WPL 2027 Schedule, Start Date Announced; RCB To Play 1st Match

WPL 2027 schedule announced by BCCI [Source: WPL/x]

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has unveiled the complete schedule of the upcoming fifth edition of the Women’s Premier League. As per the complete itinerary, the WPL 2027 season will be played in its usual January-February window.

Two venues will host the entire three-week T20 spectacle, namely the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara and the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai.

WPL 2027 schedule announced by BCCI

As per the WPL 2027 schedule, as many as 22 matches will be played between January 14 and February 7 across two different Indian venues. 

The Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara will host the first 11 matches of the season, while Mumbai’s Cricket Club of India will stage the second half of the tournament, including the two knockout fixtures.

Defending champions RCB will play the season’s curtain-raiser against fellow two-time winning team and arch-rival, Mumbai Indians Women. The second and third placed teams at the end of the 20-match opening round will qualify for the Eliminator, while the top team will gain a direct entry into the final. 

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Here is a look at the complete WPL 2027 schedule, as unveiled by the BCCI on Wednesday, November 4.

WPL 2027 full schedule

WPL 2027 complete squads after auction

The WPL 2027 auction took place just a few days ago in India. All five competing franchises finalized their complete squads following the player retention period. 

Australian captain Sophie Molineux became the most expensive player of the WPL 2027 auction by bagging a Rs. 1.1 crore deal with the UP Warriorz Women franchise. Kiran Navgire, G Kamalini and Jess Jonassen also broke bank on the day of the bidding event, while teenager Uma Kashvi became the youngest cricketer to be picked at the WPL auction. 

Here is a look at the complete squads of all five franchises for the WPL 2027 season.

Delhi Capitals Women: Annabel Sutherland, Chinelle Henry, Deeya Yadav, Jemimah Rodrigues, Laura Wolvaardt, Lucy Hamilton, Mamatha Madiwala, Marizanne Kapp, Minnu Mani, Nandni Sharma, Niki Prasad, Shafali Verma, Sree Charani, Kiran Navgire, Uma Kashvi, Kristie Gordon, Nazma Khan

Gujarat Giants Women: Anushka Sharma, Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Bharti Fulmali, Georgia Wareham, Happy Kumari, Jintimani Kalita, Kanika Ahuja, Kashvee Gautam, Kim Garth, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Singh, Sophie Devine, Tanuja Kanwer, Yastika Bhatia, G Kamalini, Orla Prendergast, Samaira Raghav.

Mumbai Indians Women: Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Nicola Carey, Rahila Firdous, Sajeevan Sajana, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Vaishnavi Sharma, Tara Norris, Disha Kasat, Latika Inamdar, Bharti Rawal, Saanika Chalke, Akshita Bhagat, Shweta Sehrawat

RCB Women: Arundhati Reddy, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Voll, Lauren Bell, Nadine de Klerk, Pooja Vastrakar, Prathyusha Kumar, Prema Rawat, Radha Yadav, Richa Ghosh, Sayali Satghare, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Jess Jonassen, Tejal Hasabnis, Vrinda Dinesh, Chloe Tyron

UP Warriorz Women: Deepti Sharma, Harleen Deol, Kranti Gaud, Meg Lanning, Phoebe Litchfield, Pratika Rawal, Shikha Pandey, Shipra Giri, Simran Shaikh, Sophie Ecclestone, Sophie Molineux, Sneh Rana, Grace Harris, Sushma Verma, Kathryn Bryce, Manali Dakshini, Sahana Pawar, Asha Sobhana

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