WPL 2025: All You Need To Know

 

The 2025 edition of the Women’s Premier League is going to start with defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru taking on Gujarat Giants in the opening match to be played at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara on 14^th February 2025.

The matches will be played at Vadodara, Lucknow, Bengaluru & Mumbai. It promises to be an exciting tournament. Few of the teams will be missing key players because of injuries or personal reasons.

Here we look at the details of all 5 teams

1.      Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)

The defending Champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru will look to defend their title. They will be without key players, including Sophie Devine who opted out due to personal reasons while Sophie Molineux has been ruled out because of an injury.

RCB has suffered another huge blow as Asha Sobhana will not take part in the tournament. Nuzhaat Parveen will be her replacement. 

Retained Players

Smriti Mandhana (C), Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh, Georgia Wareham, Renuka Singh, Ekta Bisht, Kanika Ahuja, Sabbhinehi Meghana, Nuzhaat Parveen, Shreyanka Patil.

Bought Players

Dani Wyatt (Traded from UP Warriorz) 30 Lakhs, VJ Joshita (10 Lakh), Pramila Rawat (1.20 Crore), Raghvi Bisht (10 Lakh), Jagravi Pawar (10 Lakh), Charlie Dean (Replacement for Sophie Molineux, Heather Graham (Replacement For Sophie Devine), Kim Garth (Replacement for Kate Cross).

RCB Schedule

RCB vs GG (Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara)- 14^th February, DC vs RCB (Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara)-17^th February, RCB vs MI (M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)-21^st February

RCB vs UPW (M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)- 24^th February, RCB vs GG (M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)- 27^th February, RCB vs DC (M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)- 1^st March, UPW vs RCB (Ekana Stadium, Lucknow)- 8^th March, MI vs RCB (Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai)- 11^th March.

2.      Delhi Capitals

Delhi Capitals performed brilliantly in last year’s edition reaching the finals of WPL 2024. They failed to deliver the goods, losing to the eventual champions RCB. DC will be eager to perform well this time and qualify again for the top 3.

Retained Players

Meg Lanning ©, Shafali Varma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Jess Jonassen, Alice Capsey, Annabel Sutherland, Minnu Mani, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Taniya Bhatia, Titas Sadhu, Arundhati Reddy, Sneha Deepti.

Bought Players

Shree Charani (55 Lakh), Nandini Kashyap (10 Lakh), Sarah Bryce (10 Lakh), Niki Prasad (10 Lakh)

Schedule of DC

Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians (Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara)-15^th February, DC vs RCB (Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara)- 17^th February, DC vs UPW (Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara)- 19^th February, DC vs UPW (M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)- 22^nd February, DC vs GG (M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)- 25^th February, DC vs MI ( M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)- 28^th February, DC vs RCB (M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)- 1^st March, DC vs GG (Ekana Stadium, Lucknow)- 7^th March.

3.      Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians lost in the eliminator against Royal Challengers Bengaluru after being in a strong position.  They retained their group from last year and hope to make a comeback with a bang with great performances.

Harmanpreet Kaur's led side has been dealt a major blow as Pooja Vastkar will not take part in the tournament due to an injury. Parunika Sisodia who played a key role in India's Under 19 World Cup victory has been named her replacement. 

Retained Players

Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Nat Sciver Brunt, Hayley Mathews, Chole Tryon, Parunika Sisodia,  Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, Sanjeevan Sajana, Yastika Bhatia, Saika Ishaque, Shabnim Ismail, Nadine de Klerk, Sathyamurthy Keerthana, Amandeep Kaur, Jintamani Kalita.

Bought Players

G Kamalini (1.60 Crore), Sanskriti Gupta (10 Lakh), Akshita Maheshwari (10 Lakh)

Schedule of MI

MI vs DC (Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara)- 15^th February, MI vs GG (Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara)- 18^th February, MI vs RCB ( M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)- 21^st February, MI vs UPW ( M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)- 26^th February, MI vs DC ( M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)- 28^th February, MI vs UPW (Ekana Stadium, Lucknow)-6^th March, MI vs GG (Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai)- 10^th March, MI vs RCB (Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai)- 11^th March.

4.      UPW

It was a disappointing outing for the UPW Warriorz in the 2024 edition. They failed to perform well as a unit finishing fourth and could not qualify for the top 3 stages.

Under the captaincy of Healy, UPW won 3 matches while lost 5 to be knocked out of the knockout stages.

UPW have been dealt a major blow as Alyssa Healy will miss the tournament due to an injury.

Retained Players

Deepti Sharma (C), Chamari Atthaptu, Grace Harris, Kiran Navgire, Shweta Sehrawat, Poonam Khemnar, Vrinda Dinesh, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahila McGrath, Uma Chetry, Saima Thakor, Anjali Sarvani, Gouher Sultana, Rajeshwari Gayakwad.

Bought Players

Arushi Goel (10 Lakh), Kranti Goud (10 Lakh), Alana King (30 Lakh), Chinelle Henry (30 Lakh, Replacement for Healy).

Schedule of UPW

UPW Vs GG (Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara)- 16^th February, UPW vs DC (Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara)- 19^th February, UPW vs DC (M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)- 21^st February, UPW vs RCB (  M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)- 24^th  February, UPW vs MI (M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)- 26th  February, UPW vs GG ( Ekana Stadium, Lucknow)- 3^rd March, UPW vs MI (Ekana Stadium, Lucknow)- 6^th March, UPW vs RCB (Ekana Stadium, Lucknow)- 8^th March.

5.      Gujarat Giants

Gujarat Giants finished last in the 2024 edition. Beth Mooney was named the captain for last year’s edition. They will be looking to prove their worth and stake a claim to be in the top 3 of the WPL 2025.

Retained Players

Ash Gardner (C), Beth Mooney, Kashvee Gautam, Phoebe Litchfield, Tanuja Kanwar, Harleen Deol, Laura Woolvardt, Dayalan Hemalatha, Meghana Singh, Priya Mishra, Shabnim Shakil, Mannat Kashyap, Bharti Fumali, Sayali Sathgare.

Bought Players

Deandra Dottin (1.70 Crore), Simran Sheikh (1.90 Crore), Danielle Gibson (30 Lakhs), Prakashikha Naik (10 Lakhs).

Schedule of GG

GG vs RCB (Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara)- 14^th February,  GG vs UPW (Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara)- 16^th February, GG vs MI (Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara)- 18^th February, GG vs DC (M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)- 25^th February, GG vs RCB (M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)- 27^th February, GG vs UPW (Ekana Stadium, Lucknow)- 3^rd March, GG vs DC (Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai)- 7^th March, GG vs MI (Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai)- 10^th March,

 

 

 

 

WPL 2025 to begin from 14th February.