WPL 2023 Opening Ceremony Highlights: Trophy unveiled by captains; AP Dhillon, Kriti Sanon, Kiara Advani set the stage on fire

Follow live updates and visuals from the star-studded opening ceremony of the TATA Women’s Premier League in Navi Mumbai ft. AP Dhillon, Kriti Sanon and Kiara Advani.

Kiara Advani, AP Dhillon and Kriti Sanon set the stage on fire in the opening ceremony of the inaugural Women’s Premier League. | Photo Credit: Sportzpics for BCCI

Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the opening ceremony of the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League in Navi Mumbai on March 4. This is Lavanya Lakshminarayanan taking you through the evening.

It’s time for LIVE action now. Head over to our live coverage of the opening fixture of the Women’s Premier League between Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians.

The trophy of the Women’s Premier League was also unveiled by the five captains.

7PM: With the musical performances now complete, Mandira Bedi invites the BCCI office bearers onto the stage followed by the five captains of the participating franchises. Guess who got the loudest cheers?

AP Dhillon makes a hyped entrance with his most popular track - Brown Munde. He goes on to get the crowds grooving to other numbers like Summer High, Insane and Dil Nu.

AP Dhillon performing Insane at the WPL opening ceremony

The #WPL2023 opening ceremony... @sportstarwebpic.twitter.com/pSu7ZU4Gwt

— Shayan Acharya (@ShayanAcharya) March 4, 2023

Kriti Sanon enters the stadium, jiving to Baadal pe paaon hai followed by Chak De, India’s title track.

Kriti Sanon during the WPL opening ceremony

Kiara Advani gets the evening started with performances to some of her most popular numbers including Rangi saari and Bijlee

Kiara Advani during the WPL opening ceremony

6:30PM: Mandira Bedi opens proceedings as the host of the opening ceremony. A fitting nod to her own contributions to women’s cricket in the country.

Mandira Bedi

Read Shubhangi Kulkarni’s piece: - In Indian women’s cricket’s finest moment so far, remembering those who made it happen - here.

The stage is set for the opening ceremony.

Stage set for the #WPL2023 inaugural ceremony. @sportstarwebpic.twitter.com/lTHIM7VdZt

— Shayan Acharya (@ShayanAcharya) March 4, 2023

6:10pm IST: Ahead of his performance at the WPL 2023 opening day, AP Dhillon caught up with Harleen Deol and Jemimah Rodrigues for an impromptu jam session. Here’s how that went.

🔊 Sound 🔛

Locker room jam session ft. @JemiRodrigues, @imharleenDeol & @apdhillxn 🎸 🎤

Catch him perform LIVE at the grand opening ceremony at the D Y Patil Stadium tonight ✨#TATAWPLpic.twitter.com/z1HWFD5kin

— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) March 4, 2023

6pm IST: INFORMATION FOR FANS:

The gates will open for fans at 4.00 PM IST and they will be able to witness the grand opening ceremony which will start at 6:25 PM IST. Celebrities performing include Kiara Advani and Kriti Sanon. To top it all, singer-songwriter AP Dhillon will be performing some of his musical chartbusters on-stage.

It's the #WPL2023 day and scene outside the DY Patil Stadium. @sportstarwebpic.twitter.com/KVA33nYDsb

— Shayan Acharya (@ShayanAcharya) March 4, 2023

5:50pm IST: The inaugural game will have a rescheduled start and will commence at 08.00 PM IST on Saturday. The toss will take place at 07.30 PM IST.

5:45pm IST: The historic TATA Women’s Premier League kickstarts with a marquee clash between the Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians at the D Y Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai.

WHERE TO WATCH THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE WOMEN’S PREMIER LEAGUE?

The opening ceremony of the Women’s Premier League will be telecast on Sports 18. You can also stream the ceremony live and for free on the Jio Cinema app.