is huge for Women's cricket, Shah tweeted.

After pay equity, today's bidding for media rights for Women's IPL marks another historic mandate. It's a big step towards empowerment of women's cricket in India, which will ensure participation of women of all ages. He added that the WIPL ICC BCCIWomen was of great importance.