2025 Women's Premier League (cricket)

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2025 Women's Premier League
Dates21 February – 16 March 2025
Administrator(s) Board of Control for Cricket in India
Cricket format Twenty20 cricket
Tournament format(s) Double Round robin and playoffs
Host(s)Flag of India.svg  India
Participants5
Matches22
Official website wplt20.com
2024
2026

The 2025 Women's Premier League (also known as WPL 2025 and branded as TATAWPL 2025) will be the third season of the Women's Premier League, a women's franchise Twenty20 cricket league organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The tournament, featuring five teams, will be held from 21 February to 16 March 2025.

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Royal Challengers Bangalore are the defending champions. [1]

Format

Five teams are scheduled to play in 2025. The tournament involves each team playing every other team twice in a home-and-away, double round-robin format. After the double round-robin league, the top three teams qualify for the playoffs based on aggregate points. The team with the highest points will automatically qualify for the final match. The second and third-placed teams will compete with each other (in a match titled "Eliminator"). The winner of the Eliminator match will move on to the final match.

Teams

Squads

Delhi Capitals [5]
NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Meg Lanning Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 25 March 1992 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
Taniya Bhatia Flag of India.svg  India November 28, 1997 (age 27)Right-handed
Alice Capsey Flag of England.svg  England 11 August 2004 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player
Sneha Deepthi Flag of India.svg  India 10 September 1996 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Jess Jonassen Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5 November 1992 (age 32)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player
Marizanne Kapp Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4 January 1990 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
Minnu Mani Flag of India.svg  India 24 March 1999 (age 25)Left-handedRight-arm off break
Shikha Pandey Flag of India.svg  India 12 May 1989 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Arundhati Reddy Flag of India.svg  India 4 October 1997 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Jemimah Rodrigues Flag of India.svg  India 5 September 2000 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Titas Sadhu Flag of India.svg  India 29 September 2004 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Annabel Sutherland Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 12 October 2001 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
Shafali Verma Flag of India.svg  India 28 January 2004 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Radha Yadav Flag of India.svg  India 21 April 2000 (age 24)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Gujarat Giants [6]
NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Beth Mooney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 14 January 1994 (age 30)Left-handedOverseas player
Harleen Deol Flag of India.svg  India 21 June 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Deandra Dottin WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 21 June 1991 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
Bharti Fulmali Flag of India.svg  India 11 October 1994 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Ashleigh Gardner Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15 April 1997 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player
Kashvee GautamFlag of India.svg  India 18 April 2003 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Dayalan Hemalatha Flag of India.svg  India 29 September 1994 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Tanuja Kanwar Flag of India.svg  India 28 January 1998 (age 26)Left-handedLeft-arm medium
Mannat Kashyap Flag of India.svg  India 15 December 2003 (age 21)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Phoebe Litchfield Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 18 April 2003 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm leg break Overseas player
Priya Mishra Flag of India.svg  India 4 June 2004 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Sayali Satghare Flag of India.svg  India 2 July 2000 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Shabnam Shakil Flag of India.svg  India 17 June 2007 (age 17)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Meghna Singh Flag of India.svg  India 18 June 1994 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Laura Wolvaardt Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 26 April 1999 (age 25)Right-handedOverseas player
Mumbai Indians [7]
NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Harmanpreet Kaur Flag of India.svg  India 8 March 1989 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Yastika Bhatia Flag of India.svg  India 1 November 2000 (age 24)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Saika Ishaque Flag of India.svg  India 8 October 1995 (age 29)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Shabnim Ismail Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5 October 1988 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm fast Overseas player
Jintimani Kalita Flag of India.svg  India 25 December 2003 (age 20)Left-handedRight-arm medium
Amandeep KaurFlag of India.svg  India 31 December 1993 (age 30)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Amanjot Kaur Flag of India.svg  India 1 January 2000 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Sathyamoorthy KeerthanaFlag of India.svg  India October 8, 2000 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Amelia Kerr Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 13 October 2000 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm leg break Overseas player
Hayley Matthews WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 19 March 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player
Sajeevan Sajana Flag of India.svg  India 4 January 1995 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Nat Sciver-Brunt Flag of England.svg  England 20 August 1992 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
Chloe Tryon Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 25 January 1994 (age 30)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player
Pooja Vastrakar Flag of India.svg  India 25 September 1999 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Royal Challengers Bangalore [8]
NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Smriti Mandhana Flag of India.svg  India 18 July 1996 (age 28)Left-handedRight-arm off break
Kanika Ahuja Flag of India.svg  India 7 August 2002 (age 22)Left-handedRight-arm off break
Ekta Bisht Flag of India.svg  India 8 February 1986 (age 38)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Kate Cross Flag of England.svg  England 3 October 1991 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
Sophie Devine Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1 September 1989 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
Richa Ghosh Flag of India.svg  India 28 September 2003 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Sabbhineni Meghana Flag of India.svg  India 7 June 1996 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Sophie Molineux Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 17 January 1998 (age 26)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player
Shreyanka Patil Flag of India.svg  India 31 July 2002 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Ellyse Perry Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3 November 1990 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
Renuka Singh Flag of India.svg  India 1 February 1996 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Asha Sobhana Flag of India.svg  India 16 March 1991 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Georgia Wareham Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 23 May 1999 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm leg break Overseas player
Danni Wyatt-Hodge Flag of England.svg  England 22 April 1991 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player; Traded from UP Warriorz
UP Warriorz [9]
NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Alyssa Healy Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 24 March 1990 (age 34)Right-handedOverseas player
Chamari Athapaththu  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 9 February 1990 (age 34)Left-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player
Uma Chetry Flag of India.svg  India 27 July 2002 (age 22)Right-handed
Sophie Ecclestone Flag of England.svg  England 6 May 1999 (age 25)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player
Rajeshwari Gayakwad Flag of India.svg  India 1 June 1991 (age 33)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Grace Harris Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 18 September 1993 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player
Poonam KhemnarFlag of India.svg  India 9 May 1994 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Tahlia McGrath Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10 November 1995 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
Kiran Navgire Flag of India.svg  India 18 September 1994 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Anjali Sarvani Flag of India.svg  India 28 July 1997 (age 27)Left-handedLeft-arm medium
Shweta Sehrawat Flag of India.svg  India 26 February 2004 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Deepti Sharma Flag of India.svg  India 24 August 1997 (age 27)Left-handedRight-arm off break
Gouher Sultana Flag of India.svg  India 31 March 1988 (age 36)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Saima Thakor Flag of India.svg  India 13 September 1996 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Dinesh VrindaFlag of India.svg  India 2 March 2001 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm leg break

