Simran Shaikh, Deandra Dottin, G Kamalini and Prema Rawat stole the limelight in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction after becoming the top picks. On Sunday, December 15, five teams bought 19 players and spent Rs 9.05 crore. Shaikh, who was earlier with the UP Warriorz, became the highest-paid player in the auction after Gujarat Giants shelled out Rs 1.90 crore for her.
The Giants also bolstered their squad with Deandra Dottin, the first player to be auctioned, for Rs 1.70 crore. 16-year-old G Kamalini fetched a whopping Rs 1.60 crore from 2023 champion Mumbai Indians. Kamalini played a match-winning hand on Sunday, helping India beat Pakistan by nine wickets in the Women’s U19 Asia Cup match in Kuala Lumpur.
Uttarakhand leg-spinner Prema Rawat got Rs 1.20 crore from the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who also roped in Joshitha VJ, Jagravi Pawar and Raghvi Bist. Delhi Capitals strengthened their squad with the inclusion of hard-hitter Nandini Kashyap, Scotland wicketkeeper Sarah Bryce and Niki Prasad, the skipper of the Women’s U19 team.
Nadine de Klerk, who was a part of RCB last season, will now play for Harmanpreet Kaur’s MI. Australian leg-spinner Alana King, who also plays for Perth Scorchers in the WPL, will play for the UP Warriorz. Amongst the big players, Sneh Rana, who was the stand-in skipper for the Giants in the first season, did not find a buyer.
Players bought in WPL 2025 auction
Simran Shaikh – Rs 1.90 crore (Gujarat Giants)
Deandra Dottin – Rs 1.70 crore (Gujarat Giants)
G Kamalini – Rs 1.60 crore (Mumbai Indians)
Prema Rawat – Rs 1.20 crore (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
N Charani – Rs 55 lakhs (Delhi Capitals)
Nadine de Klerk – Rs 30 lakhs (Mumbai Indians)
Danielle Gibson – Rs 30 lakhs (Gujarat Giants)
Alana King – Rs 30 lakhs (UP Warriorz)
Akshita Maheswari – Rs 20 lakhs (Mumbai Indians)
Nandini Kashyap – Rs 10 lakhs (Delhi Capitals)
Sarah Bryce – Rs 10 lakhs (Delhi Capitals)
Joshitha VJ – Rs 10 lakhs (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
Sanskriti Gupta – Rs 10 lakhs (Mumbai Indians)
Kranti Goud – Rs 10 lakhs (UP Warriorz)
Arushi Goel – Rs 10 lakhs (UP Warriorz)
Prakashika Naik – Rs 10 lakhs (Gujarat Giants)
Niki Prasad – Rs 10 lakhs (Delhi Capitals)
Jagravi Pawar – Rs 10 lakhs (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
Raghvi Bist – Rs 10 lakhs (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
Full squads of all five teams for WPL 2025
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Retained: Smriti Mandhana (Captain), Sabbineni Meghana, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patiil, Asha Sobhana, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh, Sophie Molineux, Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross, Kanika Ahuja, Danni Wyatt-Hodge (Traded from UP Warriorz)
Bought in auction: Prema Rawat, Joshitha VJ, Jagravi Pawar, Raghvi Bisht,
Mumbai Indians
Retained: Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Jintimani Kalita, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Pooja Vastrakar, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia, Shabnim Ismail, S Sajana, Amandeep Kaur, Keerthana Balakrishnan
Bought in auction: G Kamalini, Nadine de Klerk, Sanskriti Gupta, Akshita Maheshwari
Delhi Capitals
Retained: Alice Capsey, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen, Marizanne Kapp, Meg Lanning, Minnu Mani, Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniya Bhatia, Titas Sadhu, Annabel Sutherland
Bought in auction: N Charani, Nandini Kashyap, Sarah Bryce, Niki Prasad
UP Warriorz
Retained: Alyssa Healy, Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris, Kiran Navgire, Chamari Athapaththu, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia McGrath, Vrinda Dinesh, Poonam Khemnar, Saima Thakor, Gouher Sultana
Bought in auction: Kranti Goud, Arushi Goel, Alana King
Gujarat Giants
Retained: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt, Shabnam Shakil, Tanuja Kanwar, Phoebe Litchfield, Meghna Singh, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra, Mannat Kashyap, Sayali Sathgare
Bought in auction: Kranti Goud, Arushi Goel, Simran Shaikh, Deandra Dottin, Prakashika Naik, Danielle Gibson
