The Mumbai leg of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2027 will be held at the Wankhede Stadium instead of the Brabourne Stadium, the BCCI announced on Sunday. The dates and fixtures of the tournament will remain unchanged.The fifth edition of the WPL will be played from January 14 to February 7, with Vadodara and Mumbai serving as the two host cities. The first leg will take place at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara from January 14 to 24, while Mumbai will host the remaining matches from January 26 until the final on February 7.The Mumbai leg was originally scheduled to be held at the Cricket Club of India’s (CCI) Brabourne Stadium. However, the venue has been changed as CCI is also set to host the inaugural edition of the ICC Women’s Champions Trophy in the T20 format, which begins on February 14. The BCCI said the gap between the two tournaments would not give the pitches enough time 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 15 September 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 26 January and 7 February 2027.”“As CCI is also scheduled to host the inaugural ICC Women’s Champions Trophy 2027, commencing on 14 February, 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 was changed following a request from the International Cricket Council (ICC). The WPL Committee has approved the change, with Wankhede Stadium set to host all 11 matches of the Mumbai leg.“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.The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), during its 95th Annual General Meeting, had formally requested the BCCI to consider it for hosting matches in case of changes to the schedules of future series.
