WPL 2027 auction:
25 signings.
Five squads.
Every updated squad, every new signing and what each player cost. Sophie Molineux topped the bidding in Kochi, while Delhi Capitals landed the biggest Indian buy of the night. Here is where all five franchises stand heading into the 2027 season.
The short answer
The WPL 2027 mini-auction wrapped up in Kochi on 28 October 2026, with the five franchises spending a combined ₹6.25 crore on 25 players (18 Indian and 7 overseas). UP Warriorz made the biggest splash, signing Australian all-rounder Sophie Molineux for ₹1.10 crore, the only bid to cross the one-crore mark. Delhi Capitals paid ₹75 lakh for Kiran Navgire, the most expensive Indian player of the auction, and also picked 15-year-old Uma Kashvi (₹10 lakh), the youngest player ever drafted in the WPL. Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians and UP Warriorz reached the 18-player maximum, while Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru finished with 17 each. Every franchise has six overseas players. [1] [2]
A targeted mini-auction, not a rebuild
Franchises kept the core of their rosters through retentions, so Kochi was about surgical upgrades. The five teams walked in with a combined purse of ₹8.15 crore and 27 open slots. By the final hammer they had filled 25 spots and left ₹1.90 crore unspent. The table shows what each franchise spent against its remaining purse and final squad count.
| Team | New buys | Auction spend | Purse left | Squad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delhi Capitals | 4 | ₹1.05 crore | ₹5 lakh | 17 / 18 |
| UP Warriorz | 8 | ₹2.60 crore | ₹1.15 crore | 18 / 18 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 4 | ₹1.10 crore | ₹5 lakh | 17 / 18 |
| Gujarat Giants | 3 | ₹80 lakh | ₹45 lakh | 18 / 18 |
| Mumbai Indians | 6 | ₹70 lakh | ₹20 lakh | 18 / 18 |
Source: official WPL sold register and final team table. All figures in INR (₹1 crore = ₹100 lakh). Tara Norris's pre-auction trade from UPW to MI adjusted both teams' starting budgets, so her ₹10 lakh fee is not counted in auction-day spend.
Where the ₹6.25 crore went
Auction spend / ₹ lakhUP Warriorz drove the market, accounting for 41.6% of all money spent and eight of the 25 players sold. At the other end, Mumbai Indians bought six domestic players for ₹70 lakh, ₹5 lakh less than Delhi spent on Kiran Navgire alone. The contrast is clear: UPW needed volume and frontline spin options, while Mumbai needed Indian depth around a settled core.
Molineux first, Navgire next
If the room felt quiet for long stretches, the numbers explain why. Of 25 players sold, 22 went at their exact base price. Only three sparked bidding above their reserve:
- Sophie Molineux (UPW): base ₹50 lakh, sold for ₹1.10 crore
- Kiran Navgire (DC): base ₹40 lakh, sold for ₹75 lakh
- Shweta Sehrawat (MI): base ₹10 lakh, sold for ₹20 lakh
Behind Molineux and Navgire, Jess Jonassen (RCB) and G. Kamalini (GG) tied for third at ₹40 lakh each. Seven more players tied right behind them at ₹30 lakh.
The four largest winning bids
₹ lakh / zero-based barsSource: official WPL sold register [1]. Equal prices mean a tie, not a performance ranking.
Delhi Capitals
17 PLAYERS / 6 OVERSEAS
Full post-auction squad. New-buy badges give auction prices in lakh. Unbadged names were retained, except Tara Norris (T), traded before the auction. Source: official WPL team register [2].
Delhi go all-in on one target
Delhi Capitals entered with 13 retained players and did not need a makeover. They had one main target and spent 71.4% of their auction budget on her: ₹75 lakh on power-hitter Kiran Navgire. With the remaining ₹30 lakh they picked up three ₹10 lakh base-price players: Scottish left-arm spinner Kirstie Gordon, all-rounder Nazma Khan and 15-year-old Uma Kashvi, the youngest player ever drafted in the WPL. With ₹5 lakh left, Delhi could not afford the ₹10 lakh minimum bid for an 18th spot.
The CricArcade read
Delhi's top order already had Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues and Laura Wolvaardt, backed by all-rounders Annabel Sutherland and Marizanne Kapp. Navgire gives them a pure six-hitter who can change the tempo of an innings in a few balls, whether as a floater or a finisher.
