The Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) on Thursday released the player retention list for Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024. A total of 60 players were retained while 29 players were released across franchises as they the teams head into the WPL 2024 auction next year to reset their squads.
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Gujarat Giants dropped the most number of players from the squad. The franchise released 11 players from the squad that played the WPL 2023. Champions Mumbai Indians have dropped four players, while Delhi Capitals released three players from the last season’s team.
The notable names who have been released by the franchises are Sophia Dunkley, Devika Vaidya, Tara Norris, among others.
Notably, the WPL 2024 auction date has not been announced yet but it is likely to take place in December 2023.
Here’s the complete list of players released by each franchise:
Gujarat Giants (GG)
Released Players: Annabel Sutherland, Ashwani Kumari, Georgia Wareham, Hurley Gala, Kim Garth, Mansi Joshi, Monica Patel, Parunika Sisodia, Sabbineni Meghana, Sophia Dunkley, Sushma Verma
GG Purse Left Rs 5.95 crore
GG Available Slots 10 (Indian – 7, Overseas – 3)
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Released Players: Dhara Gujjar, Heather Graham, Neelam Bisht, Sonam Yadav
MI Purse Left Rs 2.1 crore
MI Available Slots 5 (Indian – 4, Overseas – 1)
Delhi Capitals (DC)
Released Players: Aparna Mondal, Jasia Akhter, Tara Norris
DC Purse Left Rs 2.25 crore
DC Available Slots 3 (Indian – 2, Overseas – 1)
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
Released Players: Dané Van Niekerk, Erin Burns, Komal Zanzad, Megan Schutt, Poonam Khemnar, Preeti Bose, Sahana Pawar
RCB Purse Left Rs 3.35 crore
RCB Available Slots 7 (Indian – 4, Overseas – 3)
UP Warriorz (UPW)
Released Players: Devika Vaidya, Shabnim Ismail, Shivali Shinde, Simran Shaikh
UPW Purse Left Rs 4 crore
UPW Available Slots 5 (Indian – 4, Overseas – 1)
