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WPL 2026 Schedule: In a few hours, the fourth season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 is going to start with full preparations. This time the league is special in many ways. For the first time, WPL will be played in the January-February window and some new experiments will also be seen in the tournament.
When and where will it start?
WPL 2026 will start on 9 January 2026. The first match will be played between defending champion Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. There will be a total of 22 matches in the entire season. The first 11 matches will be played in Navi Mumbai while the remaining matches, including the eliminator and final, will be played at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara. The final match will be held on 5th February.
The special thing about this season is that for the first time double header matches will also be played in this season. There will be two matches each on the same day on 10th and 17th January, which will further increase the excitement for the spectators.
Change in captaincy and new faces
Many teams have changed captaincy in WPL 2026. Delhi Capitals will now be commanded by Jemimah Rodrigues, while UP Warriors have handed over the responsibility of captaincy to Meg Lanning. Mumbai Indians will defend the title under the leadership of Harmanpreet Kaur. There will also be a special focus on young and uncapped players this time.
Rewards and Rules
The team that wins the tournament is expected to get prize money of Rs 6 crore, while the runner-up will be given Rs 3 crore. A maximum of 4 foreign players can play in the playing-11 of a team, however, if a player from an associate country is included, 5 foreign players will be allowed.
where to watch live
All matches of WPL 2026 will be telecast live on Star Sports Network in India. Whereas online streaming will be available on JioHotstar app and website. Overall, WPL 2026 is set to be another memorable season for women’s cricket, which will see excitement, new stars and big competitions.
wpl 2026 schedule
9 January – Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Navi Mumbai
10 January – UP Warriors vs Gujarat Giants, Navi Mumbai
10 January – Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals, Navi Mumbai
11 January – Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Giants, Navi Mumbai
12 January – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs UP Warriors, Navi Mumbai
13 January – Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants, Navi Mumbai
14 January – UP Warriors vs Delhi Capitals, Navi Mumbai
15 January – Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriors, Navi Mumbai
16 January – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Giants, Navi Mumbai
17 January – UP Warriors vs Mumbai Indians, Navi Mumbai
17 January – Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Navi Mumbai
19 January – Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Vadodara
20 January – Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians, Vadodara
22 January – Gujarat Giants vs UP Warriors, Vadodara
24 January – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals, Vadodara
26 January – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians, Vadodara
27 January – Gujarat Giants vs Delhi Capitals, Vadodara
29 January – UP Warriors vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Vadodara
30 January – Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians, Vadodara
1 February – Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriors, Vadodara
3 February – Eliminator, Vadodara
5 February – Final, Vadodara
Squads of teams in WPL 2026
Royal Challengers Bangalore – Smriti Mandhana (captain), Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Woll, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Lauren Bell, Lynsey Smith, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Grace Harris, Gautami Naik, Pratyosha Kumar, D. Hemalatha, Sayali Satghare.
Mumbai Indians – Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Nate Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur, G. Kamalini, Amelia Kerr, Shabnim Ismail, Sanskriti Gupta, Sajna Sajeevan, Rahila Firdous, Nicola Carey, Poonam Khemnar, Triveni Vashishtha, Nalla Reddy, Saika Ishaq, Millie Illingworth.
Gujarat Giants – Ashleigh Gardner (captain), Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh Thakur, Bharti Fulmali, Titas Sadhu, Kashi Gautam, Kanika Ahuja, Tanuja Kanwar, Georgia Wareham, Anushka Sharma, Happy Kumari, Kim Garth, Yastika Bhatia, Shivani Singh, Danny Wyatt-Hodge, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Ayushi Soni.
UP Warriors – Meg Lanning (captain), Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Phoebe Litchfield, Kiran Navgire, Harleen Deol, Kranti Gaur, Asha Shobhana, Deandra Dottin, Shikha Pandey, Shipra Giri, Simran Shaikh, Chloe Tryon, Suman Meena, G Trisha, Pratika Rawal, Charlie Knott.
Delhi Capitals – Jemimah Rodrigues (captain), Shafali Verma, Marjean Kapp, Nikki Prasad, Laura Wolvaardt, Chinelle Henry, Shree Charani, Sneh Rana, Lizelle Lee, Dia Yadav, Tania Bhatia, Mamta Madiwala, Nandini Sharma, Lucy Hamilton, Minnu Mani, Alana King.