Full Delhi Capitals squad for WPL 2027
New auction signings
- Kiran Navgire (₹75 lakh)
- Kirstie Gordon* (₹10 lakh)
- Nazma Khan (₹10 lakh)
- Uma Kashvi (₹10 lakh)
Retained players
- Annabel SutherlandOS
- Chinelle HenryOS
- Deeya Yadav
- Jemimah Rodrigues
- Laura WolvaardtOS
- Lucy HamiltonOS
- Madiwala Mamatha
- Marizanne KappOS
- Minnu Mani
- Nandni Sharma
- Niki Prasad
- Shafali Verma
- Sree Charani
OS = overseas player.
UP Warriorz
18 PLAYERS / 6 OVERSEAS
Full post-auction squad. New-buy badges give auction prices in lakh. Unbadged names were retained, except Tara Norris (T), traded before the auction. Source: official WPL team register [2].
The biggest overhaul belongs to UP Warriorz
UP Warriorz were the busiest table in Kochi by a wide margin: eight new players for ₹2.60 crore, with ₹1.15 crore still unspent. After winning Sophie Molineux (₹1.10 crore) they added four players at ₹30 lakh each: Australian power-hitter Grace Harris, all-rounder Sneh Rana, wicketkeeper Sushma Verma and leg-spinner Asha Sobhana. They rounded out the 18 with ₹10 lakh deals for Kathryn Bryce, Manali Dakshini and Sahana Pawar.
The CricArcade read
Look at the spin options UPW now have. Molineux, Rana and Sobhana join a dressing room that already features Deepti Sharma and Sophie Ecclestone, arguably the most versatile spin group in the league on paper. Harris brings middle-order power, while Sushma Verma adds experienced glovework alongside Shipra Giri. Tara Norris is no longer with UPW: she was traded to Mumbai Indians on 12 October.
Full UP Warriorz squad for WPL 2027
New auction signings
- Sophie Molineux* (₹1.10 crore)
- Asha Sobhana (₹30 lakh)
- Grace Harris* (₹30 lakh)
- Sneh Rana (₹30 lakh)
- Sushma Verma (₹30 lakh)
- Kathryn Bryce* (₹10 lakh)
- Manali Dakshini (₹10 lakh)
- Sahana Pawar (₹10 lakh)
Retained players
- Deepti Sharma
- Harleen Deol
- Kranti Gaud
- Meg LanningOS
- Phoebe LitchfieldOS
- Pratika Rawal
- Shikha Pandey
- Shipra Giri
- Simran Shaikh
- Sophie EcclestoneOS
OS = overseas player.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
17 PLAYERS / 6 OVERSEAS
Full post-auction squad. New-buy badges give auction prices in lakh. Unbadged names were retained, except Tara Norris (T), traded before the auction. Source: official WPL team register [2].
Four smart additions, almost no money left
Like Delhi, RCB squeezed their purse, spending ₹1.10 crore on four signings and stopping at 17 players with ₹5 lakh left. Jess Jonassen cost ₹40 lakh, Chloe Tryon and Tejal Hasabnis ₹30 lakh each, and Vrinda Dinesh ₹10 lakh: Australian left-arm spin all-rounder Jess Jonassen, South African all-rounder Chloe Tryon, Indian middle-order batter Tejal Hasabnis and batter Vrinda Dinesh.
The CricArcade read
With Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry and Pooja Vastrakar already in the squad, RCB went after specific gaps. Jonassen and Tryon are experienced overseas all-rounders who can bowl tough overs and hit big, while Hasabnis and Dinesh add Indian batting options. Six overseas players are competing for the XI places, so RCB have room to adjust to pitch conditions.
Full Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad for WPL 2027
New auction signings
- Jess Jonassen* (₹40 lakh)
- Chloe Tryon* (₹30 lakh)
- Tejal Hasabnis (₹30 lakh)
- Vrinda Dinesh (₹10 lakh)
Retained players
- Arundhati Reddy
- Ellyse PerryOS
- Georgia VollOS
- Kumar Prathyoosha
- Lauren BellOS
- Nadine de KlerkOS
- Pooja Vastrakar
- Prema Rawat
- Radha Yadav
- Richa Ghosh
- Sayali Satghare
- Shreyanka Patil
- Smriti Mandhana
OS = overseas player.
Gujarat Giants
18 PLAYERS / 6 OVERSEAS
Full post-auction squad. New-buy badges give auction prices in lakh. Unbadged names were retained, except Tara Norris (T), traded before the auction. Source: official WPL team register [2].
