The WPL 2025 auction took place on Sunday (December 15) in Bengaluru. Some players were sold at the event as the franchises solidified their squad ahead of the next edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL), which is expected to take place in February next year.
As many as 19 spaces were to be filled in the WPL 2025 Auction. Of them, 14 were Indians and 5 were foreigners. Before the event, all the franchises collectively had a purse of INR 16.7 crore and hence the event ended quickly, unlike the IPL 2025 auction which ended after two days.
Ahead of the WPL 2024 auction, 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 a total of 3 spaces to fill.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru had INR 3.25 and will have four spots to fill. Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals had INR 2.65 and 2.5 respectively, and both teams had 4 spots each to fill.
Simran Shakih was the most expensive player in the WPL 2025 auction
India played Simran Shakih was the most expensive player in the WPL 2025 auction as she was acquired by Gujarat Giants for a whopping amount of INR 1.90 crore. The second 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 got a huge deal by getting INR 1.60 crore from Mumbai Indians. Indian player Prema Rawat was among the most expensive players in the WPL 2025 auction as he was picked by Royal Challengers Bengaluru for INR 1.20 crore.
Delhi Capitals Women signed three players – 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 2025 auction: List of sold players
Player name |
Price (in INR) |
Equipment |
Simran Shaikh |
1.9 rupees |
Gujarat Giants |
Deandra Dottin |
1.7 rupees |
Gujarat Giants |
Danielle Gibson |
₹30 lac |
Gujarat Giants |
Naik Publication |
₹10 lac |
Gujarat Giants |
G. Camalini |
1.6 rupees |
Mumbai Indian Women |
Nadine de Klerk |
₹30 lac |
Mumbai Indian Women |
Akshita Maheshwari |
₹20 lac |
Mumbai Indian Women |
sanskrit gupta |
₹10 lac |
Mumbai Indian Women |
Prema Rawat |
1.2 rupees |
RCB Women |
Joshita VJ |
₹10 lac |
RCB Women |
Raghvi Bist |
₹10 lac |
RCB Women |
Jagravi Pawar |
₹10 lac |
RCB Women |
alana rey |
₹30 lac |
up warriors |
Arushi Goel |
₹10 lac |
up warriors |
Kranti Goud |
₹10 lac |
up warriors |
N. Charani |
₹55 lac |
Delhi Capitals Women |
Nandini Kashyap |
₹10 lac |
Delhi Capitals Women |
Sara Brice |
₹10 lac |
Delhi Capitals Women |
niki prasad |
₹10 lac |
Delhi Capitals Women |
WPL 2025 Auction: List of unsold players
Player
Base price (INR lakhs)
C/U
Poonam Yadav
30
covered
heather knight
50
covered
Henry Chinelle
30
covered
Sara 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 Pratyusha
30
covered
Tejal Hasabnis
30
covered
Kim Garth
30
covered
Tanisha Singh
10
uncovered
Humiraa Kaazi
10
uncovered
Yashasri S
10
uncovered
Pratika Rawal
10
uncovered
Ira Jadhav
10
uncovered
Sonal Thakur
10
uncovered
Laura Harris
10
uncovered
Fatima Jaffer
10
uncovered
Mansi Joshi
30
covered
Lizelle Lee
50
covered
rosemary mair
30
covered
Amisha Bahukandi
10
uncovered
Priyanka Bala
10
uncovered
Milly Illingworth
10
uncovered
Ashwani Kumari
10
uncovered
Shivani Singh
10
uncovered
Parunika Sisodia
10
uncovered
Tess Flintof
10
uncovered
Tanushree Sarkar
10
uncovered
Komalpreet Kaur
10
uncovered
six cents
10
uncovered
Anusha Sundaresan
10
uncovered
Shipra Giri
10
uncovered
Hani Patel
10
uncovered
Indrani Roy
10
uncovered
Simran Bahadur
30
covered
Preeti Bose
10
uncovered
Player |
Base price (INR lakhs) |
C/U |
Poonam Yadav |
30 |
covered |
heather knight |
50 |
covered |
Henry Chinelle |
30 |
covered |
Sara 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 Pratyusha |
30 |
covered |
Tejal Hasabnis |
30 |
covered |
Kim Garth |
30 |
covered |
Tanisha Singh |
10 |
uncovered |
Humiraa Kaazi |
10 |
uncovered |
Yashasri S |
10 |
uncovered |
Pratika Rawal |
10 |
uncovered |
Ira Jadhav |
10 |
uncovered |
Sonal Thakur |
10 |
uncovered |
Laura Harris |
10 |
uncovered |
Fatima Jaffer |
10 |
uncovered |
Mansi Joshi |
30 |
covered |
Lizelle Lee |
50 |
covered |
rosemary mair |
30 |
covered |
Amisha Bahukandi |
10 |
uncovered |
Priyanka Bala |
10 |
uncovered |
Milly Illingworth |
10 |
uncovered |
Ashwani Kumari |
10 |
uncovered |
Shivani Singh |
10 |
uncovered |
Parunika Sisodia |
10 |
uncovered |
Tess Flintof |
10 |
uncovered |
Tanushree Sarkar |
10 |
uncovered |
Komalpreet Kaur |
10 |
uncovered |
six cents |
10 |
uncovered |
Anusha Sundaresan |
10 |
uncovered |
Shipra Giri |
10 |
uncovered |
Hani Patel |
10 |
uncovered |
Indrani Roy |
10 |
uncovered |
Simran Bahadur |
30 |
covered |
Preeti Bose |
10 |
uncovered |
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