Patiala, 08 November (Sports Desk)
All teams participating in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 have now finalized their squads for the upcoming season. Franchises like Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, UP Warriorz, Gujarat Giants, and Delhi Capitals have released their retention lists, revealing both the players they’ve retained and those they’ve let go.
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Key Takeaways:
- Mumbai Indians have retained star player Harmanpreet Kaur along with 13 other players.
- UP Warriorz have retained their captain, Deepti Sharma, and a total of 15 players.
- Delhi Capitals have released four players from their squad.
- Gujarat Giants have released seven players, giving them more flexibility in the upcoming auction.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore have retained their captain, Smriti Mandhana, and made significant trades to bolster their squad.
Team-wise Breakdown:
- Gujarat Giants
- Retained: Beth Mooney, Laura Wolvaardt, Phoebe Litchfield, Ash Gardner, Harleen Deol, Dayalan Hemalata, Tanuja Kanwar, Shabnim Ismail, Mannat Kashyap, Sayali Satghare, Meghana Singh, Priya Mishra, Bharti Fulmali, Kashvi Gautam
- Released: Sneha Rana, Catherine Bryce, Lea Tahuhu, Lauren Cheatle, Trisha Pujitha, Tarannum Pathan, Veda Krishnamurthy
- UP Warriorz
- Retained: Alyssa Healy (Captain), Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Deepti Sharma (Vice-Captain), Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone, Chamari Athapaththu, Kiran Navgire, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Anjali Sarvani, Uma Chetry, Poonam Khemanar, Saima Thakur, Gauhar Sultana, Vrinda Dinesh
- Released: Lakshmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, Lauren Bell, S Yashasri
- Delhi Capitals
- Retained: Shafali Verma (Captain), Jemimah Rodrigues, Tania Bhatia, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepti, Minnu Mani, Titas Sadhu, Meg Lanning, Alice Capsey, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Annabel Sutherland
- Released: Laura Harris, Ashwini Kumari, Poonam Yadav, Aparna Mandal
- Mumbai Indians
- Retained: Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Pooja Vastrakar, Yastika Bhatia, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Matthews, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Amanjot Kaur, Amandeep Kaur, Saika Ishak, Jintimani Kalita, S Sajna, Kirtan Balakrishnan, Shabnim Ismail
- Released: Priyanka Bala, Humaira Kazmi, Fatima Jaffer, Issy Wong
- Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Retained: Smriti Mandhana (Captain), Richa Ghosh, Renuka Thakur, Asha Shobana, Shreyanka Patil, Ekta Bisht, S Meghana, Ellyse Perry, Sophie Devine, Dane van Niekerk (Traded), Georgia Wareham, Sophie Molineux, Kate Cross, Kanika Ahuja
- Released: Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Nadine de Klerk, Shubha Satish, Shraddha Pokarkar, Simran Bahadur, Heather Knight
Financial Implications: After the retention process, each team has a certain amount of money left in their purse for the upcoming auction. For example, RCB has approximately 3.25 crores remaining, while Mumbai Indians have 2.65 crores.
