Women’s Premier League – WPL 2026 – Teams, Player Squads, Fixtures Schedule, History – All you need to know

Women’s Premier League 2026 Summary

Here’s a summary of WPL 2026, including the format, participating teams, and total matches, etc.

Women’s Premier League – WPL 2026 Summary
1	Tournament Name	Women’s Premier League – WPL 2026
2	WPL Host Countries	India
3	WPL Administrator	Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
4	Cricket League	Twеnty20 Format
5	WPL First Edition	WPL 2023
6	WPL Last Edition	WPL 2026
7	WPL 2024 Champion	Team MI Women ( 02 Time Champion )
		Team RCB Women ( 01 Time Champion )
8	WPL Total Seasons	04 WPL Season ( 2023 – 2026 )
9	WPL New Seasons	04th WPL Season ( WPL 2026 )
10	WPL Tournament Format	Double Round-Robin and Playoffs Qualify
11	WPL Participants Teams	05 Teams Active
12	WPL Total Matches	22 Matches in WPL 2026
13	WPL 2026 Dates	09th Jan – 05th Feb 2026

WPL 2026 All Participating Teams

• WPL has 06 Teams, of which 03 Teams are owned by IPL franchise ( DC, MI, and RCB ).
• The league features both international and local players, including some of Womens Cricket’s biggest names.
• Read the names of every WPL Team, along with Captains and Head Coaches of each participating in the WPL Teams Squad 2026.

Women’s Premier League – WPL 2026 Teams Summary
S.No.	WPL All Teams	WPL Teams Captain	Head Coach
1	Delhi Capitals Women	Jemimah Rodrigues	Jonathan Batty
2	Gujarat Giants Women	Ashleigh Gardner	Michael Klinger
3	Mumbai Indians Women	Harmanpreet Kaur	Lisa Keightley
4	Royal Challengers Bangalore Women	Smriti Mandhana	Malolan Rangarajan
5	UP Warriorz Women	Meg Lanning	Abhishek Nayar

WPL Auction 2026 – Teams Remaining Purses

Every WPL team has to create a Maximum of 18-player squad to provide a balance of local and International Women’s Players. All WPL Teams require a Maximum of 12 Indian Women’s Players, but a maximum of 06 Foreign Women’s Players. Here is the complete list of WPL teams’ spending amounts for WPL Action 2026, by squad.

Women’s Premier League – WPL Auction 2026 – All WPL Teams Remaining Purses
S.No.	WPL Teams	Retain Players	Spent Money	Add New Players	WPL 2026 Balance
1	Team DCW	13 Players ( 08 India + 05 Overseas )	6.15 Cr	08 Players ( 04 India + 04 Overseas )	00.00 L
2	Team GGW	11 Players ( 07 India + 04 Overseas )	08.85 Cr	14 Players ( 11 India + 03 Overseas )	00.00 L
3	Team MIW	13 Players ( 08 India + 05 Overseas )	05.75 Cr	07 Players ( 05 India + 02 Overseas )	15.00 L
4	Team RCBW	13 Players ( 08 India + 05 Overseas )	6.15 Cr	12 Players ( 06 India + 06 Overseas )	00.00 L
5	Team UPW	03 Players ( 02 IND + 01 Overseas )	14.35 Cr	15 Players ( 10 India + 05 Overseas )	50.00 L

Women’s Premier League 2025 Point Table

Here’s a short look at last year’s Women’s Premier League 2025 Point Table :

Women’s Premier League – WPL 2025 Point Table
Rank	WPL Teams	Matches	W	L	NR	Pts
1	Team DCW	8	5	3	10	0.396
2	Team MIW	8	5	3	10	0.192
3	Team GGW	8	4	4	8	0.228
y	Team RCBW	8	3	5	6	-0.196
5	Team UPW	8	3	5	6	-0.624

Women’s Premier League – WPL 2025 Final Results
Mumbai Indians (C)	Delhi Capitals (R)	Gujarat Giants (Q)

C – Champions || R – Runner-Up || Q – Qualify

Top 10 Batsmen with Most Runs in WPL 2025

Here’s a quick overview of the Top 10 Run Scorers in the WPL 2025:

