New Delhi: After India’s memorable maiden Women’s ODI World Cup triumph last year, the attention shifts towards the new season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL), where the majority of India’s World Cup-winners will be in action. The WPL 2025 is all set to get underway from Friday, January 09, and the final of the season will be played on February 05.
Defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) will take on Smriti Mandhana-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the season opener at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Friday. The WPL 2026 will be played across two venues – the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai and the BCA Stadium in Kotambi, Vadodara. Vadodara will host the final of the tournament on February 05.
The season promises to be an exciting one, with nearly all teams having undergone major changes at the WPL 2026 auction last year. Australian legend Meg Lanning, who was released by Delhi Capitals (DC) after leading them to three finals in three seasons, will lead the UP Warriorz in the upcoming season. With a strong squad at their disposal, the Warriorz will be hoping to end their title drought under Lanning this year.
Delhi Capitals have handed over the reins to Indian batter Jemimah Rodrigues, who was one of the heroes of India’s World Cup-winning campaign last year. Rodrigues will be leading a team for the first time in her WPL career. Mandhana will continue to lead RCB, while Harmnapreet Kaur has been retained as the captain of the Mumbai Indians.
Australian all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner will captain the Gujarat Giants in IPL 2026. The season will also feel the absence of some big names as Australian all-rounders Ellyse Perry and Anabel Sutherland have both pulled out of the tournament due to personal reasons. Perry was an integral part of the RCB squad, while Sutherland was retained by DC ahead of the new season.
All you need to know about WPL 2026:
WPL 2026 full schedule, timings and venues:
| Match No | Day | Date | Time | Home Team | Away Team | Venue |
| 1 | Fri | 9-Jan-26 | Evening | Mumbai Indians | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Navi Mumbai |
| 2 | Sat | 10-Jan-26 | Afternoon | UP Warriorz | Gujarat Giants | Navi Mumbai |
| 3 | Sat | 10-Jan-26 | Evening | Mumbai Indians | Delhi Capitals | Navi Mumbai |
| 4 | Sun | 11-Jan-26 | Evening | Delhi Capitals | Gujarat Giants | Navi Mumbai |
| 5 | Mon | 12-Jan-26 | Evening | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | UP Warriorz | Navi Mumbai |
| 6 | Tue | 13-Jan-26 | Evening | Mumbai Indians | Gujarat Giants | Navi Mumbai |
| 7 | Wed | 14-Jan-26 | Evening | UP Warriorz | Delhi Capitals | Navi Mumbai |
| 8 | Thu | 15-Jan-26 | Evening | Mumbai Indians | UP Warriorz | Navi Mumbai |
| 9 | Fri | 16-Jan-26 | Evening | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Gujarat Giants | Navi Mumbai |
| 10 | Sat | 17-Jan-26 | Afternoon | UP Warriorz | Mumbai Indians | Navi Mumbai |
| 11 | Sat | 17-Jan-26 | Evening | Delhi Capitals | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Navi Mumbai |
| 12 | Mon | 19-Jan-26 | Evening | Gujarat Giants | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Vadodara |
| 13 | Tue | 20-Jan-26 | Evening | Delhi Capitals | Mumbai Indians | Vadodara |
| 14 | Thu | 22-Jan-26 | Evening | Gujarat Giants | UP Warriorz | Vadodara |
| 15 | Sat | 24-Jan-26 | Evening | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Delhi Capitals | Vadodara |
| 16 | Mon | 26-Jan-26 | Evening | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Mumbai Indians | Vadodara |
| 17 | Tue | 27-Jan-26 | Evening | Gujarat Giants | Delhi Capitals | Vadodara |
| 18 | Thu | 29-Jan-26 | Evening | UP Warriorz | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Vadodara |
| 19 | Fri | 30-Jan-26 | Evening | Gujarat Giants | Mumbai Indians | Vadodara |
| 20 | Sun/Mon | 1-Feb-26 / 2-Feb-26 | Evening | Delhi Capitals | UP Warriorz | Vadodara |
| 21 | Tue | 3-Feb-26 | Evening | — | Eliminator | Vadodara |
| 22 | Thu | 5-Feb-26 | Evening | — | Final | Vadodara |
WPL 2026 format:
There are five teams in the WPL 2026, and all five will play each other twice in a round-robin format in the league stage of the tournament. Each team will earn two points for a win and 1 point in case of a tie or a no result. The team that finishes on top of the points table in the league stage will directly qualify for the final of the tournament.
The teams that finish second and third will face each other in the Eliminator. The winner of the Eliminator will play the first finalist in the summit clash of WPL 2026 in Vadodara on February 05.
WPL 2026 live streaming details:
The live telecast of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 matches will be available on the Star Sports Network in India. Fans can live stream the matches on the JioHostar app and the website.
WPL 2026 squads:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Smriti Mandhana (c), Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Voll, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Lauren Bell, Linsey Smith, Sayali Satghare, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Grace Harris, Gautami Naik, Prathyoosha Kumar, D. Hemalatha
Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner (c), Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh Thakur, Bharti Fulmali, Titas Sadhu, Kashee Gautam, Kanika Ahuja, Tanuja Kanwer, Georgia Wareham, Anushka Sharma, Happy Kumari, Kim Garth, Yastika Bhatia, Shivani Singh, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Ayushi Soni
UP Warriorz: Meg Lanning (c), Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Phoebe Litchfield, Kiran Navgire, Shweta Sehrawat, Harleen Deol, Kranti Goud, Asha Sobhana, Deandra Dottin, Shikha Pandey, Shipra Giri, Simran Shaikh, Tara Norris, Chloe Tryon, Suman Meena, G. Trisha, Pratika Rawal
Mumbai Indians: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur, G. Kamalini, Amelia Kerr, Shabnim Ismail, Sanskriti Gupta, Sajana Sajeevan, Rahila Firdous, Nicola Carey, Poonam Khemnar, Triveni Vasistha, Nalla Reddy, Saika Ishaque, Milly Illingworth
Delhi Capitals: Jemimah Rodrigues (c), Shafali Verma, Alana King, Marzianne Kapp, Niki Prasad, Laura Wolvaardt, Chinelle Henry, Shree Charani, Sneh Rana, Lizelle Lee, Deeya Yadav, Taniyaa Bhatia, Mamatha Madiwala, Nandni Sharma, Lucy Hamilton, Minnu Mani
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