Follow the live blog for the WPL 2026 auction, with real-time updates on players sold, unsold and complete squads of all Women's Premier League teams.
WPL 2026 auction: All you need to know
When: November 27, 2025, 3.30pm IST start
Where: New Delhi
Players: 277
Slots: 73
Squad size: 15 (minimum), 18 (maximum)
WPL 2026 auction: Full list of players registered
The Women's Premier League 2026 auction will be a mega auction, giving teams a chance to build their squads with a near clean slate. Each team has retained at least one player, with Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians retaining five each (including two overseas players). UP Warriorz have only retained one player.
Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur among retained players
Players retained by each team:
Delhi Capitals: Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Niki Prasad
Gujarat Giants: Ash Gardner, Beth Mooney
Mumbai Indians: Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur, G Kamalini
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Ellyse Perry
UP Warriorz: Shweta Sehrawat
WPL auction: Where to watch live
In India, the auction will be available to watch live on the JioHotstar app. It will also be available on the following channels: Star Sports 1 Hindi SD+HD, Star Sports 2 SD+HD, Star Sports 3
Find more telecast details here.
WPL 2026 auction: Live updates
Follow minute-by-minute updates of the blog here.
Laura Wolvaardt to DC
Sold for INR 110L
Meg Lanning to UP Warriorz
Sold for 190L
Sophie Ecclestone to UPW
Sold for 85L
Deepti Sharma back at UP Warriorz
Delhi Capitals put up a bid for her, but UPW use RTM to beat them and get her back for INR 320L
Giants get Sophie Devine!
She is sold for INR 200L
Giants and Delhi are in the midst of a tussle
The big is closing in on INR 200L
A bidding war is up on Sophie Devine
The bids have already crossed INR 100L
UNSOLD: Alyssa Healy gets no takers!
She can still come back later in the auction
First player up: Alyssa Healy
Will UP Warriorz get her back?
11 slots offered before the accelerated round
It will begin with the marquee round. For the first time, there will be RTM
WPL auction: Breakdown of players
Player type | No. of players |
Capped Indians | 52 |
Capped overseas | 65 |
Uncapped Indian | 142 |
Uncapped overseas | 17 |
Total | 276 |
Which teams have how many RTMs remaining?
DD: 0
GGs: 3
MI: 0
RCB: 1
UPW: 4
Who will be the most expensive buy?
Among Indians, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Sree Charani and Kranti Gaud come to mind, among others. All four were part of India's World Cup winning campaign.
Full set of players in the marquee set
Sophie Devine
Sophie Ecclestone
Alyssa Healy
Amelia Kerr
Meg Lanning
Deepti Sharma
Renuka Singh
Laura Wolvaardt
No Jess Jonassen in the WPL auction
She has pulled out of the auction after a shoulder injury
There will be RTM for the first time
Just like IPL, the WPL - for the first time - will have a Right To Match option
Purse left for each team going into the auction
UP Warriorz: INR 14.50 crore
Gujarat Giants: INR 9 crore
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: INR 6.15 crore
Mumbai Indians: INR 5.75 crore
Delhi Capitals: INR 5.70 crore
Full list of players retained by each team
Delhi Capitals: Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Niki Prasad
Gujarat Giants: Ash Gardner, Beth Mooney
Mumbai Indians: Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur, G Kamalini
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Ellyse Perry
UP Warriorz: Shweta Sehrawat
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