Kriti, AP Dhillon, Kiara perform at the opening ceremony of WPL 2023

This Saturday's opening ceremony for the first Women's Premier League (WPL) cricket competition will feature Kiara Advani, Kriti Sanon, and AP Dhillon.

It is the equivalent of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in women's cricket and one of the biggest and most expensive women's athletic competitions in the world.

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The WPL's official Twitter account revealed the information regarding the opening ceremony's headliners on Wednesday morning.

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On Saturday, March 4, the opening ceremony will take place at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. The Stadium will be ready for an evening of glitz and glamour with a star-studded line-up.

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With BookMyShow, tickets are presently on sale for the opening ceremony. The hour-long opening ceremony will start on Saturday at 5.30 p.m.; audience admittance will start at 4 p.m.

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For the first time ever, the WPL anthem will be played during the event by AP Dhillon, who will also perform some of the most well-known Bollywood songs with Kriti and Kiara.

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Excuses, Crazy, and Tere Te are just a few of AP Dhillon's well-known songs. He first rose to fame with his chart-topper Brown Munde.

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