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{{Short description|Fourth edition of the Women's Premier League}}
{{use dmy dates|date=November 2025}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
|name=2026 Women's Premier League
|image=2026 Women's Premier League (cricket).jpg
|fromdate= 9 January
|todate= 5 February 2026
|administrator=[[Board of Control for Cricket in India]]
|cricket format=[[Twenty20 cricket]]
|tournament format=[[Round-robin tournament|Double Round robin]] and [[Page playoff system|playoffs]]
|champions= [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru (WPL)|Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]
|count=2
|runner up=[[Delhi Capitals (WPL)|Delhi Capitals]]
|participants=5
|matches= 22
|attendance=
|player of the series= {{flagicon|NZ}} [[Sophie Devine]] (Gujarat Giants)
|most runs= {{flagicon|IND}} [[Smriti Mandhana]] (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) (377)
|most wickets= {{flagicon|NZ}} [[Sophie Devine]] (Gujarat Giants) (17)<br>{{flagicon|IND}} Nandani Sharma (Delhi Capitals) (17)
|website={{URL|wplt20.com}}
|previous_year=2025
|previous_tournament=2025 Women's Premier League (cricket)
|next_year=2027
|next_tournament=2027 Women's Premier League (cricket)
}}

The '''2026 Women's Premier League''' (also known as '''WPL 2026''') was the fourth season of the [[Women's Premier League (cricket)|Women's Premier League]], a women's franchise [[Twenty20 cricket]] league organised by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI). The tournament, featuring five teams, took place from 9 January to 5 February 2026.<ref>{{Cite news |title=WPL 2026 venues and fixtures likely to be finalised on November 26 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/womens-premier-league-2026-venues-and-fixtures-likely-to-be-finalised-on-november-26-3801312 |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |access-date=18 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=WPL 2026 likely to kick off in early January; venues to be named soon |url=https://zeenews.india.com/cricket/wpl-2026-likely-to-kick-off-in-early-january-venues-to-be-named-soon-check-details-2986295.html |website=[[Zee News]] |access-date=18 November 2025}}</ref>

A mega auction for the season was held on 27 November 2025 in New Delhi.<ref>{{Cite news |title=WPL 2026 auction to be held on November 27 in New Delhi |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sports/wpl-2026-auction-to-be-held-on-november-27-in-new-delhi-602000 |work=[[The Tribune (India)|The Tribune]] |access-date=18 November 2025}}</ref> Additional reports confirmed the auction date and other details, including venues and streaming information.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WPL 2026 mega auction date announced: venues, live streaming details and more |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/cricket/report-wpl-2026-mega-auction-date-announced-check-date-venues-live-streaming-details-and-more-3189263 |website=[[Daily News and Analysis|DNA India]] |access-date=18 November 2025}}</ref>

In the final, [[Royal Challengers Bangalore (WPL)|Royal Challengers Bangalore]] defeated [[Delhi Capitals (WPL)|Delhi Capitals]] by 6 wickets to win their second title.<ref>{{cite web |title=RCB pull off record chase in Vadodara to win second title as DC fail to lift WPL final jinx |url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/rcb-dc-wpl-2026-final-smriti-mandhana-royal-challengers-bengaluru-record-chase-vadodara-report-13976708.html |website=Firstpost |date=5 February 2026 |access-date=5 February 2026}}</ref>

==Teams and venues==
{{Infobox
| bodyclass = nowraplinks
| header1 = Teams
| data2 = [[Delhi Capitals (WPL)|Delhi Capitals]]<br>[[Gujarat Giants (WPL)|Gujarat Giants]]<br>[[Mumbai Indians (WPL)|Mumbai Indians]]<br>[[Royal Challengers Bengaluru (WPL)|Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]<br>[[UP Warriorz]]
}}

The tournament was played across Mumbai and Baroda, with the [[DY Patil Stadium]] in Navi Mumbai hosting the opening match and the [[Baroda Cricket Association Stadium]] in Baroda hosting the later stages, including the final.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=WPL 2026 likely in Mumbai and Baroda from Jan 7 to Feb 3 |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/136355/wpl-likely-in-mumbai-and-baroda-from-jan-7-to-feb-3-womens-premier-league-2026 |work=[[Cricbuzz]] |access-date=17 November 2025}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin:auto;"
|-
![[Navi Mumbai]]
! [[Vadodara]]
|-
|[[DY Patil Stadium]]
| [[Baroda Cricket Association Stadium]]
|-
|Capacity: 45,300
| Capacity: 40,000
|-
|[[File:D Y Patil Sports Stadium.jpg|250px]]
| [[File:Kotambistadium.jpg|250px]]
|}

