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Deepti Sharma won the Player of the Tournament award within the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025, and Laura Wolvaardt scored a century in the ultimate against India.
Laura Wolvaardt and Deepti Sharma are set to be a part of WPL 2026 mega auction. (Picture Credit: PTI)
Star Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma, who won the Player of the Tournament award within the recently concluded ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025, and South Africa’s captain Laura Wolvaardt, who scored a century in the ultimate against India at DY Patil Stadium on Sunday, November 2, are set to be released by their Women’s Premier League (WPL) teams, UP Warriorz and Gujarat Giants, respectively.
In response to a report in ESPN Cricinfo on Wednesday (November 5), UP Warriorz will only retain one uncapped Indian player, Shweta Sehrawat, and GG will proceed their association with only two Australians – Ashleigh Gardner and Beth Mooney.
Two-time champions Mumbai Indians will retain five players – Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amanjot Kaur, G Kamilini and Hayley Mathews – and part ways with Recent Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr, who won the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the 12 months award in 2024.
Delhi Capitals are also expected to retain five players – Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, and Niki Prasad. Nonetheless, the surprising news is that they’ll not retain Meg Lanning, who led them to 3 back-to-back WPL finals.
Smriti Mandhana, Elysse Perry, Richa Ghosh and Shreyanka Patil are 4 players expected to be retained by Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Within the 2025 edition of the WPL, UP Warriorz finished at the underside of the points table, and so they at the moment are trying to make a fresh start. They’ll have an choice to re-sign 4 players via RTM card within the mega auction. The players who’re set to be available via RTM are Australia’s captain Alyssa Healy, England spinner Sophie Ecclestone, and the Australian trio of Grace Harris, Tahila McGrath and Alana King, together with Sri Lankan captain Chamari Athapaththu.
They also can use the RTM card for India pacer Kranti Gaud along with Deepti.
As for Gujarat Giants, aside from Wolvaardt, who became the world’s No. 1 ODI batter on Tuesday, also they are parting ways with Phoebe Litchfield. The Australian batter scored a century against India within the second semifinal of the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 last week.
Likely retentions ahead of WPL 2026
Delhi Capitals: Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Niki Prasad
Mumbai Indians: Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amanjot Kaur, G Kamilini, Hayley Mathews
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Smriti Mandhana, Elysse Perry, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil
Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney
UP Warriorz: Shweta Sehrawat.
November 05, 2025, 21:52 IST
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