The Mumbai Indians are an Indian women’s cricket team that compete in the Women’s Premier League (WPL), based in Mumbai. The team is owned by Indiawin Sports, who also owns the men’s team. The team is coached by Charlotte Edwards, with Jhulan Goswami as their bowling coach and mentor and Devika Palshikar as the batting coach.
Indiawin Sports won the rights to own and operate the Mumbai-based franchise in the Women’s Premier League for a sum of ₹912.99 crore (US$110 million). Their squad was assembled at the inaugural WPL player auction in February 2023.
In October 2022, the BCCI announced its intentions to hold a five-team women’s franchise cricket tournament in March 2023. The tournament was named the Women’s Premier League in January 2023, with investors buying the rights to franchises through a closed bidding process during the same month. Indiawin Sports, the owners of Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League, bought the rights to one of the franchises.
In February 2023, Charlotte Edwards was announced as head coach of the side. The inaugural player auction for the WPL was held on 13 February 2023, with Mumbai Indians signing 18 players for their squad.