Three vacancies, three no-fuss signings
Gujarat Giants had the simplest job of the night. With 15 players retained, they needed three signings to reach 18, and got all three at base price without a bidding war: young Indian batter G. Kamalini (₹40 lakh), Irish all-rounder Orla Prendergast (₹30 lakh) and all-rounder Samaira Raghav (₹10 lakh). They still had ₹45 lakh left when the squad was full.
The CricArcade read
Spending ₹80 lakh does not mean a quiet squad build. It means the heavy lifting was done before auction day. Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine, Georgia Wareham, Renuka Singh Thakur and Yastika Bhatia were already in place. Prendergast adds seam-bowling all-round cover, and Kamalini brings Indian batting depth.
Full Gujarat Giants squad for WPL 2027
New auction signings
- G. Kamalini (₹40 lakh)
- Orla Prendergast* (₹30 lakh)
- Samaira Raghav (₹10 lakh)
Retained players
- Anushka Sharma
- Ashleigh GardnerOS
- Beth MooneyOS
- Bharati Fulmali
- Georgia WarehamOS
- Happy Kumari
- Jintimani Kalita
- Kanika Ahuja
- Kashvee Gautam
- Kim GarthOS
- Rajeshwari Gayakwad
- Renuka Singh Thakur
- Sophie DevineOS
- Tanuja Kanwar
- Yastika Bhatia
OS = overseas player.
Mumbai Indians
18 PLAYERS / 6 OVERSEAS
Full post-auction squad. New-buy badges give auction prices in lakh. Unbadged names were retained, except Tara Norris (T), traded before the auction. Source: official WPL team register [2].
Mumbai stock up on Indian depth
Mumbai had already used their sixth overseas slot on 12 October, trading for left-arm pacer Tara Norris from UP Warriorz at her ₹10 lakh fee, so Kochi was a domestic shopping trip. MI bought six Indian players for a combined ₹70 lakh. Shweta Sehrawat was the one player to go above base, at ₹20 lakh. They then added five players at ₹10 lakh each: Akshita Bhagat, Bharti Rawal, Disha Kasat, Latika Inamdar and Saanika Chalke.
The CricArcade read
With Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Matthews, Melie Kerr and Shabnim Ismail in the squad, Mumbai had no need to chase big names. They used ₹70 lakh to build a bench around their match-winners. A note for squad trackers: the official WPL register lists Latika Inamdar as a wicketkeeper and Saanika Chalke as a batter, though some secondary sites have swapped the two.
Full Mumbai Indians squad for WPL 2027
New auction signings
- Shweta Sehrawat (₹20 lakh)
- Akshita Bhagat (₹10 lakh)
- Bharti Rawal (₹10 lakh)
- Disha Kasat (₹10 lakh)
- Latika Inamdar (₹10 lakh)
- Saanika Chalke (₹10 lakh)
Pre-auction trade
- Tara Norris* (₹10 lakh, traded from UPW on 12 October 2026)
Retained players
- Amanjot Kaur
- Harmanpreet Kaur
- Hayley MatthewsOS
- Melie KerrOS
- Nat Sciver-BruntOS
- Nicola CareyOS
- Rahila Firdous
- Sajeevan Sajana
- Sanskriti Gupta
- Shabnim IsmailOS
- Vaishnavi Sharma
OS = overseas player.
All 25 players sold at the WPL 2027 auction
The complete official list of every player bought in Kochi, ordered by winning bid and then alphabetically.
