Deeya Yadav became the youngest-ever player to make her debut in the history of Women’s Premier League (WPL) on Tuesday when Delhi Capitals handed her the cap against Mumbai Indians at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara. Deeya replaced Minnu Mani in the Delhi Capitals playing XI.
Deeya made her debut at 16 years and 103 days. The previous record was held by Mumbai Indians’ G Kamalini, who had made her WPL debut last year at the age of 16 years and 213 days.
All you need to know about Deeya Yadav
The teenager from Haryana got into the limelight after her fearless approach in the domestic circuit for Haryana. Having modeled her game on her idol Shafali Verma, Deeya impressed the scouts with her 298 runs in eight matches in the 2025-26 domestic T20 trophy, at a strike rate of 128.
A big-hitting batter, Deeya continued her form in the inter-zonal T20s as she played a crucial role in powering North Zone to the summit clash. Her strike rate touched 150 during the tournament.
As a result, Deeya was roped in by Delhi Capitals for ₹10 lakh during the WPL auction last year. Because her playing style, Deeya is often dubbed as ‘Choti Shafali’.
