WPL 2027 – RCB release Grace Harris, Linsey Smith; Ellyse Perry available for upcoming season

Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have released Grace Harris, Linsey Smith, D Hemalatha and Gautami Nayak ahead of WPL 2027. Ellyse Perry, who pulled out of the 2026 edition citing personal reasons, has made herself available for the upcoming season.

Delhi Capitals (DC), the four-time runners-up, let go of Alana King, Lizelle Lee, Sneh Rana, Taniya Bhatia, Pragati Singh and Eddla Srujana.

UP Warriorz (UPW), who finished at the bottom of the table in the 2026 season, released as many as nine players. That included four overseas players – Deandra Dottin, Chloe Tryon, Charli Knott, Amy Jones – and Shweta Sehrawat, their only retention ahead of the 2026 season. That number and the list, though, is a bit misleading, as Amy Jones and Charli Knott were replacements for Phoebe Litchifled and Tara Norris, respectively.

Apart from them, UPW also let go of Asha Sobhana, Kiran Navgire, G Trisha and Suman Meena. They go into the auction with seven vacancies and the biggest purse, INR 3.65 crore.

Danni Wyatt-Hodge was the most high-profile player Gujarat Giants (GG) released. The others were Ayushi Soni, Titas Sadhu and Shivani Singh.

Two-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) released five Indians and one overseas player: Milly Illingworth, G Kamalini, Saika Ishaque, Kranthi Reddy, Poonam Khemnar and Triveni Vasistha. Like UPW, they too have seven slots open.

The fifth edition of the WPL will be played from January 14 to February 7. The mini-auction for that will be held on October 28 in Kochi.

A team can have a maximum of 18 players in their squad, including six from overseas. Here’s how the squads stack up before the auction.

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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