The Women’s Premier League (WPL) had an action-packed auction on November 27, 2026. A total of 73 spots were up for grabs in the WPL 2026 auction.
Sophie Devine was the first to bag a deal. Gujarat Giants secured the New Zealand veteran for INR 2 crore.
Deepti Sharma crossed Devine’s bidding amount within a few moments. UP Warriorz used the Right-to-Match (RTM) card to retain her 3.20 crore, making her the second most expensive buy in WPL auction history!
New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr (3 crore to MI) and India’s Shikha Pandey (2.40 crore to UPW) were the others to bag 2 crore-plus deals.
Shree Charani, Asha Sobhana, and Pooja Vastrakar were some of the Indian players to land big deals in the auction.
Now, with the auction done and dusted, here’s how each WPL team stacks up for the 2026 season.
Delhi Capitals (DC) Squad for WPL 2026
Shree Charani and Chinelle Henry headlined DC’s auction picks. They’ve got Laura Wolvaardt to pair up with Shafali Verma at the top.
DC further bolstered their batting lineup by getting South Africa’s Lizelle Lee. Sneh Rana and Australia’s Lucy Hamilton rounded up their all-round picks.
Retained Players: Jemimah Rodrigues (2.20 crore), Shafali Verma (2.20 crore), Annabel Sutherland (2.20 crore), Marizanne Kapp (2.20 crore), Niki Prasad (50 lakh)
Auction Buys: Shree Charani (1.30 crore), Chinelle Henry (1.30 crore), Laura Wolvaardt (1.10 crore), Sneh Rana (50 lakh), Minnu Mani (40 lakh), Taniya Bhatia (30 lakh), Lizelle Lee (30 lakh), Nandani Sharma (20 lakh), Deeya Yadav (10 lakh), Lucy Hamilton (10 lakh), Madiwala Mamatha (10 lakh)
Gujarat Giants (GG) Squad for WPL 2026
GG kicked off the proceedings by adding all-round Sophie Devine to their ranks. Georgia Wareham was another big pick by them.
GG have invested heavily in Indian players, signing the likes of Renuka Singh, Yastika Bhatia, Kanika Ahuja, and Titas Sadhu. They added Kim Garth for a bargain price.
Retained Players: Ashleigh Gardner (3.50 crore), Beth Mooney (2.50 crore)
Auction Buys: Sophie Devine (2 crore), Georgia Wareham (1 crore), Bharti Fulmali (70 lakh), Kashvee Gautam (65 lakh), Renuka Singh (60 lakh), Yastika Bhatia (50 lakh), Kim Garth (50 lakh), Danni Wyatt-Hodge (50 lakh), Anushka Sharma (45 lakh), Tanuja Kanwar (45 lakh), Rajeshwari Gayakwad (40 lakh), Kanika Ahuja (30 lakh), Titas Sadhu (30 lakh), Ayushi Soni (30 lakh), Happy Kumari (10 lakh), Shivani Singh (10 lakh)
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Mumbai Indians (MI) Squad for WPL 2026
MI were hell-bent on getting Amelia Kerr back. And they did secure her at a whopping 3 crore.
The defending champions also got back Shabnim Ismail, Sajeevan Sajana, and Saika Ishaque. MI added a couple of overseas bowling options in Australia’s Nicola Carey and Milly Illingworth.
Retained Players: Natalie Sciver (3.50 crore), Harmanpreet Kaur (2.50 crore), Hayley Matthews (1.75 crore), Amanjot Kaur (1 crore), G Kamalini (50 lakh)
Auction Buys: Amelia Kerr (3 crore), Sajeevan Sajana (75 lakh), Shabnim Ismail (60 lakh), Saika Ishaque (30 lakh), Nicola Carey (30 lakh), Sanskriti Gupta (20 lakh), Triveni Vasistha (20 lakh), Poonam Khemnar (10 lakh), Rahila Firdous (10 lakh), Nalla Reddy (10 lakh), Milly Illingworth (10 lakh)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Squad for WPL 2026
RCB pretty much focused on strengthening their bowling attack. Their biggest buy was England’s Lauren Bell, who will lead their pace attack, which also includes Arundhati Reddy and Pooja Vastrakar.
Australia’s Georgia Voll is likely to open along with captain Smriti Mandhana. Grace Harris and Nadine de Klerk will take care of the power-hitting along with Richa Ghosh.
Retained Players: Smriti Mandhana (3.50 crore), Richa Ghosh (2.75 crore), Ellyse Perry (2 crore), Shreyanka Patil (50 lakh)
Auction Buys: Lauren Bell (90 lakh), Pooja Vastrakar (85 lakh), Arundhati Reddy (75 lakh), Grace Harris (75 lakh), Radha Yadav (65 lakh), Nadine de Klerk (65 lakh), Georgia Voll (60 lakh), Dayalan Hemalatha (30 lakh), Linsey Smith (30 lakh), Prema Rawat (20 lakh), Gautami Naik (10 lakh), Kumar Prathyoosha (10 lakh)
UP Warriorz (UPW) Squad for WPL 2026
UPW went with the biggest purse and most slots to fill in the auction. And they have built a solid squad with all the resources at their disposal
UPW didn’t hesitate to buy back Deepti Sharma at 3.20 crore. They’ve got a solid captaincy option in Meg Lanning, with Phoebe Litchfield likely to open along with her.
Shikha Pandey spearheads UP’s pace attack, while Sophie Ecclestone returns to handle the spin duties. Deandra Dottin, Kiran Navgire, and Chloe Tryon are some of the good hitters in their ranks.
Retained Players: Shweta Sehrawat (50 lakh)
Auction Buys: Deepti Sharma (3.20 crore), Shikha Pandey (2.40 crore), Meg Lanning (1.90 crore), Phoebe Litchfield (1.20 crore), Asha Sobhana (1.10 crore), Sophie Ecclestone (85 lakh), Deandra Dottin (80 lakh), Kiran Navgire (60 lakh), Kranti Gaud (50 lakh), Pratika Rawal (50 lakh), Harlee Deol (50 lakh), Chloe Tryon (30 lakh), Shipra Giri (10 lakh), Simran Shaikh (10 lakh), Gongadi Trisha (10 lakh), Tara Norris (10 lakh), Suman Meena (10 lakh)
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