The fourth season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) is scheduled to begin on January 9th. The first match will be between defending champions Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore. The match will be played at 7:30 pm at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Following the Indian women’s team’s ODI World Cup win last year, this year’s WPL is special in many ways.
This 28-day tournament will feature 22 matches between five teams. The eliminator will be held in Vadodara on February 3rd, and the final on February 5th. The matches will be played at two venues. Two of the five teams changed their captains before the new season. The winning team of WPL 2026 will receive a prize money of ₹6 crore this time as well. The runner-up team will get ₹3 crore.
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WPL 2026 Full Details
MarizanneThe WPL 2026 tournament will be played over 28 days between five teams, with a total of 22 matches. The eliminator will be held in Vadodara on February 3rd, and the final on February 5th. Matches will be played at two venues. Two of the five teams changed their captains before the new season.
Teams Participating in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
Delhi Capitals (DC)
UP Warriors (UPW)
Gujarat Giants (GG)
List of WPL 2026 Captains
Harmanpreet Kaur: Mumbai Indians
Smriti Mandhana: Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Jemimah Rodrigues: Delhi Capitals
Meg Lanning: UP Warriorz
Ashleigh Gardner: Gujarat Giants
Full Schedule of WPL 2026
| Match | Date | Fixture | Venue | Time (IST) |
| 1 | January 9 | Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Navi Mumbai | 7:30 PM |
| 2 | January 10 | UP Warriorz vs Gujarat Giants | Navi Mumbai | 3:00 PM |
| 3 | January 10 | Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals | Navi Mumbai | 7:30 PM |
| 4 | January 11 | Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Giants | Navi Mumbai | 7:30 PM |
| 5 | January 12 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs UP Warriorz | Navi Mumbai | 7:30 PM |
| 6 | January 13 | Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants | Navi Mumbai | 7:30 PM |
| 7 | January 14 | UP Warriorz vs Delhi Capitals | Navi Mumbai | 7:30 PM |
| 8 | January 15 | Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriorz | Navi Mumbai | 7:30 PM |
| 9 | January 16 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Giants | Navi Mumbai | 7:30 PM |
| 10 | January 17 | UP Warriorz vs Mumbai Indians | Navi Mumbai | 3:00 PM |
| 11 | January 17 | Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Navi Mumbai | 7:30 PM |
| 12 | January 19 | Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Vadodara | 7:30 PM |
| 13 | January 20 | Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians | Vadodara | 7:30 PM |
| 14 | January 22 | Gujarat Giants vs UP Warriorz | Vadodara | 7:30 PM |
| 15 | January 24 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals | Vadodara | 7:30 PM |
| 16 | January 26 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Mumbai Indians | Vadodara | 7:30 PM |
| 17 | January 27 | Gujarat Giants vs Delhi Capitals | Vadodara | 7:30 PM |
| 18 | January 29 | UP Warriorz vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Vadodara | 7:30 PM |
| 19 | January 30 | Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians | Vadodara | 7:30 PM |
| 20 | February 1 | Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriorz | Vadodara | 7:30 PM |
| Eliminator | February 3 | Rank 2 vs Rank 3 | Vadodara | 7:30 PM |
| Final | February 5 | Rank 1 vs Winner (Eliminator) | Vadodara | 7:30 PM |
Note: All WPL matches shown in the schedule are in Indian Standard Time, but according to Dubai timing, the matches will start 1 hour and 30 minutes earlier.
WPL 2026 Full Squads
Mumbai Indians: Harmanpreet Kaur, 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, Shafali Verma, Annabel Sutherland, 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
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, 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
Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner, 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: Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Meg Lanning, Phoebe Litchfield, Kiran Navgire, Harleen Deol, Kranti Goud, Asha Sobhana, Deandra Dottin, Shikha Pandey, Shipra Giri, Simran Shaikh, Tara Norris, Chloe Tryon, Suman Meena, G. Trisha, Pratika Rawal
All You Need To Know About WPL Season 4
What format will the tournament be played in?
The WPL 2026 season will be played in a league format, as usual. All five teams will play two matches each against each other. This means that each team will play eight matches in the tournament. After the league stage concludes, the team at the top of the points table will advance directly to the final. The 2nd and 3rd teams will play an eliminator; the winner will advance to the final. The 4th and 5th teams will be eliminated.
How many days will there be doubleheaders?
For three seasons, there hasn’t been a single doubleheader (two matches in one day) in the WPL. However, this time the schedule includes two doubleheaders. Both will be held on Saturdays at the DY Patil Stadium. The first doubleheader will be played on January 10th and the second on January 17th.
How many matches will be played at which venue?
This time, the tournament will be played at two venues instead of four. The DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai will host the first 11 matches, and the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara will host the final 11 matches. Both playoff matches will be held in Vadodara.
How many doubleheader matches will be played?
This time, two doubleheader matches will be played in the WPL, meaning two matches in one day. The first doubleheader will be played on January 10th and the second on January 17th.
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How many foreign players can be in the playing eleven?
A team’s playing XI can have a maximum of four foreign players. The remaining seven players must be from India. If a team includes a player from an associate country in the playing XI, they have the option to field five foreign players.
How many teams, and who will be the captains?
Five teams are participating in the fourth season: Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Capitals, UP Warriors, and Gujarat Giants. Except for Mumbai, Gujarat, and Bengaluru, all other teams have changed their captains. Delhi will be captained by Jemimah Rodrigues. Uttar Pradesh will be captained by Meg Lanning, who previously led Delhi to the finals in all three seasons.
Who has won the most titles?
The Mumbai Indians are the most successful team in the WPL. They reached the playoffs in all three seasons and won the title twice. The team failed to reach the finals in 2024, losing to RCB in the eliminator. Bengaluru also won the title that season. Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh teams have yet to reach a final.
Which teams are the title contenders?
Defending champions Mumbai Indians, 2024 champions Royal Challengers Bangalore, and three-time runner-up Delhi Capitals are the top contenders for the title. All three acquired strong teams in the mega auction. Meanwhile, the Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat teams failed to build strong teams despite having significant amounts of money at the auction.
What will be the prize money?
Like in all three seasons, the winning team will receive a prize of ₹6 crore (approximately $1.5 million). The runner-up team will receive ₹3 crore (approximately $1.5 million). The tournament’s best batter, best bowler, player of the tournament, player with the most sixes, and player with the best strike rate will receive ₹5 lakh each. The player of the final will receive ₹2.5 lakh (approximately $1.5 million). The player of the match in the remaining matches will receive ₹1 lakh each.
When and where to watch WPL matches?
WPL will be telecast live on the Star Network. Online streaming of matches will be available on the JioHotstar app. All night matches in WPL 2026 will start at 6:00 pm as per Dubai time. The toss will take place at 5:30 pm. The first match on doubleheader days will begin at 2:00 pm.