4 min readJan 8, 2026 03:34 PM IST
First published on: Jan 8, 2026 at 03:34 PM IST
The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 is all set to get underway in Navi Mumbai on Friday, with the defending champions Mumbai Indians taking on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the season opener at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
The season will be particularly interesting from the perspective that the tournament will be followed by the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup later this year and the Indian side will be keeping a close tab on the senior stars as well as emerging contenders. The tournament has been shifted from its previous February-March calendar by a month and will also see two double-headers for the first time during the group stage.
WPL 2026: Full Match Schedule
- January 9, Friday – Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Navi Mumbai
- January 10, Saturday -UP Warriorz vs Gujarat Giants, Navi Mumbai
- January 10, Saturday – Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals, Navi Mumbai
- January 11, Sunday -Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Giants, Navi Mumbai
- January 12, Monday Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs UP Warriorz, Navi Mumbai
- January 13, Tuesday – Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants, Navi Mumbai
- January 14, Wednesday – UP Warriorz vs Delhi Capitals, Navi Mumbai
- January 15, Thursday – Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriorz, Navi Mumbai
- January 16, Friday – Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Giants, Navi Mumbai
- January 17, Saturday – UP Warriorz vs Mumbai Indians, Navi Mumbai
- January 17, Saturday – Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Navi Mumbai
- January 19, Monday – Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Vadodara
- January 20, Tuesday – Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians, Vadodara
- January 22, Thursday – Gujarat Giants vs UP Warriorz, Vadodara
- January 24, Saturday – Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals, Vadodara
- January 26, Monday – Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Mumbai Indians, Vadodara
- January 27, Tuesday – Gujarat Giants vs Delhi Capitals, Vadodara
- January 29, Thursday – UP Warriorz vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Vadodara
- January 30, Friday – Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians, Vadodara
- February 1, Sunday – Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriorz, Vadodara
- February 3, Tuesday – Eliminator, Vadodara
- February 5, Thursday – Final, Vadodara
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, 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, Alana King (replacement for Annabel Sutherland)
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 (replacement for Ellyse Perry)
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 (replacement for Tara Norris)
WPL 2026: How to watch?
The WPL 2026 season will be telecast on the Star Sports Network and streamed live on the JioHotstar app and website.
WPL 2026: Two-time winners Mumbai Indians will take on RCB in the season opener in Navi Mumbai on Friday. (PTI Photo) 
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