With the Women’s Premier League (WPL) aiming its return with the fourth edition early next year, the tournament is set to see its first-ever mega auction, which will take place later this month. The Board
of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) some days ago confirmed that the the WPL 2026 auction will be held in Delhi on November 27 with the franchises then confirming their retention list.
With all that done and the next season set to be played in January-February window, due to the Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 scheduled for February-March in India and Sri Lanka, recent reports have revealed that the BCCI has more or less confirmed on the venues. Sources close to SportsTiger have informed that Navi Mumbai and Lucknow are set to be the two venues, whereas the board is also looking to add one more ground.
The 2025 edition of the tournament was held across four venues in Mumbai, Vadodara, Lucknow and Bengaluru. The season saw Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians Women lift their second title after winning the inaugural edition in 2023.
WPL 2026 Retention List
With the tournament set to get even more exciting, last week, the franchises released the list of retained players ahead of the mega-auction. Here’s the list of retained players and remaining purses of the franchises ahead of WPL 2026 auction:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh Shreyanka Patil
Remaining purse: ₹6.15 Crore
Mumbai Indians: Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur, G Kamalini
Remaining purse: ₹5.7 Crore
Delhi Capitals: Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Marizanne Kapp, Annabel Sutherland, Niki Prasad
Remaining purse: ₹5.7 Crore
Gujarat Giants: Ash Gardner, Beth Mooney
Remaining purse: ₹9 Crore
UP Warriors: Shweta Sehrawat
Remaining purse: ₹14.5 Crore
