The WPL 2026 mega auction saw intense bidding as teams spent a total of INR 40.8 crore to secure 67 players from the 277 available at the auction. The five franchises picked a mix of international stars and rising domestic talent, shaping their squads for the upcoming season.
Top Buys and Surprises
Deepti Sharma, the Player of the Tournament at the recent ODI World Cup, emerged as the costliest buy of the auction, with UP Warriorz acquiring her for INR 3.2 crore using the Right to Match (RTM) card. She is now the second-highest-paid Indian player in WPL history, just behind Smriti Mandhana.
Other notable buys included Sophie Ecclestone (England), who was picked up by UP Warriorz for INR 85 lakh, and Meg Lanning, the legendary Australian batter, who went to UP Warriorz for INR 1.9 crore.
Auction Overview
Total Amount Spent:
- INR 40.8 crore
Players Secured:
- 67 players out of 277
Overseas Players Bought:
- 23 overseas players joined the five franchises.
Team Breakdown: Full Squads and Key Signings
Mumbai Indians
- Purse after auction: INR 0
- Top buys: Nat Sciver-Brunt (Rs 3.5 Cr), Harmanpreet Kaur (Rs 2.5 Cr), Hayley Mathews (Rs 1.75 Cr)
Delhi Capitals
- Purse after auction: INR 0
- Top buys: Jemimah Rodrigues (Rs 2.2 Cr), Shafali Verma (Rs 2.2 Cr), Laura Wolvaardt (Rs 1.1 Cr)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
- Purse after auction: INR 0
- Top buys: Smriti Mandhana (Rs 3.5 Cr), Richa Ghosh (Rs 2.75 Cr), Ellyse Perry (Rs 2 Cr)
Gujarat Giants
- Purse after auction: INR 15 lakh
- Top buys: Ashleigh Gardner (Rs 3.5 Cr), Beth Mooney (Rs 2.5 Cr), Sophie Devine (Rs 2 Cr)
UP Warriorz
- Purse after auction: INR 15 lakh
- Top buys: Deepti Sharma (Rs 3.2 Cr), Meg Lanning (Rs 1.9 Cr), Phoebe Litchfield (Rs 1.2 Cr)
Full list of Sold Players
| Player | Base Price | Team | Winning Bid |
| Deepti Sharma | Rs 50 lakh | UP Warriorz | Rs 3.2 crore |
| Amelia Kerr | Rs 50 lakh | MI | Rs 3 crore |
| Sophie Devine | Rs 50 Lakh | Gujarat Giants | Rs 2 crore |
| Meg Lanning | Rs 50 lakh | UPW | Rs 1.9 crore |
| Chinelle Henry | Rs 50 lakh | DC | Rs 1.3 crore |
| N Charani | Rs 30 lakh | DC | Rs 1.3 crore |
| Phoebe Litchfield | Rs 50 lakh | UPW | Rs 1.2 crore |
| Laura Wolvaardt | Rs 30 lakh | DC | Rs 1.1 crore |
| Asha Sobhana (India) | Rs 30 lakh | UPW | Rs 1.1 crore |
| Linsey Smith (ENG) | Rs 30 lakh | RCB | Rs 30 lakh |
| Titas Sindhu (IND) | Rs 30 lakh | GG | Rs 30 lakh |
| Shabnim Ismail (SA) | Rs 50 lakh | MI | Rs 60 lakh |
| Lauren Bell (ENG) | Rs 50 lakh | RCB | Rs 90 lakh |
| Lizelle Lee (SA) | Rs 30 lakh | DC | Rs 30 lakh |
| Georgia Voll (AUS) | Rs 40 lakh | RCB | Rs 60 lakh |
| Harleen Deol (IND) | Rs 50 lakh | UPW | Rs 50 lakh |
| Radha Yadav (IND) | Rs 30 lakh | RCB | Rs 65 lakh |
| Sneh Rana (IND) | Rs 30 lakh | DC | Rs 50 lakh |
| Nadine de Klerk (SA) | Rs 30 lakh | RCB | Rs 65 lakh |
| Sree Charani (IND) | Rs 30 lakh | DC | Rs 1.3 crore |
| Chinelle Henry (WI) | Rs 30 lakh | DC | Rs 30 lakh |
| Renuka Singh Thakur (IND) | Rs 40 lakh | GG | Rs 60 lakh |
| Deeya Yadav (IND) | Rs 10 lakh | DC | Rs 10 lakh |
| Sanskriti Gupta (IND) | Rs 20 lakh | MI | Rs 20 lakh |
