WPL 2025 Retention: In preparation for the upcoming Women's Premier League (WPL) mini-auction, all five franchises recently announced their retained and released players. While each team can have up to 18 players, including a maximum of six overseas players, RCB, Mumbai Indians, and Delhi Capitals largely kept their core players, making only necessary changes.
Meanwhile, UP Warriorz and Gujarat Giants, who underperformed in previous seasons, released more players to allow for substantial squad adjustments. With an increased auction budget, teams are expected to be strategic, particularly in balancing their rosters to strengthen their title ambitions for the new season.

RCB Retained Players:
Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Renuka Thakur, Asha Shobana, Shreyanka Patil, Ekta Bisht, S Meghana, Ellyse Perry, Sophie Devine, Danni Wyatt-Hodge (Traded), Georgia Wareham, Sophie Molineux, Kate Cross, Kanika Ahuja
DC Retained Players:
Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Taniya Bhatia, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Minnu Mani, Titas Sadhu, Meg Lanning, Alice Capsey, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Annabel Sutherland
MI Retained Players:
Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Pooja Vastrakar, Yastika Bhatia, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Matthews, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Amanjot Kaur, Saika Ishaque, Jintimani Kalita, S Sajana, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Shabnim Ismail
GT Retained Players:
Beth Mooney, Ashleigh Gardner, Laura Wolvaardt, Dayalan Hemalatha, Tanuja Kanwer, Shabnam Shakil, Phoebe Litchfield, Priya Mishra, Trisha Poojitha, Mannat Kashyap, Meghna Singh
UPW Retained Players:
Alyssa Healy (c), Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Deepti Sharma (vc), Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone, Chamari Athapaththu, Kiran Navgire, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Anjali Sarvani, Uma Chetry, Poonam Khemnar, Saima Thakor, Gouher Sultana, Vrinda Dinesh