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The retentions for the Women’s Premier League (WPL) were announced on Thursday (Nov. 7) as players learned their fate for the 2025 season. Top players like Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur and Ellyse Perry were some of the big names that made the cut for retention as teams prepare for the 2025 campaign. The WPL retention deadline did not bring many surprises, and players who form the major core of the teams were retained by the five franchises.

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Here are all the details of the five franchises, including defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), who got the better of Delhi Capitals in last season’s final.

Squads after retentions

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Smriti Mandhana, S Meghana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh, Sophie Molineux, Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross, Kanika Ahuja

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Mumbai Indians: Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Jintimani Kalita, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Pooja Vastrakar, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia, Shabnim Ismail, S Sajana, Amandeep Kaur, Keerthana Balakrishnan

Delhi Capitals: Alice Capsey, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen, Marizanne Kapp, Meg Lanning, Minnu Mani, Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniya Bhatia, Titas Sadhu, Annabel Sutherland

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UP Warriorz: Alyssa Healy, Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris, Kiran Navgire, Chamari Athapaththu, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia McGrath, Vrinda Dinesh, Poonam Khemnar, Saima Thakor, Gouher Sultana

Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt, Shabnam Shakil, Tanuja Kanwar, Phoebe Litchfield, Meghna Singh, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra, Mannat Kashyap, Sayali Sathgare

The WPL 2025 season is expected to take place in late February or early March as five teams will yet again bid to win the top prize in women’s franchise cricket. Eyes will be on players like Harmanpreet, Smriti, Poonam Yadav, with foreign players also in line to make a big impact on the WPL campaign.