Overview
- All matches air on Star Sports with live streaming on JioHotstar at 7:30 pm IST, with two double‑headers on January 10 and 17.
- The first 11 games are at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai before the league shifts to Vadodara for the remaining fixtures, the Eliminator on February 3 and the Final on February 5.
- Five teams play a double round‑robin for 20 league games, with second vs third in the Eliminator and the league topper advancing directly to the title match.
- Captaincy reshuffles headline team changes as Jemimah Rodrigues takes charge of Delhi Capitals and Meg Lanning leads UP Warriorz, while Ellyse Perry and Annabel Sutherland are out and replaced by Sayali Satghare and Alana King respectively.
- Defending champions Mumbai Indians, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, target a third title under new head coach Lisa Keightley, as analysts highlight the league’s role in surfacing domestic talent and building World Cup readiness.