The WPL 2026 will witness a lot of changes. For starters, there will be an added interest in the competition, with the Indian team winning the recent Women’s World Cup 2025; the fan base has increased exponentially, and now it is time for some of the local players to make a mark, and then make it to Team India eventually.
Out of the entire lot, it could a significant season for Jemimah Rodrigues, who has come as the most reliable batter, and has been entrusted with the duty of leading DC, after Meg Lanning moved to UPW. Just a day before the start of the WPL 2026, InsideSport takes a look at all the captains, and also their head coaches.
WPL 2026 captains
| Team | Captain |
|---|---|
| DC | Jemimah Rodrigues |
| GG | Ash Gardener |
| MI | Harmanpreet Kaur |
| RCB | Smriti Mandhana |
| UPW | Meg Lanning |
WPL 2026 head coaches
| Team | Head coach |
|---|---|
| DC | Jonathan Batty |
| GG | Michael Klinger |
| MI | Lisa Keightley |
| RCB | Malolan Rangarajan |
| UPW | Abhishek Nayar |
As far as the WPL 2026 schedule is concerned, the opening encounter will be played between MI and RCB in Navi Mumbai, while the next match will be between GG and UPW. It also happens to be a double header on the second day, with MI taking on DC in the evening match. The WPL 2026 ends on Feb 5.
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