The retentione exercise ahead of the mini auction for the Women’s Premier League’s 2027 season came to an end on September 28, Monday. The WPL 2027 auction will be a mini auction, with teams using the exercise to make strategic releases so they can bolster weak areas ahead of the new season.
WPL 2027 will get underway on January 14 and end on February 7.
The auction for this season will be held in Kochi on October 28.
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Here’s what the squads look like after the retention exercise before the 2027 auction:
– Mumbai Indians Women: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Shabnim Ismail, Sanskriti Gupta, Sajana Sajeevan, Rahila Firdous, Nicola Carey
Change in head coach: Luke Williams
– Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women: Smriti Mandhana (c), Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Voll, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Lauren Bell, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Prathyoosha Kumar, Sayali Satghare (replacement for Ellyse Perry)
Head coach: Malolan Rangarajan
– Delhi Capitals Women: Jemimah Rodrigues (c), Shafali Verma, Marzianne Kapp, Niki Prasad, Laura Wolvaardt, Chinelle Henry, Shree Charani, Deeya Yadav, Mamatha Madiwala, Nandni Sharma, Lucy Hamilton, Minnu Mani, Alana King.
Head coach: Jonathan Batty
– UP Warriorz: Meg Lanning (c), Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Phoebe Litchfield, Harleen Deol, Kranti Goud, Shikha Pandey, Shipra Giri, Simran Shaikh, Pratika Rawal
Head coach: Abhishek Nayar
– Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner (c), Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh Thakur, Bharti Fulmali, Kashvee Gautam, Kanika Ahuja, Tanuja Kanwer, Georgia Wareham, Anushka Sharma, Happy Kumari, Kim Garth, Yastika Bhatia, Rajeshwari Gayakwad
Head coach: Michael Klinger
Published on Sep 28, 2026
