Kolkata : The WPL 2025 retention list was announced on November 7, 2024 by all 5 franchises.
According to rules, all franchises have to build a squad with maximum of 18 players, with limited 6 overseas players in it.
The auction purse for 2025 season is increased to 15 Crs from 12 Crs, dates aren’t confirmed.
Sneh Rana, Issy Wong, Heather Knight, Laura Harris, Lauren Bell, Kathryn Bryce , Poonam Yadav, Lea Tahuhu, etc are among some big names released ahead of the auction.
List of Retention and Released Players of all 5 Franchises –
(1) MUMBAI INDIANS –
Retained : Harmanpreet Kaur, Yastika Bhatia, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Hayley Matthews, Jintimani Kalita, Nat-Sciver Brunt, Pooja Vastrakar, S Sajana, Shabnim Ismail, Saika Ishaque, Amanjot Kaur, Amandeep Kaur, Keerthana.
Released : Issy Wong, Fatima Jaffer, Humaira Kazi, Priyanka Bala
Purse remaining: ₹2.65 crore.
Remaining Slot : 4
(2) DELHI CAPITALS –
Retained : Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Taniyaa Bhatia (WK), Minnu Mani, Sneha Deepthi, Titas Sadhu; Meg Lanning, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Alice Capsey, Annabel Sutherland (overseas).
Released : Laura Harris, Poonam Yadav, Ashwani Kumari, Aparna Mondal
Purse remaining: ₹2.50 crore
Remaining slots: 4.
(3) ROYAL CHALLENGERS BENGALURU –
Retained : Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry (overseas), Richa Ghosh, Sabbineni Meghana, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Wareham (overseas), Asha Sobhana, Renuka Singh, Sophie Devine (overseas), Sophie Molineux (overseas), Ekta Bisht, Kanika Ahuja, Kate Cross (overseas), Danielle Wyatt-Hodge (overseas).
Released : Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Nadine de Klerk, Shubha Satheesh, Shraddha Pokarkar, Simran Bahadur, Heather Knight
Purse remaining: ₹3.25 crore
Remaining Slots : 4
(4) UP WARRIORZ –
Retained : Alyssa Healy, Kiran Navgire, Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Chamari Athapaththu, Grace Harris, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahila McGrath, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Saima Thakor, Anjali Sarvani, Gouher Sultana, Poonam Khemnar, Uma Chetry, Vrinda Dinesh.
Released : Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, Lauren Bell, S Yashasri, Danny Wyatt-Hodge (traded to RCB)
Purse remaining: ₹3.9 crore
Remaining slots: 3.
(5) GUJARAT GIANTS :
Retained – Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt, Shabnam Shakil, Tanuja Kanwer, Phoebe Litchfield, Meghna Singh, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra, Lauren Cheatle, Mannat Kashyap.
Released – Sneh Rana, Lea Tahuhu, Kathryn Bryce, Trisha Poojitha, Tarannum Pathan, Veda Krishnamurthy.
Purse remaining: ₹4.4 crore.
Remaining slots: 4.
