WPL MEDIA ADVISORY

November 07, 2025 TATA WPL 2026 Player Retention List Announced The player retention period for the TATA Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 season officially came to an end on November 05, 2025.

Across the five WPL franchises – Delhi Capitals (DC), Gujarat Giants (GG), Mumbai Indians (MI), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and UP Warriorz (UPW) – 17 players, including 07 overseas stars and 3 uncapped players, have been retained, ahead of the fourth season of one of the most followed women’s T20 leagues in the world.

The much anticipated TATA WPL 2026 Player Auction, which is set to take place on the back of India’s historic ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 triumph, will take place in New Delhi on November 27, 2025.

The full list of Players Retained is as follows: Delhi Capitals (DC)

Retained Players: Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Annabel Sutherland*, Marizanne Kapp*, Niki Prasad Gujarat Giants (GG)

Retained Players: Ashleigh Gardner*, Beth Mooney* Mumbai Indians (MI)

Retained Players: Natalie Sciver*, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews*, Amanjot Kaur, G Kamalini Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)

Retained Players: Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh,Ellyse Perry*, Shreyanka Patil

UP Warriorz (UPW)

Retained Players: Shweta Sehrawat

TATA WPL 2026/ Squad Size/Salary Cap/Available Slots

Franchise | No of Players | No of Overseas Players | No of Uncapped Players | RTM slots available | Total money spent in crs (Rs.) | Salary cap available in crs (Rs.) | Available Slots | Overseas Slots

DC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.3 | 5.7 | 13 | 4

GG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 4

MI | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.25 | 5.75 | 13 | 4

RCB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.85 | 6.15 | 14 | 5

UPW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.5 | 14.5 | 17 | 6

Total | 17 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 33.9 | 41.1 | 73 | 23

Notes: * Indicates overseas players

Amount in Crores.

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DEVAJIT SAIKIA

Honorary Secretary

BCCI