“With Perry returning to our squad, it bolsters the team in all departments. That got us thinking about how we could balance our squad and look for options in the auction. We’ve had the benefit and privilege to retain a major core of our squad – 13 players; nine Indians and four overseas.”
They go into the auction with seven vacancies and the biggest purse, INR 3.65 crore.
“Also, Danni has also got some English series on during the WPL,” Klinger said. “And I suppose her preference was to be playing cricket as well, rather than potentially being part of our squad and maybe being on the bench.”
Teams can have a maximum of 18 players in their squad, including six from overseas. Overall, 27 slots are to be filled on the auction day, of which up to seven can be for overseas players. Here’s how the squads stack up.
Delhi Capitals
Players released: Alana King, Lizelle Lee, Sneh Rana, Taniya Bhatia, Pragati Singh, Eddla Srujana
Players retained: Annabel Sutherland, Chinelle Henry, Laura Wolvaardt, Lucy Hamilton, Marizanne Kapp, Deeya Yadav, Jemimah Rodrigues, Mamatha Madiwala, Minnu Mani, N Shree Charani, Nandani Sharma, Niki Prasad, Shafali Verma
Slots available: 5 (one overseas)
Purse remaining: INR 1.10 crore
Gujarat Giants
Players released: Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Ayushi Soni, Titas Sadhu, Shivani Singh
Players retained: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Georgia Wareham, Kim Garth, Sophie Devine, Anushka Sharma, Bharti Fulmali, Happy Kumari, Jintimani Kalita, Kanika Ahuja, Kashvee Gautam, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Singh, Tanuja Kanwar, Yastika Bhatia
Slots available: 3 (one overseas)
Purse remaining: INR 1.25 crore
Mumbai Indians
Released players: Milly Illingworth, G Kamalini, Kranthi Reddy, Poonam Khemnar, Saika Ishaque, Triveni Vasistha
Retained players: Melie Kerr, Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Nicola Carey, Amanjot Kaur, Harmanpreet Kaur, Rahila Firdous, S Sajana, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Vaishnavi Sharma
Slots available: 7 (one overseas)
Purse remaining: INR 1 crore
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Players released: Grace Harris, Linsey Smith, D Hemalatha, Gautami Nayak
Players retained: Ellyse Perry, Georgia Voll, Lauren Bell, Nadine de Klerk, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Prathyoosha Kumar, Prema Rawat, Radha Yadav, Richa Ghosh, Sayali Satghare, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana
Slots available: 5 (two overseas)
Purse remaining: INR 1.15 crore
UP Warriorz
Players released: Amy Jones, Charli Knott, Chloe Tryon, Deandra Dottin, Asha Sobhana, G Trisha, Kiran Navgire, Shweta Sehrawat, Suman Meena
Players retained: Meg Lanning, Phoebe Litchfield, Sophie Ecclestone, Tara Norris, Deepti Sharma, Harleen Deol, Kranti Gaud, Pratika Rawal, Shikha Pandey, Shipra Giri, Simran Shaikh
Slots available: 7 (two overseas)
Purse remaining: INR 3.65 crore
