WCPL

Overseas Players Confirmed for Limacol WCPL 2026

Meg Lanning, Suzie Bates, Marizanne Kapp and Shabnim Ismail are among the international players set for Barbados in September.

By Asad Sial
Jamaica Empress player taking a catch ahead of the 2026 Limacol WCPL

In brief

Four squads add international depth for the WCPL

  • Barbados Tridents have signed four overseas players, including Suzie Bates and Pooja Vastrakar.
  • Guyana Amazon Warriors named five overseas players, with Shabnim Ismail leading a strong South African group.
  • Jamaica Empress and Trinbago Knight Riders each confirmed five international signings.

Barbados blend experience with two WCPL newcomers

Defending champions Barbados Tridents will bring in New Zealand pair Suzie Bates and Madeline Green alongside India all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar and middle-order batter Kiran Navgire. Green, Vastrakar and Navgire are listed for their first WCPL campaigns.

The four overseas signings will join the local core at Kensington Oval, where the entire competition is scheduled. The full WCPL fixture announcement sets out the eight-match programme.

Warriors lean on a proven South African group

Guyana Amazon Warriors have retained a familiar international spine. Shabnim Ismail, Chloe Tryon and Nadine de Klerk return from South Africa, with top-order batter Tazmin Brits joining them and Australian all-rounder Erin Burns completing the overseas group.

Ismail took 16 wickets across the 2023 and 2024 WCPL seasons, while Burns struck two half-centuries for Guyana in 2024. Supporters can follow the wider squad picture through the Guyana Amazon Warriors team guide.

Lanning leads the Empress arrivals

New franchise Jamaica Empress have secured former Australia captain Meg Lanning for her first WCPL season. Ireland wicketkeeper Amy Hunter, South Africa left-arm spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba, Pakistan leg-spinner Syeda Aroob Shah and New Zealand seamer Rosemary Mair complete the overseas list.

The Empress will enter the expanded competition as its fourth team. Match access and venue details are available in the WCPL ticket update.

Kapp adds star power to Knight Riders

Trinbago Knight Riders have named South Africa all-rounder Marizanne Kapp, India pair Shikha Pandey and Yastika Bhatia, and Australians Laura Harris and Madeline Penna. Kapp, Penna and Bhatia are set for WCPL debuts, while Harris returns after previous spells with Guyana and Barbados.

All four franchises will converge on Kensington Oval for the September tournament. The venue layout and match-day information are covered in the Kensington Oval guide.