==Personnel changes==
A player mega-auction for the season took place on 27 November 2025 in New Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WPL 2026 set to be held in Mumbai, Baroda from January 7: Reports |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/wpl-2026-mumbai-baroda-auction-november-27-schedule-2821391-2025-11-17 |website=[[India Today]] |access-date=17 November 2025}}</ref>
{{hidden begin|title = Personnel changes
|titlestyle = background:lightblue;}}
{| class="wikitable"
! Name !! National side !! Team !! Price
|-
| [[Chinelle Henry]] || {{crw|WIN}} || Delhi Capitals || {{INRConvert|1.3|c}}
|-
| [[Shree Charani]] || {{crw|IND}} || Delhi Capitals || {{INRConvert|1.3|c}}
|-
| [[Laura Wolvaardt]] || {{crw|SA}} || Delhi Capitals || {{INRConvert|1.1|c}}
|-
| [[Sneh Rana (cricketer)|Sneh Rana]] || {{crw|IND}} || Delhi Capitals || {{INRConvert|50|l}}
|-
| [[Minnu Mani]] || {{crw|IND}} || Delhi Capitals || {{INRConvert|40|l}}
|-
| [[Lizelle Lee]] || {{crw|SA}} || Delhi Capitals || {{INRConvert|30|l}}
|-
| [[Taniya Bhatia]] || {{crw|IND}} || Delhi Capitals || {{INRConvert|30|l}}
|-
| Nandni Sharma || {{crw|IND}} || Delhi Capitals || {{INRConvert|20|l}}
|-
| Deeya Yadav || {{crw|IND}} || Delhi Capitals || {{INRConvert|10|l}}
|-
| Mamatha Madiwala || {{crw|IND}} || Delhi Capitals || {{INRConvert|10|l}}
|-
| [[Lucy Hamilton (cricketer)|Lucy Hamilton]] || {{crw|AUS}} || Delhi Capitals || {{INRConvert|10|l}}
|-
| [[Sophie Devine]] || {{crw|NZ}} || Gujarat Giants || {{INRConvert|2|c}}
|-
| [[Georgia Wareham]] || {{crw|AUS}} || Gujarat Giants || {{INRConvert|1|c}}
|-
| [[Bharti Fulmali]] || {{crw|IND}} || Gujarat Giants || {{INRConvert|70|l}}
|-
| [[Kashvee Gautam]] || {{crw|IND}} || Gujarat Giants || {{INRConvert|65|l}}
|-
| [[Renuka Singh (cricketer)|Renuka Singh]] || {{crw|IND}} || Gujarat Giants || {{INRConvert|60|l}}
|-
| [[Kim Garth]] || {{crw|AUS}} || Gujarat Giants || {{INRConvert|50|l}}
|-
| [[Yastika Bhatia]] || {{crw|IND}} || Gujarat Giants || {{INRConvert|50|l}}
|-
| [[Danni Wyatt-Hodge]] || {{crw|ENG}} || Gujarat Giants || {{INRConvert|50|l}}
|-
| [[Tanuja Kanwar]] || {{crw|IND}} || Gujarat Giants || {{INRConvert|45|l}}
|-
| Anushka Sharma || {{crw|IND}} || Gujarat Giants || {{INRConvert|45|l}}
|-
| [[Rajeshwari Gayakwad]]|| {{crw|IND}} || Gujarat Giants || {{INRConvert|40|l}}
|-
| [[Titas Sadhu]] || {{crw|IND}} || Gujarat Giants || {{INRConvert|30|l}}
|-
| [[Kanika Ahuja]] || {{crw|IND}} || Gujarat Giants || {{INRConvert|30|l}}
|-
| [[Ayushi Soni]] || {{crw|IND}} || Gujarat Giants || {{INRConvert|30|l}}
|-
| Happy Kumari || {{crw|IND}} || Gujarat Giants || {{INRConvert|10|l}}
|-
| Shivani Singh || {{crw|IND}} || Gujarat Giants || {{INRConvert|10|l}}
|-
| [[Amelia Kerr]] || {{crw|NZ}} || Mumbai Indians || {{INRConvert|3|c}}
|-
| [[Sajeevan Sajana]] || {{crw|IND}} || Mumbai Indians || {{INRConvert|75|l}}
|-
| [[Shabnim Ismail]] || {{crw|SA}} || Mumbai Indians || {{INRConvert|60|l}}
|-
