MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is likely to conduct two Women’s Premier League (WPL) fixtures this week, including one involving Mumbai Indians, behind closed doors at the DY Patil Stadium due to a clash with the municipal corporation elections in Navi Mumbai on Jan 15.Police have informed the Board that it won’t be able to provide adequate security for the WPL fixtures. The two games in question are the Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriorz (UPW) on Jan 14, and the Mumbai Indians (MI) vs UPW the next day.
“The BMC election is on Jan 15, so we are thinking whether we would be able to have crowds in the stands or not,” BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia told TOI on Monday. “Maybe on Jan 14 & 15, the day before the election and the election day itself, we may have crowd restrictions in place, and then we will go ahead with crowds for the Jan 16th fixture. The final call is yet to be taken,” he said, adding, “that the WPL matches (on 14 & 15th) will go ahead.” — Gaurav Gupta
