Mumbai Indians will take on Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday, April 16.
It will be a special day for Mumbai India as the franchise will celebrate ‘ESA Day”, which is a part of Reliance Foundation and Mumbai Indians’ initiative Education and Sports for All (ESA). There will be over 19,000 girls from 36 NGOs and 200 special children who will be present at the stadium to watch the match, and all the MI players will be seen wearing Mumbai Indians’ Women’s Premier League (WPL) jersey.
MI took to Twitter to announce the same. “Special Jersey for #ESAday. Our boys will be donning the #WPLMI jersey tomorrow to inspire the girl child, and we are all right now,” the caption read.
Speaking about the initiative, Nita Ambani came forward to reflect on the special day.
“This special match is a celebration of women in sports. This year saw a landmark beginning for India’s women cricketers with the first-ever Women’s Premier League. To spotlight girls’ right to education and sport, we are dedicating this year’s ESA event to the girl child! Reliance Foundation is proud to bring over 19,000 young girls from different NGOs to enjoy the IPL match live in the stadium this Sunday,” Nita Ambani said in a video posted by Mumbai Indians.
