Delhi Capitals Full WPL Schedule 2027 (Source: AFP)
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday announced the full schedule for the Women’s Premier League (WPL 2027), with the fifth edition set to run from January 14 to February 7, 2026.
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will begin their title defence against Mumbai Indians (MI) in the opening match in Vadodara.
Jemimah Rodrigues-led DC will be very eager to finally win a title after 4 consecutive heartbreaks in the WPL.
Delhi Capitals Women’s quest for a maiden WPL title
Delhi Capitals Women have been one of the most consistent teams in the WPL, reaching the final in all four seasons from 2023 to 2026.
In the inaugural season, they finished top of the group table with 6 wins from 8 matches, directly qualifying for the final. But lost the inaugural championship match to Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets.
In the 2024 and 2025 seasons, DC-W continued their dominant run at the top of the standings, consistently making the knockouts and maintaining their status as heavy contenders.
In the previous edition, Jemimah Rodrigues-led team overcame a slow start (losing three of their first four games), defeated Gujarat Giants in the eliminator and reached their fourth consecutive WPL 2026 final against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Along the same lines, here’s the full Delhi Capitals WPL 2027 schedule.
Delhi Capitals WPL 2027 Schedule and Fixtures
Match no.
Match
Date
Time (IST)
Venue
3
DC-W vs RCB-W
January 16
19:30
Vadodara
5
GG-W vs DC-W
January 18
19:30
Vadodara
8
UPW-W vs DC-W
January 21
19:30
Vadodara
10
DC-W vs MI-W
January 23
19:30
Vadodara
13
DC-W vs GG-W
January 27
19:30
Mumbai
15
RCB-W vs DC-W
January 29
19:30
Mumbai
18
MI-W vs DC-W
February 1
19:30
Mumbai
20
DC-W vs UPW-W
February 3
19:30
Mumbai
Delhi Capitals WPL 2027 Matches Venue
The Delhi Capitals are scheduled to play the first half of the total 8 league matches at the Vadodara International Cricket Stadium, Vadodara. They will play their remaining 4 games at the Cricket Club of India, Mumbai, before the playoffs.
All games in the tournament start at 7:30 PM IST.
Delhi Capitals Full Squad for WPL 2027
Delhi Capitals completed their squad for the WPL 2027, with 17 players secured following the auction in Kochi. The franchise added four players at the auction, including Delhi batter Nazma Khan and Scotland spinner Kirstie Gordon.
The also signed Kiran Navgire for Rs. 75 lakh, while Kashvi Kandikuppa was acquired for Rs 10 lakh as well.
The Capitals spent Rs. 1.05 crore at the auction, taking their total expenditure to Rs. 14.95 crore, including Rs. 13.9 crore spent on retentions. With Rs. 5 lakh remaining in their purse, the franchise had 11 Indian players and six overseas players in their squad.
Delhi Capitals WPL 2027 Squad
Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Marizanne Kapp, Annabel Sutherland, Chinelle Henry, Shree Charani, Laura Wolvaardt, Niki Prasad, Minnu Mani, Nandani Sharma, Deeya Yadav, Lucy Hamilton, Mamatha Madiwala, Kiran Navgire, Kashvi Kandikuppa, Nazma Khan, Kirstie Gordon