The high voltage Women’s Premier League (WPL) Player Auction for the 2025 season is set to take place on December 15, 2024, in Bengaluru. The auction will commence at 3 PM IST on Sunday, with teams gearing up to finalize their squads for the upcoming season.
Player pool and key highlights
This year, the auction pool features a total of 120 players, including 91 Indians and 29 overseas players, with three hailing from associate nations. Among the Indian players, only nine are capped, while the overseas category includes eight uncapped players.
Most franchises have retained their core squads, leaving only 19 slots, including five for overseas players, available for selection during the auction.
Squads and purse remaining of all franchises
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
The defending champions led by Smriti Mandhana have retained the core of their victorious 2024 squad while trading England batter Danni Wyatt from UP Warriorz.
- Players Retained: Smriti Mandhana (c), Sabbineni Meghana, Richa Ghosh (wk), Ellyse Perry, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh, Sophie Molineux, Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross, Kanika Ahuja, Danni Wyatt
- Players Released: Heather Knight, Simran Dil Bahadur, Disha Kasat, Shubha Sateesh, Shradda Pokharkar, Indrani Roy, Nadine de Klerk
- Remaining Purse: INR 3.25 crore
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Mumbai Indians have made minimal changes, with England pacer Issy Wong being the most notable release.
- Players Retained: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Yastika Bhatia (wk), Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Hayley Matthews, Jintimani Kalita, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Pooja Vastrakar, Sajeevan Sajana, Shabnim Ismail, Saika Ishaque, Amanjot Kaur, Amandeep Kaur, Keerthana
- Players Released: Priyanka Bala, Humairaa Kaazi, Fatima Jaffer, Issy Wong
- Remaining Purse: INR 2.65 crore
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Delhi Capitals (DC)
Two-time finalists Delhi Capitals have retained their key players like Shafali Verma, Meg Lanning but opted to release experienced spinner Poonam Yadav.
- Players Retained: Meg Lanning (c), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Alice Capsey, Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Arundhati Reddy, Jess Jonassen, Titas Sadhu, Minnu Mani, Sneha Deepthi
- Players Released: Poonam Yadav, Laura Harris, Ashwani Kumari, Aparna Mondal
- Remaining Purse: INR 2.5 crore
Gujarat Giants (GG)
The Giants have made some bold decisions, including releasing all-rounder Sneh Rana, one of the marquee Indian players for the auction.
- Players Retained: Beth Mooney (c), Laura Wolvaardt, Phoebe Litchfield, Ashleigh Gardner, Harleen Deol, Dayalan Hemalatha, Tanuja Kanwer, Mannat Kashyap, Meghna Singh, Shabnam Shakil, Bharti Fulmali, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra, Sayali Satghare
- Players Released: Sneh Rana, Kathryn Bryce, Trisha Poojitha, Veda Krishnamurthy, Tarannum Pathan, Lea Tahuhu
- Remaining Purse: INR 4.4 crore
UP Warriorz (UPW)
The Warriorz made a surprising move by releasing England pacer Lauren Bell. They have retained the likes of Alyssa Healy, Deepti Sharma, Chamari Athapaththu and Grace Harris etc.
- Players Retained: Alyssa Healy (c), Kiran Navgire, Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Chamari Athapaththu, Grace Harris, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia McGrath, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Saima Thakor, Anjali Sarvani, Gouher Sultana, Poonam Khemnar, Uma Chetry, Vrinda Dinesh
- Players Released: Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, S Yashasri, Lauren Bell, Danni Wyatt
- Remaining Purse: INR 3.9 crore
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