- WPL 2023 Opening Ceremony highlights: The WPL trophy was unveiled at the end of a
- dazzling opening ceremony.
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WPL 2023 Opening Ceremony Live: That's that!
And now to clear up that field in quick time as there is a match to be played. Mandira Bedi
bids the fans at the stadium goodbye to mark the end of the closing ceremony. Well, that was
fun, but it won't be able to hold a candle to what is coming up next because there won't be any
choreography or premeditated moves involved there. It will be T20 cricket and we have seen
that the format tends to be at its pulsating best in the IPL. Little reason to believe that won't be
the case here as well. The captains make their way back, two of them - Harmanpreet Kaur
and Beth Mooney, are set to go back into the middle soon enough for the toss. Goodbye from
here!
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WPL 2023 Opening Ceremony Live: Trophy is unveiled!
The captains take the covering off the trophy standing on a podium in front of them. Cue the
big fireworks and the photo-op.
WPL 2023 Opening Ceremony Live: The captains
The franchise captains are called on to the stage. Meg Lanning of the Delhi Capitals, Beth
Mooney for Gujarat Giants, Harmanpreet Kaur of the Mumbai Indians, Smriti Mandhana of the
Royal Challengers Bangalore and finally, Alyssa Healy of the UP Warriorz.
WPL 2023 Opening Ceremony Live: The BCCI officials come on stage
BCCI President and former all-rounder Roger Binny is the first to get on stage and he is
followeWPL 2023 Opening Ceremony Live: The crowd cheers for AP
Kriti Sanon and Kiara Advani join Dhillon on the stage as he ends his set. The crowd cheers
for AP for a few seconds after the performance before Mandira Bedi takes the stage and
thanks the performers. d by secretary Jay Shah.
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WPL 2023 Opening Ceremony Live: VVS Laxman in the house
There are a lot of former greats at the stadium, which is only fitting considering the
occassion. The camera just panned to NCA head VVS Laxman in the stands.
WPL 2023 Opening Ceremony Live: AP Dhillon rolling through the hits
There are a few breaking out some moves in the stands but it is unlikely that those unawareof
the songs being performed would be too enthused by this. There would be many just waiting
for the real show to begin. Dhillon is doing his best to whip the crowd up though.
WPL 2023 Opening Ceremony Live: Kriti Sanon exits, AP Dhillon up next
Sanon's set ends with “Param Sundari”. The songs have been run of the mill Bollywood fare
thus far. Some big cheers go up as Mandira Bedi announces AP Dhillon. He, of course, stars
with “Brown Munde” the song that catapulted him to superstardom.
WPL 2023 Opening Ceremony Live: Kriti Sanon up next
A big star is unfurled and it covers much of the fielder after which the
Bollywood actress makes her way onto the stage. Onto the next one.
WPL 2023 Opening Ceremony Live: WPL on the field
While Advani rattles through her set-piece, there are a group of dancers in bright colours on
the field standing in a formation that reads “WPL”. Kiara's performance, meanwhile ends with
a performance of the song “Bijli"
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WPL 2023 Opening Ceremony Live: Kiara Advani is the first performer
The Bollywood star is the first to take the stage. Quite fitting that it was Mandira Bedi who kicked off the proceedings. Bedi's presence in the 2003 World Cup broadcast team opened up more doors than can be counted.
WPL 2023 Opening Ceremony Live: Mandira Bedi on hosting duties
The DY Patil Stadium cheers are Mandira Bedi calls for applause ahead of the start of the big event.
WPL 2023 Opening Ceremony Live: Here we go then!
A video is being rolled with midels representing the colours of the five teams. The stage has
been set up and the dancers have assembled in all their colours.
WPL 2023 Opening Ceremony Live: A full house expected
It's all brewing up nicely at the DY Patil Stadium. Judging by the long cues outside the
stadium and the traffic jams leading up to the gates, we are going to have a full house here.
WPL 2023 Opening Ceremony Live: Today's schedule
Gates Open: 4 PM IST
Opening Ceremony: 6:25 PM IST
Match - Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians
Toss: 7:30 PM IST
Match Start: 8 PM IST
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WPL 2023 Opening Ceremony Live: Bridging the gap with Australia
Australia are the undisputed leaders in women's cricket. Moreover, the WBBL is the oldest
women's T20 league and so, the talk of the town has been whether the WPL will help India
bridge the gap with Australia. "Definitely for Australia and England the WBBL and Hundred
have worked very well and after those tournaments they've got so much young talent. After
the WPL we are also going to get some good talent and I'm sure the difference you're talking
about [between India and Australia sides] we'd love to cut down. When you see good talent
coming up, you're definitely going to make a good team after the WPL," said Harmanpreet.
WPL 2023 Opening Ceremony Live: The performers
This is what the BCCI had to say about the opening ceremony. “Adding glitz and glamour to
the tournament opener will be Bollywood stars – Kiara Advani and Kriti Sanon. To top it all,
singer-songwriter AP Dhillon will be performing some of his musical chartbusters on-stage that
is bound to leave the audience enthralled.”
WPL 2023 Opening Ceremony Live: The tournament schedule
The tournament will be played in two stadiums - the DY Patil Stadium and the Brabourne
Stadium. With there being just five teams, there will be just one eliminator, with the top ranked
team qualifying for the final directly. The eliminator is scheduled to be held on March 24 at the
DY Patil Stadium after which the final will be held on March 26 at the Brabourne Stadium.
WPL 2023 Opening Ceremony Live: The players
The auction for the season was held on February 13 in which a total of 87 players were sold
and ₹59,50,00,000 was splurged collectively amongst the five franchises. India's Smriti
Mandhana, who was the first player to go under the hammer in the auction, was also the most
expensive at ₹3.40 Crore which the Royal Challengers Bangalore spent. Australia’s Ashleigh
Gardner and England’s Natalie Sciver-Brunt emerged as the most expensive overseas
players.
WPL 2023 Opening Ceremony Live: The first match
It is a real star-studded clash to start out the league. The Gujarat Giants are led by Australia
superstar Beth Mooney and their key players include batters Dayalan Hemalatha, Ashleigh
Gardner, Harleen Deol, Sophia Dunkley, and bowlers Sneh Rana, Georgia Warehem, Mansi
Joshi, and Annabel Sutherland. Meanwhile, the Mumbai Indians will be led by India captain
Harmanpreet Kaur. Like their opponents, they also picked up 18 players in the February
auction. Key players include batters Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Hamaira Kazi,
Neelam Bisht, Yastika Bhatia, and bowlers Issy Wong, Sonam Yadav, Pooja Vastrakar, Amelia
Kerr and Nat Sciver-Brunt.
http://trendingweek24x7.blogspot.com/ WPL 2023 Opening Ceremony Live: The rescheduling
The toss for the match was initially scheduled to be held at 7pm IST, with the
game itself set to begin at 7.30pm. Now, the toss has been shifted to 7.30pm and
the match, subsequently, to 8pm. The opening ceremony itself is set to start at
6.25pm, according to the BCCI's statement.
WPL 2023 Opening Ceremony Live: Hello and welcome!
Opening ceremonies are something that the IPL has done away with but this is a new league
and, moreover, marks the beginning of something that could fundamentally change the
landscape of women's cricket in the country, if not the world at large. There are some big
ticket celebrities who are going to dazzle up the place at the DY Patil Stadium before the real
action begins between Mumbai Indians and the Gujarat Giants. Let's sink our teeth into the
occassion.
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