Overview
- Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals used the full five-player quota, keeping cores headlined by Harmanpreet Kaur and Nat Sciver‑Brunt for MI and Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma for DC.
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru retained four (Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil), Gujarat Giants kept Ashleigh Gardner and Beth Mooney, and UP Warriorz kept only Shweta Sehrawat.
- Several marquee names move to the auction pool, including Deepti Sharma, Meg Lanning, Alyssa Healy, Amelia Kerr and Laura Wolvaardt.
- Remaining purses underscore contrasting strategies: UP Warriorz ₹14.5 crore, Gujarat Giants ₹9 crore, RCB ₹6.15 crore, MI ₹5.75 crore, and DC ₹5.7 crore, with MI and DC forfeiting RTM use.
- The mega auction is set for November 27 in New Delhi under confirmed retention slabs and the debut of Right‑to‑Match, with squads to be built to 16–18 players.