With the much-anticipated 2025 Women’s Premier League (WPL) on the horizon, teams have finalized their player retention and releases, setting the stage for the third season, most likely scheduled for February-March 2025. After retaining their core squads, teams now look toward the auction with adjusted budgets and available roster slots, positioning themselves to fill key gaps.
For this season, each team is required to maintain a squad of 15-18 players, with a maximum of six international players allowed. The auction purse has been raised to INR 15 crore, up from INR 12 crore in the inaugural season and INR 13.5 crore last year, granting teams additional financial flexibility to assemble competitive lineups.
Delhi Capitals – INR 2.50 Cr
Delhi Capitals enter the WPL 2025 auction with four open slots, including at least one overseas talent to complete their 18-player squad, supported by a budget of INR 2.50 crore.
Retained Players by Delhi Capitals:
Meg Lanning (C) (Australia), Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Taniyaa Bhatia (WK), Minnu Mani, Sneha Deepthi, Titas Sadhu, Marizanne Kapp (South Africa), Jess Jonassen (Australia), Alice Capsey (England), Annabel Sutherland (Australia)
Gujarat Giants – INR 4.40 Cr
Gujarat Giants hold the largest auction purse with INR 4.40 crore, enabling them to recruit four additional players, including at least one overseas player, to round out their lineup.
Retained Players by Gujarat Giants:
Beth Mooney (C) (Australia), Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa), Phoebe Litchfield (Australia), Ashleigh Gardner (Australia), Harleen Deol, Dayalan Hemalatha, Tanuja Kanwer, Mannat Kashyap, Meghna Singh, Shabnam Shakil, Bharti Fulmali, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra, Sayali Satghare
Mumbai Indians – INR 2.65 Cr
Mumbai Indians enter the auction with an available budget of INR 2.65 crore, and four slots, including at least one overseas talent, to complete their Squad of 18.
Retained Players by Mumbai Indians:
Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr (New Zealand), Chloe Tryon (South Africa), Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews (West Indies), Jintimani Kalita, Nat Sciver-Brunt (England), Pooja Vastrakar, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia, Shabnim Ismail (South Africa), S Sajana, Amandeep Kaur, Keerthana Balakrishnan
Royal Challengers Bengaluru – INR 3.25 Cr
RCB enters the 2025 auction with INR 3.25 crore, providing flexibility to add four additional players, including at least one international signing.
Retained Players by Royal Challengers Bengaluru:
Smriti Mandhana (C), Sabbineni Meghana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry (Australia), Georgia Wareham (Australia), Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Sophie Devine (New Zealand), Renuka Singh Thakur, Sophie Molineux (Australia), Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross (England), Kanika Ahuja, Danni Wyatt-Hodge (England – traded from UP Warriorz)
UP Warriorz – INR 3.90 Cr
UP Warriorz has an auction purse of INR 3.90 crore and three slots available, including at least one overseas player, to complete their team for the upcoming season.
Retained Players by UP Warriorz:
Alyssa Healy (C) (Australia), Kiran Navgire, Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka), Grace Harris (Australia), Sophie Ecclestone (England), Tahlia McGrath (Australia), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Saima Thakor, Anjali Sarvani, Gouher Sultana, Poonam Khemnar, Uma Chetry, Vrinda Dinesh
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