The WPL chairman confirmed the 2026 schedule, announcing a weekday final and a shift to a January-February window.
The 2026 Women’s Premier League (WPL) final will be held on a weekday, Thursday, February 5. The tournament will begin on January 9 and span 28 days. It will be played across two venues: Navi Mumbai and Vadodara.
The schedule includes two Saturday double-headers. The first 11 matches will be at Navi Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium. The remaining 11 matches, including the Eliminator on February 3 and the Final, will be at Vadodara’s Kotambi Stadium. Apart from the early games on double-header days, all matches will be evening affairs.
This is the first time the WPL will be played in the January-February period. The first three seasons were held in February-March. This edition will also avoid clashes with major international fixtures. The week of the final is crowded with other global tournaments. The men’s Under-19 World Cup ends on February 6, and the men’s T20 World Cup starts on February 7.
WPL 2026 Full Schedule
| Date | Location | Match |
| Jan 9 | Navi Mumbai | Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| Jan 10 | Navi Mumbai | UP Warriorz vs Gujarat Giants |
| Jan 10 | Navi Mumbai | Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals |
| Jan 11 | Navi Mumbai | Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Giants |
| Jan 12 | Navi Mumbai | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs UP Warriorz |
| Jan 13 | Navi Mumbai | Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants |
| Jan 14 | Navi Mumbai | UP Warriorz vs Delhi Capitals |
| Jan 15 | Navi Mumbai | Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriorz |
| Jan 16 | Navi Mumbai | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Giants |
| Jan 17 | Navi Mumbai | UP Warriorz vs Mumbai Indians |
| Jan 17 | Navi Mumbai | Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| Jan 19 | Vadodara | Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| Jan 20 | Vadodara | Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians |
| Jan 22 | Vadodara | Gujarat Giants vs UP Warriorz |
| Jan 24 | Vadodara | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals |
| Jan 26 | Vadodara | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Mumbai Indians |
| Jan 27 | Vadodara | Gujarat Giants vs Delhi Capitals |
| Jan 29 | Vadodara | UP Warriorz vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| Jan 30 | Vadodara | Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians |
| Feb 1 | Vadodara | Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriorz |
| Feb 1 | Vadodara | Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriorz |
| Feb 3 | (Location Not Specified) | Eliminator |
| Feb 5 | (Location Not Specified) | Final |
| Feb 5 | (Location Not Specified) | Final |
The dates and venues were confirmed by the WPL’s chairman, Jayesh George, on Thursday, the day of the WPL auction. “All games bar the earlier fixture on the double-header days will be evening affairs,” George said.
Mumbai Indians (MI) are the defending champions and have won two of the three WPL titles. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are the other past winners. Delhi Capitals (DC) have finished as runners-up in all three seasons. Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz have never reached the final.
Ten days after the WPL ends, India will begin an all-format tour of Australia. The tour runs from February 15 to March 9 and includes three T20Is, three ODIs, and a Test.
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