Women's IPL auction likely to be held in February

MUMBAI: BCCI's T20 franchise competition for women is expected to be named the Women's T20 League and is likely to comprise of five teams. The players' auction for the inaugural women's IPL could be held in February. The women's T20 league will be similar to the men's IPL and the deadline for Indian players to register for the auction is January 26, said a report in ESPNCricinfo. The women's T20 Challenge, which began as a two-team one-off game in 2018 before expanding to a three-team exhibition tournament in 2019 and two further editions in 2020 and 2022, will be replaced by this competition. IANS

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