Sky Sports have bought live TV rights for the inaugural women’s Indian Premier League in another significant breakthrough for the sport in this country.
The five-team competition begins this weekend with a clash between the Gujurat Giants and Mumbai Indians, with England’s Sophia Dunkley, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Issy Wong set to feature in the opening game.
Sky are understood to have agreed a deal to televise all 22 matches which will take place between 4 and 26 March, having passed up the chance to buy the rights for the men’s competition, which as Sportsmail revealed earlier this week will be shown by ITV and DAZN.