The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 will be held across four cities, as confirmed by BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla on Sunday, January 12. This year, the matches will be hosted in Mumbai, Vadodara, Lucknow, and Bengaluru. The tournament is scheduled to kick off in the first week of February.
Initially, Lucknow and Vadodara were shortlisted as potential locations for WPL 2025. However, during the Governing Council meeting held on Sunday, it was decided to expand the tournament to multiple cities for broader reach and excitement.
WPL 2025 Host Cities and Venues
The 2025 season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) is expected to take place in Mumbai, Lucknow, Bengaluru, and Vadodara, as reported by Sportstar. The tournament is scheduled to begin in the first week of February.
In Mumbai, the matches will be hosted at the Brabourne Stadium. Vadodara’s games will take place at the Kotambi Stadium, also known as the Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) Stadium or Vadodara International Cricket Stadium, which opened on December 22 last year. The first international match at this venue was a women’s ODI between India and the West Indies. Matches in Lucknow and Bengaluru will be played at the Ekana Stadium and M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, respectively.
For context, Delhi and Bengaluru hosted the 2024 edition of the T20 league, while all matches of the inaugural 2023 season were held in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. Royal Challengers Bengaluru will enter the 2025 edition as the defending champions.
The WPL is a five-team T20 cricket league featuring Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants, UP Warriorz, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
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Brabourne Stadium to Host Mumbai Leg, Follow Caravan Model
Mr. Shukla, in an interview with Sportstar, confirmed that the Mumbai leg of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) will be hosted at Brabourne Stadium.
“The matches will be held across four venues, with the Mumbai leg taking place at Brabourne Stadium,” he stated.
Mumbai and Bengaluru were chosen due to their enthusiastic fanbase, as evident from the packed stadiums during previous WPL matches in these cities. This year, the tournament will follow a caravan format, starting in Mumbai before moving to Lucknow and then Bengaluru.
The grand finale is scheduled to take place at the newly constructed Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara, located 20 kilometers from the city. This venue recently hosted the ODI series between the Indian women’s team and West Indies and is currently the stage for the Vijay Hazare Trophy knockout matches.
In earlier editions, the WPL was held exclusively in Mumbai in 2023 and across Bengaluru and Delhi in the preceding year.
WPL 2025 Squads
Check the detailed overview of the full squads for WPL 2025, highlighting the retained and newly acquired players for each team. This breakdown showcases the strategic moves made by all teams.
| WPL 2025 Squads | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team | Retained Players | Bought Players |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Smriti Mandhana (Captain), Sabbineni Meghana, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patiil, Asha Sobhana, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh, Sophie Molineux, Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross, Kanika Ahuja, Danni Wyatt-Hodge | Prema Rawat, Joshitha VJ, Jagravi Pawar, Raghvi Bisht |
| Mumbai Indians | Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Jintimani Kalita, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Pooja Vastrakar, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia, Shabnim Ismail, S Sajana, Amandeep Kaur, Keerthana Balakrishnan | G Kamalini, Nadine de Klerk, Sanskriti Gupta, Akshita Maheshwari |
| Delhi Capitals | Alice Capsey, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen, Marizanne Kapp, Meg Lanning, 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 | Alyssa Healy, Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma, 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 |
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FAQs
Q.1. When does WPL 2025 start?
Ans. WPL 2025 is scheduled to begin in the first week of February.
Q.2. Which cities will host WPL 2025 matches?
Ans. Matches will be hosted in Mumbai, Vadodara, Lucknow, and Bengaluru.
Q.3. Where will the Mumbai leg of WPL 2025 take place?
Ans. The Mumbai leg of WPL 2025 will be held at Brabourne Stadium.
Q.4. What is the format of WPL 2025?
Ans. The tournament will follow a caravan model, starting in Mumbai and moving to Lucknow, Bengaluru, and concluding in Vadodara.
Q.5. Where will the WPL 2025 final be played?
Ans. The final will be held at the newly constructed Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara.
