WPL 2025: Complete List of Retentions and Releases: All 5 Franchise – MI, DC, RCB, UPW, GG

Ahead of the highly anticipated 2025 Women’s Premier League (WPL), all five teams—Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Delhi Capitals, UP Warriorz, and Gujarat Giants—have finalized their retentions and releases as they shape their squads for the third season, which is most likely scheduled for February-March 2025.

WPL 2025: Complete List of Retentions and Releases: All 5 Franchise - MI, DC, RCB, UPW, GG
WPL 2025: Complete List of Retentions and Releases: All 5 Franchise – MI, DC, RCB, UPW, GG

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had initially set an October 15 deadline for WPL franchises to submit their retentions and releases list but later extended it to November 7, 2024. On the D-day, without any surprises, the teams have announced their picks.

Mumbai Indians retentions and releases:

Retained – Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Amandeep Kaur, Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Hayley Matthews, Jintimani Kalita, Keerthana B, Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Pooja Vastrakar, Saika Ishaque, Sajana Sajeevan, Shabnim Ismail, Yastika Bhatia

Released – Humairaa Kaazi, Fatima Jaffer, Issy Wong, Priyanka Bala

Royal Challengers Bengaluru retentions and releases:

Retained – Smriti Mandhana (C), Sabbineni 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-Hodge (traded from UP Warriorz)

Released – Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Nadine De Klerk, Shubha Satheesh, Shraddha Pokarkar, Simran Bahadur

Delhi Capitals retentions and releases:

Retained – Meg Lanning (C), Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Taniyaa Bhatia (WK), Minnu Mani, Sneha Deepthi, Titas Sadhu, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Alice Capsey, Annabel Sutherland

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Released – Laura Harris, Poonam Yadav, Ashwani Kumari, Aparna Mondal

UP Warriorz retentions and releases:

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

Released – Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, S Yashasri, Lauren Bell

Gujarat Giants retentions and releases:

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

Released – Sneh Rana, Kathryn Bryce, Trisha Poojitha, Veda Krishnamurthy, Tarannum Pathan, Lea Tahuhu

Ahead of the 2025 WPL season, the franchises will next participate in a mini-auction, with the date yet to be confirmed. At this auction, teams will finalize their squads of 18 players, including 6 overseas slots. Mumbai Indians have 4 slots (2.65 Cr) available, Delhi Capitals 4 (2.50 Cr), Royal Challengers Bengaluru 4 (3.25 Cr), UP Warriorz 3 (3.90 Cr), and Gujarat Giants 4 (4.40 Cr), to be filled through the mini-auction.

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In its two seasons so far, the WPL has crowned a new champion each year. The inaugural champions, Mumbai Indians, lost their Eliminator last season, while Delhi Capitals lost their second straight Final, this time to Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who made a remarkable comeback after finishing 4th in the first season. Meanwhile, UP Warriorz and Gujarat Giants are still striving to showcase their best performances.

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