On Tuesday, December 30, 2025, the Women’s Premier League (WPL) released an update on the player replacements ahead of the upcoming season, scheduled from January 9, 2026. The replacement list included names like Tara Norris, Ellyse Perry, and Annabel Sutherland. Charli Knott, Sayali Satghare, and Alana King are the new additions to the league.
Norris, the left-arm medium pacer who was part of the UP Warriorz, won’t be available for WPL 2026 due to her selection in the USA national team for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier scheduled in Nepal from January 18 to February 1. Replacing her will be uncapped Australian all-rounder Knott. She was signed by Warriorz at a reserve price of INR 10 lakh.
Meanwhile, Australian all-rounders Ellyse Perry of Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Annabel Sutherland of the Delhi Capitals have decided to withdraw from the WPL 2026, citing personal reasons. Replacing Perry, RCB has named Sayali Satghare, who was acquired at a reserve price of INR 30 lakh.
For Sutherland, DC has named Australian leg-spinner Alana King as a replacement. Alana has played for the UP Warriorz in the 2025 season and featured in 27 T20Is and taking 27 wickets. Alana has joined DC at a reserve price of INR 60 lakh.
The WPL 2026 will begin on January 9 and will continue until February 5. This is the fourth edition of the tournament, which will be played across both Navi Mumbai and Vadodara. Defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will play the opening fixture in Navi Mumbai.
WPL 2026 Squads
UP Warriorz
Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Meg Lanning, Phoebe Litchfield, Kiran Navgire, Harleen Deol, Kranti Goud, Asha Sobhana, Deandra Dottin, Shikha Pandey, Shipra Giri, Simran Shaikh, Charli Knott, Chloe Tryon, Suman Meena, G. Trisha, Pratika Rawal
Delhi Capitals
Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Alana King, Marzianne Kapp, Niki Prasad, Laura Wolvaardt, Chinelle Henry, Shree Charani, Sneh Rana, Lizelle Lee, Deeya Yadav, Taniyaa Bhatia, Mamatha Madiwala, Nandni Sharma, Lucy Hamilton, Minnu Mani
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Sayali Satghare, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Voll, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Lauren Bell, Linsey Smith, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Grace Harris, Gautami Naik, Prathyoosha Kumar, D. Hemalatha
Mumbai Indians
Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur, G. Kamalini, Amelia Kerr, Shabnim Ismail, Sanskriti Gupta, Sajana Sajeevan, Rahila Firdous, Nicola Carey, Poonam Khemnar, Triveni Vasistha, Nalla Reddy, Saika Ishaque, Milly Illingworth
Gujarat Giants
Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh Thakur, Bharti Fulmali, Titas Sadhu, Kashee Gautam, Kanika Ahuja, Tanuja Kanwer, Georgia Wareham, Anushka Sharma, Happy Kumari, Kim Garth, Yastika Bhatia, Shivani Singh, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Ayushi Soni
