The highly anticipated Women's Premier League 2025 auction, held on Sunday in Bengaluru, brought forth some exciting moments and a flurry of bids for emerging cricketers. Among the notable highlights was the impressive acquisition of Simran Shaikh by Gujarat Giants, making her the biggest buy. 

She was picked for INR 1.9 crore. A total of 124 names featured at the auction but 19 players were sold. Tamil Nadu batter G Kamilini also made headlines after being acquired by Mumbai Indians for INR 1.60 crore. 

Uttarakhand spinner Prema Rawat was bought by Royal Challengers Bengaluru for INR 1.2 crore. Talking about overseas players, West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin earned a lot after being bought by Gujarat Giants for INR 1.7 crore. Players like Heather Knight and Sneh Rana went unsold. 

Players sold at the WPL 2025 auction:

Delhi Capitals: N Charani, Nandini Kashyap, Sarah Bryce (Scotland), Niki Prasad

Gujarat Giants: Simran Shaikh, Deandra Dottin (WI), Danielle Gibson (Eng), Prakashika Naik

Mumbai Indians: G Kamalini, Nadine de Klerk (SA), Akshita Maheshwari, Sanskriti Gupta

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Prema Rawat, Joshitha JV, Raghvi Bist, Jagravi Pawar

UP Warriorz: Alana King (Aus), Arushi Goel, Kranti Goud

All squads post auction: 

UP Warriorz
Players Bought: Arushi Goel, Kranti Goud, Alana King

Retained Players: Alyssa Healy (c), Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris, Kiran Navgire, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia McGrath, Vrinda Dinesh, Saima Thakor, Poonam Khemnar, Gouher Sultana, Chamari Athapaththu, Uma Chetry

Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Players Bought: Prema Rawat, Joshitha VJ, Raghvi Bist, Jagravi Pawar, Niki Prasad
Retained Players: Smriti Mandhana (c), Sabbineni Meghana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh, Sophie Molineux, Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross, Kanika Ahuja, Danni Wyatt (traded)

Gujarat Giants
Players Bought: Deandra Dottin, Simran Shaikh, Danielle Gibson, Prakashika Naik
Retained Players: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney (c), Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt, Shabnam Shakil, Tanuja Kanwer, Phoebe Litchfield, Meghna Singh, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra, Mannat Kashyap, Bharti Fulmali, Sayali Satghare

Mumbai Indians
Players Bought: Nadine de Klerk, G. Kamalini, Sanskriti Gupta, Akshita Maheshwari
Retained Players: Mumbai Indians: Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Hayley Matthews, Jintimani Kalita, Natalie Sciver, Pooja Vastrakar, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia, Shabnim Ismail, Amandeep Kaur, S. Sajana, Keerthana

Delhi Capitals
Players Bought: Nandini Kashyap, N Charani, Sarah Bryce,
Retained Players: Alice Capsey, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen, Marizanne Kapp, Meg Lanning (c), Minnu Mani, Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniyaa Bhatia, Titas Sadhu, Annabel Sutherland