The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2027 auction is scheduled for Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 5:30 pm IST. It will take place at the Grand Hyatt Kochi, making Kochi the first city to host a WPL auction. The five franchises will use the event to fill the remaining places in their squads. Each team enters with a different budget and number of slots, so decisions during bidding will depend on the players available and the squad positions still to be filled.
The next WPL season is scheduled to run from January 14 to February 7, 2027. The auction will take place before the tournament begins and will help the franchises complete their squads. A total of 146 players have been shortlisted, while the five teams have 27 slots available between them. The list includes Indian and overseas cricketers, including players who are capped and uncapped at international level. The franchises will need to consider their existing groups, budgets and remaining slots as they make their choices.
Auction Details and Player Categories
The shortlist includes 119 Indian players and 27 overseas players. Among the Indians, 22 are capped and 97 are uncapped. The overseas group has 14 capped players and 13 uncapped players, including six players from Associate Nations. These figures show the range of options available to teams at the auction. Each franchise will need to decide which players can meet its requirements while staying within its available budget and squad limits.
|
Player category |
Number of players |
| Capped Indian |
22 |
| Uncapped Indian |
97 |
| Capped overseas |
14 |
| Uncapped overseas |
13 |
| Total |
146 |
The prices are spread across three categories. England’s Sophia Dunkley and Australia’s Sophie Molineux have the highest base price, at ₹50 lakh each. G Kamalini, Kiran Navgire, Heather Graham and Jess Jonassen are listed at ₹40 lakh. A further 30 players have a base price of ₹30 lakh, while 106 players are listed at ₹10 lakh. These are starting prices for bidding and should not be confused with the final amounts players may receive.
The reported base-price groups account for 142 players, while the full shortlist contains 146. The supplied information does not explain this difference, so both figures are presented as reported. Teams will have to weigh their needs against the amount of money available and the number of places they can fill. The auction will give the franchises a chance to complete their squads before the season begins in January.
Team Purse, Slots and Retained and Released Players
The franchises enter the auction with different budgets. Delhi Capitals have ₹1.10 crore remaining, Gujarat Giants have ₹1.25 crore, Mumbai Indians have ₹1 crore, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have ₹1.15 crore. UP Warriorz have ₹3.65 crore available, the largest remaining purse among the five teams. In total, the franchises have ₹8.15 crore left and 27 slots to fill, including seven overseas slots, according to the team figures supplied.
|
Franchise |
Players |
Overseas players |
Spent (₹ crore) |
Purse available (₹ crore) |
Slots |
Overseas slots |
| DC |
13 |
5 |
13.90 |
1.10 |
5 |
1 |
| GG |
15 |
5 |
13.75 |
1.25 |
3 |
1 |
| MI |
11 |
5 |
14.00 |
1.00 |
7 |
1 |
| RCB |
13 |
4 |
13.85 |
1.15 |
5 |
2 |
| UPW |
11 |
4 |
11.35 |
3.65 |
7 |
2 |
| Total |
63 |
23 |
66.85 |
8.15 |
27 |
7 |
Squads (so far)
Delhi Capitals (DC)
Retained players: Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Laura Wolvaardt, Chinelle Henry, Lucy Hamilton, Minnu Mani, Niki Prasad, Sree Charani, Mamatha Madiwala, Nandni Sharma, Deeya Yadav
Released players: Lizelle Lee, Alana King, Taniyaa Bhatia, Sneh Rana, Pragati Singh, Eddla Srujana
Gujarat Giants (GG)
Retained players: Beth Mooney, Ashleigh Gardner, Sophie Devine, Georgia Wareham, Kim Garth, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Singh, Kashvee Gautam, Tanuja Kanwer, Yastika Bhatia, Anushka Sharma, Bharti Fulmali, Kanika Ahuja, Happy Kumari, Jintimani Kalita
Released players: Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Aayushi Soni, Titas Sadhu, Shivani Singh
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Retained players: Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Hayley Matthews, Shabnim Ismail, Amanjot Kaur, Sajeevan Sajana, Sanskriti Gupta, Rahila Firdous, Vaishnavi Sharma
Released players: G Kamalini, Saika Ishaque, Milly Illingworth, Kranthi Reddy, Poonam Khemnar, Triveni Vasistha
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
Retained players: Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Voll, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Lauren Bell, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Prathyoosha Kumar
Released players: Grace Harris, Linsey Smith, Gautami Naik, Dayalan Hemalatha
UP Warriorz (UPW)
Retained players: Deepti Sharma, Harleen Deol, Kranti Gaud, Meg Lanning, Phoebe Litchfield, Pratika Rawal, Shikha Pandey, Shipra Giri, Simran Shaikh, Sophie Ecclestone, Tara Norris
Released players: Kiran Navgire, Chloe Tryon, Amy Jones, Deandra Dottin, Asha Sobhana, Shweta Sehrawat
What to Expect from the Auction
The auction on October 28 will give the five franchises an opportunity to complete their squads ahead of WPL 2027. With 146 players shortlisted, 27 slots available and ₹8.15 crore remaining across the teams, franchises will need to make choices that match their budgets and squad requirements. UP Warriorz have the largest remaining purse, while each team has a different number of slots and overseas places to fill. The season is scheduled for January 14 to February 7, 2027, and the auction will take place before the competition begins.
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