Ellyse Perry, Annabel Sutherland withdraw from WPL 2026 due to personal reasons

Australian stars Ellyse Perry and Annabel Sutherland have pulled out of the upcoming Women’s Premier League (WPL 2026) season citing personal reasons, dealing a significant blow to Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals respectively ahead of the tournament’s fourth edition.

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Ellyse Perry, who was set to feature for RCB, and Sutherland, signed by DC, have been replaced by Sayali Satghare and Alana King. Satghare will join the Bengaluru-based franchise at her reserve price of INR 30 lakh, while King – who represented UP Warriorz last season – has been roped in by DC at INR 60 lakh. The Australian leg-spinner brings considerable experience to the Capitals’ line-up, having claimed 27 wickets in 27 T20Is.

Ellyse Perry‘s loss is a significant blow to RCB’s chances. The veteran all-rounder was the Orange Cap winner with 347 runs at 69.40 and also took seven wickets in 9 games that helped RCB clinch the title in 2024. Even in an injury-hit 2025 season for RCB, Perry proven to be highly consistent, scoring 372 runs including four half-centuries from eight games and was retained for INR 2 crore ahead of this season.

Sutherland also had a good season with the ball in Delhi Capitals’ run to the final last year, claiming nine wickets at a very good economy of 7.57. Like her compatriot Ellyse Perry Sutherland too was retained by the Capitals for INR 2.2 crore.

Meanwhile, UP Warriorz have also made a change to their squad after USA’s Tara Norris was selected for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier in Nepal, which runs from January 18 to February 1. Warriorz have signed uncapped Australian all-rounder Charlie Knott as Norris’ replacement at a reserve price of INR 10 lakh.

WPL 2026 starts in just over a week, with Mumbai Indians taking on RCB at Navi Mumbai on January 9.

MUMBAI:

Australian all-rounders Ellyse Perry of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Annabel Sutherland of Delhi Capitals on Tuesday withdrew from next month’s Women’s Premier League, citing personal reasons.

The WPL announced in a release that Indian all-rounder Sayali Satghare will join the RCB as a replacement for Perry, whereas Australian leg-spinner Alana King has been named by Delhi Capitals as the replacement for Sutherland.

ณRCB have named Sayali Satghare as the replacement for Perry. Satghare will join RCB at her reserve price of Rs.

DC have named Alana King as the replacement for Sutherland.

The Australian leg-spinner, who represented UP Warriorz in the last season, has featured in 27 T20Is and picked up 27 wickets. King will join DC at a reserve price of Rs 60 lakh,” it added.

Left-arm seamer Tara Norris has also been replaced by Australian all-rounder Charlie Knott in the UP Warriors’ camp.

Norris, who played for the Delhi Capitals in the inaugural edition of the WPL in 2023, has been named in the USA squad for next year’s Women’s T20 World Cup qualifier to be held in Nepal.

Knott has been signed at a reserve price of Rs 10 lakh,ด WPL said.

The fourth edition of the WPL will be held in two limbs at Navi Mumbai and Vadodara from January 9 to February 5.

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) suffered a huge blow ahead of the upcoming edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) after star all-rounder Ellyse Perry withdrew from the tournament due to personal reasons. Perry’s loss is a significant blow to the Bengaluru franchise.

The veteran all-rounder played a decisive role during RCB’s title-winning campaign in WPL 2024. In nine games that season, Perry won the Orange Cap with 347 runs and also too seven wickets. In the previous season, Perry accumulated 372 runs with four half-centuries from eight games.

As a replacement for Perry, RCB has named Indian all-rounder Sayali Satghare for a base price of ₹30 lakh. Satghare had previously played four matches for Gujarat Giants in WPL in the 2024 and 2025 season.

Not just RCB, Delhi Capitals and UP Warriorz also saw two of their star players pulled out. While Delhi Capitals will miss the services of Annabel Sutherland, Tara Norris will not be available for UP Warriorz.

“Australian all-rounders Ellyse Perry (Royal Challengers Bangalore) and Annabel Sutherland (Delhi Capitals) have withdrawn from the upcoming edition of the league due to personal reasons,” WPL said in a statement.

Delhi Capitals name Alana King as replacement

Delhi Capitals, who played in the final in all three seasons so far, have named Sutherland’s fellow teammate Alanna King as a replacement. Leg-spinner King, who played for UP Warriorz in WPL 2025, will join Delhi Capitals at a reserve price of ₹60 lakh.

King has so far played 27 T20Is for Australia and taken 27 wickets. Meanwhile, Norris will miss WPL 2026 due to national obligations. “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 Women’s Premier League 2026, which begins on 9 January,” WPL stated in a statement. As a replacement, UP Warriorz have named uncapped Australian all-rounder Charli Knott. Knott has been signed at a reserve price of ₹10 lakh.

NEW DELHI:

Australian all-rounders Ellyse Perry of Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Annabel Sutherland of Delhi Capitals on Tuesday pulled out of next month’s Women’s Premier League, citing personal reasons.

The WPL confirmed in an official release that Indian all-rounder Sayali Satghare will replace Perry at RCB, whereas Australian leg spinner Alana King has been named as Sutherland’s replacement by Delhi Capitals.

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,” WPL said in a release.

“RCB have named Sayali Satghare as a replacement for Perry. Satghare will join RCB at her reserve price of Rs 30 lakh. DC has named Alana King as a replacement for Sutherland.

“The Australian leg-spinner, who represented UP Warriorz in the last season, has featured in 27 T20Is and picked up 27 wickets. King will join DC at a reserve price of Rs 60 lakh,” it added.

UP Warriors have also made a change, with left arm seamer Tara Norris being replaced by Australian all-rounder Charlie Knott.

Norris, who turned out for Delhi Capitals in the inaugural WPL season in 2023, has been selected in the USA squad for next year’s Women’s T20 World Cup qualifier scheduled to be held in Nepal.

“Knott has been signed at a reserve price of Rs 10 lakh,” WPL said.

The fourth edition of the Women’s Premier League will be staged in two phases at Navi Mumbai and Vadodara, running from January 9 to February 5.

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