That's a wrap for our coverage of the WPL 2026 mega auction. A total of 67 players sold today. Deepti Sharma the costliest buy. The teams are set for the new season, which begins in January. With the WPL auction done, we also now gear up for the IPL 2026 mini-auction, which will take place on December 16.

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Alyssa Healy, Amy Jones, Uma Chetry, Heather Knight and Chamari Athapaththu are arguably the five most high-profile names to go unsold in the WPL 2026 mega auction. It will be interesting to see if they get a chance as replacement players during the season.

With all teams assembled, let's take a look at the most expensive buy made by each franchise in the WPL 2026 mega auction:

MI: Amelia Kerr - Rs 3 crore

DC: Chinelle Henry, Shree Charani - Rs 1.3 crore each

RCB: Lauren Bell - Rs 90L

GG: Sophie Devine - Rs 2 crore

UPW: Deepti Sharma - Rs 3.2 crore

UP Warriorz, coached by Abhishek Nayar, entered WPL 2026 with the biggest purse, and they've certainly done a good job with the money. Deepti Sharma, Meg Lanning, Sophie Ecclestone, Phoebe Litchfield, Shikha Pandey and Harleen Deol among the big buys - a good mix of youth, experience and quality! They could be one of the favourites next year.

That's the end of the WPL 2026 mega auction! Hours of intense bidding wars and the teams are finally set for the new season. Deepti Sharma the costliest buy, at Rs 3.2 crore to UP Warriorz! Amelia Kerr went back to MI for Rs 3 crore, making her the most expensive overseas player today.

Some late purchases are made in the final minutes of the WPL 2026 mega auction:

Danielle Wyatt-Hodge - GG, Rs 50L

Rajeshwari Gayakwad - GG, Rs 40L

Minnu Mani - DC, Rs 40L

Dayalan Hemalatha - RCB, Rs 30L

Third time lucky! Pratika Rawal, who did not come up in the first accelerated phase, went unsold in the second phase, is now finally picked up in the WPL 2026 auction. Pratika is bought at her base price of Rs 50 lakh by UP Warriorz.

Mumbai Indians have made two late purchases in the third accelerated auction phase. The two-time WPL champions buy Indian wicket-keeper Prathyoosha Kumar and Australian bowler Milly Illingworth for Rs 10 lakh each.

Meanwhile, UP Warriorz buy all-rounder G Trisha for Rs 10 lakh.

The third round of the accelerated auction is underway! Mumbai Indians purchase Saika Ishaque at her base price of Rs 30 lakh. Unfortunately for S Meghana, she goes unsold for a third time today.

So far, we have witnessed a few big shocks when it comes to high-profile players going unsold. The biggest one has probably been Alyssa Healy, who was the first player to go under the hammer today but did not get a bid. 

Pratika Rawal and Uma Chetry, two of India's Women's World Cup 2025 winners, have also gone unsold.

Deepti Sharma has become the first-ever women's cricketer to be sold for more than Rs 2.5 crore at two separate WPL auctions. Both times, incidentally, she has been bought by UP Warriorz.

We have come to the conclusion of the second round of the accelerated auction. Let's take a look at how much money and many slots are left for each team now:

MI: Rs 40L and 4 slots left

DC: Rs 40L and 3 slots left

RCB: Rs 40L and 4 slots left

UPW: Rs 75L and 2 slots left

GG: Rs 1.35 crore and 3 slots left

Two more uncapped all-rounders signed by Mumbai Indians. They buy Triveni Vasistha for Rs 20 lakh and Nalla Reddy for Rs 10 lakh. 14 players bought so far by MI; they still have 4 slots left.

An established overseas star bought by UP Warriorz in the final phase of the auction, in the form of South African all-rounder Chloe Tryon! She is purchased at her base price of Rs 30 lakh.

UPW also buy uncapped Indian all-rounder Suman Meena for Rs 10 lakh. 

USA's Tara Norris and Australia's Lucy Hamilton are sold at their base prices of Rs 10 lakh. Norris is bought by UP Warriorz, while Hamilton is picked up by Delhi Capitals.

Meanwhile, England all-rounder Alice Capsey has gone UNSOLD!

Few more signings in the second accelerated phase. Australian all-rounder Kim Garth is bought by Gujarat Giants for Rs 50 lakh. Simran Shaikh, who was the most expensive player of the mini-auction last year, is sold for only Rs 10 lakh, this time to UP Warriorz.

