WPL 2027 to open in Vadodara on January 14 with RCB vs Mumbai Indians; final on February 7

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has released the schedule for the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2027. The tournament will begin on January 14, 2027, and the final will be played on February 7. Five teams will compete for the title over about 25 days, with 22 matches in all. All 22 matches will start at 7:30 pm.

The first match will be played in Vadodara on January 14. Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will face Mumbai Indians (MI). The new season will begin with this contest.

The tournament is split into two parts. The first part will run in Vadodara from January 14 to 24, with 11 matches. All the teams will then move to Mumbai from January 26, where the remaining matches will be played at Brabourne Stadium.

The league-round matches in the second part will be played at Brabourne Stadium from January 26 to February 3. The playoff schedule will become clearer after that. The teams finishing second and third on the points table will play the eliminator on February 5, and the winner will reach the final. The team finishing first in the league stage will go straight into the final.

The final will be played on Sunday, February 7, at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. The match will decide the winner of the fifth season. All eyes will now be on whether RCB can defend their title or another team lifts the trophy this time.

The Mumbai Indians squad: Akshita Bhagat, Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Bharti Rawal, Disha Kasat, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Hayley Matthews, Latika Inamdar, Nat Sciver, Nicola Carey, Rahila Firdous, S Sajana, Sanika Chalke, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Shweta Sehrawat, Tara Norris and Vaishnavi Sharma.

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad: Arundhati Reddy, Chloe Tryon, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Wall, Jess Jonassen, Lauren Bell, Nadine de Klerk, Pooja Vastrakar, Pratyusha Kumar, Prema Rawat, Radha Yadav, Richa Ghosh, Sayali Satghare, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Tejal Hasabnis and Vrinda Dinesh.