Women's Premier League Teams 2026

Sakshi Sharma

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The women's Premier League (WPL) is modelled after the success of the Indian Premier League (IPL) for men in the cricketing world. The IPL, known for its high-intensity T20I cricket and star-studded lineups, has been immensely successful in promoting cricket and providing a platform for domestic and international players to showcase their talent.

Women's Premier League marks a significant development in women's cricket, providing a platform for female players to showcase their talents in the T20I format. With the support of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the WPL has the potential to grow and further popularize women's cricket across India.

The first edition of the Women’s Premier League was played in January 2026. Five teams were formed in the WPL '26: Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Gujarat Giants, Delhi Capitals and UP Warriorz.

At OneCricket, lets take a look at the Women's Premier League Teams 2026.

WPL 2026 Teams and Squads

Teams
Squads
Mumbai Indians womenG. Kamalini, Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Shabnim Ismail, Rahila Firdous, Haley Matthews, Saika Ishaque, Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Sanskriti Gupta, Sajeevan Sajana, Nicola Carey, Poonam Khemnar, Triveni Vasistha, Nalla Reddy, and Milly Illingworth
Royal Challengers Bengaluru womenRicha Ghosh, Georgia Voll, Prema Rawat, Smriti Mandhana (Captain), Nadine de Klerk, Pooja Vastrakar, Dayalan Hemalatha, Grace Harris, Gautami Naik, Ellyse Perry, Radha Yadav, Lauren Bell, Linsey Smith, Shreyanka Patil, and Arundhati Reddy
Delhi Capitals womenLizelle Lee, Jemimah Rodrigues (Captain), Annabel Sutherland, Shree Charani, Taniyaa Bhatia, Shafali Varma, Marizannne Kapp, Nandani Sharma, Mamatha Madiwala, Niki Prasad, Sneh Rana, Laura Wolvaardt, Lucky Hamilton, Chinelle Henry, Minnu Mani, and Deeya Yadav
UP Warriorz womenShipra Giri, Simran Shaikh, Deepti Sharma, Shikha Pandey, Harleen Deol, Kiran Navgire, Gongadi Trisha, Asha Sobhana, Phoebe Litchfield, Pratika Rawal, Kranti Gaud, Meg Lanning (Captain), Suman Meena, Sophie Ecclestone, Chloe Tryon, Tara Norris, and Deandra Dottin
Gujarat Giants womenYastika Bhatia, Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh, Shivani Singh, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge, Ashleigh Gardner (Captain), Titas Sadhu, Bharti Fulmali, Kanika Ahuja, Kashvee Gautam, Tanuja Kanwer, Happy Kumari, Georgia Wareham, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Anushka Sharma, Kim Garth, and Ayushi Soni

FAQs: WPL 2026 Squads

Q.1. Where is the WPL 2026 venue?

Ans. The 2026 edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL) will start from Jan. 9. This year's WPL will be played at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai and Baroda Cricket Association Stadium in Vadodara.

Q.2. Who is the most expensive player in WPL 2026?

Ans. After her ICC Women's World Cup 2025 heroics, Deepti Sharma became the highest-bid player in the WPL 2026 auction. Sharma was bought by UP Warriorz for ₹3.20 crore (32 million INR) using their Right to Match (RTM) card. However, Smriti Mandhana remains the highest-paid WPL player, with a salary of ₹3.4 crore (INR 34 million). 

Q.3. Which team is Smriti Mandhana in WPL 2026?

Ans. Captain Smriti Mandhana was retained by the RCB women ahead of the WPL 2026 auction.