All-rounder Poonam Khennar is bought for Rs 10 lakh by Mumbai Indians. Gujarat buy wicket-keeper Shivani Singh for the same price.

Pratika Rawal and Yastika Bhatia, two players who are unlikely to play WPL 2026 due to injury, face contrasting fortunes. Both players did not come in the auction earlier, but they come up again.

However, while Pratika remains unsold, Yastika is sold to Gujarat Giants for Rs 50 lakh!

Shipra Giri goes to UP Warriorz, Mamatha Madiwala to Delhi Capitals and Happy Kumari to Gujarat, all for Rs 10 lakh each. Nandani Sharma also goes to DC, for her base price of Rs 20 lakh.

Second round of accelerated auction begins! Royal Challengers Bengaluru pick up Australian all-rounder Grace Harris for Rs 75 lakh. Bidding war with UP Warriorz, but RCB win in the end. Sixth overseas purchase for RCB.

With the next accelerated phase of the WPL 2026 auction set to start soon, here are some of the 8 high-profile players who could still fetch a decent price:

1. Alyssa Healy

2. Amy Jones

3. Uma Chetry

4. Alana King

5. Minnu Mani

6. Rajeshwari Gayakwad

7. Grace Harris

8. Tazmin Brits

Australian all-rounder Nicola Carey is the final player to be sold in the first accelerated phase, getting sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 30 lakh. All teams now have at least 11 players. MI and DC are left with purses of less than Rs 1 crore.

Now, we'll move into the second accelerated phase. Expect to see unsold players like Alyssa Healy and Uma Chetry come back.

After a bidding war with RCB, Gujarat Giants secure all-rounder Anushka Sharma. She ends up getting sold for Rs 45 lakh, rising from her base price of Rs 10 lakh. GG have made each of the last four purchases of the accelerated auction.

Big buy! Gujarat Giants are doing some much-needed business. They've purchased Australian leg-spinner Georgia Wareham for Rs 1 crore, winning a bidding war against RCB.

Wicket-keeper batter Rahila Firdous is sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 10 lakh, while Gujarat Giants buy all-rounders Tanuja Kanwer and Kanik Ahuja for Rs 45 lakh and Rs 30 lakh respectively.

Two big signings for RCB! The 2024 champions buy pacer Arundhati Reddy for Rs 75 lakh and all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar for Rs 85 lakh. 

Wicket-keeper Taniya Bhatia heads to Delhi Capitals for Rs 30 lakh, while Sajeevan Sajana fetches a fee of Rs 75 lakh, going to Mumbai Indians.

Pratika Rawal, one of the stars of India's Women's World Cup 2025 campaign, has not come up in the auction, as no team has requested for her in the accelerated phase. This is likely due to Pratika's long-term injury, which will see her miss WPL 2026.

UP Warriorz break the bank! Indian all-rounder Shikha Pandey has been bought for a whopping Rs 2.4 crore, rising from her base price of Rs 40 lakh. She becomes the third-highest purchase of the day, and second-highest of the day.

Kashvee Gautam is initially sold to UP Warriorz for a price of Rs 65 lakh. However, her format franchise Gujarat Giants exercise their RTM. UPW do not raise their bid, and as a result, GG re-sign Kashvee for the same amount.

SOLD! First purchase of the accelerated auction phase is West Indian all-rounder Deandra Dottin. RCB and UP Warriorz battle for Dottin, but it is ultimately the latter who secure her at Rs 80 lakh. 

The accelerated phase of the WPL 2026 mega auction is underway! A number of capped stars are set to come next, with franchises requiring to fill up their final spots. Gujarat Giants have the most business to do, with 12 slots and nearly Rs 6 crore left in their purse.

With Set 2 of capped players to come next, let's see how all the five franchises are positioned as of now:

MI: Rs 1.95 crore left; 10 slots left

DC: Rs 1.1 crore left; 7 slots left

RCB: Rs 2.85 crore left; 8 slots left

GG: Rs 5.40 crore left; 12 slots left

UPW: Rs 4.65 crore left; 9 slots left

Three players - Deeya Yadav, Prema Rawat and Sanskriti Gupta - are sold during the uncapped players' set 1. Next up, will be another set of capped players. Here are some of the high-profile players set to come next:
Batters: Heather Knight, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge

All-rounders: Pratika Rawal, Deandra Dottin, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar

Wicket-keepers: Yastika Bhatia, Taniyaa Bhatia, Sushma Verma

Fast bowlers: Ayabonga Khaka, Marufa Akter

Spinners: Ekta Bisht, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Nonkululeko Mlaba

Royal Challengers Bengaluru use their only Right-to-Match (RTM) card, repurchasing uncapped all-rounder Prema Rawat for Rs 20 lakh. She was initially bought by Gujarat Giants, but RCB get her back with the RTM.