| [[Nicola Carey]] || {{crw|AUS}} || Mumbai Indians || {{INRConvert|30|l}}
|-
| [[Saika Ishaque]]|| {{crw|IND}} || Mumbai Indians || {{INRConvert|30|l}}
|-
| Sanskriti Gupta || {{crw|IND}} || Mumbai Indians || {{INRConvert|20|l}}
|-
| Triveni Vasistha || {{crw|IND}} || Mumbai Indians || {{INRConvert|20|l}}
|-
| Rahila Firdous || {{crw|IND}} || Mumbai Indians || {{INRConvert|10|l}}
|-
| [[Poonam Khemnar]] || {{crw|IND}} || Mumbai Indians || {{INRConvert|10|l}}
|-
| Nalla Reddy || {{crw|IND}} || Mumbai Indians || {{INRConvert|10|l}}
|-
| [[Milly Illingworth]] || {{crw|AUS}} || Mumbai Indians || {{INRConvert|10|l}}
|-
| [[Lauren Bell]] || {{crw|ENG}} || Royal Challengers Bengaluru || {{INRConvert|90|l}}
|-
| [[Pooja Vastrakar]] || {{crw|IND}} || Royal Challengers Bengaluru || {{INRConvert|85|l}}
|-
| [[Arundhati Reddy]] || {{crw|IND}} || Royal Challengers Bengaluru || {{INRConvert|75|l}}
|-
| [[Grace Harris]] || {{crw|AUS}} || Royal Challengers Bengaluru || {{INRConvert|75|l}}
|-
| [[Nadine de Klerk]] || {{crw|SA}} || Royal Challengers Bengaluru || {{INRConvert|65|l}}
|-
| [[Radha Yadav]] || {{crw|IND}} || Royal Challengers Bengaluru || {{INRConvert|65|l}}
|-
| [[Georgia Voll]] || {{crw|AUS}} || Royal Challengers Bengaluru || {{INRConvert|60|l}}
|-
| [[Linsey Smith]] || {{crw|ENG}} || Royal Challengers Bengaluru || {{INRConvert|30|l}}
|-
| [[Dayalan Hemalatha]] || {{crw|IND}} || Royal Challengers Bengaluru || {{INRConvert|30|l}}
|-
| Prema Rawat || {{crw|IND}} || Royal Challengers Bengaluru || {{INRConvert|20|l}}
|-
| Gautami Naik || {{crw|IND}} || Royal Challengers Bengaluru || {{INRConvert|10|l}}
|-
| Prathyoosha Kumar || {{crw|IND}} || Royal Challengers Bengaluru || {{INRConvert|10|l}}
|-
| [[Deepti Sharma]] || {{crw|IND}} || UP Warriorz || {{INRConvert|3.2|c}}
|-
| [[Shikha Pandey]] || {{crw|IND}} || UP Warriorz || {{INRConvert|2.4|c}}
|-
| [[Meg Lanning]] || {{crw|AUS}} || UP Warriorz || {{INRConvert|1.9|c}}
|-
| [[Phoebe Litchfield]] || {{crw|AUS}} || UP Warriorz || {{INRConvert|1.2|c}}
|-
| [[Asha Sobhana]] || {{crw|IND}} || UP Warriorz || {{INRConvert|1.1|c}}
|-
| [[Sophie Ecclestone]] || {{crw|ENG}} || UP Warriorz || {{INRConvert|85|l}}
|-
| [[Deandra Dottin]] || {{crw|WIN}} || UP Warriorz || {{INRConvert|80|l}}
|-
| [[Kiran Navgire]] || {{crw|IND}} || UP Warriorz || {{INRConvert|60|l}}
|-
| [[Harleen Deol]] || {{crw|IND}} || UP Warriorz || {{INRConvert|50|l}}
|-
| [[Kranti Gaud]] || {{crw|IND}} || UP Warriorz || {{INRConvert|50|l}}
|-
| [[Pratika Rawal]] || {{crw|IND}} || UP Warriorz || {{INRConvert|50|l}}
|-
| [[Chloe Tryon]] || {{crw|SA}} || UP Warriorz || {{INRConvert|30|l}}
|-
| Shipra Giri || {{crw|IND}} || UP Warriorz || {{INRConvert|10|l}}
|-
| [[Simran Shaikh]] || {{crw|IND}} || UP Warriorz || {{INRConvert|10|l}}
|-
| [[Tara Norris]] || {{crw|USA}} || UP Warriorz || {{INRConvert|10|l}}
|-
| Suman Meena || {{crw|IND}} || UP Warriorz || {{INRConvert|10|l}}
|-
| [[Gongadi Trisha]] || {{crw|IND}} || UP Warriorz || {{INRConvert|10|l}}
|}
{{hidden end}}

