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Viacom18 wins media rights for WIPL for 951 crores from 2023 to 2027

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The Viacom18 secured the Women’s Indian Premier League (IPL) media rights worth for the 2023-2027 cycle for a whopping Rs 951 crore which suggests per match worth of INR 7.09 crore for subsequent 5 years.

The BCCI will unveil the 5 WIPL franchises on January 25. The information comes as a large improvement for ladies’s cricket on Monday as Women Indian Premier League (WIPL) media rights was auctioned. The information was confirmed by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah on his Twitter account on Monday.

“Congratulations @viacom18 for winning the Women’s @IPL media rights. Thank you for your faith in @BCCI and @BCCIWomen. Viacom has committed INR 951 crores which means per match value of INR 7.09 crores for next 5 years (2023-27). This is massive for Women’s Cricket,” Jay Shah tweeted on Monday.

Viacom has pledged INR 951 crore, and INR 7.09 crore for every match, for the following 5 years.

The Women’s T20 Challenge was initially held as an exhibition event, however the BCCI final yr ultimately made the choice to introduce the WIPL, with the primary season’s opening match scheduled for March. The BCCI has not formally launched the event’s schedule, however it’s extensively believed that the primary season, which might consist of twenty-two matches, will happen between March 5 and March 23.

Uncapped cricketers have been given two alternate options, whereas gamers with caps–those that have represented India or are presently on a central contract–can choose both Rs. 30 lakh, Rs. 40 lakh, or Rs. 50 lakh as their base pricing (Rs. 10 lakh and Rs. 20 lakh).

Prior to the WIPL, the bottom worth has been separated into 5 classes, starting from Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. 50 lakh. The public sale’s registration cutoff date is January 26.

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