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 Womenβs Premier League in New Delhi on November 27, 2025.
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WPL 2026: Full Registered Players List for the Auction
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All Squads - Right there for you
Here are how the full squads stack up ahead of WPL 2026:
UP Warriorz Full Squad
Gujarat Giants Women Full Squad
Mumbai Indians Women Full Squad
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Full Squad
Delhi Capitals Women Full Squad
Phew, that's the end
The auction comes to an end, as all the teams have made some superb additions to their squads for the 2026 season. We hope you enjoyed CricTracker's live coverage. But don't go anywhere just yet. We'll bring the full list of players from each team soon. Starting with RCB and MI, as Mihir, Rathnam and Ajay did a fantastic job to get the details stacked up into one.
Was that the last name?
Ayushi Soni goes to GG for INR 30 lakh.
Hemalatha returns to RCB
Dayalan Hemalatha goes to RCB for INR 30 lakh.
Opener spot filled
Pratika Rawal will play for UP Warriorz. She has INR 50 lakh to mark her 2026 season.
Minnu Mani goes to Capitals
Minnu Mani will get 10 lakh to play for DC in 2026.
GG take away Danni
GG get Danni Wyatt-Hodge for INR 50 lakh. Great option for a dynamic batter.
Illingworth for 10 lakh
Milly Illingworth to feature for MI with 10 lakh signing.
Base price buy for Prathyoosha
Prathyoosha Kumar will play for RCB in WPL 2026.
UP Warriorz buying like Black Friday sale
UP Warriorz take Gongadi Trisha for 10 lakh.
Ishaque goes to MI
Saika Ishaque returns to Mumbai Indians for INR 30 lakh
Okay, we're back for the third accelerated round
Welcome back!
Mumbai Indians have got their plans right it seems
MI get Nalla Reddy for INR 10 lakh
RCB open their tally in the second accelerated round
Gautami Naik finds home at RCB for INR 10 lakh.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to host the mega auction for the 2026 Womenβs Premier League (WPL) in New Delhi on November 27, 2025. This will be the first time a mega auction will be taking place in WPL history.
A total of 277 players β 194 Indians and 83 overseas β 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 |