The Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026, its fourth edition, explodes into action on January 9 with defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) clashing against
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at Navi Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium.
Running until early February, the tournament features 22 high-octane matches across two venues: Navi Mumbai and Vadodara, culminating in playoffs and a final.
The WPL 2026 league stage will be played in a round robin format. Navi Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium hosts the opening 11 games, after which the action shifts to Vadodara's Kottambi Stadium for the remaining nine league matches, plus the Eliminator and final. This season includes two double-header days, both scheduled at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
WPL 2026 Teams
Five franchises battle it out:
Mumbai Indians (MI Women), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB Women), Delhi Capitals (DC Women), Gujarat Giants (GG), and UP Warriorz (UPW).
The November 2025 auction shook things up, with Deepti Sharma fetching a record ₹3.2 crore for UPW, bolstering their spin attack alongside Sophie Ecclestone. Other marquee signings include international stars like Ashleigh Gardner (GG) and emerging talents eyeing breakthroughs.
MI, led by Harmanpreet Kaur and boasting all-rounders Natalie Sciver-Brunt and Amelia Kerr, remain favorites for a third title. However, RCB's Smriti Mandhana and Ellyse Perry, DC's Meg Lanning and Shafali Verma, and UPW's revamped squad pose stiff challenges. GG aims to rebound from past underperformances with Beth Mooney at the helm.
WPL 2026 Squads
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, Marizanne 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, Alana King
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Smriti Mandhana (c), Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Voll, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Lauren Bell, Linsey Smith, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Grace Harris, Gautami Naik, Prathyoosha Kumar, D. Hemalatha, Sayali Satghare
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), Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Phoebe Litchfield, Kiran Navgire, Harleen Deol, Kranti Goud, Asha Sobhana, Deandra Dottin, Shikha Pandey, Shipra Giri, Simran Shaikh, Chloe Tryon, Suman Meena, G. Trisha, Pratika Rawal, Charli Knott
