Cricket-India's best audition for World Cup slots in WPL 2025

Women's Premier League Final - Mumbai Indians v Delhi Capitals - Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India - March 26, 2023. Mumbai Indians' players celebrate as they lift the Women's Premier League (WPL) trophy. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni/File Photo

BENGALURU (Reuters) - The 2025 Women's Premier League (WPL) gets underway in Vadodara on Friday and the expanding edition of the five-team league is tipped to showcase India's formidable pool of exciting talent over the next four weeks.

Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will clash with hosts Gujarat Giants in Vadodara on Friday in what would be a new beginning for the league, which was confined to two venues in Mumbai in its inaugural edition in 2023.