NEW DELHI: With the players’ retention finalised by all the five franchises for WPL 2025 on Thursday, all eyes will be on the upcoming mini-auction ahead of the third season of the Women’s Premier League.
A total of 71 players, including 25 overseas stars, have been retained across the five franchises, securing each team’s core lineup for the upcoming season.
AUCTION DATE
The date and venue for the WPL 2025 mini-auction is yet to be confirmed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). However, it is expected to take place next month as the teams have finally submitted their retentions on Thursday.
SCHEDULE
The WPL 2025 is likely to start in the last week of February 2025, and the schedule is also expected to be announced early next year.
FULL LIST OF RETAINED AND RELEASED PLAYERS
Delhi Capitals (DC)
Retained Players: Alice Capsey*, Annabel Sutherland*, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen*, Marizanne Kapp*, Meg Lanning*, Minnu Mani, Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniyaa Bhatia, and Titas Sadhu.
Released Players: Aparna Mondal, Ashwani Kumari, Laura Harris*, and Poonam Yadav.
Gujarat Giants (GG)
Retained Players: Ashleigh Gardner*, Beth Mooney*, Bharti Fulmali, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Kashvee Gautam, Laura Wolvaardt*, Mannat Kashyap, Meghna Singh, Phoebe Litchfield*, Priya Mishra, Sayali Satghare, Shabnam Shakil, and Tanuja Kanwer.
Released Players: Kathryn Bryce*, Lauren Cheatle*, Lea Tahuhu*, Sneh Rana, Tarannum Pathan, Trisha Poojitha, and Veda Krishnamurthy.
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Retained Players: Amandeep Kaur, Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr*, Chloe Tryon*, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews*, Jintimani Kalita, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Natalie Sciver*, Pooja Vastrakar, S. Sajana, Saika Ishaque, Shabnim Ismail*, and Yastika Bhatia.
Released Players: Fatima Jaffer, Humairaa Kaazi, Isabelle Wong*, and Priyanka Bala
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
Retained Players: Asha Shobana, Dani Wyatt*, Ekta Bisht, Ellyse Perry*, Georgia Wareham*, Kanika Ahuja, Kate Cross*, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, S. Meghana, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine*, and Sophie Molineux*.
Released Players: Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Shraddha Pokarkar, Shubha Satheesh, and Simran Bahadur.
UP Warriorz (UPW)
Retained Players: Alyssa Healy*, Anjali Sarvani, Chamari Athapaththu*, Deepti Sharma, Gouher Sultana, Grace Harris*, Kiran Navgire, Poonam Khemnar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Saima Thakor, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone*, Tahlia McGrath*, Uma Chetry, and Vrinda Dinesh.
Released Players: Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, S. Yashasri, and Lauren Bell*.
AVAILABLE SLOTS AND REMAINING PURSE
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Remaining slots: 4; Purse Remaining: Rs 3.25 crore
Mumbai Indians: Remaining slots: 4; Purse Remaining: Rs 2.65 crore
Delhi Capitals: Remaining slots: 4; Purse Remaining: Rs 2.50 crore
UP Warriorz: Remaining slots: 3; Purse Remaining: Rs 3.9 crore
Gujarat Giants: Remaining slots: 4; Purse Remaining: Rs 4.4 crore
NOTE: * indicates overseas players