The 3rd season of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2025 is just a week away, and teams are gearing up for the kickoff, which will take place on Valentine's Day！February 14, 2025. Ahead of the tournament, a mini-auction was held, where many young talents earned a spot.
The five cricket teams！Delhi Capitals (DC), Gujarat Giants (GG), Mumbai Indians (MI), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), and UP Warriorz (UPW)！filled a total of 19 slots, including five for foreign players, at the WPL 2025 mini-auction from a pool of 120 cricketers (91 Indians and 29 overseas players). While most teams opted to retain their core groups, they also released a few players to free up funds for the auction and fine-tune their squads.?
UP Warriorz (UPW) have signed Chinelle Henry as an injury replacement for Alyssa Healy after the Australian skipper was ruled out of the tournament due to a stress injury in her right foot.?
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have added Heather Graham and Kim Garth to their squad as replacements for Sophie Devine and Kate Cross. Devine has opted for a break from cricket, while Cross has been sidelined since December due to a back injury. Additionally, England spinner Charlie Dean was previously named as a replacement for the injured Sophie Molineux at RCB.?
Australian all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner has been appointed as the captain of Gujarat Giants for WPL 2025, bringing an end to Beth Mooney's two-year tenure as skipper.
Retained players: Alyssa Healy (c), Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris, Kiran Navgire, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia McGrath, Vrinda Dinesh, Saima Thakor, Poonam Khemnar, Gouher Sultana, Chamari Athapaththu, Uma Chetry?
Auction buys: Arushi Goel, Kranti Goud, Alana King?
Retained Players: Smriti Mandhana (c), Sabbineni Meghana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh, Sophie Molineux, Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross, Kanika Ahuja, Danni Wyatt (traded)
Auction buys: Prema Rawat, Joshitha VJ, Raghvi Bist, Jagravi Pawar?
Retained players: Ashleigh Gardner (C), Beth Mooney, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt, Shabnam Shakil, Tanuja Kanwer, Phoebe Litchfield, Meghna Singh, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra, Mannat Kashyap, Bharti Fulmali, Sayali Satghare?
Auction buys: Deandra Dottin, Simran Shaikh, Danielle Gibson, Prakashika Naik?
Retained players: Mumbai Indians: Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Hayley Matthews, Jintimani Kalita, Natalie Sciver, Pooja Vastrakar, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia, Shabnim Ismail, Amandeep Kaur, S. Sajana, Keerthana?
Auction buys: Nadine de Klerk, G. Kamalini, Sanskriti Gupta, Akshita Maheshwari?
Retained players: Alice Capsey, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen, Marizanne Kapp, Meg Lanning (c), Minnu Mani, Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniyaa Bhatia, Titas Sadhu, Annabel Sutherland?
Auction buys: Nandini Kashyap, N Charani, Sarah Bryce, Niki Prasad
All matches of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2025 will begin at 7:30 PM IST. Viacom18 holds the official broadcasting rights for the tournament, and fans can catch the live telecast on various Sports18 network channels. Additionally, live streaming of all WPL 2025 matches will be available for free on JioCinema.?
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