Overview
- Running January 9 to February 5, the season splits across Navi Mumbai and Vadodara, with the final in Vadodara and live coverage on Star Sports and Jio Hotstar.
- Captains are set: Harmanpreet Kaur (Mumbai Indians), Smriti Mandhana (RCB), Jemimah Rodrigues (Delhi Capitals), Meg Lanning (UP Warriorz) and Ashleigh Gardner (Gujarat Giants).
- Squad updates include DC replacing Annabel Sutherland with Alana King, RCB naming Sayali Satghare for Ellyse Perry, and UP Warriorz adding Charli Knott after Tara Norris withdrew.
- Mumbai Indians open the campaign under captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who credits the WPL for a winning mindset, with new head coach Lisa Keightley leading an all-female coaching staff.
- Gujarat Giants strengthen with India pacer Renuka Singh Thakur, as Gardner praises India’s rapid rise and says they will be increasingly hard to beat.