Let's a Look at Some Key Details of Women's Premier League 2026 Before it's Start Today

The Women’s Premier League returns for its 2026 season on today Friday, January 9, with a blockbuster opening clash between defending champions Mumbai Indians and former winners Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

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Let's a Look at Some Key Details of Women's Premier League 2026 Before it's Start Today

TATA Women’s Premier League 2026: The fourth season of the Women's Premier League is set to begin on January 9th. Five teams will once again compete for the title. Mumbai Indians will be hoping to win their third title and defend their crown, but they will face tough competition from the other four teams.

Some Fresh Changes in the League

UP Warriors team will be entering the tournament with a completely new squad this time. They have appointed the legendary Meg Lanning, who captained Delhi Capitals for three seasons, as their captain. Delhi Capitals will be led by Indian star Jemimah Rodrigues. Gujarat Giants are being captained by Australia's Ashleigh Gardner. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will be led by Smriti Mandhana. Harmanpreet Kaur, who led Mumbai Indians to two championships, will continue to captain the team. For the first time, tournament matches will be played in Vadodara.

The WPL 2026 tournament will be played between 5 teams over 28 days, 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.

WPL 2026 Vanues and Match Timings

This year's matches will be played in two major cities: DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai (first 11 matches) BCA Stadium, Vadodara (remaining matches and the final). The Women's Premier League 2026 matches will be played in two time slots. Afternoon matches will start at 3:30 PM Indian Standard Time, while evening matches will be played from 7:30 PM onwards.

Broadcast and Streaming Details

All matches of the Women's Premier League 2026 can be watched live on the Star Sports network, which holds the official television broadcasting rights. Viewers can also watch the matches online on the JioHotstar app and website.

All Team's Squads for WPL 2026

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.

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).

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 (replacement for Annabel Sutherland).

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 Full Schedule

Navi Mumbai Leg Schedule

January 9 – Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru – 7:30 PM

January 10 – UP Warriorz vs Gujarat Giants – 3:00 PM

January 10 – Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals – 7:30 PM

January 11 – Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Giants – 7:30 PM

January 12 – Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs UP Warriorz – 7:30 PM

January 13 – Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants – 7:30 PM

January 14 – UP Warriorz vs Delhi Capitals – 7:30 PM

January 15 – Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriorz – 7:30 PM

January 16 – Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Giants – 7:30 PM

January 17 – UP Warriorz vs Mumbai Indians – 3:00 PM