WPL will start from 14th February, final will be held on 15th March, matches will be held in Baroda-Bengaluru-Mumbai and Lucknow – wpl final schedule released vadodara lucknow mumbai bengaluru got hosting

New Delhi: The third phase of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) will be played from February 14 and for the first time the WPL will be organized in four cities – Baroda, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Lucknow. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) released the full schedule of the competition on Thursday. WPL 2025 will begin at the newly constructed BCA Stadium in Baroda where Gujarat Giants will face defending champions Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).

Both Baroda and Lucknow will be hosting the league for the first time while Mumbai has returned to the venue list. WPL 2024 was organized in Bengaluru and New Delhi. Mumbai’s Brabourne Stadium will host the final on March 15.

BCCI said in a statement, ‘The first home match of the defending champions RCB will be held on February 21 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium where they will face the former champions Mumbai Indians.’

Lucknow, which is hosting the league for the first time, will host four matches of home team UP Warriors from March 3. “The final phase of the tournament will be held in Mumbai with the prestigious Cricket Club of India (CCI) hosting the final two league matches and two play-off matches – the Eliminator (March 13) and the final,” the release said.
The teams topping the table will enter the finals directly while the second and third placed teams will face off in eliminators to compete in the finals. Continuing the format of the previous season, there will be a single match each day.