This award will be given by BCCI to the player who has best demonstrated, through her performances during the season, her potential to be a future star of international cricket. In order to be eligible for the Emerging Player Award, a player must meet all four of the following criteria:
- be born after 1 April 1998; and
- have played in 25 or less T20 matches (as of the start of the season);
The winner will be selected by a combination of a public vote on www.wplt20.com and the choice of the television commentators.