Vadodara and Mumbai will host the upcoming season of the WPL that will be held from January 14 to February 7, 2027. Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will be taking on inaugural winners Mumbai Indians (MI) in the opening game of the season in Vadodara.
Both cities will host 11 games each. Vadodara's International Cricket Stadium will host the first 11 league games from January 14 to 24 before the action moves to the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai after a day's gap. Brabourne will see nine league games from January 26 to February 3 played, before the Eliminator on February 5 and the final on February 7.
All matches will be played from 7.30pm local time.
The closing stages of WPL 2027 collides with England's tour of Sri Lanka for three T20Is. But senior England players, including captain Nat Sciver-Brunt, will be allowed to miss the series from February 1 to 5 if their franchises qualify for the final stages of the WPL. Sciver-Brunt (MI), Lauren Bell (RCB) and Sophie Ecclestone (UP Warriorz) were retained by their respective teams.
The inaugural six-team Women's Champions Trophy, to be held at the same two grounds, begins just a week after the WPL ends, and ends on February 28.
Last week, Australia captain Sophie Molineux became the most expensive buy at the WPL auction, going to UP Warriorz (UPW) for INR 1.1 crore (USD 120,000 approx.). Middle-order batter Kiran Navgire was the most expensive Indian, sold to Delhi Capitals (DC) for INR 75 lakh.