WPL 2024 auction: Purse Remaining, Available Slots, Retained, Released Players List, Livestreaming Details, and All You Need To Know

The Indian Cricket Board has announced that the Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction will be held on December 9 in Mumbai, ahead of WPL 2024. Notably, all five franchises have released the list of retention and released players ahead of the mini-auction. According to sources, WPL is set to commence from February to March next year.

The five franchises have released a total of 29 players ahead of the WPL auction. However, all the franchises have retained over 60 players, including 21 overseas players. Notably, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians were the first team to grab the inaugural title after defeating the Delhi Capitals in March this year at Braborne Cricket Stadium in Mumbai.

Notably, for the inaugural edition, the franchise was allocated to spend 12 crores; however, it has increased from 12 crores to 13.5 crores ahead of the WPL 2024 auction. Gujarat Giants currently possess the highest purse after releasing players, with INR 5.95 crore at their disposal, and this excludes the 1.5 crore that will be added to the purse. However, other teams have varying amounts left, with UP Warriors having INR 4 crore, Royal Challengers Bangalore with 3.35 crore, and Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals with 2.1 and 2.5 crore, respectively.

Check out here the list of released and retained players ahead of the WPL 2024 mini-auction

Delhi Capitals: Retained Players: Alice Capsey, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen, Laura Harris, Marizanne Kapp, Meg Lanning, Minnu Mani, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniyaa Bhatia, Titas Sadhu.

Released Players: Aparna Mondal, Jasia Akhter, Tara Norris.

Gujarat Giants: Retained Players: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt, Shabnam Shakil, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwer.

Released Players: Annabel Sutherland, Ashwani Kumari, Georgia Wareham, Hurley Gala, Kim Garth, Mansi Joshi, Monica Patel, Parunika Sisodia, Sabbineni Meghana, Sophia Dunkley, Sushma Verma.

Mumbai Indians: Retained Players: Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Humairaa Kaazi, Isabelle Wong, Jintimani Kalita, Natalie Scriver, Pooja Vastrakar, Priyanka Bala, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia.

Released Players: Dhara Gujjar, Heather Graham, Neelam Bisht, Sonam.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Retained Players: Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Elyse Perry, Heather Knight, Indrani Roy, Kanika Ahuja, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine.

Released Players: Dane Van Niekerk, Erin Burns, Komal Zanzad, Megan Schutt, Poonam Khemnar, Preeti Bose, Sahana Pawar.

UP Warriors: Retained Players: Alyssa Healy, Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris, Kiran Navgire, Lauren Bell, Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, S. Yashasri, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia McGrath.

Released Players: Devika Vaidya, Shabnim Ismail, Shivali Shinde, Simran Shaikh.

Where to watch the live coverage of the WPL 2024 auction on TV?

The Women’s Premier League 2024 auction will be available for telecast on the Sports18 network.

Where can we watch the livestream of the WPL 2024 auction online in India?

One can watch the livestream of WPL 2024 auction on the Jio Cinema app and website in India.