The WPL returns – what is it and how does it work?
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The India-based Women's Premier League (WPL) returns on Friday, 14 February for its third edition.
The tournament is the women's equivalent of the men's Indian Premier League (IPL) and attracts the world's biggest names.
The five teams are: Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, UP Warriorz, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Three - Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru - are associated with teams from the IPL.
They form one table and each side plays the other four twice.
The opening match sees defending champions RCB face Gujarat Giants. All matches start at 14:00 GMT.
The group stage runs until 11 March - there are some days with no fixtures - before the eliminator (second and third in the group stage) on 13 March.
The winners of the eliminator play the side who topped the group stage in the final on 15 March.
Four venues will be used in the tournament: The new BCA Stadium in Vadodara (six games between 14-19 Feb), M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru (eight games between 21 Feb-1 March), EKA Arena in Lucknow (four games between 3-8 March) and Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai (four games between 10-15 March).