| Deandra Dottin (WI) | Rs 50 lakh | UPW | Rs 80 lakh |
| Shikha Pandey (IND) | Rs 40 lakh | UPW | Rs 2.40 crore |
Full list of Unsold Players
| Player | Base Price |
| Alyssa Healy (AUS) | Rs 50 lakh |
| Alana King (AUS) | Rs 40 lakh |
| Uma Chetry (IND) | Rs 50 lakh |
| Sabbhineni Meghana (IND) | Rs 30 lakh |
| Tazmin Brits (SA) | Rs 30 lakh |
| Grace Harris (AUS) | Rs 30 lakh |
| Isabella Gaze (NZ) | Rs 40 lakh |
| Amy Jones (ENG) | Rs 50 lakh |
| Darcie Brown (AUS) | Rs 30 lakh |
| Lauren Cheatle (AUS) | Rs 30 lakh |
| Priya Mishra (IND) | Rs 30 lakh |
| Amanda-Jade Wellington (AUS) | Rs 30 lakh |
| Saika Ishfaque (IND) | Rs 30 lakh |
| Pranavi Chandra (IND) | Rs 10 lakh |
Full squad after WPL 2026 Auction:
Mumbai Indians: (Purse after auction: INR 0)
Nat Sciver-Brunt (R 3.5 Cr), Harmanpreet Kaur (R 2.5 Cr), Hayley Mathews (R 1.75 Cr), Amanjot Kaur (R 1 Cr), G Kamalini (R 50 Lakh), Amelia Kerr (3 Cr), Shabnim Ismail (60 Lakh), Sanskriti Gupta (20 Lakh), Sajeewan Sajana (75 Lakh), Rahila Firdous (10 Lakh), Nicola Carey (30 Lakh), Poonam Khemanr (10 Lakh), Triveni Vasistha (20 Lakh), Nalla Reddy (10 Lakh), Saika Ishaque (30 Lakh), Milly Illingworth (10 Lakh)
Delhi Capitals: (Purse after auction: INR 0)
Jemimah Rodrigues (R 2.2 Cr), Shafali Verma (R 2.2 Cr), Annabel Sutherland (R 2.2 Cr), Marizanne Kapp (R 2.2 Cr), Niki Prasad (R 50 Lakh), Laura Wolvaardt (1.1 Cr), Chinnelle Henry (1 Cr), Sree Charani (1.3 Cr), Sneh Rana (50 Lakh), Lizelle Lee (30 Lakh), Deeya Yadav (10 Lakh), Taniya Bhatia (30 Lakh), Mamatha Madiwala (10 Lakh), Nandani Sharma (20 Lakh), Lucy Hamilton (10 Lakh), Minnu Mani (40 Lakh)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: (Purse after auction: INR 0)
Smriti Mandhana (R 3.5 Cr), Richa Ghosh (R 2.75 Cr), Ellyse Perry (R 2 Cr), Shreyanka Patil (R 60 Lakh), Georgia Voll (60 Lakh), Nadine de Klerk (65 Lakh), Radha Yadav (65 Lakh), Lauren Bell (90 Lakh), Linsey Smith (30 Lakh), Prema Rawat (RTM 20 Lakh), Arundhati Reddy (75 Lakh), Pooja Vastrakar (85 Lakh), Grace Harris (75 Lakh), Gautami Naik (10 Lakh), Prathyousha Kumar (10 Lakh), D Hemalatha (30 Lakh)
Gujarat Giants: (Purse after auction: INR 15 lakh)
Ashleigh Gardner (R 3.5 Cr), Beth Mooney (R 2.5 Cr), Sophie Devine (2 Cr), Renuka Singh (60 Lakh), Bharti Fulmali (RTM 70 Lakh), Titas Sadhu (30 Lakh), Kashvee Gautam (RTM 65 Lakh), Kanika Ahuja (30 Lakh), Tanuja Kanwar (45 Lakh), Georgia Wareham (1 Cr), Anushka Sharma (45 Lakh), Happy Kumari (10 Lakh), Kim Garth (50 Lakh), Yastika Bhatia (50 Lakh), Shivani Singh (10 Lakh), Danni Wyatt-Hodge (50 Lakh), Rajeshwari Gayakwad (40 Lakh), Ayushi Soni (30 Lakh)
UP Warriorz: (Purse after auction: INR 15 lakh)
Shweta Sehrawat (R 50 Lakh), Deepti Sharma (R 3.2 Cr), Sophie Ecclestone (RTM 85 Lakh), Meg Lanning (1.9 Cr), Phoebe Litchfield (1.2 Cr), Kiran Navgire (RTM 60 Lakh), Harleen Deol (50 Lakh), Kranti Goud (RTM 50 Lakh), Asha Sobhana (1.1 Cr), Deandra Dottin (80 Lakh), Shikha Pandey (2.4 Crore), Shipra Giri (10 Lakh), Simran Shaikh (10 Lakh), Tara Norris (10 Lakh), Chloe Tryon (30 Lakh), Suman Meena (10 Lakh), G Trisha (10 Lakh), Pratika Rawal (50 Lakh)
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