Bangladesh pacer Marufa Akter and leg-spinner Rabeya Khan were included in the auction list of the upcoming Women’s Indian Premier League (WIPL) next year.

Viacom 18 will pay 9.51 billion Indian rupees ($117 million) for the media rights of the women's Indian Premier League (IPL) for the next five years, the country's cricket board (BCCI) announced on Monday.

India's cricket board has invited bids to own teams in the inaugural women's Indian Premier League, which could become one of the biggest money-spinners in women's sport.

Mithali Raj has revealed that she might consider coming out of retirement to play in the inaugural women’s IPL.

Two of Bangladesh national women's cricket team players — Salma Khatun and Sharmin Akhter Supta — will fly for India tomorrow to play the Women’s T20 Challenge, also known as the Women’s IPL.