By Suryakant Dadheech
The WBBL 12 season has eight teams. The season runs from 29 October to 5 December 2026. This page lists the players confirmed for each team.
A squad list is not the same as a match XI. A player can be signed but miss a game. Clubs can also add players before the season starts. Where a captain or final place was not confirmed in the sources reviewed, it is marked clearly.
Key Takeaways – WBBL 12 has eight teams. – The season starts on 29 October 2026. – The lists below show signed or contracted players. – Tahlia McGrath leads Adelaide. Sophie Molineux leads Melbourne Renegades. – Some final list places and one captain still need club confirmation.
WBBL 12 Teams List
- Adelaide Strikers Women
- Brisbane Heat Women
- Hobart Hurricanes Women
- Melbourne Renegades Women
- Melbourne Stars Women
- Perth Scorchers Women
- Sydney Sixers Women
- Sydney Thunder Women
For the fixed WBBL 12 schedule, see the prepared fixtures page. For the men’s competition, see the BBL 16 squads guide.
Adelaide Strikers Women Squad 2026
Captain: Tahlia McGrath
Coach: Luke Williams
Confirmed list: 14 names
Note: Darcie Brown is contracted but has been ruled out of WBBL 12 with a back injury.
| Player | Role | List note |
|---|---|---|
| Maia Bouchier | Batter | England overseas player |
| Darcie Brown | Fast bowler | Ruled out for WBBL 12 |
| Emma de Broughe | Batter | New signing |
| Sophie Ecclestone | Spin bowler | England overseas player |
| Ellie Johnston | Batter | Signed |
| Eleanor Larosa | Fast bowler | Signed |
| Tahlia McGrath | All-rounder | Captain |
| Anesu Mushangwe | All-rounder | Signed |
| Bridget Patterson | Wicketkeeper-batter | Signed |
| Maddie Penna | Batter | Signed |
| Megan Schutt | Fast bowler | Signed |
| Amanda-Jade Wellington | Spin bowler | Signed |
| Ella Wilson | Fast bowler | Signed |
| Laura Wolvaardt | Batter | South Africa overseas player |
Adelaide kept most of its core group. Maia Bouchier and Emma de Broughe are the main new names. Brown will not play this season, so the attack will need cover from McGrath, Schutt, Larosa and Mushangwe.
Brisbane Heat Women Squad 2026
Captain: Georgia Redmayne
Coach: Mark Sorell
Confirmed names in the latest club list notice: 13
Note: The club said more list work was still to come. This section does not claim a final 15-player list.
| Player | Role | List note |
|---|---|---|
| Lily Bassingthwaighte | Batter | Signed |
| Bonnie Berry | Pace bowler | Signed |
| Lucinda Bourke | Batter | Signed |
| Sianna Ginger | All-rounder | Signed |
| Sarah Glenn | Leg-spinner | England overseas player |
| Lucy Hamilton | All-rounder | Signed |
| Grace Harris | All-rounder | Signed |
| Jess Jonassen | Spin-bowling all-rounder | Signed |
| Charli Knott | All-rounder | Signed |
| Annie O’Neil | Batter | Signed |
| Orla Prendergast | Pace-bowling all-rounder | Ireland overseas player |
| Georgia Redmayne | Wicketkeeper-batter | Captain |
| Mikayla Wrigley | Wicketkeeper-batter | Signed |
Sarah Glenn has signed for the full WBBL 12 season. That includes the finals. Orla Prendergast adds pace and batting depth. The Heat still need to confirm any later additions before this list can be called final.
Hobart Hurricanes Women Squad 2026
Captain: Not confirmed in the sources reviewed
Coach: Jude Coleman
Confirmed list: 14 names
Note: Elyse Villani retired from the WBBL after leading Hobart to the WBBL 11 title.
| Player | Role | List note |
|---|---|---|
| Nicola Carey | All-rounder | Signed |
| Heather Graham | All-rounder | Signed |
| Ella Hayward | Spin-bowling all-rounder | New signing |
| Chinelle Henry | Pace-bowling all-rounder | West Indies overseas player |
| Ruth Johnston | Batter | Signed |
| Lizelle Lee | Wicketkeeper-batter | Signed |
| Hayley Silver-Holmes | Fast bowler | Signed |
| Amy Smith | Spin bowler | Signed |
| Lauren Smith | Spin-bowling all-rounder | Signed |
| Linsey Smith | Spin bowler | England overseas player |
| Molly Strano | Spin bowler | Signed |
| Rachel Trenaman | Batter | Signed |
| Callie Wilson | Batter | Signed |
| Danni Wyatt-Hodge | Batter | England overseas player |
Hobart kept most of its title-winning group. Chinelle Henry gives the team another pace option and more power with the bat. The club must still confirm its WBBL 12 captain after Villani’s retirement.
