WPL 2025 auction date announced, set to be hosted in Bengaluru

19 slots are available to be filled in the WPL 2025 auction.

The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 auction is slated for December 15 in Bengaluru. This will be a mini-auction ahead of the third edition of the WPL.

Mumbai Indians won the inaugural edition of the WPL in 2023 and Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the WPL 2024.

Earlier this month, all the five teams announced their list of retained and released players ahead of the WPL 2025 auction.

Across the five teams, 71 players, including 25 overseas, were retained. Each team can have a maximum of 18 squad members (maximum of six overseas players). This means that 19 slots will be available to be filled at the mini-auction.

The BCCI has increased the purse of each team from INR 13.5 crores to INR 15 crores for the upcoming mini auction.

Among some of the notable international players who will be up for grabs at the WPL 2025 mini auction are England captain Heather Knight, New Zealand pacer Lea Tahuhu, West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin and India allrounder Sneh Rana.

Which team has the largest purse in WPL 2025 auction?

Gujarat Giants, who were at the bottom in both seasons, will enter the WPL 2025 auction with the largest purse of INR 4.4 crores, while Delhi Capitals, the two-time runners-up, have the smallest purse of INR 2.5 croress.

The WPL 2025 is expected to be played between February-March, and end around the first week of March as the IPL 2025 is set to kick off on March 14.

WPL 2025 auction purse details:
Franchise	No of Players	No of Overseas Players	Total money spent (Rs.)	Salary cap available (Rs.)	Available Slots	Overseas Slots
DC	14	5	12.5	2.5	4	1
GG	14	4	10.6	4.4	4	2
MI	14	5	12.35	2.65	4	1
RCB	14	6	11.75	3.25	4	0
UPW	15	5	11.1	3.9	3	1
Total	71	25	58.3	16.7	19	5

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