Top 10 Most Runs in Women’s Premier League 2025
Rank	Players Name	WPL Teams	M / INN / NO	BA	Runs	SR	HS	50 / 100	4s / 6s
1st	Nat Sciver-Brunt	MIW	10 / 10 / 02	65.37	523	152.47	80*	05 / 00	84 / 04
2nd	EA Perry	RCBW	08 / 08 / 04	93	372	148.8	90*	04 / 00	40 / 11
3rd	HK Matthews	MIW	10 / 10 / 00	30.7	307	122.8	77	03 / 00	42 / 09
4th	Shafali Verma	DCW	09 / 09 / 01 /	38	304	152.76	80*	01 / 00	34 / 16
5th	H Kaur	MIW	10 / 10 / 01	33.55	302	154.87	66	03 / 00	38 / 11
6th	MM Lanning	DCW	09 / 09 / 01	34.5	276	118.96	92	03 / 00	45 / 01
7th	A Gardner	GGW	09 / 09 / 01	30.37	243	164.18	79*	03 / 00	17 / 18
8th	BL Mooney	GGW	09 / 09 / 01	28/1	24/8	128.1	96*	02 / 00	37 / 00
9th	H Deol	GGW	09 / 09 / 03	38.66	232	120.83	70*	01 / 00	32 / 01
10th	RM Ghosh	RCBW	08 / 08 / 02	38.33	230	175.57	69	02 / 00	25 / 13

M = Matches || INN / NO = Innings / Not Out || BA = Batting Average || SR = Strike Rate || HS = Highest Score

Top 10 Bowlers with Most Wickets in WPL 2025

Here’s a quick overview of the Top 10 Run Scorers in the WPL 2025:

Top 10 Most Wickets in Women’s Premier League 2025
Rank	Players Name	WPL Teams	M / INN	Ov / MO	Wkts	Eco	BBI	Bow SR	4 / 5 Wkt
1st	AC Kerr	MIW	10 / 10	37 / 00	18	7.75	5/38	12.33	00 / 01
2nd	HK Matthews	MIW	10 / 10	37.2 / 00	18	8.22	3/16	12.44	00 / 00
3rd	JL Jonassen	DCW	08 / 08	28.3 / 00	13	8.24	4/31	13.15	01 / 00
4th	G Wareham	RCBW	08 / 08	29 / 01	12	8.79	3/21	14.5	00 / 00
5th	Nat Sciver-Brunt	MIW	10 / 10	34 / 00	12	7.94	3/18	17	00 / 00
6th	KS Gautam	GGW	09 / 09	31 / 00	11	6.45	3/11	16.9	00 / 00
7th	S Pandey	DCW	09 / 09	34 / 01	11	7.08	2/14	18.54	00 / 00
8th	Renuka Singh	RCBW	07 / 07	27 / 01	10	7.88	3/23	16.2	00 / 00
9th	S Ecclestone	UPWW	08 / 08	32 / 00	9	6.87	3/25	21.33	00 / 00
10th	DJS Dottin	GGW	08 / 08	29.4 / 00	9	8.42	2/14	19.77	00 / 00

M / INN = Matches / Innings || Ov = Overs || MO = Maiden Overs || Wkts = Wickets || BBI = Best Bowling in Innings || Eco = Bowling Economy || Bow SR – Bowling Strike Rate

WPL 2026 All Teams Full Squads

Here is the Full List of all WPL teams’ squads and their Players who play in the WPL 2026 Session 04.

Team DCW Squad for WPL 2026

Here is the complete List of Team Delhi Capitals Women Squad for WPL 2026, ready to take on the Challenge. Here is the player’s List of the Team DCW Squad:

Delhi Capitals Women – Team DCW Full Squad for WPL 2026
S.No.	Team DCW Players 2026	Price	Team	Role
1	Laura Wolvaardt	01.10 Cr	SA	Batsman
2	Jemimah Rodrigues	02.20 Cr	IND	Batsman
3	Shafali Verma	02.20 Cr	IND	Batsman
4	Taniya Bhatia	30.00 L	IND	WK-Batsman
5	Madiwala Mamatha	10.00 L	IND	WK-Batsman
6	Lizelle Lee	30.00 L	SA	All-Rounder
7	Deeya Yadav	10.00 L	IND	All-Rounder
8	Annabel Sutherland	02.20 Cr	AUS	All-Rounder
9	Marizanne Kapp	02.20 Cr	SA	All-Rounder
10	Sneh Rana	50.00 L	IND	All-Rounder
11	Lucy Hamilton	10.00 L	AUS	All-Rounder
12	Chinelle Henry	01.30 Cr	WI	All-Rounder
13	Minnu Mani	40.00 L	IND	All-Rounder
14	Niki Prasad	50.00 L	IND	Bowler
15	Shree Charani	01.30 Cr	IND	Bowler
16	Nandani Sharma	20.00 L	IND	Bowler

Team GGW Squad for WPL 2026

Here is the complete List of Team Gujarat Giants Women’s Squad for WPL 2026, ready to take on the Challenge. Here is the player’s List of the Team GGW Squad:

Gujarat Giants Women – Team GGW Full Squad for WPL 2026
S.No.	Team GGW Players 2026	Price	Team	Role
1	Sophie Devine	02.00 Cr	NZ	Batsman
2	Georgia Wareham	01.00 Cr	AUS	Batsman
3	Bharti Fulmali	70.00 L	IND	Batsman
4	Shivani Singh	01.00 L	IND	Batsman
5	Danni Wyatt-Hodge	50.00 L	ENG	Batsman
6	Yastika Bhatia	50.00 L	IND	WK-Batsman
7	Beth Mooney	02.50 Cr	AUS	WK-Batsman
8	Ashleigh Gardner	03.50 Cr	AUS	All-Rounder
9	Kim Garth	50.00 L	IND	All-Rounder
10	Anushka Sharma	45.00 L	IND	All-Rounder
11	Kanika Ahuja	30.00 L	IND	All-Rounder
12	Ayushi Soni	30.00 L	IND	All-Rounder
13	Kashvee Gautam	65.00 L	IND	Bowler
14	Happy Kumari	10.00 L	IND	Bowler
15	Tanuja Kanwar	45.00 L	IND	Bowler
16	Renuka Singh	60.00 L	IND	Bowler
17	Rajeshwari Gayakwad	40.00 L	IND	Bowler
18	Titas Sadhu	30.00 L	IND	Bowler

Team MIW Squad for WPL 2026

Here is the complete List of Team Mumbai Indians Women Squad for WPL 2026, ready to take on the Challenge. Here is the player’s List of the Team MIW Squad:

Mumbai Indians Women – Team MIW Full Squad for WPL 2026
S.No.	Team MIW Players 2026	Price	Team	Role
1	Harmanpreet Kaur	02.50 Cr	IND	Batsman
2	Rahila Firdous	10.00 L	IND	WK-Batsman
3	Gunalan Kamalini	50.00 L	IND	WK-Batsman
4	Nicola Carey	03.00 L	AUS	All-Rounder
5	Triveni Vasistha	02.00 L	IND	All-Rounder
6	Amelia Kerr	03.00 Cr	NZ	All-Rounder
7	Amanjot Kaur	01.00 Cr	IND	All-Rounder
8	Poonam Khemnar	01.00 L	IND	All-Rounder
9	Hayley Matthews	01.75 L	WI	All-Rounder
10	Nat Sciver Brunt	03.50 Cr	Eng	All-Rounder
11	Sajeevan Sajana	75.00 L	IND	All-Rounder
12	Kranthi Reddy	01.00 L	IND	All-Rounder
13	Milly Illingworth	01.00 L	AUS	Bowler
14	Sanskriti Gupta	20.00 L	IND	Bowler
15	Saika Ishaque	30.00 L	IND	Bowler
16	Shabnim Ismail	60.00 L	SA	Bowler

Team RCBW Squad for WPL 2026

Here is the complete List of Team Royal Challengers Bangalore Women’s Squad for WPL 2026, ready to take on the Challenge. Here is the player’s List of the Team RCB Squad:

Royal Challengers Bangalore Women – Team RCBW Full Squad for WPL 2026
S.No.	Team RCBW Players 2026	Price	Team	Role
1	Smriti Mandhana	03.50 Cr	IND	Batsman
2	Georgia Voll	60.00 L	AUS	Batsman
3	Kumar Prathyoosha	10.00 L	AUS	Batsman
4	Richa Ghosh	02.75 Cr	IND	WK-Batsman
5	Grace Harris	75.00 L	AUS	All-Rounder
6	Ellyse Perry	02.00 Cr	AUS	All-Rounder
7	Pooja Vastrakar	85.00 L	IND	All-Rounder
8	Arundhati Reddy	75.00 L	IND	All-Rounder
9	Shreyanka Patil	06.00 L	IND	All-Rounder
10	Gautami Naik	10.00 L	IND	All-Rounder
11	Prema Rawat	02.00 L	IND	All-Rounder
12	Radha Yadav	65.00 L	IND	All-Rounder
13	Nadine de Klerk	65.00 L	SA	All-Rounder
14	Dayalan Hemalatha	30.00 L	IND	All-Rounder
15	Lauren Bell	90.00 L	ENG	Bowler
16	Linsey Smith	30.00 L	ENG	Bowler

Team UPWW Squad for WPL 2026

Here is the complete List of Team UP Warriorz Women Squad for WPL 2026, ready to take on the Challenge. Here is the player’s List of the Team UP Warriorz Women’s Squad:

UP Warriorz Women – Team UPW Full Squad for WPL 2026
S.No.	Team UPW Players 2026	Price	Team	Role
1	Meg Lanning	01.90 Cr	AUS	Batsman
2	Phoebe Litchfield	01.20 Cr	AUS	Batsman
3	Simran Shaikh	10.00 L	IND	Batsman
4	Kiran Navgire	60.00 L	IND	Batsman
5	Shipra Giri	10.00 L	IND	WK-Batsman
6	Shweta Sehrawat	50.00 L	IND	WK-Batsman
7	Shikha Pandey	02.40 Cr	IND	All-Rounder
8	Deandra Dottin	80.00 L	WI	All-Rounder
9	Pratika Rawal	50.00 L	IND	All-Rounder
10	Harleen Deol	50.00 L	IND	All-Rounder
11	Chloe Tryon	30.00 L	SA	All-Rounder
12	Gongadi Trisha	10.00 L	IND	All-Rounder
13	Suman Meena	10.00 L	IND	All-Rounder
14	Tara Norris	10.00 L	USA	All-Rounder
15	Asha Sobhana	10.10 L	IND	Bowler
16	Kranti Gaud	50.00 L	IND	Bowler

Women’s Premier League 2026 Full Schedule

The WPL 2026 begins on 14th February 2026, with the defending champions Team Royal Challenger Bengaluru Women’s playing against Team Gujarat Giants Women’s at the Stadium in Dhaka. Here’s a quick overview of the entire WPL 2026 Schedule:

Women’s Premier League – WPL 2026 Teams Summary
S.No.	WPL All Teams	Short Names	Players Squad	WPL Teams Captain
1	Delhi Capitals Women	Team DCW	16 Players	Jemimah Rodrigues
2	Gujarat Giants Women	Team GGW	18 Players	Ashleigh Gardner
3	Mumbai Indians Women	Team MIW	16 Players	Harmanpreet Kaur
4	Royal Challengers Bangalore Women	Team RCBW	16 Players	Smriti Mandhana
5	UP Warriorz Women	Team UPW	16 Players	Meg Lanning

Women’s Premier League 2026 Schedule and Fixture
Date	Match No	WPL Matches Schedule 2026		Stadium	Match City
9 Jan 26	1st Match	MIW	RCBW	Dr DY Patil Sports Academy	Navi Mumbai
10 Jan 26	2nd Match	GGW	UPW
	3rd Match	MIW	DCW
11 Jan 26	4th Match	GGW	DCW
12 Jan 26	5th Match	UPW	RCBW
13 Jan 26	6th Match	GGW	MIW	BCA Stadium	Vadodara
14 Jan 26	7th Match	UPW	DCW
15 Jan 26	8th Match	MIW	UPW
16 Jan 26	9th Match	RCBW	GGW
17 Jan 26	10th Match	UPW	MIW
	11th Match	DCW	RCBW
19 Jan 26	12th Match	RCBW	GGW
20 Jan 26	13th Match	MIW	DCW
22 Jan 26	14th Match	GGW	UPW
24 Jan 26	15th Match	RCBW	DCW
26 Jan 26	16th Match	RCBW	MIW
27 Jan 26	17th Match	GGW	DCW
29 Jan 26	18th Match	UPW	RCBW
30 Jan 26	19th Match	MIW	GGW
1 Feb 26	20th Match	DCW	UPW
3 Feb 26	Eliminator	2nd placed team	3rd placed team
5 Feb 26	WPL Final 2024	1st placed team	Winner of Eliminator

