A total of 67 players were sold in the auction held for the 2026 edition of the Women’s Premier League, which includes 23 foreign players. The most expensive became Deepti Sharma, who was bought by UP Warriors for Rs 3.2 crore using RTM. Amelia Kerr is the most expensive foreign player, who returned home to Mumbai Indians. A total of Rs 40.8 crore was spent on 67 players in the auction. UP Warriors had the most money, so they bought the most expensive players. Which team has bought which player at what price in the auction.

Delhi Capitals

1. Chinley Henry – 1.3 crores
2. Charani – 1.3 crores
3. Laura Wolvaardt – 1.1 crores
4. Sneh Rana – 50 lakhs
5. Minnu Mani- 40 lakhs
6. Liezel Lee- 30 lakhs
7. Tania Bhatia- 30 lakhs
8. Nandani Sharma- 20 lakhs
9. Diya Yadav – 10 lakhs
10. Mamta Madiwala- 10 lakhs
11. Lucy Hamilton- 10 lakhs

gujarat giants

1. Sophie Devine – 2 crores
2. Georgia Wareham – 1 crore
3. Bharti Phoolmali- 75 lakhs
4. Kashvi Gautam – 65 lakhs
5. Renuka Singh- 60 lakhs
6. Kim Garth- 50 lakhs
7. Yastika Bhatia- 50 lakhs
8. Daniel Wyatt – 50 lakhs
9. Tanuja Kanwar- 45 lakhs
10. Anushka Sharma- 45 lakhs
11. Rajeshwari Gaikwad- 40 lakhs
12. Titas Sadhu – 30 lakhs
13. Kanika Ahuja- 30 lakhs
14. Ayushi Soni- 30 lakhs
15. Happy Kumari- 10 lakhs
16. Shivani Singh- 10 lakhs

Mumbai Indians

1. Amelia Kerr- 3 crores
2. Sajeevan Sanjana – 75 lakhs
3. Shabnam Ismail- 60 lakhs
4. Nicola Carey- 30 lakhs
5. Saika Ishaq – 30 lakhs
6. Sanskriti Gupta- 20 lakhs
7. Triveni Vashishtha – 20 lakhs
8. Rahila Firdous- 10 lakhs
9. Poonam Khemnar- 10 lakhs
10. Nalla Reddy- 10 lakhs
11. Millie Lillingworth- 10 lakhs

Royal Challengers Bangalore

1. Lauren Bell- 90 lakhs
2. Pooja Vastrakar- 85 lakhs
3. Arundhati Reddy- 75 lakhs
4. Grace Harris- 75 lakhs
5. Nadine De Klerk- 65 lakhs
6. Radha Yadav- 65 lakhs
7. Georgia Wall- 60 lakhs
8. Linsey Smith- 30 lakhs
9. Dayalan Hemlata- 30 lakhs
10. Prema Rawat- 20 lakhs
11. Gautami Naik- 10 lakhs
12. Pratyusha Kumar- 10 lakhs

UP Warriors

1. Deepti Sharma- 3.2 crores
2. Shikha Pandey – 2.4 crores
3. Mag Lanning – 1.9 crores
4. Phoebe Lichfield- 1.2 crores
5. Asha Sobhana – 1.1 crore
6. Sophie Ecclestone- 85 lakhs
7. Diandra Dottin- 80 lakhs
8. Kiran Navgire- 60 lakhs
9. Harleen Deol- 50 lakhs
10. Kranti Gaur – 50 lakhs
11. Pratika Rawal – 50 lakhs
12. Chloe Tryon- 30 lakhs
13. Shipra Giri – 10 lakhs
14. Simran Shaikh- 10 lakhs
15. Tara Norris- 10 lakhs
16. Suman Meena- 10 lakhs
17. Yes Trisha- 10 lakhs

5 most expensive players in WPL 2026 auction

• Deepti Sharma (UPW) – 3.5 crore (50 lakh base price)
• Amelia Kerr (MI) – 3 crore (50 lakh base price)
• Shikha Pandey (UPW) – 2.4 crore (40 lakh base price)
• Sophie Devine (GG)- 2 crore (50 lakh base price)
• Mag Lanning (UPW) – 1.9 crore (50 lakh base price)

Asha Shobhana was bought by UP Warriors in the auction for the Women’s Premier League 2026. Other teams also showed interest in Shobhana, only then her price crossed Rs 30 lakh to Rs 1 crore. The base price of Asha was Rs 30 lakh, which fetched 11 times more money in this auction than the previous edition.

