In a significant change of venue, the Wankhede Stadium will host the Mumbai leg of WPL 2027 instead of the Brabourne Stadium. The dates and fixtures for the Mumbai leg remain the same as announced earlier this month.

As per the initial schedule, the Brabourne Stadium at the Cricket Club of India (CCI) was set to host all the matches slated for Mumbai.

However, following a request from the ICC, the WPL matches from January 26th through to the final have been shifted to the Wankhede.

The BCCI release notifying the change stated, “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 ICC initiated the request because the original schedule left just a week’s gap between the end of the WPL and the start of the inaugural Women’s Champions Trophy. This will be the first time Wankhede hosts WPL matches.

The change means all four of RCB’s Mumbai-leg games will now be played at the Wankhede: against Mumbai Indians on January 26th, Delhi Capitals on January 29th, UP Warriorz on January 31st and Gujarat Giants on February 2nd.

The WPL gets under way in Vadodara on January 14th, with the opening clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians. The caravan moves to Mumbai after the Vadodara leg concludes on January 24th.