WPL 2026 All Country Broadcast Channel

With a huge fan base all around the world, the Women’s Premier League – WPL is broadcast live to millions of people, making it a worldwide sporting event. Here’s a breakdown of WPL 2026 broadcast channels in various nations.

Women’s Premier League – WPL 2026 Broadcast Channel List
S.No.	Countery	Channels	Digital Streaming
1	Australia	Fox Cricket	Kayo Sports
2	Canada	Willow TV	Willow XTRA
3	England	Sky Sports Cricket	Sky Go
4	Ireland	NA	Sky Sports
5	India	Star Sports Channels	JioCinema
6	New Zealand	Sky Sport 3 and Sky Sport Select	Sky Sport Now
7	North America	NA	Willow TV
8	South Africa	SuperSport	FanCode
9	United Kingdom	Sky Sports Cricket, Sky Sports Main Event	Sky Go[27]
10	UK	Sky Sports	SkyGo
11	USA	Willow TV	ESPN+
12	Select countries	FanCode – OTT

WPL Champions List From 2023 – 2026

Here’s the History of Women’s Premier League -WPL Winners list with Runner-ups from 2023 to 2026:

Women’s Premier League Champions List ( 2023 – 2026 )
WPL Season	WPL Champions	WPL Runner-up
2023	Mumbai Indians	Delhi Capitals
2024	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Delhi Capitals
2025	Mumbai Indians	Delhi Capitals
2026	NA

WPL Winners List From 2023 – 2026

Here’s the History of Women’s Premier League ( WPL ) Winners list with Runner-ups from 2023 to 2026:

Women’s Premier League Winners History ( 2023 – 2026 )
WPL Season	WPL Final Match Results		Match Result
WPL 2023	Team DCW ( 131/9 – 20 Overs )	Team MI ( 134/3 – 19.3 Overs )	MI Won by 7 Wkts
WPL 2024	Team DCW ( 113 – 18.3 Overs )	Team RCB ( 115/2 – 19.3 Overs )	RCB Won by 8 Wkts
WPL 2025	Team MIW ( 149/7 – 20 Overs )	Team DCW ( 141/10 – 20 Overs )	MI Won by 8 Runs
WPL 2026	NA

WPL Most Successful Teams ( 2023 – 2026 )

Here’s a breakdown of the WPL Most Successful Teams based on their WPL Titles:

Women’s Premier League Most Successful Teams ( 2023 – 2026 )
Ranking	WPL Teams	WPL Sessions Play	WPL Best Result
1	Mumbai Indians Women	Women’s Premier League – 04th WPL Season ( 2023 – 2026 )	02 Times Champions ( 2023, 2026 )
2	Royal Challengers Bangalore Women		01 Time Champion ( 2024 )
3	Delhi Capitals Women		02 Times Runner-up ( 2023 & 2024 )
4	UP Warriorz Women		01 Time Playoffs Qualify Qualify ( 2023 )
5	Gujarat Giants Women		02 Times League Stage (2023, 2024)

WPL All Teams Matches Winning Percentage ( 2023 – 2026 )

Here’s a quick overview of All Teams Matches Winning Percentage in the WPL History from 2023 to 2026:

Women’s Premier League – WPL All Teams Matches Result Summary ( 2023 – 2026 )
Rank	WPL Teams	WPL Seasons	M	W	L	NR	W %
1st	Team DCW	Women’s Premier League – 03rd WPL Season ( 2023 – 2026 )	27	17	10	0	62.96 %
2nd	Team GGW		25	8	17	0	32.00 %
3rd	Team MIW		29	20	9	0	68.96 %
4th	Team RCBW		26	11	14	1	42.30 %
5th	Team UPW		25	9	15	1	36.00 %

