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The five franchises of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) revealed their retained and released players ahead of the players auction on Thursday, November 7. According to the lists, several stars including Harmanpreet Kaur, Radha Yadav, Shafali Varma, Smriti Mandhana, etc. have been retained by their respective franchises. On the other hand, names like Heather Knight, Isabelle Wong, and others were in the list of released players.
Notably, all squads will have a total of 18 players, which would include a maximum of six overseas players. While reigning champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru, former winners Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals have been on the dominating side throughout the last seasons, weaker sides including UP Warriorz and Gujarat Giants would aim for a better campaign in the upcoming edition.
Full list of retained and released players for WPL 2025
Apart from the list of players, franchises also revealed their remaining purses, which they would be able to use for the auctions in the upcoming season.
Here is the complete list of retained and released players ahead of WPL 2025 along with remaining player purses:
Mumbai Indians
Retained Players: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Pooja Vastrakar, Yastika Bhatia, Amanjot Kaur, Saika Ishaque, Jintimani Kalita, S Sajana, Fatima Jaffer, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Matthews, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Shabnim Ismail, Keerthana Balakrishna
Released Players: Priyanka Bala, Humairaa Kaazi, Fatima Jaffer, Isabelle Wong
Purse Remaining: Rs 2.65 crore
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Retained Players: Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Renuka Thakur, Asha Shobana, Shreyanka Patil, Ekta Bisht, S Meghana, Ellyse Perry, Sophie Devine, Danni Wyatt-Hodge (Traded), Georgia Wareham, Sophie Molineux, Kate Cross, Kanika Ahuja
Released Players: Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Nadine de Klerk, Shubha Satheesh, Shraddha Pokarkar, Simran Bahadur, Heather Knight
Purse Remaining: Rs 3.15 crore
Delhi Capitals
Retained Players: Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Taniya Bhatia, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Minnu Mani, Titas Sadhu, Meg Lanning, Alice Capsey, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Annabel Sutherland
Released Players: Laura Harris, Ashwani Kumari, Poonam Yadav, Aparna Mondal
Purse Remaining: INR 2.5 crore
UP Warriorz
Retained 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.
Released Players: Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, S Yashasri, Lauren Bell
Purse Remaining: INR 3.9 Crores
Gujarat Giants
Retained Players: Harleen Deol, Dayalan Hemalatha, Tanuja Kanwer, Shabnam Shakil, Mannat Kashyap, Sayali Sathgare, Meghna Singh, Priya Mishra, Beth Mooney, Ashleigh Gardner, Laura Wolvaardt, Phoebe Litchfield, Kashvee Gautam, Bharti Fulmali
Released Players: Sneh Rana, Kathryn Bryce, Trisha Poojitha, Veda Krishnamurthy, Traanum Pathan, Lea Tahuhu
Purse Remaining: INR 4.4 Crores
