In a shock opener, Australia captain Alyssa Healy — the very first player to go under the hammer — went unsold, but the surprise ended there as most marquee players triggered bidding wars.
Star Indian all-rounder
Deepti Sharma, released by UP Warriorz ahead of the auction, ended up right back with the Lucknow franchise after they used their RTM card to secure her for ₹3.20 crore.
Mumbai Indians snapped up New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr for ₹3 crore, while UP Warriorz spent ₹1.90 crore to bring in former Australia and Delhi Capitals captain Meg Lanning.
South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt was picked up by Delhi Capitals for ₹1.10 crore, and New Zealand veteran Sophie Devine landed a ₹2 crore deal with the Gujarat Giants.
| Mumbai Indians | Delhi Capitals | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Gujarat Giants | UP Warriorz |
| Nat Sciver-Brunt (3.5 Cr) | Jemimah Rodrigues (2.2 Cr) | Smriti Mandhana (3.5 Cr) | Ashleigh Gardner (3.5 Cr) | Shweta Sehrawat (50 Lakh) |
| Harmanpreet Kaur (2.5 Cr) | Shafali Verma (2.2 Cr) | Richa Ghosh (2.75 Cr) | Beth Mooney (2.5 Cr) | Deepti Sharma (RTM 3.2 Cr) |
| Hayley Mathews (1.75 Cr) | Annabel Sutherland (2.2 Cr) | Ellyse Perry (2 Cr) | Sophie Devine (2 Cr) | Sophie Ecclestone (RTM 85 Lakh) |
| Amanjot Kaur (1 Cr) | Marizanne Kapp (2.2 Cr) | Shreyanka Patil (60 Lakh) | Renuka Singh (60 Lakh) | Meg Lanning (1.9 Cr) |
| G Kamalini (50 Lakh) | Niki Prasad (50 Lakh) | Georgia Voll (60 Lakh) | Bharti Fulmali (RTM 70 Lakh) | Phoebe Litchfield (1.2 Cr) |
| Amelia Kerr (3 Cr) | Laura Wolvaardt (1.1 Cr) | Nadine de Klerk (65 Lakh) | Titas Sadhu (30 Lakh) | Kiran Navgire (RTM 60 Lakh) |
| Shabnim Ismail (60 Lakh) | Chinelle Henry (1.3 Cr) | Radha Yadav (65 Lakh) | Kashvee Gautam (RTM 65 Lakh) | Harleen Deol (50 Lakh) |
| Sanskriti Gupta (20 Lakh) | Sree Charani (1.3 Cr) | Lauren Bell (90 Lakh) | Kanika Ahuja (30 Lakh) | Kranti Goud (RTM 50 Lakh) |
| Sajeevan Sajana (75 Lakh) | Sneh Rana (50 Lakh) | Linsey Smith (30 Lakh) | Tanuja Kanwar (45 Lakh) | Asha Sobhana (1.1 Crore) |
| Rahila Firdous (10 Lakh) | Lizelee Lee (30 Lakh) | Prema Rawat (RTM 20 Lakh) | Georgia Wareham (1 Cr) | Deandra Dottin (80 Lakh) |
| Nicola Carey (30 Lakh) | Deeya Yadav (10 Lakh) | Arundathi Reddy (75 Lakh) | Anushka Sharma (45 Lakh) | Shikha Pandey (2.4 Crore) |
| Poonam Khemnar (10 Lakh) | Taniyaa Bhatia (30 Lakh) | Pooja Vastrakar (85 Lakh) | Happy Kumari (10 Lakh) | Shipra Giri (10 Lakh) |
| Triveni Vasistha (20 Lakh) | Mamatha Madiwala (10 Lakh) | Grace Harris (75 Lakh) | Kim Garth (50 Lakh) | Simran Shaikh (10 Lakh) |
| Nalla Reddy (10 Lakh) | Nandani Sharma (20 Lakh) | Gautami Naik (10 Lakh) | Yastika Bhatia (50 Lakh) | Tara Norris (10 Lakh) |
| Saika Ishaque (30 Lakh) | Lucy Hamilton (10 Lakh) | Prathyoosha Kumar (10 Lakh) | Shivani Singh (10 Lakh) | Chloe Tryon (30 Lakh) |
| Milly Illingworth (10 Lakh) | Minnu Mani (40 Lakh) | D Hemalatha (30 Lakh) | Danni Wyatt-Hodge (50 Lakh) | Suman Meena (10 Lakh) |
| Rajeshwari Gayakwad (40 Lakh) | G Trisha (10 Lakh) | |||
| Ayushi Soni (30 Lakh) | Pratika Rawal (50 Lakh) |
Now, all that’s left is to begin play.
Mark your calendars: WPL 2026 runs from January 9 to February 5, starting in Navi Mumbai before the caravan rolls into Vadodara for the business end — playoffs included.
