The 2026 Women's Premier League (also known as WPL 2026) was the fourth season of the Women's Premier League, a women's franchise Twenty20 cricket league organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The tournament, featuring five teams, took place from 9 January to 5 February 2026.
A mega auction for the season was held on 27 November 2025 in New Delhi. Additional reports confirmed the auction date and other details, including venues and streaming information.
In the final, Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets to win their second title.
Teams and venues
The tournament was played across Mumbai and Baroda, with the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai hosting the opening match and the Baroda Cricket Association Stadium in Baroda hosting the later stages, including the final.
Navi Mumbai VadodaraDY Patil Stadium Baroda Cricket Association StadiumCapacity: 45,300 Capacity: 40,000
Personnel changes A player mega-auction for the season took place on 27 November 2025 in New Delhi.
Name National side Team Price Chinelle Henry Delhi Capitals Shree Charani Delhi Capitals Laura Wolvaardt Delhi Capitals Sneh Rana Delhi Capitals Minnu Mani Delhi Capitals Lizelle Lee Delhi Capitals Taniya Bhatia Delhi Capitals Nandni Sharma Delhi Capitals Deeya Yadav Delhi Capitals Mamatha Madiwala Delhi Capitals Lucy Hamilton Delhi Capitals Sophie Devine Gujarat Giants Georgia Wareham Gujarat Giants Bharti Fulmali Gujarat Giants Kashvee Gautam Gujarat Giants Renuka Singh Gujarat Giants Kim Garth Gujarat Giants Yastika Bhatia Gujarat Giants Danni Wyatt-Hodge Gujarat Giants Tanuja Kanwar Gujarat Giants Anushka Sharma Gujarat Giants Rajeshwari Gayakwad Gujarat Giants Titas Sadhu Gujarat Giants Kanika Ahuja Gujarat Giants Ayushi Soni Gujarat Giants Happy Kumari Gujarat Giants Shivani Singh Gujarat Giants Amelia Kerr Mumbai Indians Sajeevan Sajana Mumbai Indians Shabnim Ismail Mumbai Indians Nicola Carey Mumbai Indians Saika Ishaque Mumbai Indians Sanskriti Gupta Mumbai Indians Triveni Vasistha Mumbai Indians Rahila Firdous Mumbai Indians Poonam Khemnar Mumbai Indians Nalla Reddy Mumbai Indians Milly Illingworth Mumbai Indians Lauren Bell Royal Challengers Bengaluru Pooja Vastrakar Royal Challengers Bengaluru Arundhati Reddy Royal Challengers Bengaluru Grace Harris Royal Challengers Bengaluru Nadine de Klerk Royal Challengers Bengaluru Radha Yadav Royal Challengers Bengaluru Georgia Voll Royal Challengers Bengaluru Linsey Smith Royal Challengers Bengaluru Dayalan Hemalatha Royal Challengers Bengaluru Prema Rawat Royal Challengers Bengaluru Gautami Naik Royal Challengers Bengaluru Prathyoosha Kumar Royal Challengers Bengaluru Deepti Sharma UP Warriorz Shikha Pandey UP Warriorz Meg Lanning UP Warriorz Phoebe Litchfield UP Warriorz Asha Sobhana UP Warriorz Sophie Ecclestone UP Warriorz Deandra Dottin UP Warriorz Kiran Navgire UP Warriorz Harleen Deol UP Warriorz Kranti Gaud UP Warriorz Pratika Rawal UP Warriorz Chloe Tryon UP Warriorz Shipra Giri UP Warriorz Simran Shaikh UP Warriorz Tara Norris UP Warriorz Suman Meena UP Warriorz Gongadi Trisha UP Warriorz
Standing Points table
Match summary
Fixtures The fixtures were announced on 29 November 2025.
Playoffs
Bracket
Eliminator
Final
Broadcasting Star Sports Network retained the broadcasting rights for the Women's Premier League (WPL 2026). Meanwhile, JioHotstar exclusively livestreamed the tournament matches on the website and the app.
Statistics +Most runs Runs Player Team 377 Smriti Mandhana Royal Challengers Bengaluru 342 Harmanpreet Kaur Mumbai Indians 321 Nat Sciver-Brunt Mumbai Indians 320 Lizelle Lee Delhi Capitals 317 Laura Wolvaardt Delhi Capitals Source: ESPNcricinfo
+Most wickets Wickets Player Team17 Sophie Devine Gujarat Giants Nandani Sharma Delhi Capitals 16 Nadine de Klerk Royal Challengers Bengaluru14 Amelia Kerr Mumbai Indians Shree Charani Delhi Capitals Chinelle Henry Delhi Capitals Source: ESPNcricinfo
References
External links
Series home at ESPNcricinfo