== League stage ==
=== Points table ===
{{2026 Women's Premier League Points table}}

=== Match summary ===
{{Women's Premier League results summary|mode=progression/summary|format=playoff|dls=Y


| MI | RCB | A | 3W |
| UPW | GG | A | 10R |
| MI | DC | H | 50R |
| DC | GG | A | 4R |
| RCB | UPW | H | 9W |
| MI | GG | H | 7W |
| UPW | DC | A | 7W |
| MI | UPW | A | 7W |
| RCB | GG | H | 32R |
| UPW | MI | H | 22R |
| DC | RCB | A | 8W |
| GG | RCB | A | 61R |
| DC | MI | H | 7W |
| GG | UPW | H | 45R |
| RCB | DC | A | 7W |
| RCB | MI | A | 15R |
| GG | DC | H | 3R |
| UPW | RCB | A | 8W |
| GG | MI | H | 11R |
| DC | UPW | H | 5W |

| P1W= DC | P1L= GG
| P2W= RCB | P2L= DC
}}

==Fixtures==
The fixtures were announced on 29 November 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=TATA Women’s Premier League 2026 schedule announced |url=https://www.wplt20.com/news/tata-womens-premier-league-2026-schedule-announced |website=wplt20.com |access-date=29 November 2025}}</ref>
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match1}} '''Match 1'''
| date = 9 January
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = {{cr-IND|miw}}
| team2 = {{cr-IND|rcbw}}
| score1 = 154/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sajeevan Sajana]] 45 (25)
| wickets1 = [[Nadine de Klerk]] 4/26 (4 overs)
| score2 = 157/7 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Nadine de Klerk]] 63[[not out|*]] (44)
| wickets2 = [[Amelia Kerr]] 2/13 (4 overs)
| result = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 3 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513682.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Narayanan Janani]] and Bhavesh Patel
| motm = [[Nadine de Klerk]] (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
| toss = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
|
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match2}} '''Match 2'''
| date = 10 January
| time = 15:30
| day = y
| team1 = {{cr-IND|ggw}}
| team2 = {{cr-IND|upw}}
| score1 = 207/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ashleigh Gardner]] 65 (41)
| wickets1 = [[Sophie Ecclestone]] 2/32 (4 overs)
| score2 = 197/8 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Phoebe Litchfield]] 78 (40)
| wickets2 = [[Renuka Singh (cricketer)|Renuka Singh]] 2/25 (4 overs)
| result = Gujarat Giants won by 10 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513683.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Kaushik Gandhi]] and [[Gayathri Venugopalan]]
| motm = [[Georgia Wareham]] (Gujarat Giants)
| toss = UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match3}} '''Match 3'''
| date = 10 January
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = {{cr-IND|miw}}
| team2 = {{cr-IND|dcw}}
| score1 = 195/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Harmanpreet Kaur]] 74[[not out|*]] (42)
| wickets1 = Nandani Sharma 2/26 (3 overs)
| score2 = 145 (19 overs)
| runs2 = [[Chinelle Henry]] 56 (33)
| wickets2 = [[Amelia Kerr]] 3/24 (4 overs)
| result = Mumbai Indians won by 50 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513684.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Kaushik Gandhi]] and Keyur Kelkar
| motm = [[Harmanpreet Kaur]] (Mumbai Indians)
| toss = Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match4}} '''Match 4'''
| date = 11 January
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = {{cr-IND|ggw}}
| team2 = {{cr-IND|dcw}}
| score1 = 209 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sophie Devine]] 95 (42)
| wickets1 = Nandani Sharma 5/33 (4 overs)
| score2 = 205/5 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Lizelle Lee]] 86 (54)
| wickets2 = [[Sophie Devine]] 2/21 (3 overs)
| result = Gujarat Giants won by 4 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513685.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
| umpires = Keyur Kelkar and Bhavesh Patel
| motm = [[Sophie Devine]] (Gujarat Giants)
| toss = Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match5}} '''Match 5'''
| date = 12 January
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = {{cr-IND|upw}}
| team2 = {{cr-IND|rcbw}}
| score1 = 143/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Deepti Sharma]] 45[[not out|*]] (35)
| wickets1 = [[Nadine de Klerk]] 2/28 (4 overs)
| score2 = 145/1 (12.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Grace Harris]] 85 (40)
| wickets2 = [[Shikha Pandey]] 1/28 (3 overs)
| result = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 9 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513686.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Gayathri Venugopalan]] and Bhavesh Patel
| motm = [[Grace Harris]] (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
| toss = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match6}} '''Match 6'''
| date = 13 January
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = {{cr-IND|ggw}}
| team2 = {{cr-IND|miw}}
| score1 = 192/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Georgia Wareham]] 43[[not out|*]] (33)
| wickets1 = [[Shabnim Ismail]] 1/25 (4 overs)
| score2 = 193/3 (19.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Harmanpreet Kaur]] 71[[not out|*]] (43)
| wickets2 = [[Sophie Devine]] 1/29 (3.2 overs)
| result = Mumbai Indians won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513687.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Narayanan Janani]] and [[Gayathri Venugopalan]]
| motm = [[Harmanpreet Kaur]] (Mumbai Indians)
| toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match7}} '''Match 7'''
| date = 14 January
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = {{cr-IND|upw}}
| team2 = {{cr-IND|dcw}}
| score1 = 154/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Meg Lanning]] 54 (38)
