Editor’s Note
The Women’s Premier League (WPL) gears up for its 2026 season, with the player auction set for November 27, 2025, in New Delhi. A pool of 277 players will vie for slots as franchises plan their squads and budgets for the tournament, anticipated to be held in January 2026.
The auction for WPL 2026 players will be held on November 27, 2025, at the JW Marriott Hotel in New Delhi. A total of 277 players have registered for the auction, including 194 Indian and 83 foreign players. The full tournament is expected to be played in January 2026, with potential host cities including Navi Mumbai and Vadodara. Teams will aim to fill a maximum of 73 slots.
UP Warriors enter the auction with the largest purse of 14.5 crore rupees. Following them are Gujarat Giants with 9 crore, Royal Challengers Bangalore with 6.15 crore, Mumbai Indians with 5.75 crore, and Delhi Capitals with 5.7 crore rupees.
The player auction process for the Women’s Premier League 2026 will begin at 3:30 PM. The participating teams are Royal Challengers Bangalore Women, Mumbai Indians Women, Delhi Capitals Women, UP Warriors, and Gujarat Giants Women.
The auction will start with a marquee set of 8 players:
– Sophie Devine (New Zealand) – Base Price: 50 lakh rupees
– Sophie Ecclestone (England) – Base Price: 50 lakh rupees
– Alyssa Healy (Australia) – Base Price: 50 lakh rupees
– Amelia Kerr (New Zealand) – Base Price: 50 lakh rupees
– Meg Lanning (Australia) – Base Price: 50 lakh rupees
– Deepti Sharma (India) – Base Price: 50 lakh rupees
– Renuka Thakur (India) – Base Price: 40 lakh rupees
– Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa) – Base Price: 30 lakh rupees
Delhi Capitals: Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, and Nikki Prasad.
Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner and Beth Mooney.
Mumbai Indians: Natalie Sciver, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur, and G Kamalini.
RCB: Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, and Shreyanka Patil.
UP Warriors: Shweta Sehrawat.