WPL 2025: The third edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) is all set to kick off with a bang. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), the defending champions, will take on Gujarat Giants (GG) on Friday. The match will kick off another exciting chapter of India’s premier women’s cricket tournament. The WPL has always featured global cricket superstars as well as emerging domestic talent. The first two seasons saw the rise of players like Shreyanka Patil and Saiqa Ishak, who are now capable of making their mark in the national team.
The real magic of the WPL lies in the way the league brings out and nurtures India’s young talent. The absence of international players like Alyssa Healy, Sophie Molineux and Kate Cross due to injuries will give domestic players a chance to step up. This season is a golden opportunity for experienced Indian players and young cricketers who dream of making it to the national team to prove themselves.
The format of WPL 2025 will remain the same as the previous edition. This time five teams will play against each other twice. The team at the top of the points table will directly qualify for the final. Whereas, the teams at the second and third positions will compete in the eliminator. The winner of the eliminator will then face the top team in the final.
WPL 2025 full schedule and venues
| Date | Match Details | Venue | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, Fri | Gujarat Giants vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 1st Match | Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara | 07:30 PM |
| Feb 15, Sat | Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals, 2nd Match | Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara | 07:30 PM |
| Feb 16, Sun | Gujarat Giants vs UP Warriorz, 3rd Match | Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara | 07:30 PM |
| Feb 17, Mon | Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 4th Match | Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara | 07:30 PM |
| Feb 18, Tue | Gujarat Giants vs Mumbai Indians, 5th Match | Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara | 07:30 PM |
| Feb 19, Wed | UP Warriorz vs Delhi Capitals, 6th Match | Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara | 07:30 PM |
| Feb 21, Fri | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Mumbai Indians, 7th Match | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 07:30 PM |
| Feb 22, Sat | Delhi Capitals vs UP Warriorz, 8th Match | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 07:30 PM |
| Feb 24, Mon | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs UP Warriorz, 9th Match | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 07:30 PM |
| Feb 25, Tue | Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Giants, 10th Match | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 07:30 PM |
| Feb 26, Wed | Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriorz, 11th Match | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 07:30 PM |
| Feb 27, Thu | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Gujarat Giants, 12th Match | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 07:30 PM |
| Feb 28, Fri | Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians, 13th Match | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 07:30 PM |
| Mar 01, Sat | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals, 14th Match | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 07:30 PM |
| Mar 03, Mon | UP Warriorz vs Gujarat Giants, 15th Match | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | 07:30 PM |
| Mar 06, Thu | UP Warriorz vs Mumbai Indians, 16th Match | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | 07:30 PM |
| Mar 07, Fri | Gujarat Giants vs Delhi Capitals, 17th Match | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | 07:30 PM |
| Mar 08, Sat | UP Warriorz vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 18th Match | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | 07:30 PM |
| Mar 10, Mon | Mumbai Indians vs Gujarat Giants, 19th Match | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | 07:30 PM |
| Mar 11, Tue | Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 20th Match | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | 07:30 PM |
| Mar 13, Thu | TBC vs TBC, Eliminator | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | 07:30 PM |
| Mar 15, Sat | TBC vs TBC, Final | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai | 07:30 PM |
WPL 2025: Squads of all the five teams
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Smriti Mandhana (C), Sabbineni Meghana, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Renuka Singh, Ekta Bisht, Kanika Ahuja, Danni Wyatt-Hodge (Traded from UP Warriorz), Heather Graham, Kim Garth, Charlie Dean, Prema Rawat, Joshitha VJ, Jagravi Pawar, Raghvi Bisht
Withdrawn: Sophie Devine, Kate Cross and Sophie Molineux, Asha Sobhana
Replacements: Heather Graham, Kim Garth, Charlie Dean, Nuzhat Parween.
Mumbai Indians
Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Hayley Matthews, Jintimani Kalita, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia, Shabnim Ismail, S Sajana, Amandeep Kaur, Keerthana Balakrishnan, G Kamalini, Nadine de Klerk, Sanskriti Gupta, Akshita Maheshwari
Withdrawan:Pooja Vastrakar
Replacement: Parunika Sisodia
Delhi Capitals
Alice Capsey, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen, Marizanne Kapp, Meg Lanning (C), Minnu Mani, Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniya Bhatia, Titas Sadhu, Annabel Sutherland, N Charani, Nandini Kashyap, Sarah Bryce, Niki Prasad
UP Warriorz
Chinelle Henry, Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma (C), Grace Harris, Kiran Navgire, Chamari Athapaththu, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia McGrath, Vrinda Dinesh, Poonam Khemnar, Saima Thakor, Gouher Sultana, Kranti Goud, Arushi Goel, Alana King
Withdrawn: Alyssa Healy
Replacements: Chinelle Henry
Gujarat Giants
Ashleigh Gardner (C), Beth Mooney, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt, Shabnam Shakil, Tanuja Kanwar, Phoebe Litchfield, Meghna Singh, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra, Mannat Kashyap, Sayali Sathgare, Simran Shaikh, Deandra Dottin, Prakashika Naik, Danielle Gibson.
