A total of 277 players will go under the hammer at the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 auction that will take place in New Delhi on November 27. 52 capped Indian players, 66 capped overseas players, 142 uncapped Indian players and 17 uncapped overseas players will be involved in a day-long auction process, where all five teams will look to rebuild their squads before the tournament’s fourth edition early next year.
The auction will commence at 3:30 p.m. IST and will start with the marquee set, which will have eight players – Deepti Sharma (India), Renuka Singh (India), Sophie Devine (New Zealand), Sophie Ecclestone (England), Alyssa Healy (Australia), Amelia Kerr (New Zealand), Meg Lanning (Australia), and Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa).
A total of 19 players have registered in the highest base-price bracket of Rs 50 lakh, 11 players in the Rs 40 lakh bracket, and 88 players in the Rs 30 lakh bracket. The list also has four players from Associate nations, namely Theertha Satish (UAE), Tara Norris (USA), Thipatcha Putthawong (Thailand) and Esha Oza (UAE), all of whom have been listed at a base price of Rs 10 lakh.
List of players. (Screengrab)
All five teams announced their retentions on November 6, with UP Warriorz entering the auction with maximum slots available after having retained only one player – Shweta Sehrawat.
The Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals had made five retentions each, followed by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who had made four retentions. Gujarat Giants, who made their first Playoffs in WPL 2025, will enter the auction with two retentions in Ash Gardner and Beth Mooney.
The fourth season of the league is likely to begin earlier than the usual time slot of Feb-March due to India co-hosting the T20 World Cup with Sri Lanka in early February. The Mumbai Indians are the reigning champions, having beaten the Delhi Capitals in the final.
