Wankhede Stadium to host all 11 Mumbai-leg matches of WPL 2027

Mumbai: The iconic Wankhede Stadium will host the Mumbai leg of the fifth edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) early next year, the BCCI announced on Sunday.

The Mumbai leg of the tournament was earlier scheduled to be held at the Cricket Club of India’s (CCI) Brabourne Stadium.

The WPL 2027 is scheduled to be played from January 14 to February 7, with Vadodara being the other host city. The first leg will be held at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara from January 14 to 24, while the second leg will be played in Mumbai from January 26 until the conclusion of the tournament.

During its 95th Annual General Meeting, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) had formally requested the BCCI to consider it for hosting matches in the event of any changes to the schedules of future series.

The BCCI said the WPL venue had been changed because the CCI will also co-host the inaugural edition of the ICC Women’s Champions Trophy in the T20 format, leaving insufficient time for the pitches to recover.

“The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced that the Mumbai leg of the Women’s Premier League 2027 will now be held at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, instead of the Brabourne Stadium at the Cricket Club of India (CCI). The dates and fixtures will remain unchanged,” the BCCI said in a statement.

“The WPL Governing Council approved the original venues and dates for the fifth edition of the TATA WPL at its meeting on September 15, 2026. Under the approved schedule, the Mumbai leg, comprising Match Nos. 12 to 20, the Eliminator and the Final, was to be played at CCI between January 26 and February 7, 2027.”

“As CCI is also scheduled to host the inaugural ICC Women’s Champions Trophy 2027, commencing on February 14, the interval between the conclusion of the TATA WPL and the start of the multi-nation tournament would not provide sufficient time for the pitches to recover,” the board added.

The BCCI said the venue had been changed following a request from the ICC.

“The change follows a request from the International Cricket Council (ICC) to shift the matches scheduled to be played at CCI. The WPL Committee has approved the change, with Wankhede Stadium now set to host all 11 matches of the Mumbai leg,” the BCCI said.