The inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL) was a grand success with Mumbai Indians lifting the first-ever WPL trophy.
The Harmanpreet Kaur-led franchise finished second in the league stage, tied on points with Delhi Capitals and then went on to beat Delhi by 7 wickets to win the title.
Some of the top players across the world namely, Alyssa Healy, Meg Lanning, and Ellyse Perry along with Indian stars like Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues took part in the competition last season.
And now, preparations for a new season have already started as the teams have announced their list of retained players.
Smriti Mandhana will continue to lead Royal Challengers Bangalore while Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur to continue at Mumbai.
Here are the lists of players who have been retained by their respective teams ahead of the WPL season 2.
Mumbai Indians: List of retained players
Indian players: Harmanpreet Kaur, Yastika Bhatia, Pooja Vastrakar, Saika Ishaque, Amanjot Kaur, Jintimani Kalita, Humairaa Kaazi and Priyanka Bala.
Overseas players: Hayley Matthews, Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Isabelle Wong, Chloe Tryon.
Superheroes, queens, champions - here are your stars who’ll continue to don the blue-and-gold for the next #WPL season 🥰💙
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) October 19, 2023
Read: https://t.co/NfrZbx2eZs#OneFamily #MumbaiIndians #AaliRe pic.twitter.com/TSz6T9fnZr
Royal Challengers Bangalore: List of retained players
Indian players: Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Kanika Ahuja, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana,
Overseas players: Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Sophie Devine
🗣 𝑶𝑭𝑭𝑰𝑪𝑰𝑨𝑳 𝑨𝑵𝑵𝑶𝑼𝑵𝑪𝑬𝑴𝑬𝑵𝑻
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) October 19, 2023
🔏 𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐃: The right mix of youth, experience, talent and flamboyance, for WPL 2! 🙌
We take this opportunity to thank all the released players, for the hard work and commitment shown during the inaugural #WPL season. 👏… pic.twitter.com/MkFWqKjJ7m
Delhi Capitals: List of retained players
Indian players: Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Taniyaa Bhatia, Minnu Mani, Sneha Deepthi, Titas Sadhu.
Overseas players: Meg Lanning, Jess Jonassen, Marizanne Kapp, Alice Capsey, Laura Harris.
Presenting - Our stars who’re ready to don the DC jersey again! The retentions for the second season of the WPL are done ✅
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) October 19, 2023
Read more here 👉 https://t.co/mtEq7z2LbI#WPL2024 #YehHaiNayiDilli pic.twitter.com/BVXagGP67O
UP Warriorz: List of retained players
Indian players: Deepti Sharma, Shweta Sehrawat, Kiran Navgire, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Laxmi Yadav, Anjali Sarvani, Parshavi Chopra, S Yashashri.
Overseas players: Alyssa Healy, Tahlia Mcgrath, Grace Harris, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Bell
Dobara Khelenge, Dobara Uttar Denge! 💛💜#UPWarriorzUttarDega #CapriSports #WPL pic.twitter.com/jmgdQ44sOx
— UP Warriorz (@UPWarriorz) October 19, 2023
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