The WPL 2025 auction was held on Sunday (December 15) in Bengaluru. The event saw a few players sold as the franchise bolstered their squad in preparation for the next edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL), which is expected to be held in February next year.
As many as 19 places were scheduled to be filled in the WPL 2025 Auction. Of these, 14 were Indian and 5 were overseas. Heading into the event, all the franchises combined had a purse of INR 16.7 Crores, hence the event ended quickly, unlike the IPL 2025 auction which ended after two days.
Heading into WPL Auction 2024, Gujarat Giants had the maximum purse of INR 4.4 Crores with four slots to fill while UP Warriorz had the second largest purse of INR 3.9 Crores with a total of 3 slots to fill.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru had Rs 3.25 lakh and will have four slots to fill. Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals received INR 2.65 and INR 2.5 lakh respectively, with each… difference Having 4 slots to fill each.
Simran Shakih was the most expensive player at the 2025 WPL auction
India Simran Shakih played the role of the most expensive player in the WPL 2025 auction as she was acquired by Gujarat Giants for a whopping sum of INR 1.90 Crores. 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 Crores.
G Kamalini also bagged a huge deal as he pocketed INR 1.60 crore from Mumbai Indians. Indian pacer Prema Rawat was among the most expensive players in the WPL 2025 auction as he was picked up by Royal Challengers Bengaluru for INR 1.20 Crores.
Delhi Capitals Women brought in three players – 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 wear UP Warriors jerseys.
WPL Auction 2025: List of players sold
Player name |
Price (in Indian Rupees) |
a team |
Simran Sheikh |
₹1.9 S |
Gujarat Giants |
Diandra Dottin |
₹1.7 S |
Gujarat Giants |
Danielle Gibson |
₹30 lac |
Gujarat Giants |
Nike published |
₹10 lac |
Gujarat Giants |
G. Kamalini |
₹1.6 S |
Mumbai indian women |
Nadine de Clercq |
₹30 lac |
Mumbai indian women |
Akshita Maheshwari |
20 lacs |
Mumbai indian women |
Sanskrit Gupta |
₹10 lac |
Mumbai indian women |
Prima Rawat |
₹1.2 S |
RCB slim |
Joshitha V.G |
₹10 lac |
RCB Women |
Rajvi Best |
₹10 lac |
RCB Women |
Jagrafi Pawar |
₹10 lac |
RCB Women |
Alana King |
₹30 lac |
Up Warriors |
Arushi Goel |
₹10 lac |
Up Warriors |
Kranti Joud |
₹10 lac |
Up Warriors |
n. Sharani |
55 lacs |
delhi capitals women |
Nandini Kashyap |
10 lacs |
delhi capitals women |
Sarah Price |
₹10 lac |
delhi capitals women |
Nikki Prasad |
₹10 lac |
delhi capitals women |
WPL Auction 2025: List of unsold players
player |
Base Price (INR Thousands) |
C/Sh |
Poonam Yadav |
30 |
crowned |
Heather Knight |
50 |
crowned |
Chenille Henry |
30 |
crowned |
Sarah Glenn |
30 |
crowned |
Maya Bouchier |
30 |
crowned |
Heather Graham |
30 |
crowned |
Darcy Brown |
30 |
crowned |
Lauren Chettle |
30 |
crowned |
Sunni Rana |
30 |
crowned |
Lauren Bell |
30 |
crowned |
Shobha Satish |
30 |
crowned |
Sushma Verma |
30 |
crowned |
Orla Prendergast |
30 |
crowned |
J Prathyusha |
30 |
crowned |
Tejal Hasabnis |
30 |
crowned |
Kim Garth |
30 |
crowned |
Tanisha Singh |
10 |
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Humaira Kazi |
10 |
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S Yashasri |
10 |
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Pratika Rawal |
10 |
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Ira Jadhav |
10 |
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Sonal Thakur |
10 |
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Fatima Jaafar |
10 |
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Mansi Joshi |
30 |
crowned |
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50 |
crowned |
Rosemary Mayer |
30 |
crowned |
Amisha Bahukandi |
10 |
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Priyanka Bala |
10 |
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Millie Illingworth |
10 |
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Ashwani Kumari |
10 |
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Shivani Singh |
10 |
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Paronica Sisodia |
10 |
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Tess Flintoff |
10 |
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Tanushree Sarkar |
10 |
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Komalpreet Kaur |
10 |
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10 |
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Anusha Sundaresan |
10 |
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Shipra Giri |
10 |
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Hani Patel |
10 |
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Indrani Roy |
10 |
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Simran Bahadur |
30 |
crowned |
Pretty Boss |
10 |
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