The window for the 5 franchises to retain gamers for the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 season got here to an finish on October 15, 2023. The Board of Control for Cricket In India (BCCI) introduced the retention listing of all 5 franchises on Thursday.
While 60 gamers, together with 21 abroad cricketers, had been retained throughout 5 franchises, 29 gamers had been launched from their present squads. Defending champions Mumbai Indians have retained their captain Harmanpreet Kaur other than Purple Cap winner Hayley Matthews, ‘Emerging Player of the Season’ Yastika Bhatia, ‘Player of the Final’ Natalie Sciver-Brunt other than others. Heather Graham, Dhara Gujjar, Sonam Yadav and Neelam Bisht have been launched by MI.
The UP Warriorz have retained their core group and have determined to carry on to the companies of 5 of their abroad gamers, whereas the South African ace pacer Shabnim Ismail has been launched. Also launched from the squad are Devika Vaidya, Simran Shaikh and Shivali Shinde. The Royal Challengers Bangalore, in the meantime, have retained their skipper Smriti Mandhana other than Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Indrani Roy, Kanika Ahuja, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil and Sophie Devine.
JSW and GMR co-owned franchise Delhi Capitals as we speak revealed their listing of retained and launched gamers forward of the Women’s Premier League public sale which is ready to be held later this yr. The Delhi-based franchise has retained a complete of 15 gamers, together with 5 abroad gamers.
Wicketkeeper-batter Aparna Mondal, opener Jasia Akhter, and American quick bowling all-rounder Tara Norris have been launched from the squad forward of the public sale.
The following gamers from the 5 WPL franchises had been retained and launched from the squads:
Delhi Capitals (DC)
Retained Players: Alice Capsey*, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen*, Laura Harris*, Marizanne Kapp*, Meg Lanning*, Minnu Mani, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniyaa Bhatia, Titas Sadhu
Released Players: Aparna Mondal, Jasia Akhter, Tara Norris*
Gujarat Giants (GG)
Retained Players: Ashleigh Gardner*, Beth Mooney*, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt*, Shabnam Shakil, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwer
Released Players: Annabel Sutherland*, Ashwani Kumari, Georgia Wareham*, Hurley Gala, Kim Garth*, Mansi Joshi, Monica Patel, Parunika Sisodia, Sabbineni Meghana, Sophia Dunkley*, Sushma Verma
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Retained Players: Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr*, Chloe Tryon*, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews*, Humairaa Kaazi, Isabelle Wong*, Jintimani Kalita, Natalie Sciver*, Pooja Vastrakar, Priyanka Bala, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia
Released Players: Dhara Gujjar, Heather Graham*, Neelam Bisht, Sonam Yadav
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
Retained Players: Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry*, Heather Knight*, Indrani Roy, Kanika Ahuja, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine*
Released Players: Dané Van Niekerk*, Erin Burns*, Komal Zanzad, Megan Schutt*, Poonam Khemnar, Preeti Bose, Sahana Pawar
UP Warriorz (UPW)
Retained Players: Alyssa Healy*, Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris*, Kiran Navgire, Lauren Bell*, Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, S. Yashasri, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone*, Tahlia Mcgrath*
Released Players: Devika Vaidya, Shabnim Ismail*, Shivali Shinde, Simran Shaikh
*Overseas Players
