WPL 2027 Schedule Announced! RCB to face Mumbai Indians in season opener, check full fixtures, dates, venues and timing

WPL 2027 Schedule: BCCI announces full fixtures for WPL Season 5 from 14 January to 7 February 2027Check full schedule, dates, venues and timings.

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WPL 2027 Schedule Announced: Good news for women’s cricket fansThe Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the full schedule for the fifth season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL)WPL 2027 will be played from 14 January to 7 February 2027.

This time, the tournament will be played at only two venues – Vadodara and MumbaiA total of 22 matches will be played11 matches will be played in Vadodara and 11 matches will be played in MumbaiAll matches will start at 7:30 PM IST.

Opening Match: Defending champions RCB vs MI in Vadodara

The new season will start in Vadodara on Thursday, 14 JanuaryDefending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will take on former champions Mumbai Indians (MI) in the opening matchIt will be a blockbuster start to the season, as both teams are the most successful teams in WPL history.

The Vadodara leg will run from 14 January to 24 JanuaryIn these 11 days, 11 matches will be playedAll five teams – RCB, MI, Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz – will get a chance to make a strong start and find their rhythm.

Mumbai leg to start from 26 January at Brabourne

After the Vadodara leg, the action will shift to MumbaiThe Cricket Club of India (CCI) Brabourne Stadium will host the remaining matches from 26 January.

The league stage will continue in Mumbai till 3 FebruaryThere will be a one-day break on 25 January and 4 FebruaryThe Mumbai leg will also have 11 matches, including the league stage and the playoffs.

Eliminator and final, race for the title

The race for the title will get serious in the last weekThe Eliminator will be played on Friday, 5 February in MumbaiIn this match, the teams finishing second and third on the points table will fight for a place in the Final.

The team that tops the league standings will get direct entry into the FinalThe Final will be played on Sunday, 7 February at the Brabourne Stadium in MumbaiThat day we will get the new champion of WPL 2027.

What to expect from WPL 2027?

Five franchises will fight for the trophyRCB will look to defend their titleMI will look to win their third titleDelhi Capitals, who have reached the final many times but never won, will again try to break their jinxGujarat Giants and UP Warriorz will also look for their first title.

With big stars, young Indian talent and overseas players, the fifth edition promises to be the biggest and most exciting season so far.

WPL 2027 Full Squads

Mumbai Indians: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Shabnim Ismail, Sanskriti Gupta, Sajana Sajeevan, Rahila Firdous, Nicola Carey, Vaishnavi Sharma, Tara Norris, Disha Kasat, Bharti Rawal, Latika Inamdar, Akshita Bhagar, Shweta Sehrawat, Saanika Chalke.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Smriti Mandhana (c), Richa Ghosh (wk), Ellyse Perry, Lauren Bell, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Voll, Jess Jonassen, Tejal Hasabnis, Sayali Satghare, Chloe Tryon, Prema Rawat, Vrinda Dinesh, Kumar Prathyoosha.

Delhi Capitals: Jemimah Rodrigues (c), Shafali Verma, Marzianne Kapp, Niki Prasad, Laura Wolvaardt, Chinelle Henry, Sree Charani, Deeya Yadav, Mamatha Madiwala, Nandni Sharma, Lucy Hamilton, Minnu Mani, Annabel Sutherland, Kiran Navgire, Uma Kashvi, Kirstie Gordon, Nazma Khan.

UP Warriorz: Meg Lanning (c), Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Phoebe Litchfield, Harleen Deol, Kranti Gaud, Shikha Pandey, Shipra Giri, Simran Shaikh, Pratika Rawal, Sophie Molineux, Grace Harris, Sushma Verma (wk), Sneh Rana, Sahana Pawar, Manali Dakshini, Kathryn Bryce, Asha Sobhana.

Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner (c), Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh Thakur, Bharti Fulmali, Kashvee Gautam, Kanika Ahuja, Tanuja Kanwer, Georgia Wareham, Anushka Sharma, Happy Kumari, Kim Garth, Yastika Bhatia, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Jintimani Kalita, GKamalini, Orla Prendergast, Samaira Raghav.

TATA WPL 2027 Full Schedule:

Please note that this schedule may be subject to change for any reason as may be required in the sole discretion of BCCI.