WPL 2027 Auction: All You Need To Know About Date, Players List, Remaining Purse, Live Streaming And More

Summary

WPL 2027 Auction will take place on October 28 in Kochi
A total of 146 players have registered for 27 available slots
UP Warriorz enter the auction with the biggest remaining purse of ₹3.75 crore

The countdown to the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2027 auction is almost over, with all five franchises preparing to strengthen their squads ahead of the fifth edition of the tournament. The mini-auction will give teams an opportunity to fill the remaining vacancies, address weaknesses and bring fresh talent into their setups before the new season begins.

With established international stars, experienced Indian cricketers and promising uncapped players available, the WPL 2027 auction promises an interesting bidding battle. England's Sophia Dunkley and Australia's Sophie Molineux headline the auction pool, while several familiar WPL names, including Kiran Navgire, G Kamalini and Jess Jonassen, are also set to attract attention.

The auction will take place in Kochi on October 28, with franchises competing for 27 remaining squad spots. Here's everything you need to know about the WPL 2027 auction, including its date, time, venue, team-wise purse, retained players, released players and players to watch.

WPL 2027 Auction Date, Time and Venue

The BCCI has confirmed October 28, 2026, as the date for the WPL 2027 player auction. The event will take place at the Grand Hyatt Kochi in Kerala, with proceedings scheduled to begin at 5:30 PM IST.

The auction will be a mini-auction, rather than a complete squad reset. The five franchises have already retained the majority of their players and will now look to make selective additions. The 2027 WPL season is scheduled to run from January 14 to February 7, 2027.

WPL 2027 Auction: Team-Wise Remaining Purse and Available Slots

Each WPL franchise operates under a ₹15 crore salary cap, with the money committed to retained players deducted from its auction budget.

UP Warriorz will enter the auction with the largest remaining purse, while Mumbai Indians have the smallest budget. The purse figures below reflect the squads after the Tara Norris trade.

Team	Remaining Purse	Open Slots	Overseas Slots
UP Warriorz	₹3.75 crore	8	3
Gujarat Giants	₹1.25 crore	3	1
Royal Challengers Bengaluru	₹1.15 crore	5	2
Delhi Capitals	₹1.10 crore	5	1
Mumbai Indians	₹90 lakh	6	0
Total	₹8.15 crore	27	7

WPL 2027 Auction: Top Players and Their Base Prices

The registered auction list features some major international names alongside promising Indian cricketers.

Player	Country	Base price
Sophia Dunkley	England	₹50 lakh
Sophie Molineux	Australia	₹50 lakh
G Kamalini	India	₹40 lakh
Kiran Navgire	India	₹40 lakh
Heather Graham	Australia	₹40 lakh
Jess Jonassen	Australia	₹40 lakh
Chamari Athapaththu	Sri Lanka	₹30 lakh
Grace Harris	Australia	₹30 lakh
Chloe Tryon	South Africa	₹30 lakh
Sneh Rana	India	₹30 lakh

