In a first, women ready to hit it out of the park in MPL T20
Indore: For the first time,
women cricketers
of the state will step onto the big stage as part of Madhya Pradesh's flagship T20 tournament—the
Madhya Pradesh League
(MPL) this year. In a major leap for the sport in the state, the 2025 edition of the MPL will feature women's teams competing alongside men's franchises.
Set to unfold at the iconic
Holkar Stadium
in Indore this May-end, the league's second season promises more teams, more talent, and a longer, action-packed schedule—all under the spotlight of growing fanfare and rising cricketing ambition. The inaugural MPL was held last year in Gwalior's newly built stadium from June 15 to 23, drawing significant attention and laying the foundation for professional franchise cricket in the region. With the addition of women's teams and two new franchises this year, the tournament is set to grow in both scale and impact.
The league now expands from five to seven teams with the entry of Bundelkhand Bulls and Chambal Ghariyals, joining existing sides—Gwalior Cheetahs, Indore Pink Panthers, Rewa Jaguars, Bhopal Leopards, and Jabalpur Lions. As a result, the tournament will run longer this year, stretching to 12–13 days compared to the nine-day schedule last season.
The player draft, scheduled for April 27 in Indore, will also include the first-ever women's team selection alongside the men's draft. Players will be chosen through a lottery system and classified into four categories, with Indian team regulars and IPL stars named as icon players. Cricketers like Rajat Patidar, Venkatesh Iyer, Avesh Khan, Saransh Jain, Shubham Sharma, Arshad Khan, Aniket Verma, Shivam Shukla, and Abhishek Pathak—currently featuring in the IPL—will also participate in MPL, raising the league's profile significantly.
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MP has pool of emerging young female cricketers including Vaishnavi Sharma, Ayushi Shukla, Anadi Tagde, Shuchi Upadhyay, Sanskruti Gupta, Kranti Goud and others who have been performing well at national and international level. The MP women's teams have performed consistently making place in the semi-finals and finals in most of the BCCI national level tournaments in the last few years. Adding to the excitement, franchises have conducted talent hunts across Madhya Pradesh, scouting emerging players from different cities. These local talents will be part of every team, reinforcing MPL's commitment to nurturing homegrown potential and building a strong cricketing future for the state.
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