| wickets1 = [[Shafali Verma]] 2/16 (4 overs)
| score2 = 158/3 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Lizelle Lee]] 67 (44)
| wickets2 = [[Deepti Sharma]] 2/26 (3 overs)
| result = Delhi Capitals won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513688.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Kaushik Gandhi]] and [[Narayanan Janani]]
| motm = [[Shafali Verma]] (Delhi Capitals)
| toss = Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match8}} '''Match 8'''
| date = 15 January
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = {{cr-IND|miw}}
| team2 = {{cr-IND|upw}}
| score1 = 161/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Nat Sciver-Brunt]] 65 (43)
| wickets1 = [[Shikha Pandey]] 1/25 (4 overs)
| score2 = 162/3 (18.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Harleen Deol]] 64[[not out|*]] (39)
| wickets2 = [[Nat Sciver-Brunt]] 2/28 (3 overs)
| result = UP Warriorz won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513689.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Kaushik Gandhi]] and Keyur Kelkar
| motm = [[Harleen Deol]] (UP Warriorz)
| toss = UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match9}} '''Match 9'''
| date = 16 January
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = {{cr-IND|rcbw}}
| team2 = {{cr-IND|ggw}}
| score1 = 182/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Radha Yadav]] 66 (47)
| wickets1 = [[Sophie Devine]] 3/31 (4 overs)
| score2 = 150 (18.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Bharti Fulmali]] 39 (20)
| wickets2 = [[Shreyanka Patil]] 5/23 (3.5 overs)
| result = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 32 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513690.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
| umpires = Ankita Guha and [[Vrinda Rathi]]
| motm = [[Radha Yadav]] (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
| toss = Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match10}} '''Match 10'''
| date = 17 January
| time = 15:30
| day = y
| team1 = {{cr-IND|upw}}
| team2 = {{cr-IND|miw}}
| score1 = 187/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Meg Lanning]] 70 (45)
| wickets1 = [[Amelia Kerr]] 3/28 (4 overs)
| score2 = 165/6 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Amelia Kerr]] 49[[not out|*]] (28)
| wickets2 = [[Shikha Pandey]] 2/30 (4 overs)
| result = UP Warriorz won by 22 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513691.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
| umpires = Keyur Kelkar and [[Gayathri Venugopalan]]
| motm = [[Meg Lanning]] (UP Warriorz)
| toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match11}} '''Match 11'''
| date = 17 January
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = {{cr-IND|dcw}}
| team2 = {{cr-IND|rcbw}}
| score1 = 166 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Shafali Verma]] 62 (41)
| wickets1 = [[Lauren Bell]] 3/26 (4 overs)
| score2 = 169/2 (18.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Smriti Mandhana]] 96 (61)
| wickets2 = [[Marizanne Kapp]] 1/21 (4 overs)
| result = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513692.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Narayanan Janani]] and Bhavesh Patel
| motm = [[Smriti Mandhana]] (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
| toss = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match12}} '''Match 12'''
| date = 19 January
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = {{cr-IND|rcbw}}
| team2 = {{cr-IND|ggw}}
| score1 = 178/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = Gautami Naik 73 (55)
| wickets1 = [[Kashvee Gautam]] 2/38 (4 overs)
| score2 = 117/8 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ashleigh Gardner]] 54 (43)
| wickets2 = [[Sayali Satghare]] 3/21 (4 overs)
| result = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 61 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513693.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Baroda Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Vadodara]]
| umpires = Ankita Guha and Anish Sahasrabudhe
| motm = Gautami Naik (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
| toss = Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match13}} '''Match 13'''
| date = 20 January
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = {{cr-IND|miw}}
| team2 = {{cr-IND|dcw}}
| score1 = 154/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Nat Sciver-Brunt]] 65[[not out|*]] (45)
| wickets1 = [[Shree Charani]] 3/33 (4 overs)
| score2 = 155/3 (19 overs)
| runs2 = [[Jemimah Rodrigues]] 51[[not out|*]] (37)
| wickets2 = [[Vaishnavi Sharma]] 1/20 (4 overs)
| result = Delhi Capitals won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513694.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Baroda Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Vadodara]]
| umpires = Tony Emmatty and [[Vrinda Rathi]]
| motm = [[Jemimah Rodrigues]] (Delhi Capitals)
| toss = Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match14}} '''Match 14'''
| date = 22 January
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = {{cr-IND|ggw}}
| team2 = {{cr-IND|upw}}
| score1 = 153/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sophie Devine]] 50[[not out|*]] (42)
| wickets1 = [[Kranti Gaud]] 2/18 (4 overs)
| score2 = 108 (17.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Phoebe Litchfield]] 32 (27)
| wickets2 = [[Rajeshwari Gayakwad]] 3/16 (4 overs)
| result = Gujarat Giants won by 45 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513695.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Baroda Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Vadodara]]
| umpires = [[Ajitesh Argal]] and Tony Emmatty
