The Women’s Premier League 2026 begins on Friday with defending champions Mumbai Indians taking on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the opening game
Mumbai Indians is led by Harmanpreet Kaur. Representational Image (Pic: File Pic)
The Women’s Premier League 2026 kicks off on Friday, January 9, and will run until February 5. The season opens with a high-voltage clash that reignites one of the league’s fiercest rivalries, setting the tone for another thrilling campaign.
A total of 20 league matches will be held in WPL this year, with the table-toppers directly making the final. Sticking to the usual format of double round-robin structure, all the five teams will face each other twice during the league phase. The second and the third placed will lock horns in the Eliminator.
The first 11 matches will be held in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, and the remaining nine will take place in Vadodara, Gujarat.
A high-voltage opening clash between defending champions Mumbai Indians and former title holders Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The action will be followed by Delhi Capitals aiming for redemption after three consecutive runners-up finishes, along with Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz in the mix.
WPL 2026 schedule
January 9 Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru
January 10 UP Warriorz vs Gujarat Giants
January 10 Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals
January 11 Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Giants
January 12 Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs UP Warriorz
January 13 Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants
January 14 UP Warriorz vs Delhi Capitals
January 15 Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriorz
January 16 Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Giants
January 17 UP Warriorz vs Mumbai Indians
January 17 Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru
January 19 Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru
January 20 Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians
January 22 Gujarat Giants vs UP Warriorz
January 24 Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals
January 26 Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Mumbai Indians
January 27 Gujarat Giants vs Delhi Capitals
January 29 UP Warriorz vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru
January 30 Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians
February 1 Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriorz
February 3 Eliminator
February 5 Final
WPL 2026 squads
Mumbai Indians
Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur, Sajeevan Sajana, Shabnim Ismail, Gunalan Kullkarni, Nicola Carey, Sanskriti Gupta, Rahil Firdous, Poonam Khemnar, Triveni Vasistha, Nalla Reddy, Saika Ishaque, Milly Illingworth
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Smriti Mandhana (C), Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, Lauren Bell, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav, Nadine de Klerk, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Voll, Linsey Smith, Prema Rawat, Gautami Naik, Prathyoosha Kumar, Dayalan Hemalatha
UP Warriorz
Meg Lanning (C), Deepti Sharma, Shikha Pandey, Phoebe Litchfield, Asha Sobhana, Sophie Ecclestone, Deandra Dottin, Kiran Navgire, Kranti Gaud, Shweta Sehrawat, Harleen Deol, Chloe Tryon, Suman Meena, Simran Shaikh, G Trisha, Pratika Rawal
Delhi Capitals
Jemimah Rodrigues (C), Shafali Verma, Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Shree Charani, Chinelle Henry, Laura Wolvaardt, Niki Prasad, Sneh Rana, Taniya Bhatia, Lizelle Lee, Deeya Yadav, Mamatha Madiwala, Nandani Sharma, Lucy Hamilton, Minnu Mani
Gujarat Giants
Ashleigh Gardner (C), Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine, Georgia Wareham, Bharti Fulmali, Kashvee Gautam, Renuka Singh, Yastika Bhatia, Anushka Sharma, Tanuja Kanwar, Kanika Ahuja, Titas Sadhu, Happy Kumari, Kim Garth, Shivani Singh, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Ayushi Soni
WPL 2026 live streaming details
The 2026 Women’s Premier League will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network. Fans can also watch all matches via digital streaming on the Jio Hotstar app and website.
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