The complete schedule for the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2027 has been announced, with the fifth edition of the tournament set to begin on January 14 and conclude with the final on February 7. Vadodara and Mumbai will share hosting duties for the competition, which will feature 22 matches involving five franchises over 25 days.
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will face former champions Mumbai Indians (MI) in the opening match in Vadodara. The tournament will then move to Mumbai for its second phase, with the Cricket Club of India (Brabourne Stadium) hosting the remaining league fixtures and both playoff matches.
All matches are scheduled to begin at 7:30 PM IST, giving fans a consistent prime-time schedule throughout the competition. The season will feature 20 league-stage matches followed by the Eliminator and the final, with the top three teams from the points table advancing to the playoffs.
WPL 2027 schedule: Tournament to begin on January 14
The fifth edition of the WPL will open on Thursday, January 14, 2027, with a high-profile contest between RCB and Mumbai Indians in Vadodara. The first phase will feature 11 consecutive days of league action, with the Vadodara leg running through January 24.
Gujarat Giants will begin their campaign against UP Warriorz on January 15, while Delhi Capitals will take on RCB on January 16. Mumbai Indians will play their first-phase fixtures against UP Warriorz on January 17, Gujarat Giants on January 20 and Delhi Capitals on January 23.
After the Vadodara leg, the tournament will have a scheduled rest day on January 25. The competition will then shift to Mumbai, where Brabourne Stadium will host the remaining 11 matches from January 26.
The Mumbai leg will begin with Mumbai Indians facing RCB in a repeat of the opening fixture. Delhi Capitals will meet Gujarat Giants on January 27, followed by Mumbai Indians against UP Warriorz on January 28. The league stage will continue until February 3, when Delhi Capitals take on UP Warriorz in the final league match.
WPL 2027 playoff format and final date
The tournament will retain its existing playoff structure. The team finishing at the top of the points table after the 20 league matches will qualify directly for the final, giving it an advantage for maintaining consistency throughout the competition.
The teams finishing second and third will compete in the Eliminator on Friday, February 5, at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. The winner will secure the second place in the final, while the losing team will be eliminated from the tournament.
February 6 has been reserved as a rest day before the championship match. The WPL 2027 final will take place on Sunday, February 7, at Brabourne Stadium, where the two remaining teams will compete for the title.
With the opening match featuring two former champions and the playoff race involving five competitive franchises, the schedule sets up another season of women’s franchise cricket across two major Indian cities.
Complete WPL 2027 schedule
Here is the full fixture list for the league stage and playoffs, including match dates, timings and venues. All scheduled matches will begin at 7:30 PM IST.
| Match | Date | Day | Time (IST) | Fixture | Venue |
| 1 | January 14, 2027 | Thursday | 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Mumbai Indians | Vadodara |
| 2 | January 15, 2027 | Friday | 7:30 PM | Gujarat Giants vs UP Warriorz | Vadodara |
| 3 | January 16, 2027 | Saturday | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Vadodara |
| 4 | January 17, 2027 | Sunday | 7:30 PM | UP Warriorz vs Mumbai Indians | Vadodara |
| 5 | January 18, 2027 | Monday | 7:30 PM | Gujarat Giants vs Delhi Capitals | Vadodara |
| 6 | January 19, 2027 | Tuesday | 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs UP Warriorz | Vadodara |
| 7 | January 20, 2027 | Wednesday | 7:30 PM | Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians | Vadodara |
| 8 | January 21, 2027 | Thursday | 7:30 PM | UP Warriorz vs Delhi Capitals | Vadodara |
| 9 | January 22, 2027 | Friday | 7:30 PM | Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Vadodara |
| 10 | January 23, 2027 | Saturday | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians | Vadodara |
| 11 | January 24, 2027 | Sunday | 7:30 PM | UP Warriorz vs Gujarat Giants | Vadodara |
| – | January 25, 2027 | Monday | – | Rest day | – |
| 12 | January 26, 2027 | Tuesday | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| 13 | January 27, 2027 | Wednesday | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Giants | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| 14 | January 28, 2027 | Thursday | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriorz | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| 15 | January 29, 2027 | Friday | 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| 16 | January 30, 2027 | Saturday | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| 17 | January 31, 2027 | Sunday | 7:30 PM | UP Warriorz vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| 18 | February 1, 2027 | Monday | 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| 19 | February 2, 2027 | Tuesday | 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Giants | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| 20 | February 3, 2027 | Wednesday | 7:30 PM | Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriorz | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| – | February 4, 2027 | Thursday | – | Rest day | – |
| 21 | February 5, 2027 | Friday | 7:30 PM | Eliminator | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| – | February 6, 2027 | Saturday | – | Rest day | – |
| 22 | February 7, 2027 | Sunday | 7:30 PM | Final | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
WPL 2027 squads and player salaries
The five franchises will enter the fifth season with squads featuring established international players and Indian talent. The squad list below includes the players and salary figures provided for each team. An asterisk identifies overseas players in the supplied list.
