WPL 2026: Women’s Premier League 2026 is starting from 9 January. Before this, UP Warriors have announced their captain. UP Warriors has appointed Australian star player Meg Lanning as its captain. The franchise team has given this information through a post on social media on Sunday, January 4. Meg Lanning was the captain of Delhi Capitals in the last season WPL 2025.

Meg Lanning became the captain of UP Warriors

In the mega auction of WPL 2026, UP Warriors bought Meg Lanning for Rs 1.90 crore. Meg Lanning is one of the most successful captains of women’s cricket. Meg Lanning has been a part of the World Cup winning team 7 times. He has won the ODI World Cup 2 times and T20 World Cup 5 times. Last season, UP Warriors was captained by Indian star all-rounder Deepti Sharma.

Meg Lanning has played WPL finals 3 times

Meg Lanning was a part of Delhi Capitals in the last season WPL 2025 and was handling the responsibility of captaincy. Under his captaincy, Delhi Capitals had reached the finals thrice, but before this season, Delhi Capitals released him, after which UP Warriors added him in the auction. UP Warriors have not been able to win even a single title so far. In such a situation, the franchise will have a lot of expectations from Meg Lanning.

Meg Lanning’s performance in WPL

Meg Lanning has had a great performance in the Women’s Premier League. While batting in the top order, she stays on the wicket and gives a good start to the team. Meg Lanning has scored a total of 952 runs while playing a total of 27 matches in the WPL. In such a situation, this season she will cross her 1000 run mark in WPL.