Mumbai Indians also buy back Sanskriti Gupta for Rs 20 lakh.

Deeya Yadav is the only player among the uncapped batters to be sold. She is picked up by Delhi Capitals for her base price of Rs 10 lakh. DC have only Rs 1.1 crore remaining, but need to fill 7 more slots at least!

Let's recap the highest purchases so far of the WPL 2026 mega auction, after the conclusion of the marquee and first capped sets:

1. Deepti Sharma (UPW) - Rs 3.2 crore

2. Amelia Kerr (MI) - Rs 3 crore

3. Sophie Devine (GG) - Rs 2 crore

4. Meg Lanning (UPW) - Rs 1.9 crore

5. Shree Charani (DC) - Rs 1.3 crore

The next phase of the WPL 2026 mega auction will be an exciting one, as many uncapped gems will go under the hammer. It will be interesting to see if any uncapped sensation manages to fetch a big bid from one of the franchises.

The spinners' set comes to an end with a bang, as Indian spinner Asha Sobhana is bought by UP Warriorz for Rs 1.1 crore! Asha's bidding rises from a base price of Rs 30 lakh, with RCB and UPW the two teams going for her. 

In the end, she becomes the eighth buy for UPW!

RCB continue to strengthen their squad by picking up overseas stars from England. After signing Lauren Bell in the pace department, RCB buy Linsey Smith among the spinners for Rs 30 lakh. 

Alana King, Saika Ishaque, Amanda-Jade Wellington and Priya Mishra go UNSOLD.

Mumbai Indians have secured the services of South Africa's Shabnim Ismail for Rs 60 lakh, after a small bidding war with RCB. Indian spinner Titas Sadhu is bought by Gujarat Giants for her base price of Rs 30 lakh.

Australia's Lauren Cheatle is unsold.

Kranti Gaud to UP Warriorz for Rs 50 lakh! The young Indian pacer, who was a vital cog of India's Women's World Cup 2025-winning campaign, is bought at base price by UPW. Delhi Capitals initially use the RTM, but do not raise their bid. Hence, UPW happily take her again for that price.

Rs 90 lakh - SOLD! 24-year-old English pacer Lauren Bell will be donning RCB red in WPL 2026. Bidding war with Mumbai Indians, but RCB win it in the end. 

Meanwhile, Australia's Darcie Brown goes UNSOLD.

Uma Chetry is UNSOLD! A player who was part of India's Women's World Cup 2025-winning squad, does not fetch any opening bids at her base price of Rs 50 lakh. That's a pretty big shock.

First player sold in the wicket-keeper set is South Africa's Lizelle Lee, who is bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 30 lakh. England's Amy Jones and NZ's Izzy Gaze go unsold. Up next is World Cup winner Uma Chetry!

4 wicket-keeper batters, 6 fast bowlers and 6 spinners are up next in the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 mega auction. Here's the full list:

Wicket-keepers: Uma Chetry, Amy Jones, Lizelle Lee, Izzy Gaze

Fast bowlers: Kranti Gaud, Titas Sadhu, Shabnim Ismail, Lauren Bell, Lauren Cheatle, Darcie Brown

Spinners: Alana King, Linsey Smith, Saika Ishaque, Priya Mishra, Asha Sobhana, Amanda-Jade Wellington

Harleen Deol SOLD to UP Warriorz! Sixth purchase for UPW. Harleen goes at her base price of Rs 50 lakh. That brings an end to the all-rounders set, and now the teams are starting to take shape!

Radha Yadav to RCB! The spinner, who played in the Women's World Cup 2025 final for India, will be heading to one-time champs RCB for Rs 65 lakh. Bidding war between RCB and GG, but ultimately the former win.

Another buy for Delhi Capitals - Sneh Rana! They pick up not one, but two Indian World Cup-winning spinners. A long time taken before the first bid is raised for Sneh Rana, but eventually DC buy her for Rs 50 lakh.

