Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry has withdrawn her name from WPL 2026. Along with him, Annabel Sutherland has also decided not to play in the next season of the Women’s Premier League. Both of them have withdrawn their names from the next season of the Women’s Premier League citing personal reasons.

Royal Challengers Bangalore have included Sayali Satghare in their squad in place of Ellyse Perry. Satghare will get a salary of Rs 30 lakh from RCB, which was his base price in the auction. On the other hand, Delhi Capitals has announced Australian leg-spinner Elena King as the replacement for Annabel Sutherland. Elena King will get Rs 60 lakh for playing in WPL 2026.

The exclusion of Ellyse Perry and Annabel Sutherland is a big blow for RCB and Delhi Capitals. Because both are counted among the top all-rounder players in the world. Ellyse Perry is the highest run scorer for RCB in WPL history. So far, she has scored 972 runs in her Women’s Premier League career at an average of 64.80. He has also taken 14 wickets in bowling for RCB. He had made a huge contribution in making RCB the WPL champion in 2024.

Talking about Annabel Sutherland, she took 9 wickets for Delhi Capitals last season. In the current era, he is seen as a rising star especially in white ball cricket.

UP team also changed

There has also been a big change in the squad of UP Warriors. The team’s left-arm fast bowler Tata Norris was selected in the USA team for the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier. Australian all-rounder Charlie Knott has come in his place in the UP team. The World Cup Qualifier will be played in Nepal from 18 January to 1 February.

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The auction for the Women’s Premier League 2026 will be held on the 27th of this month, before which the retention list of all the teams has been revealed. A franchise could retain a maximum of 5 players, Royal Challengers Bangalore has retained 4 players including captain Smriti Mandhana. By retaining these players, RCB’s purse has become half empty.

Let us tell you that for the auction to be held for the Women’s Premier League 2026, the purse of all the teams has been fixed at Rs 15 crore, the value of the purse will be deducted based on the retention of the players and their amount. Let us first know which 4 players have been retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore and with how much amount.

RCB-W’s retained players and their prices

RCB has retained its captain Smriti Mandhana at the highest price. Mandhana has been retained for Rs 3.5 crore. The second highest paid player is wicket-keeper batsman Richa Ghosh, who was retained by RCB for Rs 2.75 crore. Ellyse Perry was retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 2 crore and Shreyanka Patil for Rs 60 lakh.

How much purse does RCB have in the auction?

RCB has spent a total of Rs 8.85 crore on all 4 players. Now the franchise is left with Rs 6.15 crore in the auction. However, Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians have less purse than RCB.

Both these teams have retained 5-5 players. Delhi has a purse of Rs 5.7 crore and Mumbai has a purse of Rs 5.75 crore.

Royal Challengers Bangalore won their first title in the Women’s Premier League 2024, which will see the fourth edition of the tournament in 2026. The first edition was won by Mumbai Indians in 2023. The last edition played in 2025 was also won by Mumbai.

Retention list of all 5 teams

Delhi Capitals: Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Jemimah Rodriguez, Shefali Verma, Nikki Prasad.

Mumbai Indians: Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amanjot Kaur, G Kamalini, Hayley Matthews

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil.

Gujarat Giants: Ash Gardner, Beth Mooney

UP Warriors: Shweta Sehrawat.

Women’s cricket is no longer limited to just runs and wickets on the field. This game has also reached new heights in terms of glamor and earnings. Today, women cricketers are also earning crores of rupees, and from brand endorsements to leagues, their earnings have surprised everyone. According to a recently released report, 3 Indian players are among the 5 richest female cricketers in the world, while Australia’s Ellyse Perry is at the top.

Elise Parry – Australia

Australia’s legendary all-rounder Alice Perry has played not only in cricket but also in football at the international level. His versatility on the field has made him a star in the advertising world as well. Perry’s net worth is estimated at $13.5 million (about Rs 113.4 crore). She earns a lot from brand deals, Big Bash League and international cricket.

Meg Lanning – Australia

Former Australian captain Meg Lanning is at second place in terms of net worth. His net worth is 8.5 million dollars (about Rs 71.4 crore). There have been seven World Cup wins and many personal achievements in his career. Even today Lanning is associated with many international brands.

Mithali Raj – India

At third place is former Indian captain Mithali Raj, who is also India’s richest female cricketer. His total net worth is 5.2 million dollars (about Rs 43.68 crore). Mithali not only gave rise to Indian women’s cricket but also opened the way for economic change in women’s sports.

Smriti Mandhana – India

India’s star opener Smriti Mandhana is in fourth place. His net worth is 4 million dollars (about Rs 33.6 crore). Mandhana, who is among the most expensive players of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) in IPL, is the first choice of brands. His earnings are increasing rapidly.

