WPL Auction: Ahead of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 auction, several teams have made some major changes to their squads. Mumbai Indians (MI) have let go of England fast bowler Issy Wong who played a pivotal role in MI winning the title with the first-ever WPL hat-trick. Wong did not get much playtime during 2024 where she played just two matches for her three wickets at an economical pace of 8.33, especially following the recruitment of Shabnim Ismail.
Gujarat Giants Release Sneh Rana, Kathryn Bryce, And Lea Tahuhu.
Gujarat Giants sent a shock to the entire cricket world as they released veteran all-rounder Sneh Rana from the books. The 30-year-old had captained the Giants in the inaugural season when regular captain Beth Mooney went out injured. However, after a series of lackluster performances in the 2024 season, the Gujarat Giants dropped her. Rana played only four games, scoring a meager 13 runs and no wickets. Gujarat Giants have also released overseas players Kathryn Bryce and Lea Tahuhu. However, in this regard, the Gujarat side will start the 2025 auction with a crushing INR 4.4 crores purse.
Delhi Capitals Also Released Poonam Yadav And Laura Harris.
Delhi Capitals have been runners-up in both seasons of WPL. They will go into the 2025 auction with the smallest purse, INR 2.5 crores. The franchise has trimmed some key arteries, especially in the form of experienced leg-spinner Poonam Yadav, who went without a game in the just-concluded season after having played three games in the inaugural season. Another batter Delhi released is Australian Laura Harris. Delhi needs to renew their squad.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Release Six Players, Including Nadine de Klerk
The defending champions Royal Challengers Bangalore have made some big decisions ahead of the 2025 auction, releasing six players, which include South African batter Nadine de Klerk. However, RCB recently added to its strength by strengthening its squad with England’s Danni Wyatt-Hodge through a trade.
Here’s a table summarizing the squad changes for each Women’s Premier League (WPL) team ahead of the 2025 auction:
| Team | Available Purse | Released Players | Retained Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | INR 3.25 crores | Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Nadine de Klerk, Shubha Satheesh, Shraddha Pokarkar, Simran Bahadur | Smriti Mandhana (c), Sabbineni Meghana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh, Sophie Molineux, Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross, Kanika Ahuja, Danni Wyatt-Hodge (Traded) |
| Mumbai Indians | INR 2.65 crores | Priyanka Bala, Humairaa Kaazi, Fatima Jaffer, Isabelle Wong | Harmanpreet Kaur (c), 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 |
| Delhi Capitals | INR 2.5 crores | Laura Harris, Ashwani Kumari, Poonam Yadav, Aparna Mondal | Meg Lanning (c), Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Taniya Bhatia, Alice Capsey, Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Radha Yadav, Shikha Panedey, Arundhati Reddy, Jess Jonassen, Titas Sadhu, Minnu Mani, Sneha Deepthi |
| Gujarat Giants | INR 4.4 crores | Sneh Rana, Kathryn Bryce, Trisha Poojitha, Veda Krishnamurthy, Tarannum Pathan, Lea Tahuhu | Beth Mooney (c), Laura Wolvaardt, Phoebe Litchfield, Ash Gardner, Harleen Deol, Dayalan Hemalatha, Tanuja Kanwer, Mannat Kashyap, Meghna Singh, Shabnam Shakil, Bharti Fulmali, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra, Sayali Satghare |
| UP Warriorz | INR 3.9 crores | Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, S Yashasri, Lauren Bell | Alyssa Healy (c), 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 |
