New Delhi: Mark your calendars for the upcoming Women’s Premier League 2025 auction slated for Sunday, December 15. The event will star several high-profile personalities from the realm of women’s sports.
The upcoming Women’s T20 League in 2025 is stirring excitement as teams gear up for a mini-auction to bolster their ranks. The Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, RCB, and Delhi Capitals each have room for four new players. On the other hand, UP Warriorz is only looking to add three more to their team.
There’s a palpable buzz of excitement around the upcoming Women’s T20 League in 2025. Teams are gearing up for a mini-auction, hoping to bolster their line-ups with new talent. Watch out for teams like the Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, RCB, and Delhi Capitals, each of which is planning to bring on board four fresh faces. Meanwhile, the UP Warriorz is also on the move, setting its sights on adding three impactful players to their brigade.
Ahead of the anticipated event, RCB has strategically secured Danni Wyatt from the UP Warriorz. Going into the auction, they are armed with a budget of Rs 3.25 Crore.
List of RCB’s retained players:
Smriti Mandhana (C), Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Sabbineni Meghana, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh, Sophie Molineux, Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross, Kanika Ahuja, Asha Sobhana, Danni Wyatt (Traded)
RCB’s released years:
Nadine de Klerk, Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Shubha Satheesh, Shraddha Pokarkar, Simran Bahadur.
In the initial round of the competition, the team made a strategic decision to keep their key players onboard. However, they chose to release their fast bowler, Issy Wong, as well as their Indian counterparts Priyanka Bala, Humaira Kaazi, and Fatima Jaffer.
It’s going to be fascinating to watch how the Mumbai Indians strategize to expand their footprint at the auction, considering they have a budget of Rs 2.65 Crore at their disposal.
List of MI’s retained players:
Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Hayley Matthews, Jintimani Kalita, Natalie Sciver, Pooja Vastrakar, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia, Shabnim Ismail, Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Amandeep Kaur, S. Sajana, Keerthana
MI’s released players:
Priyanka Bala, Humairaa Kaazi, Fatima Jaffer, Isabelle Wong
The Delhi squad, despite reaching the championship round in the illustrious Women’s league back-to-back times, have the least financial muscle out of the five teams going into the bidding event, with a mere Rs 2.5 Crore to their name.
The team has decided to let go of the Australian star, Laura Harris. In addition to her, Indian players Ashwani Kumari, Poonam Yadav, and Aparna Mondal have also been released from the team.
List of DC’s retained players:
Meg Lanning (C), Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen, Marizanne Kapp, Minnu Mani, Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Alice Capsey, Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniyaa Bhatia, Titas Sadhu, Annabel Sutherland
DC’s released players:
Laura Harris, Poonam Yadav, Aparna Mondal, Ashwani Kumari.
Going into the auction, the UP Warriorz boast the second-highest budget among all teams, totalling a hefty Rs 3.9 Crore. They’ve made some strategic shifts, one of which is sending English sportswoman Wyatt over to RCB, while also bidding farewell to her compatriot, Lauren Bell.
The UP Warriorz have made some significant team changes by letting go of Indian athletes Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, and S. Yashasri, as they strategize to get into the limelight.
UPW’s retained players:
Alyssa Healy (C), Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia McGrath, Vrinda Dinesh, Saima Thakor, Poonam Khemnar, Gouher Sultana, Chamari Athapaththu, Uma Chetry, Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris, Kiran Navgire, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Shweta Sehrawat
UPW released players:
Lauren Bell, Parshavi Chopra, Laxmi Yadav, S. Yashasri, Danni Wyatt (Traded to RCB).
The Gujarat Giants are entering the auction with the highest budget this year. They’ve amassed a substantial fund of Rs 4.4 Crores for the player auction, following their decision to let go of New Zealand player, Lea Tahuhu, and Kathryn Bryce from Scotland.
The team has decided to let go of Indian all-rounder Sneh Rana. Additionally, Trisha Poojitha, Veda Krishnamurthy, and Tarannum Pathan have also been given their release notices.
GG retained players:
Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt, Shabnam Shakil, Tanuja Kanwer, Phoebe Litchfield, Meghna Singh, Kashvee Gautam, Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Dayalan Hemalatha, Priya Mishra, Mannat Kashyap, Bharti Fulmali, Sayali Satghare
GG released players:
Lea Tahuhu, Kathryn Bryce, Sneh Rana, Trisha Poojitha, Veda Krishnamurthy, Tarannum Pathan.
