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Welsh Fire Women have suffered a massive setback in the middle of The Hundred Women's 2026 after their captain, Sophie Devine, was ruled out of the rest of the tournament because of an injury.
The New Zealand all-rounder had started the ongoing The Hundred Women's 2026 season in brilliant form, but her campaign has now ended prematurely, and the Welsh Fire team has already announced changes to its leadership and squad for the remainder of the tournament. Amid this, Danni Wyatt ruled out, MI London name replacement for Women's Hundred 2026.
Sophie Devine ruled out of The Hundred 2026 after injury blow
Sophie Devine picked up a calf injury during Welsh Fire Women's recent The Hundred Women's 2023 match against Birmingham Phoenix Women. She got injured while trying to take a catch in the field and could not continue. Later, a scan confirmed that she will miss the remainder of the season.
Following the setback, Welsh Fire has handed the captaincy to Australian leg-spinner Georgia Wareham for the rest of The Hundred Women's 2026 season. The experienced all-rounder will now lead the side as they fight for a place in the knockout stage.
The franchise has also brought in Ireland all-rounder Orla Prendergast as Devine's replacement. She will join the squad immediately and aim to contribute to both batting and bowling. Prendergast is an experienced all-rounder, having represented Ireland in 47 ODIs and 88 T20Is.
Sophie Devine's strong all-round performance in the tournament
Sophie Devine was appointed captain of Welsh Fire Women before the start of The Hundred Women’s 2026 and had already made a strong impact. She led from the front in the opening phase of the tournament and played a stunning knock of 52 runs from just 29 balls to help her team register a commanding 60-run win over MI London.
Before the injury ended her campaign, Devine had featured in four matches, and she scored 79 runs while also contributing with the ball by taking three wickets for the Welsh Fire in the tournament. Amid this, Ruturaj Gaikwad set to join CSK fitness camp; major coaching shake-up on the cards.
Welsh Fire's The Hundred Women's 2026 season in trouble
Meanwhile, things are not going well for Welsh Fire Women in The Hundred Women's 2026. The team has now slipped to sixth place on the points table. They have played four matches so far, winning only one and losing the other three.
Opener Georgia Voll has been their best batter this season. She has scored 190 runs in the tournament so far and has been the team's highest run-scorer. All-rounder Heather Graham has picked up five wickets and has been one of the consistent bowlers this season.
Their latest match ended in heartbreak as Birmingham Phoenix Women chased down the target in the final over. Welsh Fire batted first and finished with a strong total of 144/3 from their 100 balls. Georgia Voll played a brilliant knock of 78 runs from 55 balls, while Sophie Devine made 35 runs off 19 balls.
Chasing the target, Birmingham Phoenix Women did not have a good start to their chase. However, Alice Capsey played a fearless innings of 51 runs from only 29 balls and kept her team in the chase. Then, Ellyse Perry played a stunning knock of an unbeaten 68 runs from 46 balls and helped Birmingham Phoenix Women win the match by seven wickets.
