WPL 2027 retentions announced [Source: @wplt20/x]All five franchises of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) have released the list of all their retained and released players ahead of the WPL 2027 auction. The announcement was made on Monday, September 28. It is worth noting that the BCCI has already released the dates of the WPL 2027 season, set to be hosted in January and February next year. The WPL 2027 auction, meanwhile, will be organized at the Grand Hyatt in Kochi on October 28.WPL 2027 Squads and Retained playersThe five WPL 2027 franchises, including defending champions RCB, have released the list of all their retentions. Here is a look at a complete list of current squads of all five franchises after their retention announcement. Delhi Capitals Women: Annabel Sutherland, Chinelle Henry, Deeya Yadav, Jemimah Rodrigues, Laura Wolvaardt, Lucy Hamilton, Mamatha Madiwala, Marizanne Kapp, Minnu Mani, Nandni Sharma, Niki Prasad, Shafali Verma and Sree Charani.Gujarat Giants Women: Anushka Sharma, Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Bharti Fulmali, Georgia Wareham, Happy Kumari, Jintimani Kalita, Kanika Ahuja, Kashvee Gautam, Kim Garth, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Singh, Sophie Devine, Tanuja Kanwer and Yastika Bhatia.Also Read- Mumbai Indians Name New Head Coach For WPL 2027Mumbai Indians Women: Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Nicola Carey, Rahila Firdous, Sajeevan Sajana, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail and Vaishnavi Sharma.RCB Women: Arundhati Reddy, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Voll, Lauren Bell, Nadine de Klerk, Pooja Vastrakar, Prathyusha Kumar, Prema Rawat, Radha Yadav, Richa Ghosh, Sayali Satghare, Shreyanka Patil and Smriti Mandhana.UP Warriorz Women: Deepti Sharma, Harleen Deol, Kranti Gaud, Meg Lanning, Phoebe Litchfield, Pratika Rawal, Shikha Pandey, Shipra Giri, Simran Shaikh, Sophie Ecclestone and Tara Norris.WPL 2027 Released playersDefending champions RCB Women released as many as four players from the squad that lifted the WPL 2026 title earlier this year, with legendary Australian all-rounder Grace Harris being one of them. Gujarat Giants Women also released four cricketers, while the remaining three franchises released six players each. Here is a look at the complete list of all cricketers released by the five franchises before the WPL 2027 auction.Delhi Capitals Women: Lizelle Lee, Alana King, Taniyaa Bhatia, Sneh Rana, Pragati Singh and Eddla Srujana.Gujarat Giants Women: Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Aayushi Soni, Titas Sadhu and Shivani Singh.Mumbai Indians Women: G Kamalini, Saika Ishaque, Milly Illingworth, Kranthi Reddy, Poonam Khemnar and Triveni Vasistha.RCB Women: Grace Harris, Linsey Smith, Gautami Naik and Dayalan Hemalatha.UP Warriorz Women: Kiran Navgire, Chloe Tryon, Amy Jones, Deandra Dottin, Asha Sobhana and Shweta Sehrawat.WPL 2027 Purse RemainingThe UP Warriorz Women franchise will walk into the WPL 2027 auction next month with the highest purse available among all five teams. The Warriorz still has seven slots to fill, include two reserved for overseas players. Here is a look at the remaining available purse of all five WPL 2027 franchises before the auction next month.Delhi Capitals Women: Rs. 1.10 croreGujarat Giants Women: Rs. 1.25 croreMumbai Indians Women: Rs. 1 croreRCB Women: Rs. 1.15 croreUP Warriorz Women: Rs. 3.65 croreAlso Read- List Of All 6 ODI Centuries Scored On September 27, 2026