The five WPL teams kept 63 players at the 28 September deadline, 23 of them overseas, and released 29. Three players share the top fee of ₹3.5 crore: Ashleigh Gardner (Gujarat Giants), Natalie Sciver-Brunt (Mumbai Indians) and Smriti Mandhana (RCB).
WPL 2027 retentions by team
| Team | Retained | Overseas | Spent | Released |
|---|
| Delhi Capitals | 13 | 5 | ₹13.9 crore | 6 |
| Gujarat Giants | 15 | 5 | ₹13.75 crore | 4 |
| Mumbai Indians | 12 | 6 | ₹14.1 crore | 6 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 13 | 4 | ₹13.85 crore | 4 |
| UP Warriorz | 10 | 3 | ₹11.25 crore | 9 |
These counts include the Tara Norris trade on 12 October. She was retained by UP Warriorz at ₹10 lakh and moved to Mumbai Indians at the same fee.
All 63 Retained Players by Fee
Every WPL 2027 retention, highest fee first
| Player | Team | Fee |
|---|
| Ashleigh Gardner (overseas) | GG | ₹3.5 crore |
| Natalie Sciver-Brunt (overseas) | MI | ₹3.5 crore |
| Smriti Mandhana | RCB | ₹3.5 crore |
| Deepti Sharma | UPW | ₹3.2 crore |
| Amelia Kerr (overseas) | MI | ₹3 crore |
| Richa Ghosh | RCB | ₹2.75 crore |
| Beth Mooney (overseas) | GG | ₹2.5 crore |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | MI | ₹2.5 crore |
| Shikha Pandey | UPW | ₹2.4 crore |
| Annabel Sutherland (overseas) | DC | ₹2.2 crore |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | DC | ₹2.2 crore |
| Marizanne Kapp (overseas) | DC | ₹2.2 crore |
| Shafali Verma | DC | ₹2.2 crore |
| Sophie Devine (overseas) | GG | ₹2 crore |
| Ellyse Perry (overseas) | RCB | ₹2 crore |
| Meg Lanning (overseas) | UPW | ₹1.9 crore |
| Hayley Matthews (overseas) | MI | ₹1.75 crore |
| Chinelle Henry (overseas) | DC | ₹1.3 crore |
| N Sree Charani | DC | ₹1.3 crore |
| Phoebe Litchfield (overseas) | UPW | ₹1.2 crore |
| Laura Wolvaardt (overseas) | DC | ₹1.1 crore |
| Georgia Wareham (overseas) | GG | ₹1 crore |
| Amanjot Kaur | MI | ₹1 crore |
| Lauren Bell (overseas) | RCB | ₹90 lakh |
| Pooja Vastrakar | RCB | ₹85 lakh |
| Sophie Ecclestone (overseas) | UPW | ₹85 lakh |
| Sajeevan Sajana | MI | ₹75 lakh |
| Arundhati Reddy | RCB | ₹75 lakh |
| Bharti Fulmali | GG | ₹70 lakh |
| Kashvee Gautam | GG | ₹65 lakh |
| Nadine de Klerk (overseas) | RCB | ₹65 lakh |
| Radha Yadav | RCB | ₹65 lakh |
| Renuka Singh | GG | ₹60 lakh |
| Shabnim Ismail (overseas) | MI | ₹60 lakh |
| Georgia Voll (overseas) | RCB | ₹60 lakh |
| Shreyanka Patil | RCB | ₹60 lakh |
| Niki Prasad | DC | ₹50 lakh |
| Kim Garth (overseas) | GG | ₹50 lakh |
| Yastika Bhatia | GG | ₹50 lakh |
| Harleen Deol | UPW | ₹50 lakh |
| Kranti Gaud | UPW | ₹50 lakh |
| Pratika Rawal | UPW | ₹50 lakh |
| Anushka Sharma | GG | ₹45 lakh |
| Tanuja Kanwer | GG | ₹45 lakh |
| Minnu Mani | DC | ₹40 lakh |
| Rajeshwari Gayakwad | GG | ₹40 lakh |
| Kanika Ahuja | GG | ₹30 lakh |
| Nicola Carey (overseas) | MI | ₹30 lakh |
| Vaishnavi Sharma | MI | ₹30 lakh |
| Sayali Satghare | RCB | ₹30 lakh |
| Nandni Sharma | DC | ₹20 lakh |
| Sanskriti Gupta | MI | ₹20 lakh |
| Prema Rawat | RCB | ₹20 lakh |
| Deeya Yadav | DC | ₹10 lakh |
| Lucy Hamilton (overseas) | DC | ₹10 lakh |
| Mamatha Madiwala | DC | ₹10 lakh |
| Happy Kumari | GG | ₹10 lakh |
| Jintimani Kalita | GG | ₹10 lakh |
| Rahila Firdous | MI | ₹10 lakh |
| Tara Norris (overseas) | MI | ₹10 lakh |
| Prathyoosha Kumar | RCB | ₹10 lakh |
| Shipra Giri | UPW | ₹10 lakh |
| Simran Shaikh | UPW | ₹10 lakh |
Released Players
Delhi Capitals: Alana King (overseas), Eddla Srujana, Lizelle Lee (overseas), Pragati Singh, Sneh Rana, Taniyaa Bhatia.
Gujarat Giants: Ayushi Soni, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge (overseas), Shivani Singh, Titas Sadhu.
Mumbai Indians: G Kamalini, Milly Illingworth (overseas), Nalla Reddy, Poonam Khemnar, Saika Ishaque, Triveni Vasistha.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: D Hemalatha, Gautami Naik, Grace Harris (overseas), Linsey Smith (overseas).
UP Warriorz: Amy Jones (overseas), Asha Sobhana, Charli Knott (overseas), Chloe Tryon (overseas), Deandra Dottin (overseas), G Trisha, Kiran Navgire, Shweta Sehrawat, Suman Meena.
💡Not everyone released went into the auction. Alana King, Lizelle Lee, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge, Linsey Smith, D Hemalatha, Amy Jones and Deandra Dottin are not in the 146-player list.
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