The live telecast of the MI vs RCB WPL 2026 match will be available on the Star Sports network in India
On paper, Mumbai Indians look even stronger this year. The return of South African fast bowler Shabnim Ismail has injected significant pace into their bowling attack.
MI and RCB have played just one match against each other at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy back in 2023. MI emerged victorious in that match by four wickets
Nat Sciver-Brunt is the only player to feature in the top 10 highest wicket-takers and run-scorers list of the WPL
England and Mumbai Indians all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt is the only batter so far in WPL history to have more than 1,000 runs to her name
The WPL 2026 season will kick off in Navi Mumbai, with the Mumbai Indians taking on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the opening contest
The WPL 2026 opening ceremony will feature an exciting lineup of performers, blending music, dance, and empowering messages.
Ahead of the WPL 2026 auction, the Warriorz retained only Shweta Sehrawat from their previous squad. They then made bold moves at the auction, securing three of the five most expensive players.
The opening 11 matches, including both Saturday double-headers, will be held at Navi Mumbai's D.Y. Patil Stadium, a venue recently renowned for hosting India's ODI World Cup win.
The defending champions Mumbai Indians, will start their campaign in WPL 2026 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru with the opening fixture on Friday, January 9
The 2024 champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, will start their campaign in WPL 2026 against defending champions Mumbai Indians on Friday, January 9
Delhi Capitals will start their campaign in WPL 2026 against defending champions Mumbai Indians on Saturday, January 10
Lanning's leadership legacy is coated in silverware. She has steered Australia to one ODI World Cup crown and four T20 World Cup titles. She also led Delhi Capitals to three straight WPL finals
The core theme behind the jersey is the "Wicket Pulse," symbolizing Mumbai's relentless momentum.
Englishman Nicholas Lee will take over as the new strength and conditioning coach of the Indian women's cricket team after the conclusion of the Women's Premier League. The five-team Women's Premier League is scheduled to be held from January 9 to February 5 in Navi Mumbai and Vadodara. "Lee will take over as the new strength and conditioning coach of the Indian women's cricket team after the WPL," a source told PTI on Thursday. Following the WPL, India are slated to tour Australia for a multi-format series from February 15 to March 9. Lee, who scored 490 runs in 13 first-class matches as a right-handed batter, brings with him vast experience in elite sport, having most recently served as the strength and conditioning coach of the Gulf Giants in the fourth season of the UAE's ILT20. He was the strength and conditioning coach of Afghanistan's men's team from January 2024 to December 2025 and earlier served as head of physical performance at the Bangladesh Cricket Board from March 2
Mumbai Indians have begun laying the groundwork for their WPL 2026 campaign, with the first session taking place on Tuesday at the franchise's training base in Bengaluru
WPL 2026 will run from January 9 to February 5, split across Navi Mumbai and Vadodara in a two-leg format
Defending champions Mumbai Indians have appointed former Australian leg-spinner Kristen Beams as spin-bowling coach ahead of the 2026 Women's Premier League season. Beams was instrumental in Australia's World Cup campaigns, finishing as the third-highest wicket-taker at the 2017 ODI World Cup. Her international career spanned one Test, 30 ODIs and 18 T20Is, and 45 T20 games in the WBBL, prior to her transition to coaching. She has coached in the WBBL and The Hundred. She has also been coach of the Australia Women's U19 team, the National Development Lead at Cricket Australia and Community Cricket Manager - South at Cricket Tasmania. The fourth edition of the WPL will be held from January 9 to February 5.
The 2026 edition marks the WPL's first shift to a January-February slot, unlike previous seasons that ran from February to March ahead of the IPL
Retaining just two players in the form of Ashleigh Gardner (INR 3.5 Crore) and Beth Mooney (INR 2.5 Crore), they had a lot of work to do in terms of completing their squads with important players.