WPL Auction: Deepti Sharma To Shikha Pandey — Check Full List Of Players Sold For Women's Premier League 2026

As many as 277 players — 194 Indian and 83 overseas — went under the hammer at the mega WPL auction on Thursday for the Women's Premier League 2026.

Five teams — UP Warriorz, Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, Gujarat Giants and Royal Challengers Bengaluru — sought to fill a maximum of 73 slots, including 50 Indians and 23 overseas. The minimum squad size is 15 and the upper limit is 18.

Seventeen players, including seven overseas, have been retained by the franchises. The five teams had a combined purse of Rs 41.1 crore going into the auction.

The bidding process kicked off with a marquee set of players, featuring eight of the world's premier cricketers — Deepti Sharma (India), Renuka Singh (India), Sophie Devine (New Zealand), Sophie Ecclestone (England), Alyssa Healy (Australia), Amelia Kerr (New Zealand), Meg Lanning (Australia), and Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa).

Here is the full list of players bought in the WPL auction:

• Deepti Sharma - Rs 3.2 crore

• Shikha Pandey - Rs 2.4 crore

• Meg Lanning - 1.9 crore

• Phoebe Litchfield - Rs 1.2 crore

• Asha Sobhana - Rs 1.1 crore

• Sophie Ecclestone - Rs 85 lakh

• Deandra Dottin - Rs 80 lakh

• Harleen Deol - Rs 50 lakh

• Kranti Gaud - Rs 50 lakh

• Pratika Rawal - Rs 50 lakh

• Chloe Tryon - Rs 30 lakh

• Shipra Giri - Rs 10 lakh

• Simran Shaikh - Rs 10 lakh

• Tara Norris - Rs 10 lakh

• Suman Meena - Rs 10 lakh

• G Trisha - Rs 10 lakh

• Lauren Bell - Rs 90 lakh

• Pooja Vastrakar - Rs 85 lakh

• Arundhati Reddy - Rs 75 lakh

• Radha Yadav - Rs 65 lakh

• Grace Harris - Rs 75 lakh

• Nadine de Klerk - Rs 65 lakh

• Georgia Voll - Rs 60 lakh

• Dayalan Hemalatha - Rs 30 lakh

• Linsey Smith - Rs 30 lakh

• Prema Rawat - Rs 20 lakh

• Gautami Naik - Rs 10 lakh

• Prathyoosha Kumar - Rs 10 lakh

• Sophie Devine - Rs 2 crore

• Georgia Wareham - Rs 1 crore

• Bharti Fulmali - Rs 70 lakh

• Kashvee Gautam - Rs 65 lakh

• Renuka Singh - Rs 60 lakh

• Kim Garth - Rs 50 lakh

• Yastika Bhatia - Rs 50 lakh

• Danni Wyatt-Hodge - Rs 50 lakh

• Tanuja Kanwer - Rs 45 lakh

• Anushka Sharma - Rs 45 lakh

• Rajeshwari Gayakwad - Rs 40 lakh

• Titas Sadhu - Rs 30 lakh

• Ayushi Soni - Rs 30 lakh

• Kanika Ahuja - Rs 30 lakh

• Happy Kumari - Rs 10 lakh

• Shivani Singh - Rs 10 lakh

• Sree Charani - Rs 1.3 crore

• Channelle Henry - Rs 1.3 crore

• Laura Wolvaardt - Rs 1.1 crore

• Sneh Rana - Rs 50 lakh

• Minnu Mani - Rs 40 lakh

• Taniyaa Bhatia - Rs 30 lakh

• Lizelle Lee - Rs 30 lakh

• Nandini Sharma - Rs 20 lakh

• Deeya Yadav - Rs 10 lakh

• Mamatha Madiwala - Rs 10 lakh

• Lucy Hamilton - Rs 10 lakh

• Amelia Kerr - Rs 3 crore

• Sajeevan Sajana - Rs 75 lakh

• Shabnim Ismail - Rs 60 lakh

• Nicola Carey - Rs 30 lakh

• Saika Ishaque - Rs 30 lakh

• Sanskriti Gupta - Rs 20 lakh

• Triveni Vasistha - Rs 20 lakh

• Rahila Firdous - Rs 10 lakh

• Poonam Khemnar - Rs 10 lakh

• Nalla Reddy - Rs 10 lakh

• Milly Illingworth - Rs 10 lakh

The Women's Premier League 2026 will be held from Jan. 9 to Feb. 5 in Navi Mumbai and Vadodara. The DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai will host the opener. The BCA Stadium in Vadodara will host the final.

Having retained just one player, UP Warriorz had the maximum purse — Rs 14.5 crore — going into the auction, while Delhi Capitals had the least in pocket — Rs 5.7 crore. Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals, which retained five players each, did not have any right-to-match option available.

After winning the inaugural edition of the league back in 2023, Mumbai Indians regained the prized silverware earlier in the year as they beat Delhi Capitals in a close-fought final.

The 2026 edition of the WPL is expected to be grander and more exciting for fans amid the fervour of India's landmark victory at the ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025.

(With PTI inputs)