Another overseas star picked up by RCB! Powerhitting South African all-rounder Nadine de Klerk, who played an incredible knock against India in the recently-concluded Women's World Cup, will be heading to Smriti Mandhana's team for Rs 65 lakh.

Delhi Capitals continue the spending spree! Shree Charani will be heading to DC for Rs 1.3 crore. Sourav Ganguly and co. make their third buy of the WPL 2026 auction, and second in a row!

West Indian all-rounder Chinelle Henry is sold to Delhi Capitals for Rs 1.3 crore after a bidding war. Next up is Shree Charani, who will be the first of 4 Indian Women's World Cup winners to come up in this set.

RCB finally make their first buy of the WPL 2026 auction. Australia's Georgia Voll is SOLD to the one-time WPL champions for Rs 60 lakh. Remember, RCB retained 5 players ahead of the mega auction.

Voll's Australia teammate Grace Harris goes UNSOLD.

Fifth buy for UP Warriorz! Indian batter Kiran Navgire is picked up by Abhishek Nayar and co for Rs 60 lakh, after an RTM was used by RCB. Navgire is the only Indian, male or female, to smash a score of 150+ in a single T20I.

Phoebe Litchfield SOLD to UPW! The franchise with the highest auction purse make their fourth signing of the day, and pick up the young Australian batter for Rs 1.2 crore. 

Meanwhile, South African opener Tazmin Brits goes UNSOLD.

Second player to go unsold in the WPL 2026 mega auction is Indian batter S Meghana, who does not fetch a bid at Rs 30 lakh. Next up is Bharti Fulmali, who is initially won by MI for Rs 45 lakh. Gujarat use their RTM, MI raise the bid to Rs 70 lakh, and GG match it!

6 batters and 8 all-rounders are set to go under the hammer next in the WPL 2026 mega auction. Here's the full list:

Batters: Phoebe Litchfield, Tazmin Brits, Bharti Fulmali, S Meghana, Kiran Navgire, Georgia Voll

All-Rounders: Harleen Deol, Sneh Rana, Shree Charani, Radha Yadav, Grace Harris, Nadine de Klerk, Chinelle Henry, Jess Jonassen

The marquee set bidding comes to a close in the WPL 2026 mega auction. Deepti Sharma, unsurprisingly, picks up the highest bid, at Rs 3.2 crore, going back to UPW. Amelia Kerr was sold to MI for Rs 3 crore. 

The biggest shock came in the form of Alyssa Healy going unsold. 

First buy for Delhi Capitals! South African opener Laura Wolvaardt, who impressed one and all with her performances in the Women's World Cup 2025, will be wearing red and blue in WPL 2026! She is sold to DC for Rs 1.1 crore, after a bidding war with RCB.

Another buy for UP Warriorz! Meg Lanning! The legendary Australian batter, who captained DC to three WPL finals, will now be wearing UPW colours. Third purchase for UPW from the marquee set. Lanning is SOLD for Rs 1.9 crore.

Not a massive bidding war for India pacer Renuka Singh Thakur, who is sold to Gujarat Giants for Rs 60 lakh. Second purchase for GG, adding to Sophie Devine who went there for Rs 2 crore earlier today.

Another big purchase! Amelia Kerr is SOLD to Mumbai Indians for Rs 3 crore! MI were not able to retain her despite her all-round heroics in the previous three seasons, but they've gone and bought her back again!

England spinner Sophie Ecclestone has returned to UP Warriorz for Rs 85 lakh, as the franchise used their second RTM.

Stunning turn of events! Delhi Capitals initially win star India all-rounder Deepti Sharma at just her base price of Rs 50 lakh, but UP Warriorz exercise the Right to Match (RTM) card. 

Delhi Capitals come back with an increased bid of Rs 3.2 crore, but UPW, coached by Abhishek Nayar, match the bid! Sourav Ganguly in the DC camp is stunned!

Deepti Sharma sold for Rs 3.2 crore to UPW!

First big sale! New Zealand's Sophie Devine is SOLD for Rs 2 crore to Gujarat Giants! Big bidding war between Gujarat and Delhi Capitals, but it is Gujarat who get her in the end.

Deepti Sharma up next!

Major shock! Australia's experienced powerhitting opener and wicket-keeper Alyssa Healy has gone UNSOLD, after being the first player out of the pool in the marquee set. She does not fetch a bid at her base price of Rs 50 lakh.'

