WPL 2025 will begin on February 14, a week later than earlier planned, with Gujarat Giants hosting defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the newly built BCA stadium in Vadodara. As ESPNcricinfo had reported earlier,

The third season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) is scheduled to kick off on February 14, 2025. Gujarat Giants (GG) will enter the season with a revamped squad, having made the biggest acquisition in the WPL 2025 auction by spending INR 1.9 crores on Simran Shaikh.

Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru will face Gujarat Giants in the opening game of the 2025 Women's Premier League. The tournament will begin on 14 February and is scheduled to run until 15 March. The group stage will run until 11 March, before the Eliminator - between the teams that finish second and third - on 13 March.

Vadodara, Bengaluru, Lucknow and Mumbai will host 22 matches from February 14 to March 15. Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Giants will cross swords in the tournament opener.