Ahead of the upcoming Women's Premier League (WPL) 2025 season, all five teams finalised their retentions, keeping key players in their squads. From Assam, Jintimani Kalita and Uma Chetry were retained by their respective teams.
The five teams — Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Gujarat Giants, and UP Warriorz — retained a host of stars both domestic and international to maintain their core.
RCB, under Smriti Mandhana, and Mumbai Indians, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, both retained their star-studded line-ups. A total of 71 players, including 25 international cricketers, have been kept, solidifying the core squads for the upcoming tournament.
Here is the full list of retentions and players released per team, remaining slots and purse:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Smriti Mandhana, Sabbhineni Meghana, Richa Ghosh, Elysse Perry, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh Thakur, Sophie Molineux, Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross, Kanika Ahuja, Danni Wyatt-Hodge.
Released players: Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Nadine de Klerk, Shubha Satheesh, Shraddha Pokarkar, Simran Bahadur.
Remaining slots: 4; Purse Remaining: Rs 3.25 crore.
Mumbai Indians: Harmanpreet Kaur, Yastika Bhatia, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Hayley Matthews, Jintimani Kalita, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Pooja Vastrakar, Sajeevan Sajana, Shabnim Ismail, Saika Ishaque, Amanjot Kaur, Amandeep Kaur, Keerthana.
Released players: Issy Wong, Fatima Jaffer, Humaira Kazi, Priyanka Bala.
Remaining slots: 4; Purse Remaining: Rs 2.65 crore.
Delhi Capitals: Meg Lanning, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Taniya Bhatia, Alice Capsey, Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Arundhati Reddy, Jess Jonassen, Titas Sadhu, Minnu Mani, Sneha Deepthi.
Released players: Laura Harris, Poonam Yadav, Ashwani Kumari, Aparna Mondal.
Remaining slots: 4; Purse Remaining: Rs 2.50 crore.
UP Warriorz: Alyssa Healy, Kiran Navgire, Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Chamari Athapaththu, Grace Harris, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia McGrath, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Saima Thakor, Anjali Sarvani, Gouher Sultana, Poonam Khemnar, Uma Chetry, Vrinda Dinesh.
Released players: Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, Lauren Bell, S Yashasri, Danny Wyatt-Hodge (traded to RCB).
Remaining slots: 3; Purse Remaining: Rs 3.9 crore.
Gujarat Giants: Beth Mooney, Laura Wolvaardt Phoebe Litchfield, Ashleigh Gardner, Harleen Deol, Dayalan Hemalatha, Tanuja Kanwer, Mannat Kashyap, Meghna Singh, Shabnam Shakil, Bharti Fulmali, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra, Sayali Satghare.
Released players: Sneh Rana, Lea Tahuhu, Kathryn Bryce, Trisha Poojitha, Tarannum Pathan, Veda Krishnamurthy.
Remaining slots: 4; Purse Remaining: Rs 4.4 crore.