The 2026 Women's Premier League mega auction in New Delhi turned into a roller-coaster as all five franchises UP Warriorz, Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Giants scrambled to build solid squads.

Top 10 Buys Of Women's Premier League 2026 Auction: From Deepti Sharma To Shikha Pandey

Deepti Sharma is now the second-highest-paid Indian player in WPL history, just Rs 20 lakh behind Smriti Mandhana.

2024 winners Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) added England fast bowler Lauren Bell and left-arm spinner Linsey Smith to their roster at the 2026 Womens Premier League (WPL) mega auction on Thursday.

WPL 2026 Auction: UP Warriorz had the busiest day and they landed with the costliest buy of the evening with Deepti Sharma at Rs 3.20 crore

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have assembled their squad for WPL 2026, making smart purchases in the auction to add to star names like Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry and Richa Ghosh.

Women's Premier League Auction 2026 Highlights: Deepti Sharma fetched the highest bid of the WPL 2026 mega auction, being sold for Rs 3.2 crore to UP Warriorz.

Women's Premier League 2026 Mega Auction Live Streaming: When And Where To Watch.

Hours ahead of the 2026 Women's Premier League (WPL) mega auction, Australia left-arm spin bowling all-rounder Jess Jonassen has been ruled out from the player pool owing to an injury.

The Women's Premier League (WPL) mega auction will take place on Thursday in the national capital with a total of 277 players going under the hammer.

The WPL auction will take place in New Delhi on Thursday. The auction player list has been unveiled with 277 players aiming to fill 73 available slots.

In its three seasons so far, the Women's Premier League (WPL) has already proven to be a launchpad for talented cricketers to shine and enter the Indian team.

Former Indian cricket team batter Mohammad Kaif believes that a change in ownership will not affect Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

India's Deepti Sharma and South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt -- two standout performers from the recent ODI World Cup -- were released by UP Warriorz and Gujarat Giants respectively.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on Thursday named former Tamil Nadu spinner Malolan Rangarajan as the head coach of their women's team ahead of the fourth WPL season next year.

Indian World Cup-winning stars Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma are some of the stars likely to be retained by their respective franchises.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 champion, has been put on sale

The retentions for the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 are set to take place on Wednesday, November 5.