Harmanpreet Kaur – India

The current captain of the Indian team, Harmanpreet Kaur is at number 5 in this list. His net worth is 2.9 million dollars (about Rs 24.36 crore). After the recent victory in the World Cup 2025, there has been a huge increase in their brand value.

India has made it to the final of the World Cup by defeating Australia by 5 wickets. Now the Indian team will face South Africa in the final on November 2. This is the biggest run chase in Women’s World Cup history. Australia, playing first in the semi-final match, had scored a huge score of 338 runs. Thanks to Jemimah Rodriguez’s unbeaten 127 runs and Harmanpreet Kaur’s 89 runs, the Indian team achieved the target with 9 balls remaining.

This is the second time in Women’s World Cup history that India has defeated Australia in the semi-final match. Earlier in the 2017 World Cup, the Indian team had defeated Australia by 36 runs. Defending champion Australia’s dream of becoming world champion for the eighth time remains unfulfilled.

India made world record

This is the highest score chased by any team in Women’s World Cup history. Earlier, the record of the biggest successful run chase was in the name of Australia, which had chased the target of 331 runs against India in the same World Cup. Also, this is only the second time in the World Cup when a team has chased a target of more than 300.

• 339 runs- India (vs Australia)
• 331 runs- Australia (vs India)
• 278 runs – Australia (vs India)
• 275 runs – South Africa (vs India)

Amazing work of Rodriguez-Harmanpreet

While chasing the target of 339 runs, India lost the wickets of Smriti Mandhana (24 runs) and Shefali Verma (10 runs) till the score of 59 runs. After this, Jemimah Rodriguez and Harmanpreet Kaur together made a historic partnership of 167 runs and brought India closer to victory. During this period, Harmanpreet and Rodriguez also got life support several times.

Harmanpreet got out on the score of 89 in the 36th over while trying to play a big shot. From here Rodriguez took the entire responsibility on his shoulders. First she added 38 runs with Deepti Sharma, then made a small but very important partnership of 46 runs with Richa Ghosh. Especially Richa Ghosh’s cameo inning of 26 runs played at a strike rate of 162 contributed a lot in bringing India closer to victory.

Australia’s experienced bowling disintegrated under pressure in the final overs. Meanwhile, catches were also missed by the fielders. Rodriguez returned unbeaten after scoring 127 runs, but the winning shot was hit by Amanjot Kaur, who returned unbeaten after scoring 15 runs in 8 balls.

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Australia has given a mountain-like target to Team India in the semi-finals of the 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup. Thanks to the century of Phoebe Litchfield and half-centuries of Ellyse Perry and Ashley Gardner, Australia has given India a target of 339 runs. However, at one time it seemed that the Australian team would easily cross 350, but the Indian bowlers restricted the run rate by taking consecutive wickets.

The Australian team was all out for 338 runs in 49.5 overs in the semi-final match. Shri Charani and Deepti Sharma took 2-2 wickets for India. Whereas Amanjot Kaur, Radha Yadav and Kranti Gaur got one wicket each. However, all the Indian bowlers gave away a lot of runs.

Phoebe Litchfield’s century, Elise Perry also shined

Australia, who came to bat first after winning the toss, did not have a good start. Captain Alyssa Healy was out after scoring just five runs. However, after this Phoebe Litchfield thrashed the Indian bowlers. The first wicket fell for 25 runs, but after this there was a partnership of 175 runs between Phoebe Litchfield and Ellyse Perry. Phoebe Litchfield played a brilliant inning of 119 runs in 93 balls with the help of 17 fours and 3 sixes. Elise Perry scored 77 runs in 88 balls. 6 fours and 2 sixes came from his bat.

Indian bowlers took wickets continuously in the last overs.

After the dismissal of Phoebe Litchfield and Ellyse Perry, Ashley Gardner played a brilliant inning of 63 runs in just 45 balls. 4 fours and 4 sixes came from his bat. No one could stand on the other end. Beth Mooney was out after scoring 24, Annabal Sutherland 03, Tahila McGrath 12 and Kim Garth 17 runs.

3 wickets fell in the last over

Australia lost 3 wickets in the last over. Otherwise this score could have been 350 also. Deepti Sharma gave only 3 runs in the last over. Shri Charani and Deepti Sharma took 2-2 wickets for India. Whereas Amanjot Kaur, Radha Yadav and Kranti Gaur got one wicket each. However, all the Indian bowlers gave away a lot of runs.

Australia has defeated South Africa by 7 wickets. The Australian team has been unbeaten in the league stage of the Women’s World Cup 2025. Both the teams have already qualified for the semi-finals, but the Kangaroo team has taken steps towards the eighth World Cup title by registering a huge victory. The South African team, which batted first, was reduced to just 97 runs, in reply Australia achieved the target in just 101 balls. Alana King alone took 7 wickets. Australia finished on the top of the points table.

