Women's IPL: Media rights may attract bids worth Rs 220-250 crore a year

BCCI eyeing Rs 10-11 crore per match for 2023-27 cycle, say sources; broadcasters Disney-Star, Viacom18, Sony-Zee may step into fray for rights

The auction of the media rights for the Women's Indian Premier League (IPL) during the 2023-27 cycle may attract bids worth Rs 220-250 crore per year, according to sources at the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The cricket governing body is eyeing Rs 1,100-1,250 crore from media rights sales for the five-year period, persons in the know said. The inaugural edition of the Women’s IPL will happen in March next year.

This translates into a per-match earning of around Rs 10-11 crore for the BCCI, since there are 22 matches in the inaugural edition of the Women's