Sophie Devine is up next.

The WPL 2026 mega auction is underway! Auctioneer Mallika Sagar takes centre stage. 8 Marquee Players to go under the hammer first up. Here's the full list:

Deepti Sharma, India

Renuka Singh, India

Sophie Ecclestone, England

Sophie Devine, New Zealand

Amelia Kerr, New Zealand

Alyssa Healy, Australia

Meg Lanning, Australia

Laura Wolvaardt, South Africa

As many as 10 Indian players who won the Women's World Cup 2025 are in the WPL 2026 mega auction pool. Here's the full list of all of them:

Batters: Pratika Rawal, Harleen Deol

All-Rounders: Deepti Sharma

Wicket-keepers: Uma Chetry

Spinners: Shree Charani, Sneh Rana, Radha Yadav

Pacers: Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh, Arundhati Reddy

Some huge overseas stars are in the mega auction pool for WPL 2026. Let's take a look at some of the biggest names:

Australia: Meg Lanning, Alyssa Healy, Georgia Wareham, Phoebe Litchfield

South Africa: Laura Wolvaardt, Nadine de Klerk, Nonkululeko Mlaba

England: Sophie Ecclestone, Heather Knight, Amy Jones

New Zealand: Sophie Devine, Amelia Kerr

West Indies: Deandra Dottin

A total of 16 players were retained by the five franchises ahead of the WPL 2026 mega auction. Let's take a look at the retentions, per team:

Mumbai Indians (MI): Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur, G Kamalini

Delhi Capitals (DC): Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Niki Prasad

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB): Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, Shreyanka Patil

Gujarat Giants (GG): Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney

UP Warriorz (UPW): Shweta Sehrawat

Fresh from their historic ODI World Cup triumph, Indian players will be in high demand. It won't be surprising if young guns like Kranti Goud and Shree Charani match Deepti's paycheck, having proved themselves in India's triumphant campaign at the ICC event. Harleen Deol, Renuka Singh and Sneh Rana are also part of the auction.

The left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma announced her arrival on the big stage with a hat-trick during India's victorious U-19 World Cup campaign in Malaysia this year, where she also ended up at the top of the wicket-taking charts. Since then, her trajectory has been nothing short of exceptional. Vaishnavi dominated the recent Senior Women's T20 Trophy by being the leading wicket-taker with 21 scalps coming in 11 matches at an economy rate of 6.47. 

Each WPL team will be allowed to build a squad of 18 players. Overall, 73 slots, including 23 overseas spots, are available to be filled across the five teams in the WPL mega auction. As per the WPL auction rules, the franchises are allowed to use up to five Right to Match (RTM) options, depending on the number of retentions, to buy back a player who was part of their squad in 2025

Delhi Capitals (13 slots available): Rs 5.70 crore

Gujarat Giants (16 slots available): Rs 9 crore

Mumbai Indians (13 slots available): Rs 5.75 crore

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (14 slots available) Rs 6.15 crore

UP Warriorz (17 slots available): Rs 14.50 crore

Mumbai Indians are the defending champions of WPL 2026 as they claimed the 2025 title after defeating Delhi Capitals in the summit clash. Led by Harmanpreet Kaur, they once again aim to strengthen their squad and go for their third title. They also won the inaugural edition of WPL in 2023. 

Defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI), captained by Harmanpreet Kaur, and three-time runners-up Delhi Capitals (DC) have retained the maximum quota of five players and have no RTM available.

UP Warriorz, who just retained the uncapped Indian batter Shweta Sehrawat, will be entering the auction with a whopping amount of Rs 14.5 crore. This is the largest amount of money available with any team in the mega auction. They also have four right-to-match (RTM) options and a massive rebuilding to do.

The marquee players' will open the day, featuring top names like the 2025 Women's World Cup 'Player of the Tournament' Deepti Sharma, Renuka Singh from India, and New Zealand stars Sophie Devine and Amelia Kerr.

Each franchise will be allowed to build a squad of upto 18 players. A total of 73 slots have to be filled, including 23 overseas slots, across five franchises.

The 2026 will be a mega auction and a whopping number of players have entered the pool. A total of 277 players will be going under the hammer, including 194 Indian players and 83 overseas players. Out of 194 Indian players, 52 of them are capped, while 83 overseas players feature 66 capped players. 

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