| motm = [[Rajeshwari Gayakwad]] (Gujarat Giants)
| toss = UP Warriorz won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match15}} '''Match 15'''
| date = 24 January
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = {{cr-IND|rcbw}}
| team2 = {{cr-IND|dcw}}
| score1 = 109 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Smriti Mandhana]] 38 (34)
| wickets1 = Nandani Sharma 3/26 (4 overs)
| score2 = 111/3 (15.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Laura Wolvaardt]] 42[[not out|*]] (38)
| wickets2 = [[Sayali Satghare]] 2/18 (3 overs)
| result = Delhi Capitals won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513696.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Baroda Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Vadodara]]
| umpires = [[Ajitesh Argal]] and Ankita Guha
| motm = [[Marizanne Kapp]] (Delhi Capitals)
| toss = Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match16}} '''Match 16'''
| date = 26 January
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = {{cr-IND|miw}}
| team2 = {{cr-IND|rcbw}}
| score1 = 199/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Nat Sciver-Brunt]] 100[[not out|*]] (57)
| wickets1 = [[Lauren Bell]] 2/21 (4 overs)
| score2 = 184/9 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Richa Ghosh]] 90 (50)
| wickets2 = [[Hayley Matthews]] 3/10 (2 overs)
| result = Mumbai Indians won by 15 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513697.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Baroda Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Vadodara]]
| umpires = [[Vrinda Rathi]] and Anish Sahasrabudhe
| motm = [[Nat Sciver-Brunt]] (Mumbai Indians)
| toss = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = [[Nat Sciver-Brunt]] scored the first century in WPL history.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bandarupalli |first=Sampath |date=27 January 2026 |title=Stats - Nat Sciver-Brunt ends 1059-day wait with WPL's first century |url=https://www.espn.com.au/cricket/story/_/id/47735978/wpl-2026-stats-nat-sciver-brunt-ends-1059-day-wait-wpl-first-century |work=ESPN |access-date=27 January 2026}}</ref>
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match17}} '''Match 17'''
| date = 27 January
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = {{cr-IND|ggw}}
| team2 = {{cr-IND|dcw}}
| score1 = 174/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Beth Mooney]] 58 (46)
| wickets1 = [[Shree Charani]] 4/31 (4 overs)
| score2 = 171/8 (20 overs)
| runs2 = Niki Prasad 47 (24)
| wickets2 = [[Sophie Devine]] 4/37 (4 overs)
| result = Gujarat Giants won by 3 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513698.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Baroda Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Vadodara]]
| umpires = [[Ajitesh Argal]] and Anish Sahasrabudhe
| motm = [[Sophie Devine]] (Gujarat Giants)
| toss = Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match18}} '''Match 18'''
| date = 29 January
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = {{cr-IND|upw}}
| team2 = {{cr-IND|rcbw}}
| score1 = 143/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Deepti Sharma]] 55 (43)
| wickets1 = [[Nadine de Klerk]] 4/22 (4 overs)
| score2 = 147/2 (13.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Grace Harris]] 75 (37)
| wickets2 = [[Asha Sobhana]] 1/24 (2 overs)
| result = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 8 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513699.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Baroda Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Vadodara]]
| umpires = [[Ajitesh Argal]] and Anish Sahasrabudhe
| motm = [[Grace Harris]] (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
| toss = Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =Royal Challengers Bengaluru qualified for the final as a result of this match.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match19}} '''Match 19'''
| date = 30 January
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = {{cr-IND|ggw}}
| team2 = {{cr-IND|miw}}
| score1 = 167/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ashleigh Gardner]] 46 (28)
| wickets1 = [[Amelia Kerr]] 2/26 (4 overs)
| score2 = 156/7 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Harmanpreet Kaur]] 82[[not out|*]] (48)
| wickets2 = [[Sophie Devine]] 2/23 (4 overs)
| result = Gujarat Giants won by 11 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513700.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Baroda Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Vadodara]]
| umpires = Tony Emmatty and Ankita Guha
| motm = [[Georgia Wareham]] (Gujarat Giants)
| toss = Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =Gujarat Giants qualified for the Eliminator as a result of this match.
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match20}} '''Match 20'''
| date = 1 February
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = {{cr-IND|upw}}
| team2 = {{cr-IND|dcw}}
| score1 = 122/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Deepti Sharma]] 24 (19)
| wickets1 = [[Marizanne Kapp]] 3/30 (4 overs)
| score2 = 126/5 (18.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Laura Wolvaardt]] 47 (36)
| wickets2 = [[Deepti Sharma]] 2/27 (3.4 overs)
| result = Delhi Capitals won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513701.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Baroda Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Vadodara]]
| umpires = Tony Emmatty and [[Vrinda Rathi]]
| motm = [[Marizanne Kapp]] (Delhi Capitals)
| toss = Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Delhi Capitals qualified to the Eliminator as a result of this match.
}}

