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.

Women's Premier League 2026: Full squads of all teams after mega auction and salaries

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.

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

Two-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI), led by Harmanpreet Kaur, have done a remarkable job in the auction to keep most of their title-winning core intact for WPL 2026.

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.

Though two-time WPL champions Mumbai Indians (MI) were always expected to retain the likes of Harmanpreet Kaur and Nat Sciver-Brunt, the name of the England skipper being the first retention pick ahead of the India captain came as a bit of a surprise

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.

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.

As the Women's Premier League (WPL) auction approaches, the focus has shifted to the Mumbai Indians (MI) and the key decisions they might face regarding player retention.

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

Mumbai Indians won their second title in three years beating Delhi Capitals in the final in Mumbai.