The Countdown Begins: WPL 2025 Auction Date Set for December 15 in Bengaluru
It has been officially announced that the date for the auction of the WPL 2025 has been decided, and the excitement is already sky-high. The countdown has begun, so catalog your diaries because the WPL 2025 player auction will take place at ITC Gardenia in Bengaluru on December 15, 2024. It’s been promised that a third exciting edition of the event will be witnessed, all set to kick off with all the action of fans, players, and franchises
WPL 2025: An Overview
The WPL auction dates were announced by the Board of Cricket Council India (BCCI). They confirmed Bengaluru as the event’s host city. In contrast, the Indian Premier League’s auction recently held offshores, while the WPL 2025 auction remains on domestic lands.
- There is a possibility that up to 19 spots -14 Indian and 5 foreign players, will be filled during the auction with the entire INR 16.7 crore in available monies.
- A roster of 18 players and a maximum budget of INR 15 crore are allowed for each team. Each squad will consist of no more than six foreigners.
This time the base price for players is kept as follows –
- Capped Players: ₹ 30 Lakhs, ₹40 Lakhs and ₹50 Lakhs
- Uncapped Players: ₹10 Lakhs and ₹20 Lakhs
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Date | December 15, 2024 |
| Venue | ITC Gardenia, Bengaluru |
| Total Slots Available | 19 |
| Maximum Players Per Team | 18 |
| Foreign Player Limit | 6 per team |
| Auction Purse | ₹15 crore per franchise |
Purse and Slots Remaining
This year’s purse has been raised from last year´s INR 13.5 crores to INR 15 crores for the franchises. Here is a breakdown of the remaining slots and purses available to each franchise –
| Franchise | No.of Players | No. of overseas Players | Money Spent (INR) | Available Purse (INR) | Available Slots | Overseas Slots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCB | 14 | 6 | 11.75 | 3.25 | 4 | 0 |
| GG | 14 | 4 | 10.6 | 4.4 | 4 | 2 |
| UPW | 15 | 5 | 11.1 | 3.9 | 3 | 1 |
| DC | 14 | 5 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 1 |
| MI | 14 | 5 | 12.35 | 2.65 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 71 | 25 | 58.3 | 16.7 | 19 | 5 |
Team Retention and Releases
The lists of players who were retained and released by the Delhi Capitals (DC), Gujarat Giants (GG), Mumbai Indians (MI), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), and UP Warriorz (UPW) have been made public. Some organizations have purposefully released some players to increase auction flexibility, even if the majority of them have kept their core rosters.
Let us check these teams and their retained player in detail –
1. RCB - Released and Retained Players -
| Retained Players | Released Players |
|---|---|
| Smriti Mandhana (Captain) | Disha Kasat |
| Sabbineni Meghana | Nadine de Klerk |
| Ellyse Perry | Indrani Roy |
| Richa Ghosh | Shubha Satheesh |
| Georgia Wareham | Shraddha Pokarkar |
| Shreyanka Patil | Simran Bahadur |
| Asha Sobhana | |
| Sophie Devine | |
| Renuka Singh | |
| Sophie Molineux | |
| Ekta Bisht | |
| Kate Cross | |
| Kanika Ahuja | |
| Danni Wyatt-Hodge (Traded from UP Warriorz) |
2. DC - Released and Retained Players -
| Retained Players | Released Players |
|---|---|
| Alice Capsey | Laura Harris |
| Arundhati Reddy | Poonam Yadav |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | Aparna Mondal |
| Jess Jonassen | Ashwani Kumari |
| Marizanne Kapp | |
| Meg Lanning | |
| Minnu Mani | |
| Radha Yadav | |
| Shafali Verma | |
| Shikha Pandey | |
| Sneha Deepthi | |
| Taniya Bhatia | |
| Titas Sadhu | |
| Annabel Sutherland |
3. MI - Released and Retained Players -
| Retained Players | Released Players |
|---|---|
| Amanjot Kaur | Issy Wong |
| Amelia Kerr | Fatima Jaffer |
| Chloe Tryon | Humaira Kazi |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | Priyanka Bala |
| Hayley Matthews | |
| Jintimani Kalita | |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt | |
| Pooja Vastrakar | |
| Saika Ishaque | |
| Yastika Bhatia | |
| Shabnim Ismail | |
| S Sajana | |
| Amandeep Kaur | |
| Keerthana Balakrishnan |
4. GG - Released and Retained Players -
| Retained Players | Released Players |
|---|---|
| Ashleigh Gardner | Sneh Rana |
| Beth Mooney | Kathryn Bryce |
| Dayalan Hemalatha | Trisha Poojitha |
| Harleen Deol | Veda Krishnamurthy |
| Laura Wolvaardt | Tarannum Pathan |
| Shabnam Shakil | Lea Tahuhu |
| Tanuja Kanwar | |
| Phoebe Litchfield | |
| Meghna Singh | |
| Kashvee Gautam | |
| Priya Mishra | |
| Mannat Kashyap | |
| Sayali Sathgare | |
| Bharti Fulmali |
5. UPW - Released and Retained Players -
| Retained Players | Released Players |
|---|---|
| Alyssa Healy | Lauren Bell |
| Anjali Sarvani | Laxmi Yadav |
| Deepti Sharma | Parshavi Chopra |
| Grace Harris | Soppadhandi Yashasri |
| Kiran Navgire | |
| Chamari Athapaththu | |
| Rajeshwari Gayakwad | |
| Shweta Sehrawat | |
| Sophie Ecclestone | |
| Tahlia McGrath | |
| Vrinda Dinesh | |
| Poonam Khemnar | |
| Saima Thakor | |
| Gouher Sultana | |
| Uma Chetry |
What to Expect in WPL 2025?
The 2025 WPL season would begin in February and last until March. Under Smriti Mandhana’s leadership, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, whose squad is the reigning champion, would want to maintain its supremacy at this esteemed potential competition. Since every organization is working to strengthen their lineups in anticipation of the auction, fans should anticipate a sense of competition.
A celebration of talent, excitement, and unpredictable events are all part of the countdown to WPL 2025, as the third edition marks another important day in women’s cricket. As the next phase of this incredible story is revealed through the mini-auction, stay tuned!
