WPL Auction 2026: Deepti Sharma, Amelia Kerr go past 3 crores at the first-ever mega auction - Highlights
Catch all the highlights from WPL Auction Live in New Delhi. A total of 277 players, including Deepti Sharma and Meg Lanning, went under the hammer as teams battle for 73 available slots.
Women’s Premier League auction live
Welcome to our coverage of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) Auction 2026, coming to you directly from New Delhi. The third edition of the league promises high drama even before a ball is bowled, with a mega auction that has drawn enormous interest across the cricketing world.
A total of 277 players were in the auction pool this year, all competing for 73 available spots, including 23 overseas slots. With multiple World Cup winners entered the fray and several emerging Indian stars attracting attention, franchises are expected to come armed with aggressive strategies and big budgets.
Among the headline names in the lineup were Deepti Sharma, Meg Lanning, Kranti Goud, and N Sree Charani, all of whom are tipped to spark intense bidding from the start.
Catch alll the updates here:
Here are the top-5 buys from the first-ever mega-auction of the Women's Premier League:
- Deepti Sharma - 3.20 Cr - UP Warriorz
- Amelia Kerr - 3.00 Cr - Mumbai Indians
- Shikha Pandey - 2.40 Cr - UP Warriorz
- Sophie Devine - 2.00 Cr - Gujarat Giants
- Meg Lanning - 1.90 Cr - UP Warriorz
Danni Wyatt - 50 Lacs - Gujarat Giants
Pratika Rawal - 50 Lacs - UP Warriorz
Rajeshwari Gayakwad - 40 Lacs - Gujarat Giants
Minnu Mani - 40 Lacs - Delhi Capitals
D Hemalatha - 30 Lacs - RCB Women
Saika Ishaque - 30 Lacs - Mumbai Indians
Ayushi Soni - 30 Lacs - Gujarat Giants
G Trisha - 10 Lacs - UP Warriorz
Prathyoosha Kumar - 10 Lacs - RCB Women
Milly Illingworth - 10 Lacs - Mumbai Indians
Chloe Tryon - 30 Lacs - UP Warriorz
Triveni Vasistha - 20 Lacs - Mumbai Indians
Poonam Khemnar - 10 Lacs - Mumbai Indians
Shivani Singh - 10 Lacs - Gujarat Giants
Tara Norris - 10 Lacs - UP Warriorz
Lucy Hamilton - 10 Lacs - Delhi Capitals
Bought the explosive Australian batter Grace for 75 Lacs
Here is the remaining purse for all teams:
Gujarat Giants: 2.55 Cr - Total Players: 11
Up Warriorz: 1.45 Cr - Total Players: 11
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 1.25 Cr - Total Players: 12
Mumbai Indians: 80 Lacs - Total Players: 11
Delhi Capitals: 80 Lacs - Total Players: 12
Georgia Wareham - 1 Cr
Tanuja Kanwer - 45 Lacs
Anushka Sharma - 45 Lacs
Kanika Ahuja - 30 Lacs
Arundhati Reddy - RCB - 75 Lacs
S Sanjana - Mumbai Indians - 75 Lacs
Pooja Vastrakar - RCB - 85 Lacs
RCB went everything they had for Sikha, but were still outbid by UP Warriorz, who had a bigger purse, adding Shikha to the roster for 2.40 Lacs.
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