BCCI considers moving WPL final and Eliminator to Wankhede Stadium

The Board of Control for Cricket in India plans to move the final stages of the Women's Premier League from the Brabourne Stadium to the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Tournament Schedule

The twenty-two match tournament starts in Vadodara on January fourteenth, twenty twenty-seven, with a match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and the Mumbai Indians. Vadodara will host the first eleven games until January twenty-fourth before the tournament moves to Mumbai. The league stage ends on February third, followed by the Eliminator on February fifth and the final on February seventh.

Venue Details

Brabourne Stadium is owned by the Cricket Club of India and was built in nineteen thirty-seven. Wankhede Stadium was built in nineteen seventy-four and serves as the home ground for the Mumbai Indians in the tournament. Both venues, along with Vadodara, are also set to host the inaugural Women's Champions Trophy in February next year.

Context

Moving matches between major cricket venues in the same city is common when tournament organisers want to manage larger crowds or better stadium facilities for crucial knockout games. Both Wankhede and Brabourne are historic cricket grounds with long traditions of hosting high-profile matches in Mumbai.