Full List of Players Registered for WPL 2027 Auction

S. No.	Player Name	Base Price (₹ Lakh)
1	Raghvi Bist	30
2	Sophia Dunkley	50
3	Tejal Hasabnis	30
4	G Kamalini	40
5	Kiran Navgire	40
6	Ayushi Soni	30
7	Chamari Athapaththu	30
8	Grace Harris	30
9	Sophie Molineux	50
10	Orla Prendergast	30
11	Sneh Rana	30
12	Taniyaa Bhatia	30
13	Uma Chetry	30
14	Nuzhat Parween	30
15	Sushma Verma	30
16	Mithali Ayodhya	30
17	Rosemary Mair	30
18	Titas Sadhu	30
19	Saima Thakor	30
20	Tayla Vlaeminck	30
21	Saika Ishaque	30
22	Priya Mishra	30
23	Nonkululeko Mlaba	30
24	Asha Sobhana	30
25	Vrinda Dinesh	10
26	Humairaa Kaazi	10
27	Disha Kasat	10
28	Gautami Naik	10
29	Shweta Sehrawat	10
30	Purvaja Verlekar	10
31	Sujata Dey	10
32	Tess Flintoff	10
33	Poonam Khemnar	10
34	Anandit Kishor	10
35	Charli Knott	10
36	Pragati Singh	10
37	Bhavika Ahire	10
38	Sarah Bryce	10
39	Latika Inamdar	10
40	Shivani Singh	10
41	Rima Ekka	10
42	Shraddha Pokharkar	10
43	Yashasri S	20
44	Shabnam Shakil	10
45	Eddla Srujana	10
46	Samantha Bates	10
47	Bharti Rawal	10
48	Shanu Sen	10
49	Parunika Sisodia	10
50	Sonam Yadav	10
51	Annerie Dercksen	30
52	Heather Graham	40
53	Jess Jonassen	40
54	Kayla Reyneke	30
55	Chloe Tryon	30
56	Preeti Bose	30
57	Shuchi Upadhyay	30
58	Devika Vaidya	30
59	Saanika Chalke	10
60	Pranavi Chandra	10
61	Ira Jadhav	10
62	Shraddha Nabira	10
63	Tanisha Ohlan	20
64	Varnika Singh	10
65	Maitlan Brown	10
66	Kathryn Bryce	10
67	Darcey Carter	10
68	Uma Kashvi	10
69	Amandeep Kaur	10
70	Joshitha VJ	10
71	Khushi Bhatia	10
72	Riya Chaudhari	10
73	Babette de Leede	10
74	Pragya Rawat	10
75	Anshu Apurva	10
76	Yashasvi Katta	20
77	Nandhana Sridharan	10
78	Jyoti Thakur	10
79	Gargi Wankar	10
80	Apeksha Anand	10
81	Nikita Chauhan	10
82	Kirstie Gordon	10
83	Shreya Shrivas	10
84	Poonam Soni	10
85	Simran Bahadur	30
86	Mona Meshram	30
87	Anjali Sarvani	30
88	Meghna Singh	30
89	Monika Devi	10
90	Divya Ganesh	10
91	Bhavana Goplani	10
92	Harsimran Kaur	10
93	Ayesha Shaikh	10
94	Inchara Umesh	10
95	Nazma Khan	10
96	Vidhi Parmar	10
97	Deeksha Sharma	10
98	Shivi Sharma	10
99	Kanishka Thakur	10
100	G. Trisha	10
101	Sansya Chhetri	10
102	Ramyashri KN	10
103	Chandni Sharma	10
104	Sumiti Soni	10
105	Akshita Bhagat	10
106	Esha Oza	10
107	Maddie Penna	10
108	Aayushi Shukla	10
109	Anaadi Tagde	10
110	Triveni Vashistha	20
111	Manali Dakshini	10
112	Roshini Kiran	10
113	Palnati Rishika Krishnan	10
114	Henrietta Pereira	10
115	Tanisha Singh	10
116	Sonal Thakur	10
117	Keerthana Balakrishna	10
118	Kira Chathli	10
119	Salonee Dangore	10
120	Arya Gohane	10
121	Milly Illingworth	10
122	Nalla Kranti Reddy	10
123	Suman Meena	10
124	Sonia Mendhiya	10
125	Anshu Nagar	10
126	Dnyaneshwari Patil	10
127	Sahana Pawar	10
128	Karri Poojitha	10
129	Kaku Barman	Not specified
130	Bidisha Dey	10
131	Shishira Gowda	10
132	Dimple Kanwar	10
133	Sonali Singh	10
134	Mithila Vino	10
135	Fatima Jaffer	10
136	Kanika Karthick	10
137	Ishit Khale	10
138	Pragya Rawat	10
139	Neetu Singh	10
140	Soumya Singh	10
141	Jazmine Gill	10
142	Bharati Singh	10
143	Kalpana Singh	10
144	Palak Singh	10
145	Rekha Singh	10
146	Nisha Verma	10

WPL 2027 Auction: Retained Players List

Delhi Capitals (DC): Annabel Sutherland, Chinelle Henry, Deeya Yadav, Jemimah Rodrigues, Laura Wolvaardt, Lucy Hamilton, Mamatha Madiwala, Marizanne Kapp, Minnu Mani, N Sree Charani, Nandni Sharma, Niki Prasad, Shafali Verma.

Gujarat Giants (GG): Anushka Sharma, Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Bharti Fulmali, Georgia Wareham, Happy Kumari, Jintimani Kalita, Kanika Ahuja, Kashvee Gautam, Kim Garth, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Singh, Sophie Devine, Tanuja Kanwer, Yastika Bhatia.

Mumbai Indians (MI): Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Nicola Carey, Rahila Firdous, Sajeevan Sajana, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Vaishnavi Sharma.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB): Arundhati Reddy, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Voll, Lauren Bell, Nadine de Klerk, Pooja Vastrakar, Prathyoosha Kumar, Prema Rawat, Radha Yadav, Richa Ghosh, Sayali Satghare, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana.

UP Warriorz (UPW): Deepti Sharma, Harleen Deol, Kranti Gaud, Meg Lanning, Phoebe Litchfield, Pratika Rawal, Shikha Pandey, Shipra Giri, Simran Shaikh, Sophie Ecclestone.

WPL 2027 Auction Live Streaming: Where to Watch?

Indian cricket fans can follow the WPL 2027 auction live through the following platforms:

TV broadcast: Star Sports Network
Online streaming: JioHotstar
Date: October 28, 2026
Start time: 5:30 PM IST

What to Expect From the WPL 2027 Auction?

The upcoming auction is set to be an important exercise for all five franchises, although their priorities are considerably different. UP Warriorz have the financial flexibility to make multiple acquisitions, while Gujarat Giants have limited vacancies and may concentrate on specific roles.

Mumbai Indians will have to make the most of their Indian-only recruitment opportunities, whereas RCB and Delhi Capitals will aim to improve their squads without disturbing their established cores.

The availability of Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Molineux, Kiran Navgire and several experienced players adds further intrigue. At the same time, the large uncapped contingent could produce some of the most interesting selections of the evening.

With just 27 slots available for 146 players, the WPL 2027 auction could deliver a competitive bidding session as franchises look to build combinations capable of challenging for the title.

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