At one time, the Indian Premier League (IPL), one of the most popular franchises in the world, was exclusively for men. However, BCCI started women’s IPL last year out of this trend. Gradually, the popularity of women’s events is also increasing. The auction for the 2025 edition of the Women’s IPL is likely to take place in early December. However, the franchises have already given the list of retained cricketers.
Delhi released leg-spinner Poonam Yadav. Two-time finalists Laura Harris, Aparna Mondal and Ashwani Kumari did not hold back ahead of the auction. Mumbai Indians released cricketers like EC Young, Royal Challengers Bangalore Heather Knight, Nadine De Klerk.
Gujarat dropped Sneh Rana who captained Gujarat due to Beth Muni’s injury in the first season. Apart from this, they did not retain New Zealand’s Leah Tahuhu, Scotland’s Catherine Brace.
Delhi Capitals
Retained cricketers- Meg Lanning, Jemima Rodriguez, Shefali Verma, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Tanya Bhatia, Minu Mani, Sneha Deepti, Titas Sadhu, Marijan Cupp, Jess Jonassen, Alice Capsey, Annabel Sutherland.
Dropped cricketers- Laura Harris, Poonam Yadav, Aparna Mondal, Ashwani Kumari.
Gujarat Giants
Retained cricketers- Beth Mooney, Ashley Gardner, Laura Woolvert, Dayalan Hemlata, Tanuja Kanwar, Shabnam Sakil Phoebe Litchfield, Priya Mishra, Trisha Pojitha, Manat Kashap, Meghna Singh.
In the abandoned creekTar- Leah Tahuhu, Kathryn Brace. Sneh Rana, Veda Krishnamurthy, Taranam Pathan, Lauren Sheetley.
Mumbai Indians
Retained cricketers- Amandeep Kaur, Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Mathews, Jintimani Kalita, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Nat Seaver-Brant, Pooja Vastkar, S Sajana, Saika Ishaq, Shabnam Ismail, Swastika Bhatia.
Dropped cricketers- Fatima Zafar, Humairara Kazi Priyanka Bala, EC Young.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Retained cricketers- Smriti Mandhana, Elise Perry, Richa Ghosh, Sabineni Meghna, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Wareham, Asha Sobhana, Renuka Singh, Sophie Devine, Sophie Molyneux, Ekta Bishot, Kanika Ahuja, Kat Cross, Danny Watt.
Dropped cricketers- Heather Knight, Nadine de Klerk, Shubha Satish, Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Shimran Bahadur, Shraddha Pokarkar.
UP Warriors
Retained cricketers- Alyssa Healy, Kiran Navgire, Shweta Shehrat, Deepti Sharma, Chamari Atapattu, Grace Harris, Sophie Eccleston, Tahlia McGrath, Rajeshree Gaikwad, Saima Thakur, Anjali Sarvani, Gohar Sultana, Poonam Khmer, Uma Chhetri, Vrinda Dinesh.
Dropped cricketers- Parvashi Chopra, Laxmi Yadav, S Yashree, Lauren Bell.
(Dhakatimes/ 08 November/NBW)
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