WPL 2026: Matches to be held behind closed doors for two days due to local election in Navi Mumbai

Two days of Women’s Premier League action this week are set to take place without fans after local authorities indicated they would be unable to deploy sufficient security because of municipal corporation elections in Navi Mumbai scheduled for January 15.

According to a report in ESPNcricinfo, the police have formally conveyed to the BCCI that the overlap between the election process and the WPL fixture list would stretch security resources beyond capacity. As a result, matches falling on the day of the election will be conducted behind closed doors. Clarity is still awaited



on whether the same restriction will apply to games scheduled immediately before and after the polling day, on January 14 and January 16.

The uncertainty has already begun to reflect on ticketing arrangements. The official online ticketing platform for the WPL has not made tickets available for any matches on January 14, 15 or 16. Should that position remain unchanged, three fixtures are expected to be affected: Delhi Capitals versus UP Warriorz on January 14, Mumbai Indians against UP Warriorz on January 15, and Gujarat Giants facing Royal Challengers Bengaluru on January 16.