The Women’s Premier League (WPL) is a women’s T-20 cricket competition in India, which is owned and operated by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The first edition was played in the year 2023 (Winner- Mumbai Indians, Runner-up- Delhi Capitals)
WPL 2024| Women’s Premier League 2024
Event- 23 February to 17 March (New Delhi)
Winner- Royal Challengers Bangalore (Captain – Smriti Mandhana )
Runner up- Delhi Capitals (Captain- Meg Lanning) (Also runner up in 2023)
Edition –2nd
Total Team-5
1. Which team has won the title of ‘Women’s Premier League 2024 (WPL 2024)’?
Ans: Royal Challenger’s Bangalore (RCB)
(Facts: In the women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) won the title by defeating Delhi Capitals (DC) by 8 wickets.
It is the first title of Royal Challengers Bangalore. )
2. Where was ‘Women’s Premier League 2024 (WPL 2024)’ organized?
Ans: India
(Facts: During the first phase, 11 matches were played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, from 23 February to 4 March, while the remaining 11 matches were held at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi from 5 to 17 March.)
3. In which stadium has the ‘final match’ of the WPL 2024 been played?
Ans: Arun Jaitley Stadium (Delhi)
4. Between which two teams was the first match played played in ‘WPL 2024‘?
Ans: Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians
(Facts: Winner of this match Mumbai Indians)
5. Which player has won the ‘Best Catch of the Tournament’ award in the ‘Women’s Premier League 2024′ ?
Ans: Sanjeevan Sajana (MI)
6. How many teams participated in the second edition of ‘Women’s Premier League 2024’ ?
Ans: 5
| S.No. | Name of Team | Captain | Owner |
| 1 | Mumbai Indians (MI) | Harman Preet Kaur | Nita Ambani (Reliance Industries) |
| 2 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | Smriti Mandhana | Diageo |
| 3 | Delhi Capitals (DC) | Meg Lanning | Sajjan Jindal and Mallikarjun |
| 4 | UP Warriors (UPW) | Alyssa Healy | Capri Global |
| 5 | Gujarat Giants (GG) | Beth Mooney | Adani Group |
7. Which institute has conducted Tata ‘Women’s Premier League 2024′?
Ans: BCCI
(Facts: BCCI- Board of control for cricket in India
Established- 1928
Headquarter- Mumbai
Chairman- Roger Binny (Karnataka)
Secretary- Jai shah)
8. Which is the sponsoring company of the second edition of WPL 2024?
Ans: TATA
9. Which Edition of ‘Women’s Premier League (WPL)’ has been played in the year 2024?
Ans: Second
10. Which player has won the ‘Player of the Match’ award in the final match of the WPL 2024?
Ans: Sophie Molineux (RCB)
11. Which company became the official broadcaster of ‘Women’s Premier League 2024 (WPL 2024)’?
Ans: Sports 18
12. How much total amount has been provided to the winning team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for ‘Women’s Premier League 2024’?
Ans: 6 crore
(Facts: The runner up team got 3 crore)
13. Which player has won the ‘Orange Cap’ in the Women’s Premier League 2024 (WPL 2024)?
Ans: Ellyse Perry (RCB)
(Facts: Ellye Perry of Royal Challengers Bangalore has won the Orange Cap in 2024 WPL. She topped the Women’s Premier League 2024 by scoring a total of 341 runs in 9 matches.
Orange Cap is given to the player who scores the most runs.
14. What was the ‘Mascot’ of Women’s Premier League 2024?
Ans: Shakti
15. Which player has won the ‘Powerful Striker of the Season’ award in the Women’s Premier League 2024?
Ans: Georgia Wareham
16. Which team has won the Fair play Award in Women’s Premier League 2024?
Ans: Royal Challengers Bangalore
17. Which player has won the ‘Purple Cap’ in the Women’s Premier League 2024 (WPL 2024)?
Ans: Shreyanka Patil (RCB)
(Shreyanka Patil of Royal Challengers Bangalore won the Purple Cap by taking the highest Wickets with 13 wickets in the Women’s Premier League 2024)
19. Which player has won the ‘Most Valuable Player of the Tournament’ award in the women’s Premier League 2024?
Ans: Deepti Sharma
20. Which player has won the ‘Powerful Striker of the Final’ award in Women’s Premier League 2024?
Ans: Shefali Verma
21. Who has become the first woman player in the history of women’s cricket to score both a half-century and a hat-trick in the same T20 game?
Ans: Deepti Sharma
22. Who has become the most expensive Indian female player sold in the auction of ‘WPL 2024’?
Ans: Kashvee Gautam (Gujarat Giants) and Annabel Sutherland (Delhi Capitals) (2 Crore each)
23. Who has won the title of ‘Emerging Player of the Tournament’ in Women’s Premier League 2024?
Ans: Shreyanka Patil
24. Who has become the first player in history to take six wickets in ‘Women’s Premier League’?
Ans: Elise Perry (Australia)
(Ellyse Perry performed brilliantly and set a women’s Premier league record by taking six wickets for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Mumbai Indians.)
| Parameters | Player (count) | Team |
| Most Sixes | Shefali Verma (20) | Delhi Capitals |
| Most fours | Meg Lanning (47) | Delhi Capitals |
| Most half-centuries | Meg Lanning (4) | Delhi Capitals |
| Highest score | Harmanpreet Kaur | Mumbai Indians |
| Most wickets | Shreyanka Patil | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) |
| Most Maidens | Marizanne Kapp | Delhi Capitals |
| Most dot balls | Shabnim Ismail (97) | Mumbai Indians |
| Most hat-tricks | Deepti Sharma (1) | UP Warriorz |
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