WPL 2027: Franchises submit retention and release lists ahead of October auction
Franchises for the Women's Premier League (WPL) have submitted their lists of retained and released players ahead of the WPL 2027 player auction, which is set for October 28, 2026 at the Grand Hyatt in Kochi. The BCCI has confirmed the WPL 2027 window will run from January 14 to February 7, 2027.
The WPL has grown rapidly into a high-profile tournament for women cricketers with strong competition across teams. Over the last four editions, Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have each won two titles. Delhi Capitals have reached the final on four occasions but are yet to secure a title. UP Warrioz and Gujarat Giants have struggled in recent seasons and will aim to improve their standing in 2027.
One retention list submitted by a franchise named Smriti Mandhana as captain and kept Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Voll, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Lauren Bell, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar and Prathyoosha Kumar. That same franchise released Grace Harris, Linsey Smith, Gautami Naik and Dayalan Hemalatha.
Another franchise retained Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Natalie Sciver, Nicola Carey, Rahila Firdous, S Sajana, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail and Vaishnavi Sharma. Their released list comprised G Kamalini, Milly Illingworth, Nalla Reddy, Poonam Khemnar, Saika Ishaque and Triveni Vasistha.
A separate set of submissions showed retention of Annabel Sutherland, Chinelle Henry, Deeya Yadav, Jemimah Rodrigues, Laura Wolvaardt, Lucy Hamilton, Mamatha Madiwala, Marizanne Kapp, Minnu Mani, Nandni Sharma, Niki Prasad, Shafali Verma and Sree Charani. That group released Lizelle Lee, Alana King, Taniyaa Bhatia, Sneh Rana, Pragati Singh and Eddla Srujana.
One franchise's retained roster included Deepti Sharma, Harleen Deol, Kranti Gaud, Meg Lanning, Phoebe Litchfield, Pratika Rawal, Shikha Pandey, Shipra Giri, Simran Shaikh, Sophie Ecclestone and Tara Norris. They released Kiran Navgire, Chloe Tryon, Amy Jones, Deandra Dottin*, Asha Sobhana and Shweta Sehrawat.
Another retention submission listed Anushka Sharma, Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Bharti Fulmali, Georgia Wareham, Happy Kumari, Jintimani Kalita, Kanika Ahuja, Kashvee Gautam, Kim Garth, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Singh, Sophie Devine, Tanuja Kanwer and Yastika Bhatia. That franchise released Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Aayushi Soni, Titas Sadhu and Shivani Singh.
The WPL 2027 player auction will be held on October 28, 2026 at the Grand Hyatt in Kochi, and the BCCI has confirmed the tournament window runs from January 14 to February 7, 2027, though the full match-by-match fixture list has not yet been released.