Women’s Premier League 2026 Auction: The mega player auction for the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 was held on Thursday (November 27) at the JW Marriott Hotel in New Delhi. All five franchise teams, as well as fans, were eagerly awaiting this mega auction.
A total of 277 players went under the hammer in this mega auction for the Women's Premier League. However, only 67 players were sold, including 23 foreign players. A total of ₹40.8 crore was spent in the auction. Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma was the most expensive player (₹3.20 crore), while among foreign players, Amelia Kerr was the highest-paid player (₹3 crore).
Australia captain Alyssa Healy, whose base price was Rs 50 lakh, remained unsold. Kiwi all-rounder Sophie Devine was bought by Gujarat Giants for Rs 2 crore. India's star all-rounder Deepti Sharma was added to the UP Warriors team for Rs 3.20 crore through the RTM (Right to Match) card. While Mumbai Indians re-acquired Amelia Kerr for Rs 3 crore through the RTM card. The base price of Sophie, Deepti, and Amelia was Rs 50 lakh each.
WPL 2026 Most Expensive Players
• Most expensive player in WPL 2026: Deepti Sharma (₹3.20 crore) to UP Warriorz
• Most expensive overseas player in WPL 2026: Amelia Kerr (₹3.20 crore) to Mumbai Indians
• Most expensive uncapped player in WPL 2026: Anushka Sharma (₹45 lakh) to Gujarat Giants.
WPL All Team's Squads After Auction
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Voll (Rs 60 lakh), Nadine de Klerk (Rs 65 lakh), Radha Yadav (Rs 65 lakh), Lauren Bell (Rs 90 lakh), Linsey Smith (Rs 30 lakh), Prema Rawat (Rs 10 lakh RTM), Arundhati Reddy (Rs 75 lakh), Pooja Vastrakar (Rs 85 lakh), Grace Harris (Rs 75 lakh), Gautami Naik (Rs 10 lakh), Kumar Prathyoosha (Rs 10 lakh), Dayalan Hemalatha (Rs 30 lakh).
Mumbai Indians: Amanjot Kaur, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver Brunt, G Kamalini, Amelia Kerr (Rs 3 crore), Shabnim Ismail (Rs 60 lakh), Sanskriti Gupta (Rs 20 lakh), Sajeevan Sajana (Rs 75 lakh), Rahila Firdous (Rs 10 lakh), Nicola Carey (Rs 30 lakh), Poonam Khemnar (Rs 10 lakh), Triveni Vasistha (Rs 20 lakh), Nalla Reddy (Rs 10 lakh), Saika Ishaque (Rs 30 lakh), Milly Illingworth (Rs 10 lakh).
Delhi Capitals: Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Marizanne Kapp, Annabel Sutherland, Niki Prasad, Laura Wolvaardt (Rs 1.10 crore), Chinelle Henry (Rs 1.30 crore), Shree Charani (Rs 1.30 crore), Sneh Rana (Rs 50 lakh), Lizelle Lee (Rs 30 lakh), Deeya Yadav (Rs 10 lakh), Taniya Bhatia (Rs 30 lakh), Mamatha Madiwala (Rs 10 lakh), Nandini Sharma (Rs 20 lakh), Lucy Hamilton (Rs 10 lakh), Minnu Mani (Rs 40 lakh).
UP Warriorz: Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma (Rs 3.2 crore RTM), Sophie Ecclestone (Rs 85 lakh RTM), Meg Lanning (Rs 1.90 crore), Phoebe Litchfield (Rs 1.20 crore), Kiran Navgire (Rs 60 lakh RTM), Harleen Deol (Rs 50 lakh), Kranti Goud (Rs 50 lakh RTM), Asha Shobhana (Rs 1.10 crore), Deandra Dottin (Rs 80 lakh), Shikha Pandey (Rs 2.40 crore), Shipra Giri (Rs 10 lakh), Simran Shaikh (Rs 10 lakh), Tara Norris (Rs 10 lakh), Chloe Tryon (Rs 30 lakh), Suman Meena (Rs 10 lakh), Gongadi Trisha (Rs 10 lakh), Pratika Rawal (Rs 50 lakh).
Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine (Rs 2 crore), Renuka Singh (Rs 60 lakh), Bharati Fulmali (Rs 70 lakh RTM), Titas Sadhu (Rs 30 lakh), Kashvee Gautam (Rs 65 lakh RTM), Kanika Ahuja (Rs 30 lakh), Tanuja Kanwar (Rs 45 lakh), Georgia Wareham (Rs 1 crore), Anushka Sharma (Rs 45 lakh), Happy Kumar (Rs 10 lakh), Kim Garth (Rs 50 lakh), Yastika Bhatia (Rs 50 lakh), Shivani Singh (Rs 10 lakh), Danielle Wyatt Hedge (Rs 50 lakh), Rajeshwari Gayakwad (Rs 40 lakh), Ayushi Soni (Rs 30 lakh).