Melbourne Renegades Women Squad 2026
Captain: Sophie Molineux
Coach: Gavan Twining
Confirmed list: 14 names
| Player | Role | List note |
|---|---|---|
| Deandra Dottin | Pace-bowling all-rounder | West Indies overseas player |
| Nicole Faltum | Wicketkeeper-batter | Signed |
| Tess Flintoff | All-rounder | Signed |
| Milly Illingworth | Fast bowler | Signed |
| Sara Kennedy | Fast bowler | Signed |
| Hayley Matthews | Spin-bowling all-rounder | West Indies overseas player |
| Sophie Molineux | Spin-bowling all-rounder | Captain |
| Olivia Porter | Batter | New signing |
| Sophie Reid | Wicketkeeper-batter | New signing |
| Chloe Tryon | All-rounder | South Africa overseas player |
| Tayla Vlaeminck | Fast bowler | Signed |
| Georgia Wareham | Spin-bowling all-rounder | Signed |
| Courtney Webb | Batter | Signed |
| Annie Wikman | Batter | New signing |
The Renegades have a strong mix of pace, spin and power hitting. Matthews returns after missing WBBL 11. Molineux, Wareham and Matthews give the side three major spin options.
Melbourne Stars Women Squad 2026
Captain: Meg Lanning
Coach: Richard Pyrah
Confirmed list: 14 names
| Player | Role | List note |
|---|---|---|
| Sophie Day | Spin bowler | Signed |
| Charlie Dean | Spin-bowling all-rounder | England overseas player |
| Kim Garth | Fast bowler | Signed |
| Dani Gibson | All-rounder | England overseas player |
| Maisy Gibson | Bowler | Signed |
| Amy Jones | Wicketkeeper-batter | England overseas player |
| Meg Lanning | Batter | Captain |
| Carly Leeson | Batter | New signing |
| Rhys McKenna | Batter | Signed |
| Indigo Noble | Batter | Signed |
| Georgia Prestwidge | Fast bowler | Signed |
| Zoe Samuel | Batter | New signing |
| Naomi Stalenberg | Batter | New signing |
| Annabel Sutherland | All-rounder | Signed |
Meg Lanning takes the captain role again. Annabel Sutherland stepped down as captain for WBBL 12. Charlie Dean replaces Marizanne Kapp as the new overseas all-round option.
Perth Scorchers Women Squad 2026
Captain: Sophie Devine
Coach: Becky Grundy
Confirmed list: 13 names
| Player | Role | List note |
|---|---|---|
| Chloe Ainsworth | Fast bowler | Signed |
| Sophie Devine | All-rounder | Captain; New Zealand overseas player |
| Amy Edgar | Bowler | Signed |
| Mikayla Friday | Batter | Signed |
| Ebony Hoskin | Batter | Signed |
| Freya Kemp | All-rounder | England overseas player |
| Alana King | Spin bowler | Signed |
| Katie Mack | Batter | Signed |
| Lilly Mills | Spin bowler | Signed |
| Beth Mooney | Wicketkeeper-batter | Signed |
| Chloe Piparo | Batter | Signed |
| Fatima Sana | Pace-bowling all-rounder | Pakistan overseas player |
| Ruby Strange | Batter | Signed |
Devine returns for a seventh season with Perth. Fatima Sana is signed for the opening part of the season. The Scorchers list has 13 confirmed names in the latest Cricket Australia squad report.
