PremiumWPL 2024: Franchises retain top guns, release THESE players ahead of Women's Premier League season 2
Out of a total of 60 players, including 21 overseas cricketers, retained by the five franchises, 29 players were released from their current squads.
Last Updated: 05.05 PM, Oct 19, 2023
In preparation for the second season of the Women's Premier League, the five franchises were given the task of retaining the players they wished to keep and releasing the others by October 15.
As expected, all the marquee players, such as Harmanpreet Kaur from the Mumbai Indians (MI), Meg Lanning from the Delhi Capitals (DC), and Smriti Mandhana from the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), have been retained by their respective teams.
Out of a total of 60 players, including 21 overseas cricketers, retained by the five franchises, 29 players were released from their current squads.
NOTE: * indicates overseas players.
Mumbai Indians (MI):
The inaugural champions have let go of only four players, with Dhara Gujjar being the only one who had seen any action in the previous season.
Purse: INR 2.1 crore (the smallest purse among the five franchises)
Squad: Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr*, Chloe Tryon*, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews*, Humaira Kazi, Issy Wong*, Jintimani Kalita, Nat Sciver-Brunt*, Pooja Vastrakar, Priyanka Bala, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia
Released: Dhara Gujjar, Heather Graham*, Neelam Bisht, Sonam Yadav
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB):
The franchise has released Megan Schutt who featured in seven out of eight games last season but managed to take just four wickets.
Purse: INR 3.35 crore (seven slots vacant)
Squad: Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry*, Heather Knight*, Indrani Roy, Kanika Ahuja, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine*
Released: Dane van Niekerk*, Erin Burns*, Komal Zanzad, Megan Schutt*, Poonam Khemnar, Preeti Bose, Sahana Pawar
Delhi Capitals (DC):
The team made the decision to retain 15 of their 18 squad members, and among the three players released was the prolific fifer-taker, Tara Norris, who held the distinction of being the only Associate player among all teams during the inaugural season.
Purse: INR 2.25 crore (three slots vacant)
Squad: 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, Taniya Bhatia, Titas Sadhu
Released: Aparna Mondal, Jasia Akhtar, Tara Norris*
Gujarat Giants (GG):
The Gujarat Giants, who ended up at the bottom of the points table, have released more than half of their squad. They have retained Laura Wolvaardt, who had stepped in as an injury replacement for Beth Mooney, and Beth Mooney herself remains part of the team.
Purse: INR 5.95 crore (the biggest purse to fill 10 vacant slots)
Squad: Ashleigh Gardner*, Beth Mooney*, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt*, Shabnam Shakil, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwar
Released: Annabel Sutherland*, Ashwani Kumari, Georgia Wareham*, Hurley Gala, Kim Garth*, Mansi Joshi, Monica Patel, Parunika Sisodia, Sabbineni Meghana, Sophia Dunkley*, Sushma Verma
UP Warriorz (UPW):
The team has chosen to maintain its core group of players and has decided to part ways with Devika Vaidya, Shivali Shinde, and Simran Shaikh.
Purse: INR 4 crore (five slots vacant)
Squad: 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: Devika Vaidya, Shabnim Ismail*, Shivali Shinde, Simran Shaikh