MP = Matches Played || Tie (L/ W) = Tie (Lost / Win) || NR = No Result || Win% = Winning Percentage

Top 10 Most Runs in WPL History ( 2023-2026 )

Here’s a quick overview of the Top 10 Run Scorer in the WPL History from 2023 to 2026 :

Top 10 Most Runs in Women’s Premier League History ( 2023 – 2026 )
Rank	Players Name	WPL Teams	WPL Span	M / INN / NO	BA	Runs	SR	HS	50 / 100	4s / 6s
1st	Nat Sciver-Brunt	MIW	Women’s Premier League ( 04 Sessions ) ( WPL 2023 – 2026 )	29 / 20 /00	46.68	1027	141.85	80*	08 / 00	157 / 11
2nd	EA Perry	RCBW		25 / 25 /10	64.8	972	132.96	90*	08 / 00	109 / 25
3rd	MM Lanning	DCW		27 / 27 /03	39.66	952	127.1	92	09 / 00	142 / 11
4th	Shafali Verma	DCW		27 / 27 /03	36.04	865	162.59	84	06 / 00	93 / 49
5th	H Kaur	MIW		27 / 20 /05	40.52	851	143.5	95*	08 / 00	112 / 22
6th	HK Matthews	MIW		29 / 29 /01	27.07	758	121.47	77*	05 / 00	104 / 23
7th	S Mandhana	RCBW		26 / 26 /00	24.84	646	128.68	81	04 / 00	88 / 20
8th	RM Ghosh	RCBW		26 / 24 /06	34.72	625	150.96	69	04 / 00	70 / 30
9th	GM Harris	UPWW		22 / 21 /03	32.27	581	140.33	72	03 / 00	74 / 20
10th	A Gardner	GGW		25 / 25 /02	24.65	567	141.75	79*	05 / 00	57 / 26

M = Matches || INN / NO = Innings / Not Out || BA = Batting Average || SR = Strike Rate || HS = Highest Score

Top 10 Most Wickets in WPL History ( 2023-2026 )

Here’s a quick overview of the Top 10 Highest Wicket Takers in the WPL History from 2023 to 2026:

Top 10 Most Wickets in Women’s Premier League History ( 2023 – 2026 )
Rank	Players Name	WPL Teams	WPL Span	M / INN	O / MO	Wickets	BBI	B Eco	Bow SR	4/5 Wkts
1st	HK Matthews	MIW	Women’s Premier League ( 04 Sessions ) ( WPL 2023 – 2026 )	29 / 29	99.2 / 02	41	7.24	3/5	14.53	00 / 00
2nd	AC Kerr	MIW		29 / 29	93.4 / 01	40	6/1	5/38	14.05	01 / 01
3rd	S Ecclestone	UPWW		25 / 25	99 / 00	36	5/1	4/13	16.5	01 / 00
4th	JL Jonassen	DCW		24 / 24	88.3 / 02	33	7.74	4/31	16.09	01 / 00
5th	Nat Sciver-Brunt	MIW		29 / 29	93 / 00	32	7.66	3/18	17.43	00 / 00
6th	S Pandey	DCW		27 / 27	100 / 02	30	6.96	3/23	20	00 / 00
7th	M Kapp	DCW		24 / 24	93 / 06	28	5.89	5/15	19.92	00 / 01
8th	DB Sharma	UPWW		25 / 25	95.2 / 00	27	7/1	4/19	21.18	01 / 00
9th	S Ishaque	MIW		22 / 22	67.5 / 02	25	7.62	4/11	16.28	01 / 00
10th	A Gardner	GGW		25 / 25	81.3 / 00	25	8.34	3/31	19.56	00 / 00

M / INN = Matches / Innings || MO = Maiden Overs || Wkts = Wickets || BBI = Best Bowling in Innings || Eco = Bowling Economys || MO = Maiden Overs || Wkts = Wickets || BBI = Best Bowling in Innings || Eco = Bowling Economy

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