G Kamalini ruled out for remainder of WPL, Mumbai Indians rope in Vaishnavi Sharma

Gunalan Kamalini has been ruled out for the remainder of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 due to an injury. Mumbai Indians have roped in Vaishnavi Sharma as her replacement for INR 30 lakhs.

Kamalini's most impressive knock was a 28-ball 32, which came in the tournament opener against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). She batted at a strike rate of 114.28 with the help of five boundaries. The wicketkeeper-batter aggregated 75 runs in five games at an average of 18.75.

Kamalini made her international debut against Sri Lanka during the recently concluded T20I series, and it was also the debut series for Vaishnavi Sharma.

Notably, Vaishnavi had finished the series against Sri Lanka as the joint-leading wicket-taker alongside Deepti Sharma with five scalps at an average of 23.80 and an economy rate of 6.26. She was the leading wicket-taker at the ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup in 2024 with 17 wickets at an average of 4.35 and an economy rate of 3.36.

Mumbai Indians look to revive dwindling campaign

Mumbai Indians are looking to revive their dwindling campaign in search of a spot in the playoffs. They won two consecutive games against Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Giants before losing their campaign opener to RCB. However, with two successive losses against UP Warriorz, Mumbai have lost that momentum yet again.

The Harmanpreet Kaur-led side has aggregated four points after five games with two wins and three losses. They are second on the points table behind RCB, who have already cemented their place in the playoffs.

Mumbai will face Delhi in the 13th match of the season on January 20 at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara.