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India's Deepti Sharma and South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt -- 2 standout performers from the caller ODI World Cup -- were released by UP Warriorz and Gujarat Giants respectively up of the Women's Premier League (WPL) auction connected Thursday (November 6, 2025).
Deepti, who scored 215 runs and claimed 22 wickets to beryllium adjudged the player-of-the-tournament during India's World Cup triumph, had starred successful the last with a good half-century and a five-wicket haul against South Africa.
However, the 28-year-old, who was besides the player-of-the-tournament successful the 2024 WPL season, was not retained by the Warriorz.
The franchise chose to clasp lone erstwhile Under-19 World Cup victor Shweta Sehrawat arsenic portion of a caller attack for the upcoming season.
Gujarat Giants excessively decided to merchandise Wolvaardt, who struck consecutive centuries successful the semifinals and last of the World Cup to decorativeness arsenic the tournament's apical run-getter.
The Giants opted to clasp the Australian duo of Beth Mooney and Ashleigh Gardner, arsenic WPL rules let teams to support a maximum of 2 overseas players.
Among others, Indian stars Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh person each been retained by their respective franchises.
In contrast, Australian stalwarts Alyssa Healy and Meg Lanning, on with New Zealand's Amelia Kerr, person been released.
Delhi Capitals retained 5 players, including youngster Niki Prasad, adjacent arsenic Lanning, who had led the broadside to 3 successive finals, was released.
Mumbai Indians besides retained 5 players, including young G Kamalini, portion player-of-the-tournament Nat Sciver-Brunt was retained astatine a higher terms than skipper Harmanpreet Kaur.
In fact, it Harmanpreet had requested MI to clasp Sciver-Brunt up of her.
As per WPL retention rules, each franchise tin clasp a maximum of 3 capped Indian players, 2 overseas players, and 2 uncapped Indian players. In cases wherever a squad retains 5 players, astatine slightest 1 indispensable beryllium an uncapped Indian.
For the archetypal time, the WPL volition besides let franchises to workout a right-to-match (RTM) enactment astatine the auction to bargain backmost a subordinate who was portion of their 2025 squad.
The mega auction volition instrumentality spot successful Delhi connected November 27.
List of retained players:
Mumbai Indians: Nat-Sciver Brunt (₹3.5 Cr), Harmanpreet Kaur (₹2.5 Cr), Hayley Matthews (₹1.75 Cr), Amanjot Kaur (₹1 Cr), G Kamalini (₹50 lakh).
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Smriti Mandhana (₹3.5 Cr), Richa Ghosh (₹2.75 Cr), Ellyse Perry (₹2 Cr), Shreyanka Patil (₹60 lakh).
Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner (₹3.5 Cr), Beth Mooney (₹2.5 Cr)
UP Warriorz: Shweta Sehrawat (₹50 lakh).
Delhi Capitals: Jemimah Rodrigues (₹2.2 Cr), Shafali Verma (₹2.2 Cr), Annabel Sutherland (₹2.2 Cr), Marizanne Kapp (₹2.2 Cr), Niki Prasad (₹50 lakh).
