Today was the deadline for teams to confirm the list of players that they will release and retain ahead of the next Women's Premier League (WPL) season. All five franchises kept their top Indian players like Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur, Shafali Verma and Jemimah Rodrigues in their squad. For those who are unaware, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge was traded from UP Warriorz to Royal Challengers Bengaluru shortly before retention.
Complete list of retained and released players
Mumbai Indians
Retained Players: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Pooja Vastrakar, Yastika Bhatia, Amanjot Kaur, Saika Ishaque, Jintimani Kalita, S Sajana, Fatima Jaffer, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Matthews, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Shabnim Ismail, Keerthana Balakrishna
Released Players: Priyanka Bala, Humairaa Kaazi, Fatima Jaffer, Isabelle Wong
Purse Remaining: Rs 2.65 crore
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Retained Players: Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Renuka Thakur, Asha Shobana, Shreyanka Patil, Ekta Bisht, S Meghana, Ellyse Perry, Sophie Devine, Danni Wyatt-Hodge (Traded), Georgia Wareham, Sophie Molineux, Kate Cross, Kanika Ahuja
Released Players: Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Nadine de Klerk, Shubha Satheesh, Shraddha Pokarkar, Simran Bahadur, Heather Knight
Purse Remaining: Rs 3.15 crore
Delhi Capitals
Retained Players: Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Taniya Bhatia, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Minnu Mani, Titas Sadhu, Meg Lanning, Alice Capsey, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Annabel Sutherland
Released Players: Laura Harris, Ashwani Kumari, Poonam Yadav, Aparna Mondal
Purse Remaining: Rs 2.5 crore
UP Warriorz
Retained Players: Alyssa Healy, Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris, Kiran Navgire, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia Mcgrath, Vrinda Dinesh, Saima Thakor, Poonam Khemnar, Gouher Sultana
Released Players: Lauren Bell, Laxmi Yadav, S. Yashasri, Parshavi Chopra
Purse Remaining: 3.9 crore
Gujarat Giants
Retained Players: Harleen Deol, Dayalan Hemalatha, Tanuja Kanwer, Shabnam Shakil, Mannat Kashyap, Sayali Sathgare, Meghna Singh, Priya Mishra, Beth Mooney, Ashleigh Gardner, Laura Wolvaardt, Phoebe Litchfield, Kashvee Gautam, Bharti Fulmali
Released Players: Sneh Rana, Kathryn Bryce, Trisha Poojitha, Veda Krishnamurthy, Traanum Pathan, Lea Tahuhu
Purse Remaining: 4.4 crore