NEW DELHI: The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 retention process saw all five franchises retain key players while preparing for the upcoming season.
Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Gujarat Giants, and UP Warriorz retained a mix of domestic and international stars, maintaining competitive cores.
Notably, RCB, led by Smriti Mandhana, kept their star-studded line-up, as did Mumbai Indians with Harmanpreet Kaur.
A total of 71 players have been retained, with 25 international players among them, establishing each franchise’s essential squad composition for the next tournament.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Smriti Mandhana, Sabbhineni Meghana, Richa Ghosh, Elysse Perry, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh Thakur, Sophie Molineux, Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross, Kanika Ahuja, Danni Wyatt-Hodge.
Released players: Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Nadine de Klerk, Shubha Satheesh, Shraddha Pokarkar, Simran Bahadur
Remaining slots: 4; Purse Remaining: Rs 3.25 crore
Mumbai Indians: Harmanpreet Kaur, Yastika Bhatia, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Hayley Matthews, Jintimani Kalita, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Pooja Vastrakar, Sajeevan Sajana, Shabnim Ismail, Saika Ishaque, Amanjot Kaur, Amandeep Kaur, Keerthana.
Released players: Issy Wong, Fatima Jaffer, Humaira Kazi, Priyanka Bala
Remaining slots: 4; Purse Remaining: Rs 2.65 crore
Delhi Capitals: Meg Lanning, 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.
Released players: Laura Harris, Poonam Yadav, Ashwani Kumari, Aparna Mondal
Remaining slots: 4; Purse Remaining: Rs 2.50 crore
UP Warriorz: Alyssa Healy, 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 players: Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, Lauren Bell, S Yashasri, Danny Wyatt-Hodge (traded to RCB)
Remaining slots: 3; Purse Remaining: Rs 3.9 crore
Gujarat Giants: Beth Mooney, 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 players: Sneh Rana, Lea Tahuhu, Kathryn Bryce, Trisha Poojitha, Tarannum Pathan, Veda Krishnamurthy
Remaining slots: 4; Purse Remaining: Rs 4.4 crore