The deadline to confirm the list of retained and released players ahead of the next edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) ended today. Accordingly, all five teams have announced the same as the marquee Indian players like Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur, and Jemimah Rodrigues have been retained by their respective franchises. For the unversed, just before retentions, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge was traded to Royal Challengers Bengaluru from UP Warriorz.
Sneh Rana was one of the top Indian players to be released by Gujarat Giants while the same team also let go of T20 World Cup 2024 winner Lea Tahuhu of New Zealand. This was a huge surprise as both players have been proven performances over the years. Among other big releases are Heather Knight by RCB and Issy Wong by MI.
Meanwhile, amidst talks of captaincy change, UP Warriorz have also confirmed Alyssa Healy as their skipper for one more season and yet again, Deepti Sharma will play under her leadership.
Here’s the list of retained and released players ahead of WPL 2025
Mumbai Indians
Retained Players: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Pooja Vastrakar, Yastika Bhatia, Amanjot Kaur, Saika Ishaque, Jintimani Kalita, S Sajana, 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 3.25 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: Rs 2.5 crore
UP Warriorz
Retained Players: Alyssa Healy (C), Kiran Navgire, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Anjali Sarvani, Uma Chetry, Poonam Khemnar, Saima Thakor, Gouher Sultana, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Sophie Ecclestone, Chamari Athapaththu, Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Vrinda Dinesh
Released Players: Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, S Yashasri, Lauren Bell
Purse Remaining: Rs 3.9 crore
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: Rs 4.4 crore