The stage is set for the fifth season of the Women's Premier League (WPL). The defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru, will be looking to defend their title against some stiff competition. In total, there will be 22 high-octane matches in the BCCI's premier women's tournament, which runs from January 14 to February 7, 2027, and will be held at two venues: Vadodara and Mumbai.

The opening match will see Smriti Mandhana's reigning champions RCB take on Harmanpreet Kaur's Mumbai Indians in Vadodara.

WPL 2027 Key Points

Vadodara hosts the first set of matches up to 24th January. The tournament moves to Mumbai and the legendary Cricket Club of India (CCI) for the latter half of the league stage and knockout matches.

The tournament consists of 20 group matches to be played. This leads into the Eliminator on 5th February and the final on 7th February.

All matches will start at 7.30 pm IST.

Teams & Captains

wpl 2027 fixtures

Match 1:Vadodara

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Mumbai Indians (Thursday, Jan 14) 7.30 PM

Gujarat Giants vs UP Warriors (Friday, Jan 15) 7.30 PM

Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Saturday, Jan 16) 7.30 PM

UP Warriorz vs Mumbai Indians (Sunday Jan 17) 7.30 PM

Gujarat Giants vs Delhi Capitals (Monday, Jan 18) 7.30 PM

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs UP Warriorz (Tuesday Jan 19) 7.30 PM

Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians (Wednesday Jan 20) 7.30 PM

Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Thursday Jan 21) 7.30 PM

Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Friday, Jan 22) 7.30 PM

Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians (Saturday, Jan 23) 7.30 PM

UP Warriorz vs Gujarat Giants (Sunday Jan 24) 7.30 PM

Match 2: Mumbai(CCI)

Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Tuesday Jan 26) 7.30 PM

Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Giants (Wednesday, Jan 27) 7.30 PM

Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriorz (Thursday, Jan 28) 7.30 PM

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals (Friday Jan 29) 7.30 PM

Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants (Saturday, Jan 30) 7.30 PM

UP Warriorz vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Sunday Jan 31) 7.30 PM

Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals (Monday, Feb 1) 7.30 PM

Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Giants (Tuesday Feb 2) 7.30 PM

Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriorz (Wednesday, Feb 3) 7.30 PM

Playoffs (Mumbai-CCI)

Eliminator (Friday Feb 5) 7.30 PM

Final (Sunday Feb 7) 7.30 PM