Personnel changes

A total of 19 players were sold during the auction, five of whom were from overseas.

NameNational sideTeamPrice
N CharaniFlag of India.svg  India Delhi Capitals55 lakh (US$66,000)
Sarah Bryce Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Delhi Capitals10 lakh (US$12,000)
Nandini KashyapFlag of India.svg  India Delhi Capitals10 lakh (US$12,000)
Niki PrasadFlag of India.svg  India Delhi Capitals10 lakh (US$12,000)
Simran ShaikhFlag of India.svg  India Gujarat Giants1.9 crore (US$230,000)
Deandra Dottin WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Gujarat Giants1.7 crore (US$200,000)
Danielle Gibson Flag of England.svg  England Gujarat Giants30 lakh (US$36,000)
Prakashika NaikFlag of India.svg  India Gujarat Giants10 lakh (US$12,000)
G KamaliniFlag of India.svg  India Mumbai Indians1.6 crore (US$190,000)
Nadine de Klerk Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Mumbai Indians30 lakh (US$36,000)
Akshita MaheshwariFlag of India.svg  India Mumbai Indians20 lakh (US$24,000)
Sanskriti GuptaFlag of India.svg  India Mumbai Indians10 lakh (US$12,000)
Prema RawatFlag of India.svg  India Royal Challengers Bengaluru1.2 crore (US$140,000)
Raghvi BistFlag of India.svg  India Royal Challengers Bengaluru10 lakh (US$12,000)
Jagravi PawarFlag of India.svg  India Royal Challengers Bengaluru10 lakh (US$12,000)
Joshitha V JFlag of India.svg  India Royal Challengers Bengaluru10 lakh (US$12,000)
Alana King Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia UP Warriorz30 lakh (US$36,000)
Arushi GoelFlag of India.svg  India UP Warriorz10 lakh (US$12,000)
Kranti GoudFlag of India.svg  India UP Warriorz10 lakh (US$12,000)

League stage

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1 Delhi Capitals 00000Advance to the Final
2 Gujarat Giants 00000Advance to the Eliminator
3 Mumbai Indians 00000
4 Royal Challengers Bangalore 00000
5 UP Warriorz 00000
First match(es) will be played: 21 February 2025. Source: [ citation needed ]

Match summary

TeamGroup matchesPlayoffs
EF
WinLossNo result
  • Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
  • Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
Visitor team →
Home team ↓
  • Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
  • Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.

Playoffs

Bracket

Eliminator Final
1 1st placed team
2 2nd placed teamEW Winner of Eliminator
3 3rd placed team

Eliminator

February 2025
[ Scorecard]
2nd placed team
v
3rd placed team

Final

16 March 2025
[ Scorecard]
1st placed team
v
Winner of Eliminator

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