WPL 2025 Auction: Possible Date, Venue, Remaining Purse & Retained Players List of All Women’s Premier League Teams

WPL 2025 Auction: With the retention deadline and the Indian Premier League (IPL) out of the way, the attention now switches to the Women’s Premier League 2025 Mini Auction, where all 5 teams will look to add to their squads for the upcoming season.

A total of 19 slots, including five for overseas players, will be up for grabs during the bidding process where each of the five franchises have been handed a total budget of Rs 15 crore, a Rs 1.5 Crore more than the Rs 13.5 crore from last year, to build their squads.

While franchises have been handed a bigger purse, all teams head into the auction with a different amounts remaining in their purse following the retention of players from their respective 2024 squads.

On the retention deadline day (November 7), a total of 71 players, including 25 overseas stars, were retained across the five teams with very little left to do for the franchises during the mini auction. Here is a look at the retained players list:

WPL 2025 Retained Players List

Delhi Capitals 2025 Retained Players List: 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, and Titas Sadhu.

Gujarat Giants 2025 Retained Players List: 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, and Tanuja Kanwer.

Mumbai Indians 2025 Retained Players List: 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, and Yastika Bhatia.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru 2025 Retained Players List: 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, and Sophie Molineux.

UP Warriorz 2025 Retained Players List: 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, and Vrinda Dinesh.

Following the above retentions, teams will have very less slots to fill with a good purse. Gujarat Giants have the biggest purse and will be the most busiest team at the mini auction.

Despite releasing the fewest number of players, UP Warriorz head into the auction with the second biggest remaining purse followed by RCB, MI and DC. Here is a look at the remaining purse and slots of all teams:

WPL Auction 2025 Remaining Purse and Slots of All 5 Teams

Team	Squad Size	Overseas Players	Money Spent (INR)	Remaining Purse (INR)	Slots Left	Overseas Slots
DC	14	5	Rs 12.5 Crore	Rs 2.5 Crore	4	1
GG	14	4	Rs 10.6 Crore	Rs 4.4 Crore	4	2
MI	14	5	Rs 12.35	Rs 2.65 Crore	4	1
RCB	14	6	Rs 11.75	Rs 3.25 Crore	4	0
UPW	15	5	Rs 11.1	Rs 3.9 Crore	3	1

The remaining purse and slots are clear, but, when is the auction taking place and where? Here is a look at the potential dates and venues for the WPL Auction 2025:

When and where will WPL 2025 Auction Take Place?

WPL Auction 2025 Possible Date and Venue: The next WPL Mini Auction will be a one-day event. As per recent reports, the bidding process will be held next month in India. According a report in ESPN Cricinfo, the WPL 2025 Auction will be held in Bengaluru on Sunday, December 15.