WPL 2027 Player Retention: Full List of Released & Retained Players and Purse Available for Auction

Things are shaping up for the upcoming Tata Women’s Premier League 2027 (WPL 2027) season as all five franchises have officially submitted their list of retained and released players ahead of the WPL 2027 player auction, which is scheduled to take place in Kochi on October 28, 2026.

A total of 63 players, including 23 overseas, have been retained across the 5 teams, completing the WPL 2027 player retention and release list. With 27 slots remaining open across the five squads (including 7 overseas slots), we will be witnessing high-octane action at the auction table in Kochi. Here is everything you need to know about team retentions, released marquee players, and remaining purse amounts of all 5 teams.

WPL 2027 Player Retention: Team-by-Team Breakdown of Retained, Released & Remaining Purse

UP Warriorz (UPW)

The UP Warriors have retained a total of 11 players and parted ways with as many as 4 players, including two overseas players. Take a close look at the list of players retained and released.

• Retained Players (11): Deepti Sharma, Meg Lanning (Overseas), Phoebe Litchfield (Overseas), Sophie Ecclestone (Overseas), Tara Norris (Overseas), Harleen Deol, Kranti Gaud, Pratika Rawal, Shikha Pandey, Shipra Giri, and Simran Shaikh.
• Released Players 9): Asha Sobhana, Deandra Dottin (Overseas), Gongadi Meena, Kiran Navgire, Shweta Sehrawat, Amy Jones (Overseas), Chloe Tryon (Overseas), Charli Knott (Overseas), and Suman Meena.
• Money Spent: ₹11.35 Crore
• Remaining Purse: ₹3.65 Crore (Highest Purse)
• Available Slots: 7 total (2 Overseas)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women (RCBW)

Reigning and 2-time champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru women have let go of four players, including two overseas. They have retained their core group, including the likes of Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh, and skipper Smriti Mandhana, who are among the retained players.

• Retained Players (13): Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry (Overseas), Georgia Voll (Overseas), Lauren Bell (Overseas), Nadine de Klerk (Overseas), Shreyanka Patil, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Sayali Satghare, Prema Rawat, and Prathyoosha Kumar.
• Released Players (4): Grace Harris (Overseas), Linsey Smith (Overseas), Dayalan Hemalatha, and Gautami Naik.
• Money Spent: ₹13.85 Crore
• Remaining Purse: ₹1.15 Crore
• Available Slots: 5 total (2 Overseas)

Delhi Capitals Women (DCW)

The four-time finalists, Delhi Capitals Women, have retained 13 and released 6 of their players from last season. Skipper Jemimah Rodrigues, Chinelle Henry, Laura Wolvaardt, and star opener Shafali Verma are among the heavyweights who have been retained by the Capitals women.

• Retained Players (13): Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Annabel Sutherland (Overseas), Marizanne Kapp (Overseas), Laura Wolvaardt (Overseas), Chinelle Henry (Overseas), Lucy Hamilton (Overseas), Minnu Mani, Niki Prasad, Sree Charani, Mamatha Madiwala, Nandni Sharma, and Deeya Yadav.
• Released Players (6): Sneh Rana, Lizelle Lee (Overseas), Alana King (Overseas), Taniyaa Bhatia, Pragati Singh, and Eddla Srujana.
• Money Spent: ₹13.90 Crore
• Remaining Purse: ₹1.10 Crore
• Available Slots: 5 total (1 Overseas)

Gujarat Giants Women (GGW)

The Gujarat Giants women maintained stability by retaining the key overseas trio of Beth Mooney, Ashleigh Gardner, and Sophie Devine. The team has released only four players ahead of the 2027 season, tying them with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru women for the fewest releases.

• Retained Players (15): Beth Mooney (Overseas), Ashleigh Gardner (Overseas), Sophie Devine (Overseas), Georgia Wareham (Overseas), Kim Garth (Overseas), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Singh, Kashvee Gautam, Tanuja Kanwer, Yastika Bhatia, Anushka Sharma, Bharti Fulmali, Kanika Ahuja, Happy Kumari, and Jintimani Kalita.
• Released Players (4): Danni Wyatt-Hodge (Overseas), Ayushi Soni, Titas Sadhu, and Shivani Singh.
• Money Spent: ₹13.75 Crore
• Remaining Purse: ₹1.25 Crore
• Available Slots: 3 total (1 Overseas)

Mumbai Indians Women (MIW)

The former 2-time champions, Mumbai Indians women, have retained almost all their key players ahead of the WPL 2027 season. The retention list is led by skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Hayley Matthews, Natalie Sciver-Brunt, and Shabnam Ismail.

• Retained Players (11): Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt (Overseas), Amelia Kerr (Overseas), Hayley Matthews (Overseas), Nicola Carey (Overseas), Shabnim Ismail (Overseas), Amanjot Kaur, Sajeevan Sajana, Sanskriti Gupta, Rahila Firdous, and Vaishnavi Sharma.
• Released Players (6): G. Kamalini, Saika Ishaque, Triveni Vasistha, Milly Illingworth (Overseas), Kranthi Reddy, and Poonam Khemnar.
• Money Spent: ₹14.00 Crore
• Remaining Purse: ₹1.00 Crore
• Available Slots: 7 total (1 Overseas)

Overall WPL 2027 Auction Summary