On Monday, September 28, the Women’s Premier League (WPL) franchises announced their players retained for the forthcoming WPL 2027 season. Notably, the player retention period officially concluded on Monday.
63 players, including 23 overseas stars, have been retained by the five franchises, Delhi
Capitals (DC), Gujarat Giants (GG), Mumbai Indians (MI), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and UP Warriorz (UPW).
It’s worth noting that a total of 27 slots, including 7 overseas slots, remain available ahead of the auction. WPL 2027 Player Auction is set to take place in Kochi on October 28, 2026. UP Warriorz will go into the auction with a maximum purse of INR 3.65 cr.
The full list of Players Retained is as follows:
Delhi Capitals (DC)
Retained Players: Annabel Sutherland*, Chinelle Henry*, Deeya Yadav, Jemimah Rodriguez, Laura Wolvaardt*, Lucy Hamilton*, Mamatha Madiwala, Marizanne Kapp*, Minnu Mani, N Sree Charani, Nandni Sharma, Niki Prasad, Shafali Verma
Gujarat Giants (GG)
Retained Players: 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, Yastika Bhatia
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Retained Players: Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr*, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews*, Natalie Sciver Brunt*, Nicola Carey*, Rahila Firdous, Sajeevan Sajana, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail*, Vaishnavi Sharma
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
Retained Players: Arundhati Reddy, Ellyse Perry*, Georgia Voll*, Lauren Bell*, Nadine De Klerk*, Pooja Vastrakar, Prathyoosha Kumar, Prema Rawat, Radha Yadav, Richa Ghosh, Sayali Satghare, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana
UP Warriorz (UPW)
Retained Players: Deepti Sharma, Harleen Deol, Kranti Gaud, Meg Lanning*, Phoebe Litchfield*, Pratika Rawal, Shikha Pandey, Shipra Giri, Simran Shaikh, Sophie Ecclestone*, Tara Norris*
Notes: *indicates overseas players
