The 2026 season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) is likely to begin in early January, with a final decision on venues set to come soon, sources close to the development said to IANS on Monday. Lucknow, Bengaluru, Vadodara, and Mumbai hosted WPL 2025, which was won by Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians (MI) for the second time at the Brabourne Stadium earlier this year.

For WPL 2026, IANS understands that the start date of the competition could be January 7, with January 6 and 8 also in discussion. The final could be held in the February 1-3 window, and will be firmed up once the dates of the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup are out.

It is understood that the WPL 2026 final date will be fixed five days before the men’s global event in the shortest format begins in India and Sri Lanka. This wi

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