
Samira Vishwas
Tezzbuzz|28-11-2025
The mega auction of the Women’s Premier League 2026 took place in Delhi on Thursday (27 November). Out of the total list of 277 players, 67 players got contracts. The start was a surprise when Australian captain Alyssa Healy came in as the first player and went unsold, but after that the atmosphere became completely high-octane.
The first to create a stir was Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma, who UP Warriors spent Rs 3.20 crore on buying back from their RTM card. Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians added New Zealand star Amelia Kerr for Rs 3 crore. UP played another big bet and included former Australian captain Meg Lanning in the team for Rs 1.90 crore.
On the other hand, Delhi Capitals bought South African captain Laura Wolvaardt for Rs 1.10 crore, while Gujarat Giants gave a huge contract of Rs 2 crore to New Zealand’s experienced Sophie Devine.
Now let’s take a team-by-team squad look:
Delhi Capitals:
Retained: Jemimah Rodriguez, Shafali Verma, Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Capp, Nikki Prasad
Complete team after adding new players: Jemimah Rodriguez, Shafali Verma, Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Nikki Prasad, Laura Wolvaardt, Chinelle Henry, Shree Charni, Sneh Rana, Lizelle Lee, Dia Yadav, Tania Bhatia, Mamta Madiwala, Nandini Sharma, Lucy Hamilton, Minu Mani
Purse left: 0 rupees
Gujarat Giants:
Retained: Ashley Gardner, Beth Mooney
Squad after new purchases: Ashley Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh Thakur, Bharti Fulmali, Titas Sadhu, Kasi Gautam, Kanika Ahuja, Tanuja Kanwar, Georgia Wareham, Anushka Sharma, Happy Kumari, Kim Garth, Yastika Bhatia, Shivani Singh, Danny Wyatt-Hodge, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Ayushi Soni.
Purse left: 0.15 crore
Mumbai Indians:
Retained: Nate Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur, G. Kamalini
Team after new purchase: Harmanpreet Kaur, Nate Skiver-Brunt, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur, Kamalini, Amelia Kerr, Shabnim Ismail, Sanskriti Gupta, Sajjana Sajeevan, Rahila Firdous, Nicola Carey, Poonam Khemner, Triveni Vashishtha, Nalla Reddy, Saika Ishaq, Millie Illingworth
Purse left: 0 rupees
Royal Challengers Bangalore,
Retained: Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Ellyse Perry
Team after adding new players: Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Wall, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Lauren Bell, Linsey Smith, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Grace Harris, Gautami Naik, Prathyusha Kumari, D. Hemalatha
Purse left: 0 rupees
UP Warriors:
Retained: Shweta Sehrawat
Team after new purchase: Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Meg Lanning, Phoebe Litchfield, Kiran Navgir, Harleen Deol, Kranti Gaur, Asha Sobhana, Deandra Dottin, Shikha Pandey, Shipra Giri, Simran Shaikh, Tara Norris, Chloe Tryon, Suman Meena, G. Trisha, Pratika Rawal
Purse left: 0.15 crore




