The WPL 2025 auction was held on Sunday (December 15) in Bengaluru. The event saw a number of players being sold as the franchises strengthened their squad for the next edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL), which is scheduled to take place in February next year.
As many as 19 slots were to be filled in the WPL auction 2025. Out of these, 14 were Indians and 5 were overseas. At the start of the event, every franchise had a purse of INR 16.7 crore, so, the event ended quickly, unlike the IPL 2025 auction which ended after two days.
Going into the WPL 2024 auction, Gujarat Giants had the highest purse of INR 4.4 crore with four slots to fill while UP Warriorz had the second largest purse of INR 3.9 crore with 3 slots to fill. complete to fill.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru had INR 3.25 and will have four slots to fill. Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals had INR 2.65 and 2.5, respectively, with both the teams with 4 slots each to fill.
Simran Shakih was the most expensive player in WPL 2025 auction
India Simran Shakih played the most expensive player in WPL 2025 auction as she was acquired by Gujarat Giants for the whopping amount of INR 1.90 crore. The second expensive player in this edition of auction was sold to Gujarat Giants as they brought Deandra Dottin for INR 1.70 crore.
G Kamalini also got a big deal as he got INR 1.60 crore from Mumbai Indians. India player Prema Rawat was among the most expensive players in the WPL 2025 auction as he was picked by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru for INR 1.20 crore.
Delhi Capitals Women brought in three players in Nandini Kashyap, N Charani, and Sarah Bryce, while Gujarat Giants bought Deandra Dottin and Simran Shaikh.
Nadine de Klerk, G. Kamalini and Sanskriti Gupta will play for Mumbai Indians in WPL 2025, while Arushi Goel, Kranti Goud and Alana King will wear UP Warriors jerseys.
WPL Auction 2025: List of sold players
|
Player name |
Price (in INR) |
Team |
|
Simran Shaikh |
₹ 1.9 Chr |
Giants of Gujarat |
|
Deandra Dottin |
₹ 1.7 Chr |
Giants of Gujarat |
|
Danielle Gibson |
₹ 30 Slab |
Giants of Gujarat |
|
Naik Publication |
₹ 10 Slab |
Giants of Gujarat |
|
G. Camalini |
₹ 1.6 Chr |
Mumbai Indian Women |
|
Nadine de Clerk |
₹ 30 Slab |
Mumbai Indian Women |
|
Akshita Maheshwari |
₹ 20 Slab |
Mumbai Indian Women |
|
Sanskriti Gupta |
₹ 10 Slab |
Mumbai Indian Women |
|
Prema Rawat |
₹ 1.2 Chr |
RCB Women |
|
Joshitha VJ |
₹ 10 Slab |
RCB Women |
|
Raghvi Bist |
₹ 10 Slab |
RCB Women |
|
Jagravi Pawar |
₹ 10 Slab |
RCB Women |
|
Alan King |
₹ 30 Slab |
UP Warriorz |
|
Arushi Goel |
₹ 10 Slab |
UP Warriorz |
|
Kranti Goud |
₹ 10 Slab |
UP Warriorz |
|
N. Charani |
₹ 55 thousand |
Delhi capital women |
|
Nandini Kashyap |
₹ 10 thousand |
Delhi capital women |
|
Sarah Bryce |
₹ 10 Slab |
Delhi capital women |
|
Niki Prasad |
₹ 10 Slab |
Delhi capital women |
WPL Auction 2025: List of unsold players
|
a player |
Base Price (INR Lakhs) |
C/U |
|
Poonam Yadav |
30 |
Banned |
|
Heather Knight |
50 |
Banned |
|
Jane Henry |
30 |
Banned |
|
Sarah Glenn |
30 |
Banned |
|
Maia Bouchier |
30 |
Banned |
|
Heather Graham |
30 |
Banned |
|
Darcy Brown |
30 |
Banned |
|
Lauren Cheatle |
30 |
Banned |
|
Sneh Rana |
30 |
Banned |
|
Lauren Bell |
30 |
Banned |
|
Shubha Satheesh |
30 |
Banned |
|
Sushma Verma |
30 |
Banned |
|
Orla Prendergast |
30 |
Banned |
|
C Prathusha |
30 |
Banned |
|
Tejal Hasabnis |
30 |
Banned |
|
Kim Garth |
30 |
Banned |
|
Tanisha Singh |
10 |
Unlimited |
|
Humiraa Kaazi |
10 |
Unlimited |
|
S Siosari |
10 |
Unlimited |
|
Pratika Rawal |
10 |
Unlimited |
|
Ira Jadhav |
10 |
Unlimited |
|
Sonal Thakur |
10 |
Unlimited |
|
10 |
Unlimited |
|
|
Fatima Jaffer |
10 |
Unlimited |
|
Mansi Joshi |
30 |
Banned |
|
Lizelle Lee |
50 |
Banned |
|
Rosemary Mary |
30 |
Banned |
|
Amisha Bahukandi |
10 |
Unlimited |
|
Priyanka Bala |
10 |
Unlimited |
|
Milly Illingworth |
10 |
Unlimited |
|
Ashwani Kumari |
10 |
Unlimited |
|
Shivani Singh |
10 |
Unlimited |
|
Parunika Sisodia |
10 |
Unlimited |
|
Tess Flintoff |
10 |
Unlimited |
|
Sarkar Tanushree |
10 |
Unlimited |
|
Komalpreet Kaur |
10 |
Unlimited |
|
Six hundred |
10 |
Unlimited |
|
Anusha Sundaresan |
10 |
Unlimited |
|
Shipra Giri |
10 |
Unlimited |
|
Hani Patel |
10 |
Unlimited |
|
Indrani Red |
10 |
Unlimited |
|
Simran Bahadur |
30 |
Banned |
|
Preeti Bose |
10 |
Unlimited |
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