Who is Asha Shobhana?

Asha Shobhana is an all-rounder player, who was born on March 16, 1991 in Trivandrum, Kerala. 34-year-old Shobhana has played 2 ODIs and 6 T20 International matches for India so far. She played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2022/23 and 2023/24 editions.

Asha Shobhana has played a total of 15 matches for RCB in the Women’s Premier League so far, in which she has taken 17 wickets. Although she has not been able to do anything special with the bat, she has that ability.

Became rich in WPL 2026 auction

Asha Shobhana won the lottery in the auction for Women’s Premier League 2026, she got 11 times more money than last year. She was in RCB with a price of Rs 10 lakh. For the upcoming edition, he had kept his base price in the auction at Rs 30 lakh. His price reached above Rs 1 crore.

Asha Shobhana was bought by UP Warriors with a price of Rs 1 crore 10 lakh. Delhi Capitals and her old franchise RCB were also interested in Asha, they were also making bids to buy her. Then Shobhana’s price crossed Rs 1 crore. Ultimately UP won, seeing that it wanted to include the experienced spinner in its team at any cost.

Fierce tussle, big bid!

Starting at a base price of INR 30 lakh, Asha Sobhana goes to @UPWarriorz for INR 1.1 Crore #TATAWPL , #TATAWPLAuction pic.twitter.com/DlAGTvfKuP

— Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) November 27, 2025

Deepti Sharma returned in UP Warriorz

UP Warriors bought Deepti Sharma for Rs 3 crore 20 lakh in the Marquee Players round, she was a part of the same team earlier also. There were a total of 8 players in the Marquee Players round, out of which 7 were successfully bid but Alyssa Healy was not sold in this round.

The Women’s Premier League 2026 auction started with the marquee players, there were a total of 8 players in this category. 7 marquee players got their teams, but the most surprising thing in this round was that Alyssa Healy remained unsold. The most expensive player of this round was all-rounder Deepti Sharma, for whom UP Warriors used RTM.

Players sold in the marquee round and their prices

• Sophie Devine – Rs 2 crore (Gujarat Giants)
• Deepti Sharma- 3.2 crores (UP Warriors)
• Amelia Kerr- Rs 3 crore (Mumbai Indians)
• Renuka Singh- 60 lakhs (Gujarat Giants)
• Sophie Eccleston- 85 lakhs (UP Warriors)
• Meg Lanning- 1.9 crore (UP Warriors)
• Laura Wolvaardt- 1.1 crore (Delhi Capitals)

WPL Auction 2026 Live: The biggest day of the Women’s Premier League 2026 has arrived. Mega auction will start in Delhi from 3:30 pm today, where 5 franchises will bid for a total of 277 players. However, only 73 of these teams will be able to buy. This time the first big auction of the league is taking place, so all the teams are ready to strengthen their squad.

Today 194 Indian and 83 foreign cricketers are included in the auction. The special thing is that there is maximum enthusiasm about the star players of the Indian team which recently returned after winning the World Cup. All-rounder Deepti Sharma, fast bowler Renuka Singh, as well as international stalwarts like Sophie Devine, Alyssa Healy, Meg Lanning and Laura Wolvaardt are included in the marquee set. It is expected that big bids can be made on these names today.

Who can spend how much?

UP Warriors have the biggest purse, Rs 14.5 crore because they have retained only one player, so they have to buy a total of 17 players. This team can be seen most active in the auction.

Delhi Capitals has the least amount, Rs 5.70 crore. Whereas Mumbai Indians and RCB are left with Rs 5.75 crore and Rs 6.15 crore. Gujarat Giants is entering with a purse of Rs 9 crore.

Who needs how many players?

Mumbai and Delhi have to purchase 13 players each. RCB will need 14 players, Gujarat will need 16 players and UP will need maximum 17 players. Due to this, bidding is expected to be quite intense in the initial rounds.

Who will make the record?

The biggest question before the auction is whether this time any player will get more money than Smriti Mandhana (3.4 crores)? Looking at the names included in the marquee list, this seems possible.

Where to watch the auction?
Live streaming of the auction will be on JioHotstar app, while TV viewers can watch the coverage on Star Sports Network from 2:30 pm onwards.