WPL Winners List: Champions and Runners-Up Through 2026
Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have shared all four Women’s Premier League titles completed through 2026, with two championships each. Delhi Capitals finished runners-up in every one of those finals, making them the most consistent finalists without a title so far. The WPL began in 2023 as India’s professional women’s T20 franchise competition and has quickly created a compact but compelling record of title races.
WPL winners list by season
The following table records every completed final from the first four WPL seasons. It includes the champions, runners-up, final scores, winning margins and Player of the Tournament awards.
| Season | Champions | Runners-up | Final result | Player of the Tournament |
| 2023 | Mumbai Indians | Delhi Capitals | Mumbai Indians won by 7 wickets | Hayley Matthews |
| 2024 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Delhi Capitals | Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 8 wickets | Deepti Sharma |
| 2025 | Mumbai Indians | Delhi Capitals | Mumbai Indians won by 8 runs | Nat Sciver-Brunt |
| 2026 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Delhi Capitals | Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 6 wickets | Sophie Devine |
Mumbai Indians won the inaugural edition in 2023 and regained the trophy in 2025. Royal Challengers Bengaluru broke through in 2024 before securing their second title in 2026. This alternation of champions meant that no side had retained the title across the first four seasons.
2023: Mumbai Indians became the first champions
The 2023 Women’s Premier League final established Mumbai Indians as the competition’s first champions. Delhi Capitals posted 131/9 in 20 overs at Brabourne Stadium, while Mumbai Indians completed the chase at 134/3 in 19.3 overs to win by seven wickets.
Hayley Matthews was named Player of the Tournament for the inaugural season. Mumbai’s title gave the new league an immediate benchmark: a side capable of navigating the league stage and then delivering in the final. Delhi Capitals, meanwhile, began a sequence that has defined much of the WPL’s early history—reaching the biggest match but falling just short of the trophy.
The tournament’s opening season had five teams and 22 matches. It used a double round-robin league phase followed by playoffs, a structure that has remained central to the competition. Each team met every other side twice, and the top three teams advanced. The table leaders went straight to the final, while the second- and third-placed sides contested the Eliminator.
2024: Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s breakthrough
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won their first WPL crown in 2024, defeating Delhi Capitals in the final at Arun Jaitley Stadium. Delhi Capitals were dismissed for 113 in 18.3 overs, and RCB reached 115/2 in 19.3 overs to seal an eight-wicket victory.
Deepti Sharma received the Player of the Tournament award for the 2024 season. RCB’s success was notable because they had finished fourth in the 2023 league stage and missed the playoffs. Their turnaround showed how quickly the competitive balance could change in a five-team tournament, where one strong season can transform a side’s standing.
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Delhi Capitals’ defeat in 2024 was their second consecutive final loss. Even so, another appearance in the title match underlined their ability to perform consistently across the league phase and secure a direct path or playoff qualification.
2025: Mumbai Indians returned to the top
Mumbai Indians lifted their second trophy in the 2025 Women’s Premier League. The final returned to Brabourne Stadium, where Mumbai made 149/7 in their 20 overs. Delhi Capitals responded with 141/9, leaving Mumbai Indians eight-run winners in a much tighter final than their 2023 triumph.
Nat Sciver-Brunt was named Player of the Tournament in 2025. Mumbai’s second title made them the first team to win the WPL twice, although that position did not last long. The victory also highlighted their ability to win a final in different ways: the 2023 success came through a successful chase, while the 2025 title was secured by defending a total.
The 2025 season also demonstrated how narrow the gap can be between finalists in T20 cricket. An eight-run margin leaves very little room for error in a 20-over contest. Such results reinforce why a final cannot be judged only by league-stage standings: pressure, match-ups and execution in a single evening can alter the outcome.
2026: RCB joined Mumbai on two titles
Royal Challengers Bengaluru drew level with Mumbai Indians on two WPL titles by winning the 2026 final. Delhi Capitals set 203/4 in 20 overs at Baroda Cricket Association Stadium, but RCB chased the target with 204/4 in 19.4 overs to win by six wickets.
Sophie Devine was the Player of the Tournament for the 2026 season. The final was the highest-scoring championship match among the first four WPL editions, with both teams passing 200 or coming within one run of doing so. RCB’s successful chase of 204 showed the scale of scoring that the competition had reached by its fourth season.
For Delhi Capitals, the 2026 defeat brought a fourth successive runners-up finish. That record is unusual: they reached every final from 2023 through 2026, yet had not converted any of those appearances into a championship. Their sustained presence in title matches nevertheless reflects a strong record across the league and playoff stages.
What the early WPL record shows
The first four seasons produced a clear split at the top. Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru won two titles each, while Delhi Capitals featured in all four finals. Gujarat Giants reached the Eliminator in 2025 and 2026, showing progress after finishing fifth in the first two seasons. UP Warriorz reached the Eliminator in 2023 but did not return to the playoffs across the following three campaigns.
The title sequence also reveals the importance of recovering from a difficult previous season. RCB finished fourth in 2023 before becoming champions in 2024, then repeated the pattern by finishing fourth in 2025 and winning the 2026 title. Mumbai, in contrast, won in 2023, finished third in 2024 and returned to champions’ status in 2025.
Across the four completed editions, finals have been decided by both chasing and defending. Mumbai Indians chased successfully in 2023, RCB chased in 2024, Mumbai defended in 2025, and RCB chased again in 2026. That three-to-one split does not establish a universal advantage, but it does show that teams batting second have frequently handled the final’s pressure effectively.
The competition format behind the finals
The WPL has five city-based franchise teams: Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and UP Warriorz. In the double round-robin stage, every side plays the other teams twice. The top team on points advances directly to the final, while the second- and third-placed teams meet in the Eliminator.
This format gives league-stage performance significant value. Finishing first avoids the additional knockout match, while the teams below must survive the Eliminator before reaching the final. At the same time, the results through 2026 show that reaching the final is not the same as winning it. Delhi Capitals’ four final appearances without a title remain the clearest example.
Conclusion
The WPL winners list through 2026 contains two champions: Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, both with two titles. Delhi Capitals have been runners-up in all four seasons, while the wider competition has continued to produce changing playoff contenders. With only four editions completed, the league’s title history is still developing—but its early rivalries are already well established.