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2027 Women's Premier League
The Women's Premier League is a cricket tournament known in short as the WPL, which was created in 2022 to replace the Women's T20 Challenge and is the women's equivalent of the Indian Premier League.
The league was set up to have its inaugural season in 2023, with five teams competing, who have now taken part in all of the first four tournaments.
In 2023, Mumbai & Navi Mumbai were used as locations; in 2024, it was Bengaluru & Delhi. This was expanded in 2025 with four venues being used, Bengaluru, Lucknow, Mumbai and Vadodara.
For the 2026 season, it was back down to two venues with the DY Patil Stadium (Navi Mumbai) and the Baroda Cricket Association Stadium (Vadodara) being used. The 2027 venues are yet to be announced.
WPL Teams
- Delhi Capitals
- Gujarat Giants
- Mumbai Indians
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru
- UP Warriorz
WPL Format
The league has been set up to mirror the IPL, except for the number of teams; five teams play against each other in a double round-robin format, which means each team plays eight matches.
The team which finished top during the league stage advances straight to the final, whilst the teams in second and third compete in an elimination match to see which other team heads to the final.
Hopefully, the tournament will be expanded in the near future with more franchises, resulting in a longer tournament and more matches.
Where can I find the WPL table?
For the latest standings and to see who leads the way, head over to the official WPL site for the current WPL table and all of the latest news.
Who are the best WPL tipsters?
There are plenty out there who claim to be the best, but can they back it up with statistics? We would suggest giving some of the OLBG cricket tipsters a look; they all come with annual statistics for their cricket predictions, with only the profitable tipsters being highlighted on the best cricket tipsters page.
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Women's Premier League Awards
Player of the Series
Here are the players who have won the 'Player of the Series' award at each tournament.
- 2026 - Sophie Devine (243 Runs / 17 Wickets)
- 2025 - Nat Sciver-Brunt (523 Runs / 12 Wickets)
- 2024 - Deepti Sharma (295 Runs / 10 Wickets)
- 2023 - Hayley Matthews (271 Runs / 16 Wickets)
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Past WPL Winners
Only four tournaments, but we already have double dual winners with both the Mumbai Indians and the RCB (Royal Challengers Bangalore) winning two tournaments apiece.
The Delhi Capitals have won three of the four league stages and made all four finals to date; however, they have managed to lose all four of those finals.
| Season | Winner | Winning margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Royal Challengers Bangalore 204/4 (19.4 overs) | Won by 6 wickets | Delhi Capitals 203/4 (20 overs) |
| 2025 | Mumbai Indians 149/7 (20 overs) | Won by 8 runs | Delhi Capitals 141/9 (20 overs) |
| 2024 | Royal Challengers Bangalore 115/2 (19.3 overs) | Won by 8 wickets | Delhi Capitals 113 (18.3 overs) |
| 2023 | Mumbai Indians 134/3 (19.3 overs) | Won by 7 wickets | Delhi Capitals 131/9 (20 overs) |
WPL All-Time Records
Most WPL Runs
Which player has scored the most runs in the WPL? In the early stages of the WPL, there are some familiar names at the top of the run-scoring, with Nat Sciver-Brunt leading the way, having become the first player to pass the 1,000 run mark during the 2025 season.
- Nat Sciver-Brunt (1,348 Runs)
- Meg Lanning (1,200 Runs)
- Harmanpreet Kaur (1,193 Runs)
- Shafali Verma (1,124 Runs)
- Smriti Mandhana (1,023 Runs)
Most WPL Sixes
The homegrown Shafali Verma leads the way for the number of sixes hit with 53; she is clear of Richa Ghosh who is back on 41, after four tournaments, there are only eleven players who have hit 20 or more for the number of sixes.
- Shafali Verma (53 Sixes)
- Richa Ghosh (41 Sixes)
- Harmanpreet Kaur (35 Sixes)
- Ashleigh Gardner (34Sixes)
- Sophie Devine (33 Sixes)
Most WPL Wickets
New Zealand bowler Amelia Kerr has taken to the Indian pitches, and she leads the way with a total of fifty-four wickets taken over the four tournaments. She is one of only six bowlers to have taken 50+ wickets.
- Amelia Kerr (54 Wickets)
- Hayley Matthews (46 Wickets)
- Sophie Ecclestone (43 Wickets)
- Nat Sciver-Brunt (40 Wickets)
- Marizanne Kapp (38 Wickets)
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We take great pride in the information provided in our cricket betting previews, and the Women's Premier League Preview & Betting Guide is no exception. James and Andy work seamlessly together to collate and present the data in this superb guide to this event
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Records were sourced from ESPN cricinfo and past winners and team information from Wikipedia.
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