The mini auction for the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 is set to be held on December 15 in Bengaluru, with each of the five franchises having a total budget of Rs 15 crore ($1.77 million), ESPNCricinfo reports.
Last year the figure was Rs 13.5 crore.
Gujarat Giants, the team which finished last in the first two seasons, will have the most amount available to spend – Rs 4.4 crore – as it released seven players from its roster.
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru, led by Smriti Mandhana, will have a purse of Rs 3.25 crore while for two-time runner-up Delhi Capitals, it will be Rs 2.5 crore.
Players released, retained ahead of auction:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Retained: 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 (traded)
Released: Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Nadine de Klerk, Shubha Satheesh, Shraddha Pokarkar, Simran Bahadur
Mumbai Indians
Retained: Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Hayley Matthews, Jintimani Kalita, Natalie Sciver, Pooja Vastrakar, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia, Shabnim Ismail, Amandeep Kaur, S. Sajana, Keerthana
Released: Priyanka Bala, Humairaa Kaazi, Fatima Jaffer, Isabelle Wong
Delhi Capitals
Retained: Alice Capsey, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen, Marizanne Kapp, Meg Lanning (c), Minnu Mani, Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniyaa Bhatia, Titas Sadhu, Annabel Sutherland
Released: Laura Harris, Ashwami Kumari, Poonam Yadav, Aparna Mondal
UP Warriorz
Retained: Alyssa Healy (c), Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris, Kiran Navgire, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia McGrath, Vrinda Dinesh, Saima Thakor, Poonam Khemnar, Gouher Sultana, Chamari Athapaththu, Uma Chetry
Released: Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, S. Yashasri, Lauren Bell, Danni Wyatt (traded to RCB)
Gujarat Giants
Retained: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt, Shabnam Shakil, Tanuja Kanwer, Phoebe Litchfield, Meghna Singh, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra, Mannat Kashyap, Bharti Fulmali, Sayali Satghare
Released: Sneh Rana, Kathryn Bryce, Trisha Poojitha, Veda Krishnamurthy, Tarannum Pathan, Lea Tahuhu
