WPL 2023 GK Questions – Latest General Knowledge Questions and Answers on Women’s Premier League 2023

The Women’s Premier League or WPL is going to start from 4th March 2023. With a lot of anticipation, experts are saying that it will change the fate of women’s cricket in India. From students’ perspective, they should go through WPL 2023 GK Questions and Answers because you can expect some questions from this topic in various competitive exams. 

If we have a look at the latest trends in the exams, we will always find at least a few questions are from topics related to sports. Remembering, Women’s Premier League 2023 or WPL 2023 General Knowledge Questions with answers help you prepare for the exam in a better way. We are constantly adding new questions. So, we request you to visit this page regularly to get the latest cricket GK questions on WPL.   

Women Premier League 2023 General Knowledge (GK) Questions and Answers

Question – 1: What was the Women’s Premier League initially called?

Answer: Women’s Indian Premier League

Question – 2: Where will the Women’s Premier League matches take place?

Answer: Both Mumbai and Navi Mumbai

Question – 3: When will the WPL 2023 begin?

Answer: 4th March 2023

Question – 4: How many teams will play in the Women’s Premier League (WPL)?

Answer: Five

Question – 5: How many matches will take place in WPL 2023?

Answer: 22

Question – 6: How many overseas players can a team include in each match in the Women’s Premier League (WPL)?

Answer: Five

Question – 7: According to the rule, how many players from ICC Associate Nation must be in a WPL Team?

Answer: One

Question – 8: What will increase in case the WPL 2023 is a success?

Answer: The number of games and number of teams

Question – 9: In which format will the matches in Women’s Premier League 2023 take place?

Answer: Double Round Robin format with eliminators

Question – 10: What is the name of the Bangalore franchise in WPL?

Answer: Royal Challengers Bangalore

Question – 11: Who joined UP Warriorz as the head coach for WPL 2023?

Answer: John Lewis

Question – 12: Which group won the rights to the Ahmedabad franchise Gujarat Giants for WPL 2023?

Answer: Adani Group

Question – 13: Which group won the rights to the Delhi franchise in Women’s Premier League 2023?

Answer: GMR–JSW 

Question – 14: Who is the owner of Mumbai Indians in the Women’s Premier League?

Answer: Reliance Industries

Question – 15: What is the highest-valued Women’s Sports League in the world?

Answer: Women’s National Basketball Association in the United States

Question – 16: Who is the head coach of Mumbai Indians in WPL 2023?

Answer: Charlotte Edwards

Question – 17: Which group won the rights to the Bangalore franchise in WPL 2023?

Answer: Royal Challengers Sports Pvt Ltd

Question – 18: Who joined Gujarat Giants as a mentor for Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023?

Answer: Mithali Raj

Question – 19: Who is the head coach of Gujarat Giants in WPL 2023?

Answer: Rachael Haynes

Question – 20: How long were the franchise rights sold for Women’s Premier League?

Answer: 5 Years

Question – 21: Who is the head coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore in Women’s Premier League?

Answer: Ben Sawyer

Question – 22: Which group won the rights to the Lucknow franchise in Women’s Premier League 2023?

Answer: Capri Global holdings

Question – 23: Who is the head coach of Delhi Capitals in WPL?

Answer: Jonathan Batty

Question – 24: What is the name of the Lucknow franchise in WPL 2023?

Answer: UP Warriors

Question – 25: Who joined Mumbai Indians as a mentor for Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023?

Answer: Jhulan Goswami

Question – 26: Who is the mentor of Royal Challenger Bangalore for WPL?

Answer: Sania Mirza

Question – 27: How many overseas players can a team have in its squad of 15 to 18 players?

Answer: 7 Players

Question – 28: When was the first auction of WPL to purchase players for each franchise held?

Answer: 13 February 2023

Question – 29: How many players registered their names for the first auction?

Answer: Around 1,500

Question – 30: How much money can each purchase players for their teams?

Answer: 12 crore

Question – 31: Which team bought Deepti Sharma for INR 2.60 Crore?

Answer: UP Warriors

Question – 32: How much will the purse size of each franchise be increased in future seasons?

Answer: 1.5 crores each year

Question – 33: Who did the Royal Challengers Bangalore get for a whopping INR 3.40 Crore?

Answer: Smriti Mandhana

Question – 34: How many players got sold at the Women’s Premier League Player auction 2023?

Answer: 87

Question – 35: Which Indian cricket team player joined the Mumbai Indians for INR 1.80 Crore?

Answer: Harmanpreet Kaur

Question – 36: Which star player of the Indian Cricket Team joined Delhi Capital for INR 2.20 Crore?

Answer: Jemimah Rodrigues

Question – 37: Who topped the charts of the most expensive overseas players at the Women’s Premier League Player Auction?

Answer: Ashleigh Gardner

Question – 38: The first match of WPL will be played between which two teams?

Answer: Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians

Question – 39: Who will play against Delhi Capitals in the second match of WPL?

Answer: Royal Challengers Bangalore

Question – 40: Who will play their first game of the WPL against the Gujarat Giants?

Answer: UP Warriors

Question – 41: On what date will the Final of Women’s Premier League 2023 take place?

Answer: 26th March 

Question – 42: Who is the captain of the Indian Women’s Cricket Team?

Answer: Harmanpreet Kaur

Question – 43: For which team, the captain of the Indian Cricket Team (Harmanpreet Kaur) is going to play in the Women’s Premier League?

Answer: Mumbai Indians

Question – 44: Recently, India won the ICC U19 T20 World Cup under Shafali Verma. For which team Shafali Verma is going to play in WPL?

Answer: Delhi Capitals 

Question – 45: Captain of Australian Cricket Team Meg Lanning is going to play for which team in the Women’s Premier League?

Answer: Delhi Capitals

Question – 46: Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry is going to play for which team in WPL?

Answer: Royal Challenger Bangalore

Question – 47: New Zealand Captain Sophie Devine is playing for which team in WPL?

Answer: Royal Challenger Bangalore

Question – 48: Who is the most expensive player in the WPL?

Answer: Smriti Mandhana 

Question – 49: Who is the most expensive player for Mumbai Indians in WPL?

Answer: Natalie Sciver

Question – 50: In which stadium, the first match of Women’s Premier League will be played?

Answer: DY Patil Stadium

Question – 51: In which stadium, the final match of Women’s Premier League will be played?

Answer: Brabourne Stadium

Question – 52: Who is the only player from the United States who got sold during the WPL auctions?

Answer: Tara Norris

Question – 53: For which team Tara Norris is going to play in WPL 2023?

Answer: Delhi Capitals

Question – 54: Who are the only two players from the West Indies to get sold during the WPL auctions?

Answer: Deandra Dottin and Hayley Matthews

Question -55: Deandra Dottin will play for which team in the WPL?

Answer: Gujarat Giants

Question – 56: For which team, Hayley Matthews is playing in WPL 2023?

Answer: Mumbai Indians

Question – 57: Who is the director of cricket operations of Royal Challenger Bangalore?

Answer: Mike Hesson

Question – 58: Who is the second most expensive player in the Women’s Premier League?

Answer: Deepti Sharma

Question – 59: Which network got the broadcasting rights for the Women’s Premier League in India?

Answer: Viacom 18

Question – 60: Who is the cricketer from Kashmir going to play for Delhi Capitals in WPL?

Answer: Jasia Akhtar

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