Delhi Capitals
| Player | Salary |
| Annabel Sutherland* | ₹2.20 crore |
| Chinelle Henry* | ₹1.30 crore |
| Deeya Yadav | ₹10 lakh |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | ₹2.20 crore |
| Kiran Navgire | ₹75 lakh |
| Kirstie Gordon* | ₹10 lakh |
| Laura Wolvaardt* | ₹1.10 crore |
| Lucy Hamilton | ₹10 lakh |
| Mamatha Madiwala | ₹10 lakh |
| Marizanne Kapp* | ₹2.20 crore |
| Minnu Mani | ₹40 lakh |
| N. Sree Charani | ₹1.30 crore |
| Nandni Sharma | ₹20 lakh |
| Nazma Khan | ₹10 lakh |
| Niki Prasad | ₹50 lakh |
| Shafali Verma | ₹2.20 crore |
| Uma Kashvi | ₹10 lakh |
Gujarat Giants
| Player | Salary |
| Anushka Sharma | ₹45 lakh |
| Ashleigh Gardner* | ₹3.50 crore |
| Beth Mooney* | ₹2.50 crore |
| Bharti Fulmali | ₹70 lakh |
| G. Kamalini | ₹40 lakh |
| Georgia Wareham* | ₹1 crore |
| Happy Kumari | ₹10 lakh |
| Jintimani Kalita | ₹10 lakh |
| Kanika Ahuja | ₹30 lakh |
| Kashvee Gautam | ₹65 lakh |
| Kim Garth* | ₹50 lakh |
| Orla Prendergast* | ₹30 lakh |
| Rajeshwari Gayakwad | ₹40 lakh |
| Renuka Singh | ₹60 lakh |
| Samaira Raghav | ₹10 lakh |
| Sophie Devine* | ₹2 crore |
| Tanuja Kanwer | ₹45 lakh |
| Yastika Bhatia | ₹50 lakh |
Mumbai Indians
| Player | Salary |
| Akshita Bhagat | ₹10 lakh |
| Amanjot Kaur | ₹1 crore |
| Amelia Kerr* | ₹3 crore |
| Bharti Rawal | ₹10 lakh |
| Disha Kasat | ₹10 lakh |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | ₹2.50 crore |
| Hayley Matthews | ₹1.75 crore |
| Latika Inamdar | ₹10 lakh |
| Natalie Sciver* | ₹3.50 crore |
| Nicola Carey* | ₹30 lakh |
| Rahila Firdous | ₹10 lakh |
| S. Sajana | ₹75 lakh |
| Saanika Chalke | ₹10 lakh |
| Sanskriti Gupta | ₹20 lakh |
| Shabnim Ismail* | ₹60 lakh |
| Shweta Sehrawat | ₹20 lakh |
| Tara Norris* | ₹10 lakh |
| Vaishnavi Sharma | ₹30 lakh |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
| Player | Salary |
| Arundhati Reddy | ₹75 lakh |
| Chloe Tryon* | ₹30 lakh |
| Ellyse Perry* | ₹2 crore |
| Georgia Voll* | ₹60 lakh |
| Jess Jonassen* | ₹40 lakh |
| Lauren Bell* | ₹90 lakh |
| Nadine De Klerk* | ₹65 lakh |
| Pooja Vastrakar | ₹85 lakh |
| Prathyoosha Kumar | ₹10 lakh |
| Prema Rawat | ₹20 lakh |
| Radha Yadav | ₹65 lakh |
| Richa Ghosh | ₹2.75 crore |
| Sayali Satghare | ₹30 lakh |
| Shreyanka Patil | ₹60 lakh |
| Smriti Mandhana | ₹3.50 crore |
| Tejal Hasabnis | ₹30 lakh |
| Vrinda Dinesh | ₹10 lakh |
UP Warriorz
| Player | Salary |
| Asha Sobhana | ₹30 lakh |
| Deepti Sharma | ₹3.20 crore |
| Grace Harris* | ₹30 lakh |
| Harleen Deol | ₹50 lakh |
| Kathryn Bryce* | ₹10 lakh |
| Kranti Goud | ₹50 lakh |
| Manali Dakshini | ₹10 lakh |
| Meg Lanning* | ₹1.90 crore |
| Phoebe Litchfield* | ₹1.20 crore |
| Pratika Rawal | ₹50 lakh |
| Sahana Pawar | ₹10 lakh |
| Shikha Pandey | ₹2.40 crore |
| Shipra Giri | ₹10 lakh |
| Simran Shaikh | ₹10 lakh |
| Sneh Rana | ₹30 lakh |
| Sophie Ecclestone* | ₹85 lakh |
| Sophie Molineux* | ₹1.10 crore |
| Sushma Verma | ₹30 lakh |
Two cities set to host the fifth WPL season
The WPL 2027 schedule follows a multi-city format, with Vadodara hosting the opening half of the competition before Mumbai takes over for the closing stage. Each city is scheduled to host 11 matches, including the league and playoff fixtures assigned to its leg.
Vadodara will provide the setting for the opening match and the first 11 league encounters. The move to Mumbai on January 26 will bring the tournament to Brabourne Stadium, where the remaining league games will determine the final points-table positions.
The five franchises Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and UP Warriorz will compete in the league stage before the top three teams progress to the playoffs. With the final scheduled for February 7, the WPL 2027 season will conclude in Mumbai after a month of action across the two host cities.
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