S Meghana Retires from All Formats After India and WPL Career

Sabbhineni Meghana, also popularly referred to as S Meghana, announced her retirement from all formats of the sport at the age of 30 on 23 October 2026. The Indian women’s cricketer participated in 20 white-ball matches for India and participated in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) as a part of Gujarat Giants and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). She won the WPL with RCB in 2024. Meghana shared a farewell message, in which she thanked everyone for the opportunities she had as a cricketer and expressed her intention to mentor the future women players.

Who Is S Meghana?

Sabbhineni Meghana is an Indian women’s cricketer from the state of Andhra Pradesh, who played as a top-order batter. Her debut in international cricket was a T20I game against West Indies held in November 2016 in Vijayawada.

Though she debuted as a T20 cricketer, she had her ODI debut in February 2022 against New Zealand in Queenstown where she managed to score 49 runs in 50 balls and 61 runs in 41 balls in the next two games.

Her final match for the national team was played in October 2022. Afterward, she went on to play franchise cricket including three seasons in the IPL.

Women’s Premier League – S Meghana

Meghana was also part of the Women’s Premier League tournament and she represented the two franchises in her career.

• Gujarat Giants: Played for the franchise in the WPL.
• Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Appeared for RCB in two seasons and was also part of their championship-winning side in 2024.

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the 2024 Women’s Premier League tournament after beating the Delhi Capitals in the final. This win marked the first time that the franchise lifted the WPL trophy.

Meghana’s involvement in the championship-winning side became an integral part of her domestic franchise career, although her international career ended in 2022.

What Does S. Meghana Have To Say About Her Retirement?

In her retirement speech, Meghana was thankful for all the experiences, relationships, and opportunities she got through cricket. She further went on to say that her retirement from playing does not mean that she will no longer be connected to the sport.

She said that her relationship with the sport will never fade away and that she intends to give her time and support in developing the next women cricketers.