WPL 2026: Kamalini ruled out with injury, Mumbai Indians pick young spinner as replacement
Kamalini faced an injury, the details of which remain unknown, though.
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Mumbai Indians Women have been dealt an injury blow, as their young wicketkeeper-batter Gunalan Kamalini has been ruled out for the remainder of the Women's Premier League (WPL) season 2026. Kamalini faced an injury, the details of which remain unknown, though. The injury has unfortunately resulted in an ouster for her. She had represented MI in five games this season before being ruled out.
Meanwhile, the Mumbai-based franchise has named a replacement for Kamalini in young Vaishnavi Sharma. Vaishnavi, who made her debut in late 2025 but went unsold in the WPL auction ahead of the 2026 season, has now been roped in by the two-time champions, as they seek to qualify for their second straight edition.
"Vaishnavi Sharma will join MI for INR 30 Lakh. The left-arm spinner, who was a member of India’s triumphant ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup squad of 2025, has played 5 T20Is for India, scalping 5 wickets from the same," WPL said in an official media statement on Tuesday, January 20.
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After playing six matches in the ongoing season, MI have managed to bag only a couple of wins under their belt. This has put a huge question mark on their ability to defend their title, as they are yet to make their way into the playoffs. The side now only has two games remaining and must secure wins in both of these to ensure a qualification for the future stages of the tournament.
They will be featuring next against Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women and face a stiff challenge since the 2024 champions have already qualified for the playoffs with their unbeaten campaign this season. Harmanpreet & Co. will take the field for one last time in the league stage of WPL 2026 against Gujarat Giants Women.
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MI Women updated squad for WPL 2026
Poonam Khemnar, Hayley Matthews, Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Rahila Firdous, Milly Illingworth, Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Sajeevan Sajana, Nicola Carey, Sanskriti Gupta, Saika Ishaque, Shabnim Ismail, Kranthi Reddy, Triveni Vashistha, and Vaishnavi Sharma
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