With a small purse and plenty of tasks to do. Eyes are on the Delhi Capitals auction table to see how they manage to fill up their squad for the upcoming season of the Women's Premier League (WPL 2026).

They showed some aggressive bidding during the initial stage of the tournament. But in most of the cases, they had to step back mostly because of the high price. Delhi Capitals Women's (DC-W) secured the service of South African skipper Laura Wolvaardt before they cashed in for Chinelle Henry. Cricket fans know what Wolvaardt can do. But who is Chinelle Henry? 

For Chinelle Henry, Delhi Capitals invested INR 1.30 crore in the Women's Premier League auction. The right-handed batter from the West Indies is an absolute powerhouse. She is known for hard-hitting abilities. In the past, the Women's Premier League witnessed the batter's monstrous batting skills. Her best WPL knock came against DC-W. 

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Chinelle Henry will play for Delhi Capitals in WPL 2026 season

According to stats from the official website of the Women's Premier League, Chinelle Henry has played a total of 7 WPL matches and scored 163 runs, powered by a half century. With the 62-run innings against Delhi Capitals, her WPL batting average is 27.17. But the interesting thing is her strike. The 196.39 strike rate is clear evidence that this batter takes a match away from the opposition team in her day. Clearly, DC-W invested in an X-factor ahead of the WPL 2026 season. 

On November 12, 2025, the 30-year-old showed her batting strength for Brisbane Heat Women in a Women's Big Bash League match against Perth Scorchers Women. In this match, she came to bat in the second innings as a middle-order batter and scored 39 off 23, powered by three boundaries and three over-boundaries. Still, despite all the exciting parts, she mostly struggles to maintain her batting consistency. 

DC Women Full WPL 2025 Squad before the auction:

Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Marizanne Kapp, Annabel Sutherland, and Niki Prasad.

Retained players: Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Marizanne Kapp, Annabel Sutherland, and Niki Prasad.

Released players: Meg Lanning, Sneha Deepthi, Alice Capsey, Arundhati Reddy, Jess Jonassen, Minnu Mani, N Charani, Shikha Pandey, Nandini Kashyap, Sarah Bryce, Taniyaa Bhatia, and Radha Yadav.

UP Warriorz’s Chinelle Henry smashed 50 in just 18 balls against Delhi Capitals at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday. This makes her join the joint-fastest half-century in WPL history, equals the record with Sophia Dunkley, who did the same for Gujarat Giants against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the first season of the WPL.  

CHINELLE HENRY SMASHED 62 (23) WITH 8 SIXES IN THE WPL. 🤯

- She smashed the fastest fifty of WPL history. 🫡 pic.twitter.com/Xy2aU9RM1O

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) February 22, 2025

Fastest fifties in WPL History

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Henry’s powerful hitting gave UP Warriorz a big total against Delhi, helping them reach 171 after struggling for most of the innings. She was finally dismissed on the last ball by a brilliant catch from Jemimah Rodrigues, but the damage was already done.