All teams have announced their retentions ahead of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2025 auction. On Thursday (November 7), five teams—RCB, DC, GG, UPW, and MI—revealed the players they have retained for the WPL Auction 2025.
Each team could retain up to 18 players, including a maximum of six foreign players. The retention largely followed expectations, with no significant surprises or shocks in the process.
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Big names released ahead of WPL 2025 auction include Issy Wong, Heather Knight, Sneh Rana, Poonam Yadav, and Lea Tahuhu. Each team has an auction purse of Rs. 18 crore.
WPL 2025 auction is scheduled for December, with the exact dates and venue yet to be announced.
Mumbai Indians (MI) retained 14 players: Harmanpreet Kaur, Yastika Bhatia, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Hayley Matthews, Jintimani Kalita, Nat-Sciver Brunt, Pooja Vastrakar, S Sajana, Shabnim Ismail, Saika Ishaque, Amanjot Kaur, Amandeep Kaur, Keerthana. Purse left: 2.65 Cr
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) retained 14 players: Smriti Mandhana (c), S Meghana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh, Sophie Molineux, Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross, Kanika Ahuja, Danni Wyatt (Traded from UP). Purse left: 3.25 Cr
Delhi Capitals (DC) retained 14 players: Meg Lanning (C), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Taniya Bhatia, Alice Capsey, Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Arundhati Reddy, Jess Jonassen, Titas Sadhu, Minnu Mani, Sneha Deepthi. Purse left: 2.5 Cr
Gujarat Giants (GG) retained 14 players: Beth Mooney (C). Laura Wolvaardt, Phoebe Litchfield, Ashleigh Gardener, Harleen Deol, Dayalan Hemalatha, Tanuja Kanwer, Mannat Kashyap, Meghana Singh, Shabnam Shakil, Bharti Fulmali, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra, Sayali Satghare. Purse left: 4.4 Cr
UP Warriorz (UPW) retained 15 players:: Alyssa Healy (C), Kiran Navgire, Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Chamari Athapaththu, Grace Harris, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahila McGrath, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Saima Thakor, Anjali Sarvani, Gouher Sultana, Poonam Khemnar, Uma Chetry, Vrinda Dinesh. Purse left: 3.9 Cr