WPL 2024 auction: Purse Remaining, Available Slots, Retained, Released Players List, Livestreaming Details - All You Need To Know

The auction for the second edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) is all set to take place on Saturday (December 9). A total of 165 players from five franchises - Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, UP Warriorz, Gujarat Giants, and Royal Challengers Bangalore - will go under the hammer during the event in Mumbai. 

Team India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana was the most expensive player in the inaugural WPL season as she was acquired by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 3.40 crore. All the franchises announced their retained and released players list ahead of the auction and are now aiming to bring in the impactful players to form a formidable squad.

All you need to know about the 2024 WPL auction

WPL 2024 Auction: Date, Time, Venue, Live-streaming, Live-telecast

December 9 Saturday in Mumbai. The auction might start around 2:30 pm IST. The exact time is yet to be announced. 

The auction is likely to be streamed live on the JioCinema app and website, and telecasted on Sports 18 Network channels.

Player auction list

Out of 165 players, 104 are Indians and 61 are overseas players (15 players are from associate nations). Total capped players 56 and uncapped players 109. A maximum of 30 slots are available with five teams, with 9 spots for foreign players. Each team is allowed to sign a minimum of 15 players and a maximum of 18 players and are allotted a purse value of INR 12 crore.

Salary cap (in INR) and slots available for each franchise

List of retained and released players by all 5 franchises

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

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: Dané Van Niekerk, Erin Burns, Komal Zanzad, Megan Schutt, Poonam Khemnar, Preeti Bose, Sahana Pawar

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