WPL Teams Retain Core Players for 2025
• Major players like Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry, Shafali Verma, Meg Lanning, and Harmanpreet Kaur have been retained for the 2025 edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL).
• The retention period ended on Thursday.
• Royal Challengers Bengaluru retained 14 players, including six overseas recruits.
• Delhi Capitals retained Jemimah Rodrigues, Radha Yadav, and Arundhati Reddy.
• Mumbai Indians retained 14 players, particularly the core.
• Other players included Laura Harris, Ashwani Kumari, Poonam Yadav, and Aparna Mondal.
• UP Warriorz retained 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, Chamari Atapaththu, and Uma Chetry.
• Gujarat Giants retained Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, D. Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt, Shabnam Shakil, Tanuja Kanwer, Phoebe Litchfield, Meghna Singh, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra, Mannat Kashyap, Bharti Fulmali, and Sayali Satghare.
• Mumbai Indians retained Harmanpreet Kaur, Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Hayley Matthews, Jintimani Kalita, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Pooja Vastrakar, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia, Shabnim Ismail, Amandeep Kaur, S. Sajana, and Keerthana Balakrishnan.