== Playoffs ==

=== Bracket ===
{{2026 Women's Premier League Playoffs}}

=== Eliminator ===
<section begin="match21" />{{Single-innings cricket match
| round = {{anchor|match21}}'''Eliminator'''
| date= 3 February 2026
| time= 19:30
| night= y
| team1= {{cr-IND|ggw}}
| team2= {{cr-IND|dcw}}
| score1= 168/7 (20 overs)
| runs1= [[Beth Mooney]] 62[[not out|*]] (51)
| wickets1= [[Chinelle Henry]] 3/35 (4 overs)
| score2= 169/3 (15.4 overs)
| runs2= [[Lizelle Lee]] 43 (24)
| wickets2= [[Georgia Wareham]] 2/28 (3.4 overs)
| result= Delhi Capitals won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513702.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Baroda Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Vadodara]]
| umpires= Ankita Guha and Bhavesh Patel
| motm= [[Jemimah Rodrigues]] (Delhi Capitals)
| toss= Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
| rain=
| notes= Delhi Capitals qualified for the final as a result of this match.<ref>{{cite web |title=Delhi Capitals Crush Gujarat Giants to Reach 4th Consecutive WPL Final |url=https://www.khelwire.com/articles/delhi-capitals-crush-gujarat-giants-to-reach-4th-consecutive-wpl-final |website=KhelWire |date=1 February 2026 |access-date=3 February 2026}}</ref>
}}
----

