On Thursday, November 7, the full list of players retained and released by the Women’s Premier League (WPL) franchises was officially announced.
All 5 teams – UP Warriorz, Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women, Mumbai Indians Women, Gujarat Giants, and Delhi Capitals Women – have made some major changes ahead of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 auction.
Mumbai Indians Women And Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women Won First Two Editions Of WPL
Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians Women won the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) by defeating the Delhi Capitals Women in the final in 2023.
MI-W finished in the second position on the points table and then went on to beat UP Warriorz in Eliminator to book a spot in the summit clash. They delivered a great performance in the WPL 2023 final and won the match by 7 wickets to continue the legacy of the Mumbai Indians.
In the 2024 season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL), Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women ensured that the RCB franchise won its first-ever trophy in history. After a decent run in the group stage, they finished at the third position.
However, the Smriti Mandhana-led side played brilliantly in the WPL 2024 Eliminator and beat the defending champions Mumbai Indians Women by 5 runs to book a spot in the final.
On the biggest occasion, Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women finally crossed the hurdle as they defeated the Delhi Capitals Women by 8 wickets and lifted the trophy.
WPL Retention 2025: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women
The defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women, have let go of six players, including one foreigner.
Players Retained By RCB: Smriti Mandhana, S Meghana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh, Sophie Molineux, Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross, Kanika Ahuja.
Players Released By RCB: Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Nadine de Klerk, Shubha Satheesh, Shraddha Pokarkar, Simran Bahadur.
WPL Retention 2025: Mumbai Indians Women
Mumbai Indians have released just four players and one among them is the overseas star Issy Wong, who did a good job for the team in the inaugural season.
Players Retained By Mumbai Indians Women: Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Jintimani Kalita, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Pooja Vastrakar, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia, Shabnim Ismail, S Sajana, Amandeep Kaur, Keerthana Balakrishnan.
Players Released By Mumbai Indians Women: Issy Wong, Fatima Jaffer, Humaira Kazi, Priyanka Bala.
WPL Retention 2025: Delhi Capitals Women
Delhi Capitals Women have released four players, including one overseas star Laura Harris, and retained their core.
Players Retained By DC: Alice Capsey, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen, Marizanne Kapp, Meg Lanning, Minnu Mani, Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniya Bhatia, Titas Sadhu, Annabel Sutherland.
Players Released By DC: Laura Harris, Poonam Yadav, Aparna Mondal, Ashwani Kumari.
WPL Retention 2025: UP Warriorz
UP Warriorz have released four players and traded one player – Danni Wyatt – to the Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women.
Players Retained By UP Warriorz: Alyssa Healy, Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris, Kiran Navgire, Chamari Athapaththu, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia McGrath, Vrinda Dinesh, Poonam Khemnar, Saima Thakor, Gouher Sultana.
Players Released By UP Warriorz: Lauren Bell, Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, Soppadhandi Yashasri.
WPL Retention 2025: Gujarat Giants
Gujarat Giants have released joint most number of players (6) and two among them are shocking names – Sneh Rana and Lea Tahuhu.
Players Retained By Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt, Shabnam Shakil, Tanuja Kanwar, Phoebe Litchfield, Meghna Singh, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra, Mannat Kashyap, Sayali Sathgare.
Players Released By Gujarat Giants: Sneh Rana, Kathryn Bryce, Trisha Poojitha, Veda Krishnamurthy, Tarannum Pathan and Lea Tahuhu.
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