The retentione exercise ahead of the mini auction for the Women’s Premier League’s 2027 season came to an end on September 28, Monday. The WPL 2027 auction will be a mini auction, with teams using the exercise to make strategic releases so they can bolster weak areas ahead of the new season.

WPL 2027 will get underway on January 14 and end on February 7.

The auction for this season will be held in Kochi on October 28.

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Here’s what the squads look like after the retention exercise before the 2027 auction:

– Mumbai Indians Women: Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Shabnim Ismail, Sanskriti Gupta, Sajana Sajeevan, Rahila Firdous, Nicola Carey, Vaishnavi Sharma.

Change in head coach: Luke Williams

– Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women: Smriti Mandhana (C), Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Voll, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Lauren Bell, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Prathyoosha Kumar, Sayali Satghare, Ellyse Perry

Head coach: Malolan Rangarajan

– Delhi Capitals Women: Jemimah Rodrigues (C), Shafali Verma, Marizanne Kapp, Nikki Prasad, Laura Wolvaardt, Chinelle Henry, Shree Charani, Deeya Yadav, Mamatha Madiwala, Nandni Sharma, Lucy Hamilton, Minnu Mani, Annabel Sutherland

Head coach: Jonathan Batty

– UP Warriorz: Meg Lanning (C), Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Phoebe Litchfield, Harleen Deol, Kranti Goud, Shikha Pandey, Shipra Giri, Simran Shaikh, Pratika Rawal, Tara Norris

Head coach: Abhishek Nayar

– Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner (C), Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh, Bharti Fulmali, Kashvee Gautam, Kanika Ahuja, Tanuja Kanwer, Georgia Wareham, Anushka Sharma, Happy Kumari, Kim Garth, Yastika Bhatia, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Jintimani Kalita

Head coach: Michael Klinger

Published on Sep 28, 2026