With just a month to go until the WPL 2027 auction, teams have revealed their retentions.
All five teams combined have retained 63 players. Gujarat Giants (GG), who made it to the eliminator in 2026, have made the most retentions, with 15 players.
Last edition’s finalists, Delhi Capitals (DC) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), have retained 13 players each. Mumbai Indians (MI) and UP Warriorz (UPW) have retained 11 players each.
So here’s a look at the players retained and released ahead of the WPL 2027 auction.
Delhi Capitals Players Retained for WPL 2027
Players Retained: Annabel Sutherland, Chinelle Henry, Laura Wolvaardt, Lucy Hamilton, Marizanne Kapp, Deeya Yadav, Jemimah Rodrigues (c), Mamatha Madiwala, Minnu Mani, N Shree Charani, Nandani Sharma, Niki Prasad, Shafali Verma
Players Released: Alana King, Lizelle Lee, Sneh Rana, Taniya Bhatia, Pragati Singh, Eddla Srujana
Slots Available: 5 (one overseas)
Purse Remaining: INR 1.10 crore
Gujarat Giants Players Retained for WPL 2027
Players Retained: Ashleigh Gardner (c), Beth Mooney, Georgia Wareham, Kim Garth, Sophie Devine, Anushka Sharma, Bharti Fulmali, Happy Kumari, Jintimani Kalita, Kanika Ahuja, Kashvee Gautam, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Singh, Tanuja Kanwar, Yastika Bhatia
Players Released: Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Ayushi Soni, Titas Sadhu, Shivani Singh
Slots Available: 3 (one overseas)
Purse Remaining: INR 1.25 crore
Mumbai Indians Players Retained for WPL 2027
Players Retained: Melie Kerr, Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Nicola Carey, Amanjot Kaur, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Rahila Firdous, S Sajana, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Vaishnavi Sharma
Players Released: Milly Illingworth, G Kamalini, Kranthi Reddy, Poonam Khemnar, Saika Ishaque, Triveni Vasistha
Slots Available: 7 (one overseas)
Purse Remaining: INR 1 crore
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Players Retained for WPL 2027
Players Retained: Ellyse Perry, Georgia Voll, Lauren Bell, Nadine de Klerk, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Prathyoosha Kumar, Prema Rawat, Radha Yadav, Richa Ghosh, Sayali Satghare, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana (c)
Players Released: Grace Harris, Linsey Smith, D Hemalatha, Gautami Nayak
Slots Available: 5 (two overseas)
Purse Remaining: INR 1.15 crore
UP Warriorz Players Retained for WPL 2027
Players Retained: Meg Lanning (c), Phoebe Litchfield, Sophie Ecclestone, Tara Norris, Deepti Sharma, Harleen Deol, Kranti Gaud, Pratika Rawal, Shikha Pandey, Shipra Giri, Simran Shaikh
Players Released: Amy Jones, Charli Knott, Chloe Tryon, Deandra Dottin, Asha Sobhana, G Trisha, Kiran Navgire, Shweta Sehrawat, Suman Meena
Slots Available: 7 (two overseas)
Purse Remaining: INR 3.65 crore
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