The third edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL) gets underway on 14 February. The inaugural fixture of the WPL 2025 will see defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru face off against Gujarat Giants in Vadodara at 7:30 PM IST. In only three years, WPL has helped women's cricket grow in multi-folds and it has helped unearth gems like Saika Ishaque, and Shreyanka Patil among many others. The caravan is all in readiness for the 30-day extravaganza. 22 matches will be played across four venues from 14 February to 15 March with Brabourne Stadium to host the final. WPL 2025 venues WPL 2025 format The group stage will see all five teams face off against one another twice, which makes it 20 matches overall. Then, the top-placed team will qualify directly for the final, while the second and third-placed teams will fight it off in an Eliminator to reach the summit clash. WPL 2025 full squads Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Asha Sobhana Joy, Joshitha Vj, Richa Ghosh, Danni Wyatt, Kanika Ahuja, Sabbineni Meghana, Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross, Shreyanka Patil, Ellyse Perry, Prema Rawat, Smriti Mandhana (c), Georgia Wareham, Raghvi Bist, Sophie Devine, Jagravi Pawar, Renuka Singh, Sophie Molineux Delhi Capitals: Alice Capsey, Meg Lanning (c), Sarah Bryce, Annabel Sutherland, Minnu Mani, Shafali Verma, Arundhati Reddy, N Charani, Shikha Pandey, Jemimah Rodrigues, Nandini Kashyap, Sneha Deepthi, Jess Jonassen, Niki Prasad, Taniyaa Bhatia, Marchizanne Kapp, Radha Yadav, Titas Sadhu Mumbai Indians: Akshita Maheshwari, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Pooja Vastrakar, Amandeep Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Saika Ishaque, Amanjot Kaur, Jintimani Kalita, Sajeevan Sajana, Amelia Kerr, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Sanskriti Gupta, Chloe Tryon, Nadine De Klerk, Shabnim Ismail, G Kamalini, Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Yastika Bhatia Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner (c), Harleen Deol, Prakashika Naik, Beth Mooney, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra, Bharti Fulmali, Laura Wolvaardt, Sayali Satchare, Danielle Gibson, Mannat Kashyap, Shabnam Shakil, Dayalan Hemalatha, Meghna Singh, Simran Shaikh, Deandra Dottin, Phoebe Litchfield, Tanuja Kanwer UP Warriorz: Alana King, Gouher Sultana, Saima Thakor, Alyssa Healy (injured), Grace Harris, Shweta Sehrawat, Anjali Sarvani, Kiran Navgire, Sophie Ecclestone, Arushi Goel, Kranti Goud, Tahlia Mcgrath, Chamari Athapaththu, Poonam Khemnar, Uma Chetry, Deepti Sharma (c), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Vrinda Dinesh WPL 2025: Key players to watch out for RCB – Smriti Mandhana, Raghvi Bist DC – Nandini Kashyap, Nikki Prasad MI – G Kamalini, Harmanpreet Kaur GG – Priya Mishra, Ashleigh Gardner UPW – Deepti Sharma, Uma Chetry ​​​​​​​How to watch WPL 2025? The WPL 2025 will be televised on the Star Sports network in India. Live streaming will be available on the Disney+Hotstar app. (GFX by: Vivek Ray)Original Article