Georgia Wareham

Georgia Wareham, nicknamed 'Wolfie,' is a generational leg-spinning talent whose 2025 season has solidified her status as the premier all-rounder in the T20 circuit. Born on May 26, 1999, in Victoria, Australia, she is a multiple World Cup winner known for her elite control and increasingly explosive lower-order batting. Her 2025 campaign was nothing short of historic; she was crowned the WBBL|11 Player of the Tournament in December 2025 after a dominant season with the Melbourne Renegades. She not only claimed the BKT Golden Arm award as the league’s leading wicket-taker with 19 wickets but also finished as her team's top run-scorer with 277 runs at a blistering strike rate of 147.34. In the WPL 2025 season, she was a standout for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, famously winning the 'Super Striker of the Match' award for a 10-ball 31* against Mumbai.

In the 2026 Women’s Premier League mega auction held in late 2025, Wareham became the subject of a strategic bidding war, eventually returning to the Gujarat Giants for ₹1 crore. Her move to Gujarat marks a major homecoming, as she returns to the franchise she represented in the inaugural 2023 season. Joining fellow Australian legends Beth Mooney and Ashleigh Gardner, Wareham is expected to be the Giants' 'X-factor' spin-bowling all-rounder, tasked with providing middle-order firepower and partnership-breaking spells.Her 2025 also featured a commanding performance in the ICC Women's ODI World Cup, where she played a key role in Australia’s journey to the semi-finals, including an economical 2/22 against Bangladesh. As she prepares for the WPL 2026 season starting in January, Wareham enters as a player at the absolute peak of her powers, fresh off an MVP season in Australia and ready to lead the Giants' pursuit of their first title.