WIPL Teams Auction: IPL 2008 Team Price – Women IPL has begun on a record-breaking footing. BCCI bagged a whopping Rs 4669.99 Cr from sell of just five WIPL teams. In doing so, WIPL has broken record of IPL 2008 franchise price. In 2008, BCCI bagged a total of Rs 2897.6 Cr from sell of 8 franchises. In 2008, highest bid was by Mumbai Indians at Rs 447.6 Crore. This time, the lowest bid for a WIPL team was rs 757 Crore. Adani Sportsline placed a record Rs 1,289 Cr bid for Lucknow franchise. Follow WIPL 2023 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
“Today is a historic day in cricket as the bidding for teams of the inaugural WIPL broke the records of the inaugural Men’s IPL in 2008. Congratulations to the winners as we garnered Rs.4669.99 Cr in total bid. This marks the beginning of a revolution in women’s cricket and paves the way for a transformative journey ahead not only for our women cricketers but for the entire sports fraternity,” BCCI Secretary Jay Shah said in a tweet.
WIPL Teams Auction: Women IPL breaks IPL 2008 record, WIPL teams costlier than IPL 2008 teams as auction fetches Rs 4669 Cr, Check OUT
IPL 2008 Team Price
| Team | City | Franchise Owner(s) | Cost ($) | INR |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | Bangalore | Vijay Mallya’s United Breweries Group | 111.6 | 446.4 |
| Chennai Super Kings | Chennai | India Cements | 91 | 364 |
| Delhi Daredevils | Delhi | GMR Group | 84 | 336 |
| Deccan Chargers | Hyderabad | Deccan Chronicle | 107 | 428 |
| Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur | Emerging Media-led consortium | 67 | 268 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata | Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment | 75.09 | 303.6 |
| Kings XI Punjab | Mohali | Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia, Karan Paul and Dabur’s Mohit Burman | 76 | 304 |
| Mumbai Indians | Mumbai | Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries | 111.9 | 447.6 |
| Total | 2897.6 |
Women’s IPL Teams Auction – Here we go, here are the new teams for WIPL
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Ahmedabad – Adani (Rs 1289 Cr)
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Mumbai – Reliance (MI) – Rs 912 Cr
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Bangalore – Diageo (RCB) – 901 Cr
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Lucknow – Capri Global – 757 Cr
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Delhi – DC franchise – 810 Cr
WIPL Teams Auction: Women IPL breaks IPL 2008 record, WIPL teams costlier than IPL 2008 teams as auction fetches Rs 4669 Cr, Check OUT
Adani Group after failing to land an IPL team last time out has finally entered Indian cricket with the highest bid of Rs 1,289 Cr. They will operate the Ahmedabad franchise. Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals are 3 IPL teams who will own WIPL teams as well. The other new entrant is Capri Global who own team in ILT20.
Reliance-backed Mumbai Indians was the 2nd highest bidder with Rs 912 Cr and will operate Mumbai franchise. Diageo-backed RCB will operate from Bengaluru after bagging the team for Rs 901 Cr. JSW-GMR-backed Delhi Capitals will operate Delhi franchise after splashing Rs 810 Cr. Capri Global has bagged the Lucknow franchise for Rs 757 Cr.
Proud to announce that @TheJSWGroup GMR Group and @DelhiCapitals are the proud owners of the Delhi Women’s IPL team. This marks a historic moment for Indian cricket and for the women’s game and we could not be more proud to own the Delhi Capitals WIPL franchise!
— Parth Jindal (@ParthJindal11) January 25, 2023
“The WIPL would bring necessary reforms in women’s cricket and would ensure an all-encompassing ecosystem that benefits each and every stakeholder,” Jay Shah further added.
Another windfall for BCCI – After bagging Rs 941 Cr from Viacom18 for WIPL Media Rights, BCCI has now bagged Rs 4669 Cr from auction of five new teams.
To remind everyone, BCCI sold IPL Media Rights for Rs 48,390 Cr and two new IPL teams for Rs 12,715 Cr. BCCI expects around Rs 500-800 Cr for each WIPL teams.
WIPL Teams Auction: Women IPL breaks IPL 2008 record, WIPL teams costlier than IPL 2008 teams as auction fetches Rs 4669 Cr, Check OUT
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