EXCLUSIVE: Women's Premier League 2026's full schedule revealed, MI to face RCB in season opener

The Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 is all set to get underway from January 9 with the final slated for February 5. With 41 days to the start of the upcoming season, Sports Tak has exclusively fetched the full schedule of the tournament. Defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) will lock horns with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the season opener on January 9.

Here's the full schedule of WPL 2026:

1	Fri	9-Jan-26	Evening	Mumbai Indians	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Navi Mumbai
2	Sat	10-Jan-26	Afternoon	UP Warriorz	Gujarat Giants	Navi Mumbai
3	Sat	10-Jan-26	Evening	Mumbai Indians	Delhi Capitals	Navi Mumbai
4	Sun	11-Jan-26	Evening	Delhi Capitals	Gujarat Giants	Navi Mumbai
5	Mon	12-Jan-26	Evening	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	UP Warriorz	Navi Mumbai
6	Tue	13-Jan-26	Evening	Mumbai Indians	Gujarat Giants	Navi Mumbai
7	Wed	14-Jan-26	Evening	UP Warriorz	Delhi Capitals	Navi Mumbai
8	Thu	15-Jan-26	Evening	Mumbai Indians	UP Warriorz	Navi Mumbai
9	Fri	16-Jan-26	Evening	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Gujarat Giants	Navi Mumbai
10	Sat	17-Jan-26	Afternoon	UP Warriorz	Mumbai Indians	Navi Mumbai
11	Sat	17-Jan-26	Evening	Delhi Capitals	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Navi Mumbai
12	Sun	18-Jan-26	-	-	-	-
13	Mon	19-Jan-26	Evening	Gujarat Giants	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Vadodra
14	Tue	20-Jan-26	Evening	Delhi Capitals	Mumbai Indians	Vadodra
15	Wed	21-Jan-26	-	-	-	-
16	Thu	22-Jan-26	Evening	Gujarat Giants	UP Warriorz	Vadodra
17	Fri	23-Jan-26	-	-	-	-
18	Sat	24-Jan-26	Evening	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Delhi Capitals	Vadodra
19	Sun	25-Jan-26	-	-	-	-
20	Mon	26-Jan-26	Evening	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Mumbai Indians	Vadodra
21	Tue	27-Jan-26	Evening	Gujarat Giants	Delhi Capitals	Vadodra
22	Wed	28-Jan-26	-	-	-	-
23	Thu	29-Jan-26	Evening	UP Warriorz	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Vadodra
24	Fri	30-Jan-26	Evening	Gujarat Giants	Mumbai Indians	Vadodra
25	Sat	31-Jan-26	-	-	-	-
26	Sun	1-Feb-26	Evening	Delhi Capitals	UP Warriorz	Vadodra
27	Mon	2-Feb-26	-	-	-	-

Playoffs

Match No	Day	Date	Time	Match Type	Venue
28	Tue	3-Feb-26	Evening	Eliminator	Vadodra
29	Wed	4-Feb-26	-	-	-
30	Thu	5-Feb-26	Evening	Final	Vadodra

WPL has produced two different champions in its first two editions. The inaugural tournament in 2023 saw Mumbai Indians clinch the title after defeating Meg Lanning's Delhi Capitals in the final. The second season witnessed a change in champions as Smriti Mandhana's Royal Challengers Bengaluru claimed their maiden crown, with Delhi Capitals finishing as runners-up for the second consecutive time.

However, MI recaptured the title last season, marking their second championship win, while DC finished runners-up for a third straight season.