WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates on Players Sold, Unsold and more
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to host the mega auction for the 2026 Womenโs Premier League in New Delhi on November 27, 2025.
WPL 2026: Full Registered Players List for the Auction
Alyssa Healy - What a shocker!!!
The Australian captain goes unsold in the first round.
Here we go!
The auction is underway
Well, if not UP Warriorz, which team is most likely to get Alyssa Healy, the experienced wicketkeeper-batter, at the WPL 2026 Auction? Have your say here:
Poll time, peeps
While you don't have the padel in your hand, you can certainly have an opinion. So what do you think with CricTracker WPL Auction 2026 Poll:
In other news
DC Women's potential skipper Jemimah Rodrigues has decided to stay back alongside RCB Women's captain Smriti Mandhana to show her support for Smriti's ailing father. Rivals on the field, best friends off it. What a beautiful moment
Moments before we begin
Mallika Sagar sums it up nicely!
Abhishek Nayar reckons his heart out
The men who matter are here for the women who'll matter the most tomorrow
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4A little sad news
Star bowling all-rounder Jess Jonassen has withdrawn her name from appearing for the WPL 2026 Auction, as she has undergone an injury.
Read more details here: WPL 2026: Jess Jonassen withdraws from auction due to injury
Exciting evening ahead
Hear from the legends, as the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 auction is on the beckoning.
@wplt2023114Welcome folks!
Good afternoon, ladies, gentlemen, and others!
The Women's Premier League 2026 Auction is about to get underway and CricTracker is here to bring you all the latest updates from the cash-rich event. Brace yourselves and cheer for your favourite players being signed by your favourite franchise. Follow CricTracker on our social media channels and don't miss our stories for latest updates.
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A total of 277 players โ 194 Indians and 83 overseas โ have been listed and will be competing for the 73 slots. Each squad can fill a maximum of 18 players. The maximum number of overseas players involved is set as 6. Since this particular auction will be a mega auction, franchises will be allowed to use the Right to Match (RTM) card to re-acquire a released player.
The mega auction is set to be an entertaining one, with different franchises holding varying amounts of money in their purse. UP Warriorz have the biggest purse, with INR 14.5 crore available, while Delhi Capitals have the smallest with only INR 5.7 crore in their kitty.
The five-team tournament is set to take place from February 11 to March 7 next year. The exact fixture list is yet to be released, and is expected to be released soon. Mumbai Indians are the defending champions, having won two of the previous three iterations.
WPL 2026 Mega Auction Rules & Key Highlights:
- Squad Size: 18 players per team
- Overseas Limit: Maximum 6 overseas players per team
- Retentions & Pre-signings: Maximum of 5 per team (MI-5, DC-5, RCB-4, GG-2, UPW-1)
- Right to Match (RTM): New feature; teams can bring back a released player by matching the highest bid executed.
WPL 2026 Auction Purse Details:
- Total Purse per Team: INR 15 crore
- Highest Purse Left: UP Warriorz (INR 14.5 crore)
- Lowest Purse Left: Delhi Capitals (INR 5.7 crore)
WPL 2026 Mega Auction Date, Time and Venue Details
| Event | Date | Time (India - IST) | Venue |
| Mega Auction | Tuesday, November 27, 2025 | 3:30 PM | New Delhi |
WPL 2026 Retained and Released Players List ahead of mega auction
Mumbai Indians Retained Players:
Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur, G Kamalini
Mumbai Indians Released Players:
Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Yastika Bhatia, Saika Ishaque, Chloe Tryon, Jintimani Kalita, Shabnim Ismail, Sajeevan Sajana, Amandeep Kaur, SB Keerthana, Nadine de Klerk, Akshitha Maheshwari, Sanskriti Gupta
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Retained Players:
Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, Shreyanka Patil
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Released Players:
Sabbineni Meghana, Georgia Wareham, Asha Sobhana, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh, Sophie Molineux, Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross, Kanika Ahuja, Danni Wyatt (traded), Prema Rawat, Jagravi Pawar
Delhi Capitals Retained Players:
Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Marizanne Kapp, Annabel Sutherland, Niki Prasad
Delhi Capitals Released Players:
Meg Lanning, Radha Yadav, Jess Jonassen, Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Taniyaa Bhatia, Minnu Mani, Sneha Deepthi, Titas Sadhu, Alice Capsey, N Charani, Nandini Kashyap, Sarah Bryce
Gujarat Giants Retained Players:
Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney
Gujarat Giants Released Players:
Kashvee Gautam, Simran Shaikh, Deandra Dottin, Phoebe Litchfield, Tanuja Kanwar, Harleen Deol, Dayalan Hemalatha, Laura Wolvaardt, Meghna Singh, Priya Mishra, Shabnam Shakil, Mannat Kashyap, Sayali Satghare, Bharti Fulmali, Prakashika Naik
UP Warriorz Retained Players:
Shweta Sehrawat
UP Warriorz Releaded Players:
Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia McGrath, Dinesh Vrinda, Grace Harris, Alyssa Healy, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeswari Gayakwad, Chamari Athapaththu, Gouher Sultana, Kiran Navgire, Uma Chetry, Poonam Khemnar, Saima Thakor, Arushi Goel, Kranti Goud, Alana King
Purse remaining and overseas slots ahead of mega auction:
| Team | Purse Remaining (in INR) | Overseas Slots Left |
| Mumbai Indians Women | 5.75 crore | 0 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women | 6.15 crore | 1 |
| Delhi Capitals Women | 5.7 crore | 0 |
| Gujarat Giants Women | 9 crore | 0 |
| UP Warriorz Women | 14.5 crore | 2 |
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