Women's Premier League: Kriti Sanon, Kiara Advani Among Celebrities To Perform In Opening Ceremony

04.03.2023 - 12:15 sports.ndtv.com

The most-awaited inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League is all set to kick-start from Saturday, with the first clash between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.

The series, which will be running for the next 22 days, will commence with a grand opening ceremony in Mumbai. According the latest update from the BCCI, top-Bollywood celebrities like actress Kriti Sanon, Kiara Advani and others will be putting up some memorable performances in front of the crowd, to mark the beginning of a historical series. "Adding glitz and glamour to the tournament opener will be Bollywood stars – Kiara Advani and Kriti Sanon.

To top it all, singer-songwriter AP Dhillon will be performing some of his musical chartbusters on-stage that is bound to leave the audience enthralled," stated BCCI in a release.

Apart from this, BCCI also informed that due to the opening ceremony, the first match has been rescheduled. "The inaugural game will have a rescheduled start and will commence at 08.00 PM IST on Saturday.

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