The Women's Premier League mega auction has concluded after an action-packed evening in Delhi, which saw the franchises splashing their money to acquire a strong team ahead of the WPL 2026 season.
UP Warriorz and Gujarat Giants were the heavy buyers, while Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians also made some key acquisitions to bolster their units.
Deepti Sharma has become the most expensive buy in this auction, as she was snapped up by UP Warriorz for Rs 3.20 crore. Amelia Kerr joined Mumbai Indians for Rs 3 crore, whereas veteran India pacer Shikha Pandey was sold to the Warriorz for a gigantic Rs 2.40 crore. Sophie Devine was also a big buy as Gujarat Giants signed her for Rs 2 crore.
Alyssa Healy went surprisingly unsold,
and the likes of Alana King, Issy Wong had the same fate as they found no teams. Pratika Rawal, despite her injury, has been roped in by UP Warriorz.
In terms of the uncapped players, Anuska Sharma went to Gujarat Giants for Rs 45 lakh, while Amandeep Kaur, Vaishnavi Sharma went unsold.
WPL 2026 Squads
Have a look at the full squads of all five teams after the WPL 2026 auction.
Mumbai Indians Women
Harmanpreet Kaur, Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur, G. Kamalini, Amelia Kerr, Shabnim Ismail, Sanskriti Gupta, Sajeevan Sajana, Rahila Firdous, Nicola Carey, Poonam Khemnar, Triveni Vasistha, Nalla Reddy, Saika Ishaque, Milly Illingworth
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women
Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Voll, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Lauren Bell, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Grace Harris, Gautami Naik, Prathyoosha Kumar, Dayalan Hemalatha
Delhi Capitals Women
Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Niki PRasad, Chinelle Henry, N. Charani, Laura Wolvaardt, Sneh Rana, Minnu Mani, Lizelle Lee, Taniyaa Bhatia, Nandni Sharma, Deeya Yadav, Mamatha Madiwala, Lucy Hamilton
Gujarat Giants
Beth Mooney, Ashleigh Gardner, Sophie Devine, Georgia Wareham, Bharti Fulmali, Kashvee Gautam, Renuka Singh, Kim Garth, Yastika Bhatia, Danni Wyatt, Tanuja Kanwer, Anushka Sharma, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Titas Sadhu, Kanika Ahuja, Ayushi Soni, Happy Kumari, Shivani Singh
UP Warriorz
Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Shikha Pandey, Meg Lanning, Phoebe Litchfield, Asha Sobhana, Sophie Ecclestone, Deandra Dottin, Kiran Navgire, Harleen Deol, Kranti Gaud, Pratika Rawal, Chloe Tryon, Shipra Giri, Simran Shaikh, Tara Norris, Suman Meena, G Trisha
