Delhi: New Zealand captain and all -rounder Sophie Divine has decided to exclude the Women Premier League (WPL 2025) to give priority to his health. Divine was part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team. Apart from this, she is also out of the remaining matches of the current domestic season and will soon return to her home.

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) release said that the decision on the divine game future will be taken at the appropriate time. NZC, Cricket Wellington and RCB have supported their decision. RCB has not yet declared the name of any player in his place.

Divine took part in the Super Smash tournament for Wellington, where he scored 38 runs in five matches and took eight wickets. In his last match, which he played against Cantorbury in Christchurch, in which Divine took five wickets for 13 runs. Since winning the T20 World Cup in October 2024, Divine participated in the ODI series against India, for Perth Scormers in WBBL, and the ODI series against Australia.

Divine, a member of the team that won the RCB title in 2024, was retained before the 2025 auction. In the WPL of 2024, he scored 136 runs in ten matches and took 6 wickets. Let us know that the first match of RCB will be held on 15 February against Gujarat giants at the new BCA Stadium in Vadodara.