The defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will take on Mumbai Indians (MI) in the opening fixture of the Women's Premier League (WPL 2027).
For the unaware, the fifth edition of the WPL 2027 will be played from 14th January to 7th February 2027 and will be staged across Vadodara and Mumbai, with 11 matches scheduled at each venue.
The two-time champions, RCB women, led by the new India captain, Smriti Mandhana will hope to defend their title and make history in the upcoming edition.
That being said, here’s a look at the full schedule for the joint-most successful franchise, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
RCB WPL 2027 Schedule and Fixtures
Match no.
Match
Date
Time (IST)
Venue
1
RCB-W vs MI-W
January 14
19:30
Vadodara
3
DC-W vs RCB-W
January 16
19:30
Vadodara
6
RCB-W vs UPW-W
January 19
19:30
Vadodara
9
GG-W vs RCB-W
January 22
19:30
Vadodara
12
MI-W vs RCB-W
January 26
19:30
Mumbai
15
RCB-W vs DC-W
January 29
19:30
Mumbai
17
UPW-W vs RCB-W
January 31
19:30
Mumbai
19
RCB-W vs GG-W
February 2
19:30
Mumbai
Royal Challengers Bengaluru WPL 2027 Matches Venue
The defending champions RCB women will play the first half of the total 8 league matches at the Vadodara International Cricket Stadium, Vadodara. The caravan will then move to the Cricket Club of India, Mumbai, for their remaining 4 games before the playoffs.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru assembled a 17-member squad at the WPL 2027 mini auction, held on October 28 in Kochi. For the upcoming edition, they added four players at the auction to strengthen their existing core.
South African all-rounder Chloe Tryon was their latest acquisition, joining for Rs 30 lakh, while Australian all-rounder Jess Jonassen was signed for Rs 40 lakh.
RCB also brought in Indian batters Vrinda Dinesh for Rs 10 lakh and Tejal Hasabnis for Rs 30 lakh. The franchise spent Rs 1.1 crore at the auction, taking its retention expenditure to Rs 13.85 crore. With Rs 5 lakh remaining in its purse, RCB has 11 Indian players and six overseas players in its squad.