The WPL Auction 2025 took place on Sunday (December 15) in Bengaluru. The event has seen several players sold as franchises strengthen their squads heading into the next edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL), which is expected to take place in February next year.
Up to 19 spots were to be filled in WPL Auction 2025. 14 of them were from India and 5 from abroad. Going into the event, all the franchises collectively had a purse of INR 16.7 crore and hence, unlike the IPL 2025 auction which ended after two days, the event ended quickly.
Going into the WPL Auction 2024, Gujarat Giants had the maximum 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.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru was INR 3.25 and will have four slots to fill. Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals had INR 2.65 and 2.5 respectively. teams each has 4 slots that need to be filled.
Simran Shakih was the most expensive player in WPL Auction 2025
India Simran Shakih became the most expensive player in WPL Auction 2025 as he was bought by Gujarat Giants for a whopping amount of INR 1.90 crore. The second most expensive player in this edition of the auction was sold to Gujarat Giants as they brought in Deandra Dottin for INR 1.70 crore.
G Kamalini also bagged a big deal as he fetched INR 1.60 crore from Mumbai Indians. Indian player Prema Rawat was among the most expensive players in the WPL Auction 2025 as he was picked by Royal Challengers Bengaluru for INR 1.20 million.
Delhi Capitals Women brought three players in Nandini Kashyap, N Charani and Sarah Bryce while Deandra Dottin and Simran Shaikh were bought by Gujarat Giants.
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 play for UP Warriors.
WPL Auction 2025: List of sold players
|
Player Name |
Price (in INR) |
Team |
|
Simran Sheikh |
₹ 1.9 Cr |
Giants of Gujarat |
|
Deandra Dottin |
₹1.7 Cr |
Giants of Gujarat |
|
Danielle Gibson |
₹30 Lac |
Giants of Gujarat |
|
Publication Naik |
₹10 lacs |
Giants of Gujarat |
|
G. Jamalini |
₹ 1.6 Cr |
Mumbai Indian Women |
|
Nadine de Klerk |
₹30 Lac |
Mumbai Indian Women |
|
Akshita Maheshwari |
₹20 Lac |
Mumbai Indian Women |
|
Sanskrit Gupta |
₹10 lacs |
Mumbai Indian Women |
|
Prema Rawat |
₹1.2 Cr |
RCB Women |
|
Joshitha VJ |
₹10 lacs |
RCB Women |
|
Raghvi Bist |
₹10 lacs |
RCB Women |
|
Jagravi Pawar |
₹10 lacs |
RCB Women |
|
Alan King |
₹30 Lac |
UP Warriors |
|
Arushi Goel |
₹10 lacs |
UP Warriors |
|
Kranti Goud |
₹10 lacs |
UP Warriors |
|
N. Charani |
₹55 lacs |
Delhi Capitals Women |
|
Nandini Kashyap |
₹10 lacs |
Delhi Capitals Women |
|
Sarah Bryce |
₹10 lacs |
Delhi Capitals Women |
|
Niki Prasad |
₹10 lacs |
Delhi Capitals Women |
WPL Auction 2025: List of unsold players
|
Player |
Base Price (INR Lakhs) |
C/U |
|
Poonam Yadav |
30 |
Covered |
|
Heather Knight |
50 |
Covered |
|
Chinelle Henry |
30 |
Covered |
|
Sarah Glenn |
30 |
Covered |
|
Maia Bouchier |
30 |
Covered |
|
Heather Graham |
30 |
Covered |
|
Darcie Brown |
30 |
Covered |
|
Lauren Cheatle |
30 |
Covered |
|
Sneh Rana |
30 |
Covered |
|
Lauren Bell |
30 |
Covered |
|
Shubha Satheesh |
30 |
Covered |
|
Sushma Verma |
30 |
Covered |
|
Orla Prendergast |
30 |
Covered |
|
C Prathyusha |
30 |
Covered |
|
Tejal Hasabnis |
30 |
Covered |
|
Kim Garth |
30 |
Covered |
|
Tanisha Singh |
10 |
Without cover |
|
Humiraa Kaazi |
10 |
Without cover |
|
S Yashasri |
10 |
Without cover |
|
Pratika Rawal |
10 |
Without cover |
|
Ira Jadhav |
10 |
Without cover |
|
Sonal Thakur |
10 |
Without cover |
|
10 |
Without cover |
|
|
Fatima Jafar |
10 |
Without cover |
|
Mansi Joshi |
30 |
Covered |
|
Lizelle Lee |
50 |
Covered |
|
Rosemary Mair |
30 |
Covered |
|
Amisha Bahukandi |
10 |
Without cover |
|
Priyanka Bala |
10 |
Without cover |
|
Milly Illingworth |
10 |
Without cover |
|
Ashwani Kumari |
10 |
Without cover |
|
Shivani Singh |
10 |
Without cover |
|
Parunika Sisodia |
10 |
Without cover |
|
Tess Flintoff |
10 |
Without cover |
|
Tanushree Sarkar |
10 |
Without cover |
|
Komalpreet Kaur |
10 |
Without cover |
|
Six Cent |
10 |
Without cover |
|
Anusha Sundaresan |
10 |
Without cover |
|
Shipra Giri |
10 |
Without cover |
|
Hani Patel |
10 |
Without cover |
|
Indrani Roy |
10 |
Without cover |
|
Simran Bahadur |
30 |
Covered |
|
Preeti Bose |
10 |
Without cover |
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