In this World Cup, England had all out South Africa for 69 runs. This is the second time when the South African team could not even score 100 runs in the 2025 World Cup. Apart from captain Laura Woolworth (31), Sinalo Jafata (29 runs) and Nadine de Klerk (14 runs), the remaining 8 South African batsmen could not even reach double figures. As a result, South Africa was all out for only 97 runs.

18 runs and 7 wickets

Elena King in particular wreaked havoc on the South African team. He bowled 7 overs, in which he bowled two maiden overs and gave only 18 runs. His leg spin bowling created such a trap that four South African batsmen were clean bowled against him. He was also chosen player of the match. On the basis of this performance, Elena King has come third in terms of taking most wickets in the current World Cup, she currently has 13 wickets. Annabel Sutherland (15) and Deepti Sharma (14) are ahead of her in this list.

Australia won the match in just 101 balls

The Australian team, which came to chase the small target of 98 runs, lost 2 wickets at the score of only 11. The Kangaroo team was also in danger of being all out for some time, but Georgia Wall’s 38 runs and Beth Mooney’s 42 runs contributed a lot in Australia’s victory. Australia achieved this target in just 101 balls (16.5 overs).

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The Australian team has scored 221 runs in the Women’s World Cup 2025. Even after the fall of 7 wickets at the score of 76, the Kangaroo team reached the score of 221. The 106-run partnership of Beth Mooney and Elena King left no stone unturned in playing the band of Pakistani bowlers. Beth Mooney played the same innings as Glenn Maxwell played against Afghanistan in the 2023 ODI World Cup. He scored an unbeaten 109 runs. Whereas Elena King scored unbeaten 51 runs.

The Australian team lost the first wicket at the score of 30. Alyssa Healy was out after scoring only 20 runs and Phoebe Litchfield after scoring only 10 runs. The team’s star batsman Elise Perry was also out after scoring only 5 runs. Within no time, the Australian team had lost 7 wickets with a score of 76.

Lady ‘Glenn Maxwell’ scored a century

Australia’s 7 wickets had fallen for just 76 runs. Beth Mooney stood firm at one end. He was supported for some time by Kim Garth, who scored only 11 runs in 47 balls at a strike rate of just 23.4. He along with Beth added 39 runs. After that Elena King and Beth Mooney took charge.

Beth Mooney has been called ‘Lady Glenn Maxwell’ because in the match against Afghanistan in the 2023 ODI World Cup, Australia lost 7 wickets for 91 runs while chasing the target of 292 runs. From here, Glenn Maxwell gave Australia a historic victory by playing an inning of 201 runs in 128 balls. Now in the Women’s World Cup, Beth Mooney has also rescued Australia from a similar situation.

After 7 wickets fell for 76 runs, Beth Mooney made full use of her experience and scored 109 runs. Along with him, Elena King scored 51 not out. Nashra Sandhu took maximum 3 wickets for Pakistan. Fatima Sana and Ramin Shamim took two wickets each. Whereas Diana Bag and Sadia Iqbal took one wicket each.

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Richest women cricker: In the place where women’s cricket is today, players are writing new history not only on the field but also in terms of earnings. International contracts, franchise leagues and big brand endorsments have brought the net worth of women cricketers to new heights. According to the latest 2024–25 data, Australia and India players are at the forefront of the top 5 richest women cricketers in the world.

Alice Perry – Australia

Networth: 14–15 million dollars

Alice Perry, who is called the “superstar” of women’s cricket, is at the forefront of the world’s richest women cricketers. Along with being a brilliant all-rounder and expensive player of WPL, he has endorsments of many global brands. Perry has also earned hugely from leagues like long international career and WBBL.

Meg Lanning – Australia

Networth: 9 million dollars

Former Australian captain Meg Lanning is one of the most successful female captains in cricket history. Australia has won several World Cups under his leadership. A large part of Lanning’s earnings comes from his international career and leagues.

Mithali Raj – India

Networth: 5 million dollars (about 42 crores)

Mithali Raj, “Legend” of Indian women’s cricket, may have retired from international cricket today, but her brand value and cricket role still continues. His income has increased further after the Mentor of Gujarat giant in WPL.

Smriti Mandhana – India

Networth: 4–5 million dollars (Rs 33–34 crore)

Indian opener Smriti Mandhana is a star not only on the field, but also in terms of earnings. She earns from BCCI’s Grade-A Contract and has also been the most expensive player of WPL. He has advertisements for many famous brands.

Harmanpreet Kaur – India

Networth: 3–4 million dollars (Rs 26–33 crore)

Indian team captain Harmanpreet Kaur is known for her aggressive style and power-touching. Along with the captaincy of Mumbai Indians (WPL), she earns well from BCCI contracts and brand endorsements.