=== Final ===
{{Main|2026 Women's Premier League (cricket) final}}

<section begin="match22" />{{Single-innings cricket match
|round={{anchor|match22}}'''Final'''
| date= 5 February 2026
| time= 19:30
| night= y
| team1= {{cr-IND|dcw}}
| team2= {{cr-IND|rcbw}}
| score1= 203/4 (20 overs)
| runs1= [[Jemimah Rodrigues]] 57 (37)
| wickets1= [[Arundhati Reddy]] 1/40 (4 overs)
| score2= 204/4 (19.4 overs)
| runs2= [[Smriti Mandhana]] 87 (41)
| wickets2= [[Chinelle Henry]] 2/34 (4 overs)
| result= Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 6 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513703.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Baroda Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Vadodara]]
| umpires= Ankita Guha and [[Gayathri Venugopalan]]
| motm= [[Smriti Mandhana]] (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
| toss= Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
| rain=
| notes= Royal Challengers Bengaluru became WPL champions for second time.<ref>{{cite web |title=WPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru completes record chase to seal second title |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/womens-cricket/rcb-wins-wpl-2026-title-royal-challengers-bengaluru-v-delhi-capitals-score-highlights-smriti-jemimah-news/article70597280.ece |website=Sportstar |date=5 February 2026 |access-date=5 February 2026}}</ref>
}}<section end="match22" />

==Broadcasting==
[[Star Sports (India)|Star Sports Network]] retained the broadcasting rights for the Women's Premier League (WPL 2026). Meanwhile, [[JioHotstar]] exclusively livestreamed the tournament matches on the website and the app.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 January 2026 |title=Star Sports retains the broadcasting rights of WPL 2026 |url=https://touchcrictv.com/wpl/}}</ref>

== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Most runs
|-
! Runs !! Player !! Team
|- bgcolor=orange
! 377
| [[Smriti Mandhana]] || [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru (WPL)|Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]
|-
! 342
| [[Harmanpreet Kaur]] || [[Mumbai Indians (WPL)|Mumbai Indians]]
|-
! 321
| [[Nat Sciver-Brunt]] || [[Mumbai Indians (WPL)|Mumbai Indians]]
|-
! 320
| [[Lizelle Lee]] || [[Delhi Capitals (WPL)|Delhi Capitals]]
|-
! 317
| [[Laura Wolvaardt]] || [[Delhi Capitals (WPL)|Delhi Capitals]]
|-
|}
*Source: [[ESPNcricinfo]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Women's Premier League, 2025/26 batting most runs career Records |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/women-s-premier-league-2025-26-17723 |access-date=2026-01-10 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|+Most wickets
|-
! Wickets !! Player !! Team
|- bgcolor=#D6ADFF
! rowspan=2|17
| [[Sophie Devine]] || [[Gujarat Giants (WPL)|Gujarat Giants]]
|-
| Nandani Sharma || [[Delhi Capitals (WPL)|Delhi Capitals]]
|-
! 16
| [[Nadine de Klerk]] || [[Royal Challengers Bengaluru (WPL)|Royal Challengers Bengaluru]]
|-
! rowspan=3|14
| [[Amelia Kerr]] || [[Mumbai Indians (WPL)|Mumbai Indians]]
|-
| [[Shree Charani]] || [[Delhi Capitals (WPL)|Delhi Capitals]]
|-
| [[Chinelle Henry]] || [[Delhi Capitals (WPL)|Delhi Capitals]]
|}
*Source: [[ESPNcricinfo]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Women's Premier League, 2025/26 bowling most wickets career Records |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/women-s-premier-league-2025-26-17723 |access-date=2026-01-10 |website=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.wplt20.com/}}
* [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/women-s-premier-league-2025-26-1510059 Series home] at [[ESPNcricinfo]]


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