The deadline for finalizing the list of retained and released players for the upcoming Women’s Premier League (WPL) season has officially passed. All five teams have now revealed their choices, with key Indian players like Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur, and Jemimah Rodrigues being retained by their respective franchises.
Just before the deadline, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge was traded from UP Warriorz to Royal Challengers Bangalore. Reigning WPL 2024 champions, RCB, have strategically kept 14 players for the next season, with Smriti Mandhana continuing as captain.
The decision to retain players such as Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, and Sophie Devine was an easy one due to their stellar performances last season.
Meanwhile, MI has kept the core of their team intact for the upcoming season but made a surprising call by letting go of England’s Issy Wong, who had previously made headlines with a hat-trick in the inaugural season. Despite this, MI has retained 14 players for the new season.
Here is the list of players retained and released for WPL 2025:
Mumbai Indians
Retained Players: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Hayley Matthews, Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Yastika Bhatia, Jintimani Kalita, S Sajana, Fatima Jaffer, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amanjot Kaur, Saika Ishaque, Chloe Tryon, Shabnim Ismail, Keerthana Balakrishna
Released Players: Fatima Jaffer, Priyanka Bala, Humairaa Kaazi, Isabelle Wong
Purse Remaining: Rs 2.65 crore
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Retained Players: Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine, Danni Wyatt-Hodge (Traded), Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Ekta Bisht, S Meghana, Ellyse Perry, Renuka Thakur, Asha Shobana, Georgia Wareham, Sophie Molineux, Kate Cross, Kanika Ahuja
Released Players: Shubha Satheesh, Shraddha Pokarkar, Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Nadine de Klerk, Simran Bahadur, Heather Knight
Purse Remaining: Rs 3.15 crore
Delhi Capitals
Retained Players: Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Minnu Mani, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Taniya Bhatia, Radha Yadav, Meg Lanning, Alice Capsey, Arundhati Reddy, Titas Sadhu, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Annabel Sutherland
Released Players: Laura Harris, Poonam Yadav, Ashwani Kumari, Aparna Mondal
Purse Remaining: Rs 2.5 crore
UP Warriorz
Retained Players: Alyssa Healy (C), Poonam Khemnar, Saima Thakor, Gouher Sultana, Kiran Navgire, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Anjali Sarvani, Uma Chetry, Sophie Ecclestone, Chamari Athapaththu, Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Vrinda Dinesh
Released Players: Laxmi Yadav, S Yashasri, Parshavi Chopra, Lauren Bell
Purse Remaining: Rs 3.9 crore
Gujarat Giants
Retained Players: Sneh Rana, Meghna Singh, Trisha Poojitha, Harleen Deol, Dayalan Hemalatha, Tanuja Kanwer, Tarannum Pathan, Sayali Sathgare, Priya Mishra, Beth Mooney, Shabnam Shakil, Mannat Kashyap, Veda Krishnamurthy, Ashleigh Gardner, Laura Wolvaardt, Lea Tahuhu, Phoebe Litchfield, Kathryn Bryce
Released Players: Trisha Poojitha, Veda Krishnamurthy, Sneh Rana, Kathryn Bryce, Traanum Pathan, Lea Tahuhu
Purse Remaining: Rs 4.4 crore
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