Women's Cricket
WPL 2025 Player Retentions: RCB retain Smriti Mandhana - Highlights
The WPL franchises have announced the list of players retained, released and traded for the 2025 season.

The RCB have retained star batter Smrti Mandhana. (File photo)
Teams in the Women's Premier League (WPL) have announced their retained players on the 7th of November ahead of the third season of the tournament next year.
Much like the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) player retentions process, each team will have the option of using a Right-To-Match (RTM) card in the auction and will also be allowed to retain a set of players.
Catch al the highlights here.
Live Updates
- 7 Nov 2024 12:40 PM GMT
RCB has a purse of INR 3.25 Cr left
Here's the full list of RCB's retentions!!
Smriti Mandhana (C), S Meghana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh, Sophie Molineux, Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross, Kanika Ahuja, Danni Wyatt (Traded from UP).
- 7 Nov 2024 12:35 PM GMT
The UP Warriorz have retained Alyssa Healy!
Your Retained Warriorz, Uttar Dene ke liye taiyyar! 😎🔥💪#UPWarriorz #TATAWPL pic.twitter.com/X4HrIsZgo1
— UP Warriorz (@UPWarriorz) November 7, 2024 - 7 Nov 2024 12:33 PM GMT
MI has released three Indian players...
The following are the players released by MI:
1. Humairaa Kaazi - India
2. Fatima Jaffer - India
3. Issy Wong - England
4. Priyanka Bala - India
- 7 Nov 2024 12:32 PM GMT
The MI retention announcement is here...
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— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) November 7, 2024
आवाज होऊ द्या!
Read all about the 🚨 news: https://t.co/0XmFrB9FbS#AaliRe #OneFamily #MumbaiIndians pic.twitter.com/3zU6iIEYIs - 7 Nov 2024 12:31 PM GMT
The Mumbai Indians have retained Harmanpreet Kaur!
MI has retained 14-players:
1. Harmanpreet Kaur - India
2. Amandeep Kaur - India
3. Amanjot Kaur - India
4. Amelia Kerr - New Zealand
5. Chloe Tryon - South Africa
6. Hayley Matthews - West Indies
7. Jintimani Kalita - India
8. Keerthana B - India
9. Natalie Sciver-Brunt - England
10. Pooja Vastrakar - India
11. Saika Ishaque - India
12. Sajana Sajeevan - India
13. Shabnim Ismail - South Africa
14. Yastika Bhatia - India
- 7 Nov 2024 12:28 PM GMT
RCB release Dish, Heather and others...
🗣 “𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮, 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗡𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗲, 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗶, 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗿𝗮𝗻, 𝗦𝗵𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗵𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝘂𝗯𝗵𝗮 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱. 𝗪𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗮𝗹𝗹… pic.twitter.com/RpnNxHIuzE
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) November 7, 2024 - 7 Nov 2024 12:25 PM GMT
RCB has retained Smriti Mandhana!
🗣 𝑶𝑭𝑭𝑰𝑪𝑰𝑨𝑳 𝑨𝑵𝑵𝑶𝑼𝑵𝑪𝑬𝑴𝑬𝑵𝑻: 𝑹𝑬𝑻𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵 𝑳𝑰𝑺𝑻
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) November 7, 2024
Presenting to you the early bird entries to our Class of 2025! ❤
With a dynamic mix of youth, experience, talent, and flair, these Retained Champions are primed to defend our #WPL silverware! 🏆… pic.twitter.com/7mhXbtqE2h