India’s ODI World Cup-winning stars Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma are among the marquee names retained by the Women’s Premier League (WPL) franchises ahead of the 2026 mega auction.

In a live show by the broadcasters on Thursday, retentions of all teams were unveiled – comprising of a mix of maximum of three Indian capped players, two overseas players and two Indian uncapped players.

Harmanpreet along with Hayley Matthews, Nat-Sciver Brunt, Amanjot Kaur and G Kamalini are confirmed to be Mumbai Indians’ retained players. The likes of Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar and Yastika Bhatia along with others are released into the auction pool.

Delhi Capitals, meanwhile, have retained Jemimah and Shafali along with Annabel Sutherland and Marizanne Kapp, and

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