The WPL Auction 2025 took place on Sunday (December 15) in Bengaluru. The event saw a number of players sold as franchises consolidated their team for the next edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL), expected to take place in February next year.
Up to 19 spots should be filled in the 2025 WPL auction. Of these, 14 were in India and 5 were abroad. At the start of the event, all the franchises together had prize money of INR 16.7 crore and hence the event ended quickly, unlike the IPL 2025 auction which ended after two days.
Heading into the 2024 WPL auction, Gujarat Giants had the maximum price of INR 4.4 crore and four spots to fill, while UP Warriorz had the second-largest price of INR 3.9 crore and a total of three spots to fill.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru was priced at INR 3.25 lakh and will have four spots to fill. Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals had INR 2.65 and 2.5 respectively teams each with 4 spaces that need to be filled.
Simran Shakih was the most expensive player in the 2025 WPL auction
India Played Simran Shakih was the most expensive player in the WPL 2025 auction as she was acquired by the Gujarat Giants for the whopping amount of INR 1.90 crore. The second most expensive player in this edition of the auction was sold to the Gujarat Giants who picked up Deandra Dottin for INR 1.70 crore.
G Kamalini also bagged a hefty deal as he got 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 brought in three players, Nandini Kashyap, N Charani and Sarah Bryce, while Deandra Dottin and Simran Shaikh were bought from Gujarat Giants.
Nadine de Klerk, G. Kamalini and Sanskriti Gupta will play for Mumbai Indians in the WPL 2025 while Arushi Goel, Kranti Goud and Alana King will wear the UP Warriors jerseys.
WPL Auction 2025: List of Players Sold
|
Player name |
Price (INR) |
team |
|
Simran Shaikh |
₹1.9 Cr |
Gujarat Giants |
|
Deandra Dottin |
₹1.7 Cr |
Gujarat Giants |
|
Danielle Gibson |
₹30 lacs |
Gujarat Giants |
|
Publication Naik |
₹10 lacs |
Gujarat Giants |
|
G. Camalini |
₹1.6 Cr |
Mumbai Indians |
|
Nadine de Klerk |
₹30 lacs |
Mumbai Indians |
|
Akshita Maheshwari |
₹20 lacs |
Mumbai Indians |
|
Sanskrit Gupta |
₹10 lacs |
Mumbai Indians |
|
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 |
|
Alana King |
₹30 lacs |
UP Warriorz |
|
Arushi Goel |
₹10 lacs |
UP Warriorz |
|
Kranti Goud |
₹10 lacs |
UP Warriorz |
|
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 |
Capped |
|
Heather Knight |
50 |
Capped |
|
Chinelle Henry |
30 |
Capped |
|
Sarah Glenn |
30 |
Capped |
|
Maia Bouchier |
30 |
Capped |
|
Heather Graham |
30 |
Capped |
|
Darcie Brown |
30 |
Capped |
|
Lauren Cheatle |
30 |
Capped |
|
Sneh Rana |
30 |
Capped |
|
Lauren Bell |
30 |
Capped |
|
Shubha Satheesh |
30 |
Capped |
|
Sushma Verma |
30 |
Capped |
|
Orla Prendergast |
30 |
Capped |
|
C Prathyusha |
30 |
Capped |
|
Tejal Hasabnis |
30 |
Capped |
|
Kim Garth |
30 |
Capped |
|
Tanisha Singh |
10 |
Without lid |
|
Humiraa Kaazi |
10 |
Without lid |
|
S Yashasri |
10 |
Without lid |
|
Pratika Rawal |
10 |
Without lid |
|
Ira Jadhav |
10 |
Without lid |
|
Sonal Thakur |
10 |
Without lid |
|
10 |
Without lid |
|
|
Fatima Jaffer |
10 |
Without lid |
|
Mansi Joshi |
30 |
Capped |
|
Lizelle Lee |
50 |
Capped |
|
Rosemary Mair |
30 |
Capped |
|
Amisha Bahukandi |
10 |
Without lid |
|
Priyanka Bala |
10 |
Without lid |
|
Milly Illingworth |
10 |
Without lid |
|
Ashwani Kumari |
10 |
Without lid |
|
Shivani Singh |
10 |
Without lid |
|
Parunika Sisodia |
10 |
Without lid |
|
Tess Flintoff |
10 |
Without lid |
|
Tanushree Sarkar |
10 |
Without lid |
|
Komalpreet Kaur |
10 |
Without lid |
|
Six cents |
10 |
Without lid |
|
Anusha Sundaresan |
10 |
Without lid |
|
Shipra Giri |
10 |
Without lid |
|
Hani Patel |
10 |
Without lid |
|
Indrani Roy |
10 |
Without lid |
|
Simran Bahadur |
30 |
Capped |
|
Preeti Bose |
10 |
Without lid |
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