Prior to the forthcoming player auctions, the Gujarat Giants, who finished fourth in the inaugural season of the Women’s Premier League, have released 11 of their 19 players. As announced by the BCCI on October 19, the five franchises retained only 29 of 89 players for the upcoming season. Sixty players, including 21 international cricketers, were retained.
Annabel Sutherland, Kim Garth, and Georgia Wareham, along with Sophia Dunkley, who replaced the injured Beth Mooney in the inaugural season, have been omitted by the Giants. They now have ten available slots, including three expatriates, with a total prize pool of $5.95 million.
Only Aparna Mondal, Jasia Akhter, and Tara Norris have been released from the Delhi Capitals’ squad, which finished second this season. Both Mumbai Indians and UP Warriorz have retained thirteen players and released four, with UP Warriorz also releasing the veteran pacer Shabnim ismail.
While UP Warriorz have a total purse of INR 4 Crore and DC have INR 2.25 Crore, MI have the least with INR 2.1 Crore.
In addition to four domestic cricketers, Royal Challengers Bangalore, who finished last in the table in the inaugural season, have released three foreign cricketers: Dane van Niekerk, Megan Schutt, and Erin Burns. Regardless, RCB will have only INR 3.35 Crore to spend at the upcoming auctions.
List of retained and released players
Delhi Capitals (DC)
Retained Players: Alice Capsey*, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen*, Laura Harris*, Marizanne Kapp*, Meg Lanning*, Minnu Mani, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniyaa Bhatia, Titas Sadhu
Released Players: Aparna Mondal, Jasia Akhter, Tara Norris*
Gujarat Giants (GG)
Retained Players: Ashleigh Gardner*, Beth Mooney*, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt*, Shabnam Shakil, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwer
Released Players: Annabel Sutherland*, Ashwani Kumari, Georgia Wareham*, Hurley Gala, Kim Garth*, Mansi Joshi, Monica Patel, Parunika Sisodia, Sabbineni Meghana, Sophia Dunkley*, Sushma Verma
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Retained Players: Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr*, Chloe Tryon*, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews*, Humairaa Kaazi, Isabelle Wong*, Jintimani Kalita, Natalie Sciver*, Pooja Vastrakar, Priyanka Bala, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia
Released Players: Dhara Gujjar, Heather Graham*, Neelam Bisht, Sonam Yadav
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
Retained Players: Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry*, Heather Knight*, Indrani Roy, Kanika Ahuja, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine*
Released Players: Dane Van Niekerk*, Erin Burns*, Komal Zanzad, Megan Schutt*, Poonam Khemnar, Preeti Bose, Sahana Pawar
UP Warriorz (UPW)
Retained Players: Alyssa Healy*, Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris*, Kiran Navgire, Lauren Bell*, Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, S. Yashasri, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone*, Tahlia Mcgrath*
Released Players: Devika Vaidya, Shabnim Ismail*, Shivali Shinde, Simran Shaikh
*Indicates overseas players