Sydney Sixers Women Squad 2026
Captain: Ashleigh Gardner
Coach: Peter Clarke
Confirmed list: 15 names
| Player | Role | List note |
|---|---|---|
| Caoimhe Bray | All-rounder | Signed |
| Maitlan Brown | Fast bowler | Signed |
| Erin Burns | All-rounder | Signed |
| Alice Capsey | All-rounder | England overseas player |
| Lauren Cheatle | Fast bowler | Signed |
| Sarah Coyte | Fast bowler | New signing |
| Sophia Dunkley | Batter | England overseas player |
| Ashleigh Gardner | All-rounder | Captain |
| Elsa Hunter | Batter | Signed |
| Amelia Kerr | Spin-bowling all-rounder | New Zealand overseas player |
| Grace Lyons | Wicketkeeper-batter | New signing |
| Frankie Nicklin | Batter | New signing |
| Ellyse Perry | All-rounder | Signed |
| Eva Ragg | Batter | Signed |
| Courtney Sippel | Fast bowler | Signed |
The Sixers have the biggest confirmed list in this guide. They added Capsey, Coyte, Lyons and Nicklin. Maddy Darke was signed but is set to miss WBBL 12 with a stress fracture, so she is not listed as an active confirmed player here.
Sydney Thunder Women Squad 2026
Captain: Phoebe Litchfield
Coach: Lisa Keightley
Confirmed list: 14 names
| Player | Role | List note |
|---|---|---|
| Jemma Barsby | Spin bowler | New signing |
| Sam Bates | Spin bowler | Signed |
| Lauren Bell | Fast bowler | England overseas player |
| Hannah Darlington | Fast bowler | Signed |
| Nadine de Klerk | Pace-bowling all-rounder | South Africa overseas player |
| Lucy Finn | All-rounder | Signed |
| Hasrat Gill | Spin bowler | Signed |
| Nicola Hancock | Fast bowler | New signing |
| Laura Harris | Batter | Signed |
| Heather Knight | All-rounder | England overseas player |
| Anika Learoyd | Batter | Signed |
| Phoebe Litchfield | Batter | Captain |
| Georgia Voll | All-rounder | Signed |
| Tahlia Wilson | Wicketkeeper-batter | Signed |
The Thunder added Bell, de Klerk, Hancock and Barsby. Litchfield leads a young batting group with support from Voll, Wilson, Learoyd and Knight. The latest squad report lists 14 confirmed names.
WBBL 12 Captains List
| Team | Confirmed captain |
|---|---|
| Adelaide Strikers | Tahlia McGrath |
| Brisbane Heat | Georgia Redmayne |
| Hobart Hurricanes | Not confirmed in the sources reviewed |
| Melbourne Renegades | Sophie Molineux |
| Melbourne Stars | Meg Lanning |
| Perth Scorchers | Sophie Devine |
| Sydney Sixers | Ashleigh Gardner |
| Sydney Thunder | Phoebe Litchfield |
Hobart’s captain needs a club announcement. Elyse Villani led the team to its first WBBL title. She has since retired from the competition.
WBBL 12 Overseas Players
- Adelaide Strikers: Maia Bouchier, Sophie Ecclestone and Laura Wolvaardt.
- Brisbane Heat: Sarah Glenn and Orla Prendergast.
- Hobart Hurricanes: Chinelle Henry, Linsey Smith and Danni Wyatt-Hodge.
- Melbourne Renegades: Deandra Dottin, Hayley Matthews and Chloe Tryon.
- Melbourne Stars: Charlie Dean, Dani Gibson and Amy Jones.
- Perth Scorchers: Sophie Devine, Freya Kemp and Fatima Sana.
- Sydney Sixers: Alice Capsey, Sophia Dunkley and Amelia Kerr.
- Sydney Thunder: Lauren Bell, Nadine de Klerk and Heather Knight.
Frequently Asked Questions
How Many Teams Play In WBBL 12?
Eight teams play in WBBL 12. They are the Adelaide Strikers, Brisbane Heat, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Sixers and Sydney Thunder.
When Does WBBL 12 Start?
WBBL 12 starts on 29 October 2026. The season is listed to finish on 5 December 2026.
Is A Signed Squad The Same As The Playing XI?
No. A signed squad is a list of contracted players. The playing XI is chosen for one match. Player fitness, travel and team plans can change the XI.
Who Is The Captain Of Each WBBL 12 Team?
The confirmed captains are Tahlia McGrath, Georgia Redmayne, Sophie Molineux, Meg Lanning, Sophie Devine, Ashleigh Gardner and Phoebe Litchfield. Hobart’s captain was not confirmed in the sources reviewed.
Which Team Has The Biggest Confirmed List Here?
Sydney Sixers have 15 names in the confirmed list used here. Brisbane Heat, Hobart, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Perth Scorchers and Sydney Thunder still need any later additions added to their club lists.
For related coverage, see the WBBL 12 schedule and the BBL 16 squads guide.
