The fourth edition of the WPL is slated to get underway on January 9.
Australian all-rounders Ellyse Perry and Annabel Sutherland on Tuesday (December 30) pulled out of the upcoming Women's Premier League (WPL) season, citing personal reasons.
Perry and Sutherland are associated with Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals in the T20 tournament.
The WPL announced in a release that Indian all-rounder Sayali Satghare will join RCB as a replacement for Perry, while Australian leg-spinner Alana King has been named Sutherland’s replacement in the DC squad.
“Australian all-rounders Ellyse Perry (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) and Annabel Sutherland (Delhi Capitals) have withdrawn from the upcoming edition of the league due to personal reasons,” the WPL stated in a release.
“RCB have named Sayali Satghare as a replacement for Perry. Satghare will join RCB at her reserve price of INR 30 lakh.
“DC have named Alana King as a replacement for Sutherland. The Australian leg-spinner, who represented UP Warriorz in the previous season, has featured in 27 T20Is and picked up 27 wickets. King will join DC at a reserve price of INR 60 lakh,” it added.
Meanwhile, left-arm medium pacer Tara Norris has been selected for the USA national team for the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier, scheduled to be held in Nepal from 18 January to 1 February 2026. As a result, she will be unavailable for the WPL 2026.
UP Warriorz have named uncapped Australian all-rounder Charli Knott as her replacement. Knott has been signed at a reserve price of INR 10 lakh.
The fourth edition of the WPL will run from January 9 to February 5. The match will be played in Navi Mumbai and Vadodara.