All five Women’s Premier League (WPL) franchises have announced their retained and released players ahead of the WPL 2027 auction.
The retention deadline was September 28, with the auction scheduled to take place in Kochi on October 28.
The 2027 WPL season will be played in January and February, with the five franchises now having a clearer idea of their squads for the next season.
WPL 2027 Retained and Released Players
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Retained: Smriti Mandhana (c), Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Voll, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Lauren Bell, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Prathyusha Kumar.
Released: Grace Harris, Linsey Smith, Gautami Naik, Dayalan Hemalatha.
Retained: Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Nicola Carey, Rahila Firdous, Sajana, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Vaishnavi Sharma.
Released: G Kamalini, Milly Illingworth, Nalla Reddy, Poonam Khemnar, Saika Ishaque, Triveni Vasistha.
Delhi Capitals
Retained: Annabel Sutherland, Chinelle Henry, Deeya Yadav, Jemimah Rodrigues, Laura Wolvaardt, Lucy Hamilton, Mamatha Madiwala, Marizanne Kapp, Minnu Mani, Nandni Sharma, Niki Prasad, Shafali Verma, Sree Charani.
Released: Lizelle Lee, Alana King, Taniyaa Bhatia, Sneh Rana, Pragati Singh, Eddla Srujana.
UP Warriorz
Retained: Deepti Sharma, Harleen Deol, Kranti Gaud, Meg Lanning, Phoebe Litchfield, Pratika Rawal, Shikha Pandey, Shipra Giri, Simran Shaikh, Sophie Ecclestone, Tara Norris.
Released: Kiran Navgire, Chloe Tryon, Amy Jones, Deandra Dottin, Asha Sobhana, Shweta Sehrawat.
Gujarat Giants
Retained: Anushka Sharma, Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Bharti Fulmali, Georgia Wareham, Happy Kumari, Jintimani Kalita, Kanika Ahuja, Kashvee Gautam, Kim Garth, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Singh, Sophie Devine, Tanuja Kanwer, Yastika Bhatia.
Released: Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Aayushi Soni, Titas Sadhu, Shivani Singh.
With the retention process now complete, the focus will shift to the WPL 2027 auction.
The five franchises will have the opportunity to strengthen their squads when the auction takes place in Kochi on October 28.
The retention lists are OUT 📜
A look at the retained players of all 5️⃣ teams ahead of the #TATAWPL 2027 Auction 🙌 pic.twitter.com/r7xggUgDat
— Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) September 28, 2026
— Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) September 28, 2026
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