The Delhi Premier League is back for its second season in 2025 and it promises to be even bigger and better than the inaugural season this year. After a successful first edition that showcased new talent and excited fan engagement, the league organisers have decided to expand the DPL 2025 Men’s series from six to eight men’s teams, including Outer Delhi and New Delhi, while the women’s tournament will continue with four teams only.
The Men’s auction is scheduled for July 6 in New Delhi, followed by the women’s auction on July 7. Both auctions will be crucial in shaping the new squads as each franchise has been allowed to retain just one player from their 2024 squads. This decision will open an opportunity door for fresh faces and unexpected picks, giving each team a fair shot at building their strong squads for the 2025 season.
Delhi Premier League 2025 Auction Overview:
| Detail | Men’s League | Women’s League |
| Auction Date | July 6, 2025 | July 7, 2025 |
| Time | 10:00 AM IST | 10:00 AM IST |
| Venue | Taj Hotel, New Delhi | Taj Hotel, New Delhi |
| Teams | 8 | 4 |
| Auction Purse | ₹1.5 crore per team | ₹75 lakh per team |
| Retention Rule | 1 player per team | 1 player per team |
| RTM Card | 1 per team (for Category A, B, or C players; not for Marquee) | 1 per team (same rule) |
| New Teams | Outer Delhi, New Delhi | No new teams |
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DPL 2025: Prize Pool and Budget Details
This season, each men’s franchise will have an auction purse of 1.5 crore while each women’s franchise will have 75 lakhs to spend. This budget is set in a manner that allows franchises to make smart moves, balancing the singing of experienced big names with some of the young and emerging talent. The purse size of the auction ensures that no single team is able to buy all top players, keeping the competitive spirit and making the competition more fair for all.
Delhi Premier League 2025 Auction: Rules and Player Retention
- Ahead of the auction, each team is allowed to retain only one player from their 2024 squad. This player can belong to any of the four categories: Marquee, Category A, Category B or Category C.
- Each Franchise also gets one Right to Match (RTM) Card. This card will help teams bring back a released player to their team by matching the highest bid during the auction. However, RTM Cards cannot be used for the Marquee players, they can only be used in case of Category A, B or C players.
- The money spent to retain a player will be deducted from the team’s total purse before the DPL 2025 Auction begins on 6th and 7th July 2025.
DPL 2025 Teams and Possible Retentions for 2025
- Outer Delhi – New Team
- New Delhi – New Team
- Central Delhi Kings – Yash Dhull
- East Delhi Riders – Himmat Singh
- North Delhi Strikers – Suyash Sharma or Harshit Rana
- Purani Dilli 6 – Rishabh Pant (confirmed)
- South Delhi Superstarz – Ayush Badoni or Priyansh Arya
- West Delhi Lions – Hrithik Shokeen
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Outer Delhi and New Delhi are new additions to the tournament they have no one to retain and would build an absolutely complete new Squad.
The DPL 2025 Auction is expected to feature intense bidding wars and strategic moves as the teams built here would shape their journey in the tournament. With star players like Rishabh Pant already being confirmed the DPL 2025 Season 2 will feature several young talents to make their marks. With new franchises joining, more players will get chances to showcase their cricketing skills on the grand stage and help them in a great future forward.
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