In a significant prelude to the upcoming season of the Women’s Premier League, team strategies have come to light as Gujarat Giants, Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and UP Warriorz reveal their player retentions and releases.
Delhi Capitals (DC)
Retained Players: 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, Taniyaa Bhatia, Titas Sadhu
Released Players: Aparna Mondal, Jasia Akhter, Tara Norris
Gujarat Giants (GG)
Retained Players: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt, Shabnam Shakil, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwer
Released Players: Annabel Sutherland, Ashwani Kumari, Georgia Wareham, Hurley Gala, Kim Garth, Mansi Joshi, Monica Patel, Parunika Sisodia, Sabbineni Meghana, Sophia Dunkley, Sushma Verma
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Retained Players: Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Humairaa Kaazi, Isabelle Wong, Jintimani Kalita, Natalie Sciver, Pooja Vastrakar, Priyanka Bala, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia
Released Players: Dhara Gujjar, Heather Graham, Neelam Bisht, Sonam Yadav
Superheroes, queens, champions – here are your stars who’ll continue to don the blue-and-gold for the next #WPL season 🥰💙
Read: https://t.co/NfrZbx2eZs#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #AaliRe pic.twitter.com/TSz6T9fnZr
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) October 19, 2023
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
Retained Players: Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Indrani Roy, Kanika Ahuja, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine
Released Players: Dane Van Niekerk, Erin Burns, Komal Zanzad, Megan Schutt, Poonam Khemnar, Preeti Bose, Sahana Pawar
🗣 𝑶𝑭𝑭𝑰𝑪𝑰𝑨𝑳 𝑨𝑵𝑵𝑶𝑼𝑵𝑪𝑬𝑴𝑬𝑵𝑻
🔏 𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐃: The right mix of youth, experience, talent and flamboyance, for WPL 2! 🙌
We take this opportunity to thank all the released players, for the hard work and commitment shown during the inaugural #WPL season. 👏… pic.twitter.com/MkFWqKjJ7m
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) October 19, 2023
UP Warriorz (UPW)
Retained Players: 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 Players: Devika Vaidya, Shabnim Ismail, Shivali Shinde, Simran Shaikh
In total, the teams have retained 29 out of 89 players, including 21 overseas cricketers, for the upcoming season. With these strategic moves, the stage is set for a fierce competition in the Women’s Premier League’s second edition.
