All the five franchises made the best use of Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 mega auction held in New Delhi to bolster their respective squads for the upcoming season which is set to start from January 9. A total of 276 cricketers, including 82 overseas and 194 Indian stars, went under the hammer. Out of the 73 available slots, the five franchises combined to make 67 purchases, ensuring that almost every team maximised their opportunity to acquire fresh talent for the upcoming season.
The action-packed auction saw the UP Warriorz (UPW) emerge as the busiest team, and they secured the evening's costliest purchase, Indian star Deepti Sharma for a massive Rs 3.20 crore. This price places Deepti as the second-highest Indian player in WPL history, trailing only Smriti Mandhana by Rs 20 lakh. The Mumbai Indians (MI) also made one of the day's biggest moves, buying back their two-time title winner, 25-year-old New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr, for Rs 3 crore. Adding to the surprises, UP Warriorz surprisingly shelled out Rs 2.40 crore for veteran India all-rounder Shikha Pandey, who last played for the national side in 2023.
However, there were some star players who remained unsold despite being the big names. Australia captain Alyssa Healy was one of them.
Full list of sold players in WPL 2026 auction:
Ayushi Soni, Dayalan Hemalatha, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Nalla Reddy, Gautami Naik, Suman L Meena, Triveni Vasistha, Lucy Hamilton, Chloe Tryon, Shivani Singh, Simran Shaikh, Yastika Bhatia, Pratika Rawal, Nicola Carey, Anushka Sharma, Tara Norris, Georgia Wareham, Tanuja Kanwar, Kanika Ahuja, Rahila Firdous, Poonam Khemnar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Taniya Bhatia, Pooja Vastrakar, Sajeevan Sajana, Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Minnu Mani, Kashvee Gautam, Kim Garth, Deandra Dottin, Milly Illingworth, Nandani Sharma, Happy Kumari, Kumar Prathyoosha, Madiwala Mamatha, Shipra Giri, Gongadi Trisha, Prema Rawat, Sanskriti Gupta, Deeya Yadav, Asha Sobhana, Saika Ishaque, Linsey Smith, Titas Sadhu, Shabnim Ismail, Kranti Gaud, Lauren Bell, Lizelle Lee, Harleen Deol, Radha Yadav, Sneh Rana, Nadine de Klerk, Shree Charani, Chinelle Henry, Grace Harris, Kiran Navgire, Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Bharti Fulmali, Laura Wolvaardt, Meg Lanning, Sophie Ecclestone, Renuka Singh, Amelia Kerr, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Devine
Full list of unsold players in WPL 2026 auction:
Aayushi Shukla, Pragati Singh, Issy Wong, Sayali Satghare, Gargi Wankar, Vaishnavi Sharma, Ashwani Kumari, Saima Thakor, Alice Capsey, Shanu Sen, Nazma Khan, Heather Knight, Rabeya Khan, Tejal Hasabnis, Heather Graham, Shivali Shinde, Courtney Webb, Sahana Pawar, Komal Zanzad, Theertha Satish, Laura Harris, Salonee Dangore, Shuchi Upadhyay, Fran Jonas, Eden Carson, Lea Tahuhu, Marufa Akter, Nuzhat Parween, Priya Punia, Mona Meshram, Sneha Deepthi, Jagravi Pawar, Parunika Sisodia, Priyanka Koushal, Bharti Rawal, Prakashika Naik, Shabnam Shakil, Komalpreet Kour, Nandini Kashyap, Khushi Bhatia, Soppadhandi Yashasri, Jintimani Kalita, Amandeep Kaur, Humaira Kazi, Sanika Chalke, Arushi Goel, Disha Kasat, Dinesh Vrinda, Davina Perrin, Pranavi Chandra, Alana King, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Priya Mishra, Lauren Cheatle, Darcie Brown, Uma Chetry, Amy Jones, Isabella Gaze, Tazmin Brits, Sabbhineni Meghana, Alyssa Healy
Total Purse remaining for each franchise:
Delhi Capitals – Rs. 0 crore
Gujarat Giants– Rs. 0.15 crore
Mumbai Indians– Rs. 0 crore
RCB – Rs. 0 crore
UP Warriorz – Rs. 0.15 crore