RCB-W rope in Heather Graham and Kim Garth as replacement players for WPL 2025

WPL defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru have signed Heather Graham and Kim Garth for the upcoming edition as replacements for Sophie Devine and Kate Cross respectively.

While Sophie Devine has taken an indefinite break from the game to address her mental well-being, Kate Cross, the English all-rounder, is recuperating from a back-injury and will not be available for WPL 2025.

Heather Graham has been a reckoning force in the Australian Women’s T20 League. Her all-round performance has seen her garner 1560 runs at a strike rate of 104 while registering a best score of 55*. She also boasts a staggering haul of 141 wickets in the overall tournament. She has already racked up eight wickets from the five WT20Is that she has played, which have come at an economy rate of 8.07.

Kim Garth, a pacer from Australia, has been an absolute stalwart in the Aussie colours while reigning supreme in the international circuit. From the 59 WT20Is that she featured in, Garth has registered 49 wickets at an economy rate of 6.17 while scoring 764 runs in the shortest format of the game with an unbeaten 51 as her best.