Reports: WPL 2027 Eliminator and final may shift to Wankhede from Brabourne

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is weighing a venue change for the Women's Premier League 2027 knockout stage, with Wankhede Stadium emerging as a likely alternative to Brabourne Stadium for both the Eliminator and the final in Mumbai. No official reason for the proposed switch has been disclosed, and Brabourne remains the formally scheduled venue for those fixtures as planning continues.

Across its 22 matches, the fifth WPL edition will be divided between two cities. Vadodara International Cricket Stadium takes the first half of the tournament, staging 11 games from January 14 to January 24, 2027, with Royal Challengers Bengaluru facing Mumbai Indians in the opening fixture.

From January 26, Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai picks up the remaining league matches, and it is the knockout assignments beyond that point that are now under review, as reported by Indian Express.

What does the full WPL 2027 schedule look like?

League action at Brabourne is set to run through to February 3, after which attention turns to the knockout phase. The Eliminator, which pits the second and third-placed sides against each other, falls on February 5, and the final follows on February 7. The team finishing top of the standings at the close of the league stage earns a direct berth in the February 7 decider, skipping the Eliminator entirely.

Should the BCCI confirm the shift, Wankhede Stadium would host both knockout fixtures instead of Brabourne. The ground, which opened in 1974, has long functioned as Mumbai Indians' home venue in the WPL, giving the proposed change a degree of familiarity for one of the competition's most prominent franchises.

Separately, Vadodara International Cricket Stadium is also set to host the inaugural Women's Champions Trophy in 2027, a six-team T20I event running from February 14 to February 28. The Cricket Club of India's involvement in that tournament is limited to its ownership of Brabourne; all Women's Champions Trophy matches are scheduled for Vadodara, not Mumbai.

Brabourne Stadium, owned by the Cricket Club of India since the ground was established in 1937, served as the venue for the entire Mumbai leg of the 2025 WPL, covering both the Eliminator and the final. Mumbai Indians claimed that final by eight runs against Delhi Capitals, and notably both the 2025 Eliminator and the final were decided in favour of the side that batted first.