| Player | Team | Country | Role | Base price | Winning bid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie Molineux | UPW | Australia | All-Rounder | ₹50 lakh | ₹1.10 crore |
| Kiran Navgire | DC | India | Batter | ₹40 lakh | ₹75 lakh |
| G. Kamalini | GG | India | Batter | ₹40 lakh | ₹40 lakh |
| Jess Jonassen | RCB | Australia | All-Rounder | ₹40 lakh | ₹40 lakh |
| Asha Sobhana | UPW | India | Bowler | ₹30 lakh | ₹30 lakh |
| Chloe Tryon | RCB | South Africa | All-Rounder | ₹30 lakh | ₹30 lakh |
| Grace Harris | UPW | Australia | All-Rounder | ₹30 lakh | ₹30 lakh |
| Orla Prendergast | GG | Ireland | All-Rounder | ₹30 lakh | ₹30 lakh |
| Sneh Rana | UPW | India | All-Rounder | ₹30 lakh | ₹30 lakh |
| Sushma Verma | UPW | India | Wicketkeeper | ₹30 lakh | ₹30 lakh |
| Tejal Hasabnis | RCB | India | Batter | ₹30 lakh | ₹30 lakh |
| Shweta Sehrawat | MI | India | Batter | ₹10 lakh | ₹20 lakh |
| Akshita Bhagat | MI | India | All-Rounder | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh |
| Bharti Rawal | MI | India | Bowler | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh |
| Disha Kasat | MI | India | Batter | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh |
| Kathryn Bryce | UPW | Scotland | All-Rounder | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh |
| Kirstie Gordon | DC | Scotland | Bowler | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh |
| Latika Inamdar | MI | India | Wicketkeeper | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh |
| Manali Dakshini | UPW | India | All-Rounder | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh |
| Nazma Khan | DC | India | All-Rounder | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh |
| Saanika Chalke | MI | India | Batter | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh |
| Sahana Pawar | UPW | India | All-Rounder | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh |
| Samaira Raghav | GG | India | All-Rounder | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh |
| Uma Kashvi | DC | India | All-Rounder | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh |
| Vrinda Dinesh | RCB | India | Batter | ₹10 lakh | ₹10 lakh |
Source: official WPL sold register. Totals: 25 players sold (18 Indian, 7 overseas) for ₹6.25 crore (₹625 lakh).
Big names who went unsold
Mini-auctions are tough on overseas stars. Only seven overseas players were sold across the five teams, and several well-known names went unsold, including England batter Sophia Dunkley, Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu and Australian pacer Tayla Vlaeminck. [7]
Going unsold rarely comes down to ability alone. With tight purses and one or two overseas spots left, teams tend to draft for specific role gaps, such as a left-arm spinner or a lower-order finisher, instead of taking the best player available. Not every player on the longlist was necessarily called to the block, either.
Frequently asked questions
When and where did the WPL 2027 auction take place?
The WPL 2027 player auction took place on Wednesday, 28 October 2026, in Kochi, India. The bidding happened in late 2026, but it is titled the WPL 2027 auction because the squads were built for the 2027 tournament.
Who was the most expensive player at the WPL 2027 auction?
Australian all-rounder Sophie Molineux was the most expensive signing, bought by UP Warriorz for ₹1.10 crore. Kiran Navgire was the highest-priced Indian player, going to Delhi Capitals for ₹75 lakh.
How many players were sold, and how much money was spent?
A total of 25 players were sold (18 Indian and 7 overseas) for a combined ₹6.25 crore. That figure covers auction-day winning bids only. It does not include retained players or pre-auction trades.
How many players are in each final WPL 2027 squad?
Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians and UP Warriorz have 18 players each. Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have 17 each. All five teams have six overseas players.
What was Jess Jonassen's auction price?
Royal Challengers Bengaluru signed Jess Jonassen for ₹40 lakh. A few third-party squad lists reported ₹30 lakh, but both the official WPL sold register and RCB's own auction report show ₹40 lakh.
Which team is Tara Norris with in 2027?
Tara Norris is with Mumbai Indians. She did not go under the hammer in Kochi: Mumbai acquired her from UP Warriorz in a pre-auction trade on 12 October 2026 at her existing ₹10 lakh fee.
Why did Delhi Capitals and RCB stop at 17 players?
Both finished the auction with ₹5 lakh left in their purses. The lowest winning bid was ₹10 lakh, so neither team could afford an 18th player.
Who is Uma Kashvi?
Uma Kashvi is a 15-year-old Indian all-rounder signed by Delhi Capitals for ₹10 lakh. The official WPL auction overview describes her as the youngest player picked in the league's history.
Sources and references
- Official WPL completed sold registerAll 25 new signings, winning bids, base prices and official player roles.
- Official WPL final squads and pursesAll five rosters, retention status, overseas flags and remaining purses.
- WPL trade advisory (12 October 2026)Tara Norris moves from UP Warriorz to Mumbai Indians at ₹10 lakh.
- WPL retained players listPre-auction retention baseline for all five teams.
- RCB: auction as it happenedFranchise confirmation of four signings and Jess Jonassen's ₹40 lakh price.
- Wisden: full squads after the auctionIndependent squad tracking, superseded by official WPL records on Jonassen's fee and Norris's trade.
- Mint: auction highlightsCorroborates the ₹6.25 crore total, 25 sold players and notable unsold names.
- WPL auction overviewKochi venue details and Uma Kashvi's record as the youngest WPL pick, at 15.
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