
The tournament is likely to be staged across Mumbai and Baroda, however an official communication is expected at the WPL 2026 auction later this month.

Notably, the 2025 edition of the tournament was held across four venues in Mumbai, Vadodara, Lucknow and Bengaluru.

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Notably, Shrubsole replaces Sunetra Paranjape, who previously served in the role until 2025 edition where the Smriti Mandhana-led side finished in fourth place with three wins in eight games and five defeats

Furthermore, as per the communication, each of the five franchises can retain upto five players with the retention deadline set to be November 5.

As per the FTP, the WPL was set between January-February while the Hundred Women’s tournament and the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) are slotted to be held in August and November respectively.

With this majestic success, RCB have become the second team to win both IPL and Women’s Premier League (WPL) trophies.

Speaking of her career as coach, Edwards has won five Women’s Cricket Super League titles with Southern Vipers, The Hundred with Southern Brave and then the two titles with MI Women.

It is to be noted that WPL see five teams fight for the coveted title, namely, Mumbai Indians Women, Delhi Capitals Women, Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women, Gujarat Giants, and UP Warriorz.

In the post match interview, Brunt expressed her delight at winning this trophy with the MI team.