The opening ceremony of the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) took place on March 4, at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. AP Dhillon, Kiara Advani and Kriti Sanon kicked off the league with a bang. The WPL trophy was unveiled at the end of a dazzling opening ceremony.
Kiara Advani was the first one to perform at the marquee event. Her dance moves included performances on songs such as Bhool Bhulaiya, Burj Khalifa, Punjabban, Rangsari and Bijlee Bijlee. Soon after her performance, Kriti walked up to the stage.
The #TATAWPL kicks off in style! 🙌
Kiara Advani’s entertaining performance gets the crowd going! 👌👌 pic.twitter.com/cKfuGOCpEC
— Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 4, 2023
Kriti began her performance inside the dressing room with ‘Chak De India’ played in the background. She then shook her legs on songs like Coca-Cola, Thumkeshwari, Sweety Tera Drama, Param Sundari. After the conclusion of her perfomance, Amritpal entered the ground with drum rolls and beats.
An energetic performance ahead of an energetic #TATAWPL!
Kriti Sanon lights up the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/tcvQD8s0PV
— Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 4, 2023
AP Dhillon started his performance with his popular number Brown Munde. The Gurdaspur-born also sang Excuses, Eh Munde, Tere Te, Insane, Drop Top,and several other Punjabi songs.
𝘼𝙋 𝘿𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚!
How about THAT for an electrifying performance 🤩#TATAWPL | @apdhillxn pic.twitter.com/CuYbqWEo0a
— Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 4, 2023
The opening ceremony of the WPL ended with the captains of the five franchises unveiling the trophy that they will be playing for.
Talking about the WPL 2023, the T20 extravganza will see 22 matches in its inaugural edition, including 20 round-robin games, an Eliminator and a final.
The five teams Mumbai Indians (MI), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Delhi Capitals (DC), UP Warriorz (UPW) and Gujarat Giants (GG) will compete for the coveted title, with the grand finale scheduled on March 26 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.
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