Kolkata : Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma dominated the headlines at the 2026 WPL mega auction, emerging as the most expensive signing of the day. UP Warriorz used their Right to Match (RTM) card to retain her for Rs 3.20 crore, making her the second-highest-paid Indian in WPL history, just behind Smriti Mandhana.
Other stars like Shree Charani and Laura Wolvaardt secured significant deals following their impressive international seasons.
Mumbai Indians made a major move by signing New Zealand star Amelia Kerr for Rs 3 crore, reinforcing their core after her successful stints in their 2023 and 2025 title-winning campaigns.
UP Warriorz surprised many by spending Rs 2.40 crore on veteran India seamer Shikha Pandey, who hasn’t featured for India since 2023.
Delhi Capitals were active and aggressive, securing Charani for Rs 1.30 crore, after a tense battle with Warriorz, and adding South Africa skipper Laura Wolvaardt (Rs 1.10 crore), Chinelle Henry (Rs 1.30 crore) and Sneh Rana (Rs 50 lakh).
With the largest purse—Rs 14.5 crore—UP Warriorz remained one of the most influential teams in the room. They used RTM cards to bring back Kranti Gaud (Rs 50 lakh) and world No. 1 spinner Sophie Ecclestone (Rs 85 lakh).
The franchise further strengthened its lineup by signing Asha Shobhana (Rs 1.10 crore) and Harleen Deol (Rs 50 lakh), while also adding young Australian talent Phoebe Litchfield (Rs 1.20 crore) and India batter Pratika Rawal (Rs 50 lakh).
Among other major moves, Gujarat Giants secured Renuka Singh (Rs 60 lakh), and Royal Challengers Bengaluru picked up Nadine de Klerk (Rs 65 lakh) along with India all-rounders Arundhati Reddy (Rs 75 lakh) and Radha Yadav (Rs 65 lakh).
Meanwhile, marquee names Meg Lanning and Sophie Devine were also snapped up, with Giants securing Devine for Rs 2 crore, while Lanning moved to UP Warriorz for Rs 1.90 crore after an intense bidding contest with Delhi Capitals.
The biggest surprise of the day came early, as Australian captain Alyssa Healy went unsold after being the first name called. Fellow Australian Alana King also remained without a bidder, even in the accelerated round.
By the end of the auction, 67 players were bought across 77 available squad slots.
WPL 2026 Squads –
MUMBAI INDIANS :
Nat Sciver-Brunt Rs 3.5 Cr
Harmanpreet Kaur Rs 2.5 Cr
Hayley Mathews Rs 1.75 Cr
Amanjot Kaur Rs 1 Cr
G Kamalini Rs 50 Lakh
Amelia Kerr Rs 3 Cr
Shabnim Ismail Rs 60 Lakh
Sanskriti Gupta Rs 20 Lakh
Sajeevan Sajana Rs 75 Lakh
Rahila Firdous Rs 10 Lakh
Nicola Carey Rs 30 Lakh
Poonam Khemnar Rs 10 Lakh
Triveni Vasistha Rs 20 Lakh
Nalla Reddy Rs 10 Lakh
Saika Ishaque Rs 30 Lakh
Milly Illingworth Rs 10 Lakh
Rajeshwari Gayakwad Rs 40 Lakh
Ayushi Soni Rs 30 Lakh
DELHI CAPITALS :
Jemimah Rodrigues Rs 2.2 Cr
Shafali Verma Rs 2.2 Cr
Annabel Sutherland Rs 2.2 Cr
Marizanne Kapp Rs 2.2 Cr
Niki Prasad Rs 50 Lakh
Laura Wolvaardt Rs 1.1 Cr
Chinelle Henry Rs 1.3 Cr
Sree Charani Rs 1.3 Cr
Sneh Rana Rs 50 Lakh
Lizelee Lee Rs 30 Lakh
Deeya Yadav Rs 10 Lakh
Taniyaa Bhatia Rs 30 Lakh
Mamatha Madiwala Rs 10 Lakh
Nandani Sharma Rs 20 Lakh
Lucy Hamilton Rs 10 Lakh
Minnu Mani Rs 40 Lakh
G Trisha Rs 10 Lakh
Pratika Rawal Rs 50 Lakh
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BENGALURU :
Smriti Mandhana Rs 3.5 Cr
Richa Ghosh Rs 2.75 Cr
Ellyse Perry Rs 2 Cr
Shreyanka Patil Rs 60 Lakh
Georgia Voll Rs 60 Lakh
Nadine de Klerk Rs 65 Lakh
Radha Yadav Rs 65 Lakh
Lauren Bell Rs 90 Lakh
Linsey Smith Rs 30 Lakh
Prema Rawat (RTM) Rs 20 Lakh
Arundathi Reddy Rs 75 Lakh
Pooja Vastrakar Rs 85 Lakh
Grace Harris Rs 75 Lakh
Gautami Naik Rs 10 Lakh
Prathyoosha Kumar Rs 10 Lakh
D Hemalatha Rs 30 Lakh
GUJARAT GIANTS :
Ashleigh Gardner Rs 3.5 Cr
Beth Mooney Rs 2.5 Cr
Sophie Devine Rs 2 Cr
Renuka Singh Rs 60 Lakh
Bharti Fulmali (RTM) Rs 70 Lakh
Titas Sadhu Rs 30 Lakh
Kanika Ahuja Rs 30 Lakh
Kashvee Gautam (RTM) Rs 65 Lakh
Tanuja Kanwar Rs 45 Lakh
Georgia Wareham Rs 1 Cr
Anushka Sharma Rs 45 Lakh
Happy Kumari Rs 10 Lakh
Kim Garth Rs 50 Lakh
Yastika Bhatia Rs 50 Lakh
Shivani Singh Rs 10 Lakh
Danni Wyatt-Hodge Rs 50 Lakh
UP WARRIORZ :
Shweta Sehrawat Rs 50 Lakh
Deepti Sharma (RTM) Rs 3.2 Cr
Sophie Ecclestone (RTM) Rs 85 Lakh
Meg Lanning Rs 1.9 Cr
Phoebe Litchfield Rs 1.2 Cr
Kiran Navgire (RTM) Rs 60 Lakh
Harleen Deol Rs 50 Lakh
Kranti Goud (RTM) Rs 50 Lakh
Asha Sobhana Rs 1.1 Cr
Deandra Dottin Rs 80 Lakh
Shikha Pandey Rs 2.4 Cr
Shipra Giri Rs 10 Lakh
Simran Shaikh Rs 10 Lakh
Tara Norris Rs 10 Lakh
Chloe Tryon Rs 30 Lakh
Suman Meena Rs 10 Lakh.
