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The Women's Premier League (WPL) has gained popularity since its beginning in 2023. It has become a stage for the best women cricketing talent worldwide. As excitement builds for the 2025 season, fans and franchises alike are eager to see which players will continue with their existing teams and who will enter the auction pool.
A total of 71 players (including 25 overseas) have been retained by their respective WPL teams before the 2025 auction. Big names like Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma were retained by their respective franchises.
List of Players Retained by Each WPL Franchise Before 2025 Auction
| Franchise | Players Retained | Total Players Retained | Purse Remaining |
| Mumbai Indians | 14 | Amandeep Kaur, Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Jintimani Kalita, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Natalie Sciver, Pooja Vastrakar, S. Sajana, Saika Ishaque, Shabnim Ismail, Yastika Bhatia | 2.65 crore |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 14 | Asha Shobana, Dani Wyatt, Ekta Bisht, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Wareham, Kanika Ahuja, Kate Cross, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, S. Meghana, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine, Sophie Molineux | 3.25 crore |
| Delhi Capitals | 14 | Alice Capsey, Annabel Sutherland, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen, Marizanne Kapp, Meg Lanning, Minnu Mani, Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniyaa Bhatia, Titas Sadhu | 2.5 crore |
| UP Warriorz | 15 | Alyssa Healy, Anjali Sarvani, Chamari Athapaththu, Deepti Sharma, Gouher Sultana, Grace Harris, Kiran Navgire, Poonam Khemnar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Saima Thakor, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia McGrath, Uma Chetry, Vrinda Dinesh | 3.9 crore |
| Gujarat Titans | 14 | Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Bharti Fulmali, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Kashvee Gautam, Laura Wolvaardt, Mannat Kashyap, Meghna Singh, Phoebe Litchfield, Priya Mishra, Sayali Satghare, Shabnam Shakil, Tanuja Kanwer | 4.4 crore |
List of Players Released by Each WPL Team Before Auction 2025
| Team | Players Released | Total Slots Left | Overseas Slots Left |
| MI | Fatima Jaffer, Humairaa Kaazi, Isabelle Wong, Priyanka Bala | 4 | 1 |
| RCB | Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Shraddha Pokarkar, Shubha Satheesh, Simran Bahadur | 4 | 0 |
| DC | Aparna Mondal, Ashwani Kumari, Laura Harris, Poonam Yadav | 4 | 1 |
| UPW | Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, S. Yashasri, Lauren Bell | 3 | 1 |
| GG | Kathryn Bryce, Lauren Cheatle, Lea Tahuhu, Sneh Rana, Tarannum Pathan, Trisha Poojitha, and Veda Krishnamurthy | 4 | 2 |
The 2025 WPL season promises to be exciting, with the auction set to add fresh talent and new dynamics to the competition. With the retention process now complete, fans are eagerly awaiting the next chapter in the WPL. In the meantime, create your fantasy cricket teams on Howzat for international matches and win exciting rewards daily!
