WPL Auction 2026 Updates: Teams spend INR 40.8 crore on 67 players, Deepti Sharma becomes most expensive

Deepti Sharma, Shikha Pandey, Meg Lanning, Phoebe Litchfield, Asha Sobhana, Sophie Ecclestone, Deandra Dottin, Kiran Navgire, Kranti Gaud, Shweta Sehrawat, Harleen Deol, Chloe Tryon, Suman Meena, Simran Shaikh, G Trisha, Pratika Rawal

Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, Lauren Bell, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav, Nadine de Klerk, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Voll, Linsey Smith, Prema Rawat, Gautami Naik, Prathyoosha Kumar, Dayalan Hemalatha

Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur, Sajeevan Sajana, Shabnim Ismail, Gunalan Kullkarni, Nicola Carey, Sanskriti Gupta, Rahil Firdous, Poonam Khemnar, Triveni Vasistha, Nalla Reddy, Saika Ishaque, Milly Illingworth

Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine, Georgia Wareham, Bharti Fulmali, Kashvee Gautam, Renuka Singh, Yastika Bhatia, Anushka Sharma, Tanuja Kanwar, Kanika Ahuja, Titas Sadhu, Happy Kumari, Kim Garth, Shivani Singh, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Ayushi Soni

Shafali Verma, Annabel Sutherland, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Shree Charani, Chinelle Henry, Laura Wolvaardt, Niki Prasad, Sneh Rana, Taniya Bhatia, Lizelle Lee, Deeya Yadav, Mamatha Madiwala, Nandani Sharma, Lucy Hamilton, Minnu Mani

Ayushi Soni joins Gujarat Giants for INR 10 lakhs.

Sayali Satghare remains unsold.

Dayalan Hemalatha joined Royal Challengers Bengaluru for INR 30 lakhs. 

Sahana Pawar remains unsold.

Rajeshwari Gayakwad goes to Gujarat Giants for INR 40 lakhs.

UP Warriorz signed Pratika Rawal for INR 50 lakhs. 

Delhi Capitals signed Minnu Mani for INR 40 lakhs.

Gujarat Giants signed Danni Wyatt-Hodge for INR 50 lakhs. 

Shabnam Shakil remains unsold.

Milly Illingworth joins Mumbai Indians for INR 10 lakhs.

Prathyoosha Kumar is sold for INR 10 lakhs. RCB bought her.

Khsuhi Bhatia goes unsold.

UP Warriorz signed G Trisha for INR 10 lakhs.

Pranavi Chandra goes unsold. She had a base price of INR 10 lakhs.

Mumbai Indians signed Saika Ishque for INR 30 lakhs.

S Meghana goes unsold again.

Deepti Sharma, Shikha Pandey, Meg Lanning, Phoebe Litchfield, Asha Sobhana, Sophie Ecclestone, Deandra Dottin, Kiran Navgire, Kranti Gaud, Shweta Sehrawat, Harleen Deol, Chloe Tryon, Suman Meena, Simran Shaikh

Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, Lauren Bell, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav, Nadine de Klerk, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Voll, Linsey Smith, Prema Rawat, Gautami Naik

Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur, Sajeevan Sajana, Shabnim Ismail, Gunalan Kullkarni, Nicola Carey, Sanskriti Gupta, Rahil Firdous, Poonam Khemnar, Triveni Vasistha, Nalla Reddy

Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine, Georgia Wareham, Bharti Fulmali, Kashvee Gautam, Renuka Singh, Yastika Bhatia, Anushka Sharma, Tanuja Kanwar, Kanika Ahuja, Titas Sadhu, Happy Kumari, Kim Garth, Shivani Singh

Shafali Verma, Annabel Sutherland, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, Shree Charani, Chinelle Henry, Laura Wolvaardt, Niki Prasad, Sneh Rana, Taniya Bhatia, Lizelle Lee, Deeya Yadav, Mamatha Madiwala, Nandani Sharma, Lucy Hamilton

Aayushi Shukla goes unsold. 

Nalla Reddy is sold for INR 10 lakhs. Mumbai Indians bought her.

Nalla Reddy is sold for INR 10 lakhs. Mumbai Indians bought her.

Gautami Naik signed RCB for INR 10 lakhs.

UP Warriorz signed Suman Meena for INR 10 lakhs.

Triveni Vasistha joins Mumbai Indians for INR 20 lakhs.

Pragati Singh goes unsold. She had a base price of INR 10 lakhs.

Issy Wong goes unsolf. She had a base price of INR 30 lakhs.

Delhi Capitals signed Lucy Hamilton for INR 10 lakhs.

UP Warrioz signed Chloe Tyron for INR 30 lakhs. 

Vaishnavi Sharma - INR 10 lakhs

Gargi Wankar - INR 10 lakhs

Sayali Satghare - INR 30 lakhs

Tara Norris is sold for INR 10 lakhs. UP Warriorz bought her. 

Saima Thakor - INR 30 lakhs

Ashwani Kumar - INR 10 lakhs

England international Alice Capsey goes unsold. She had a base price of INR 30 lakhs.

Shanu Sen goes unsold.

Sahana Pawar remains unsold. She had a base price of INR 10 lakhs.

Gujarat Giants signed Shivani Singh for INR 10 lakhs.

Mumbai Indians signed Poonam Khemnar for INR 10 lakhs. 

Nazma Khan had a base price of INR 10 lakhs, but she goes unsold.

UP Warriorz signed Simran Shaikh for INR 10 lakhs. Gujarat Giants didn't exercise their RTM card.

Rajeshwari Gayakwad goes unsold. She had a base price of INR 40 lakhs.

Gujarat Giants signed India keeper-batter Yastika Bhatia for INR 50 lakhs.

India's World Cup winner Pratika Rawal goes unsold in the mega-auction.

Gujarat Giants signed Kim Garth for INR 50 lakhs. Smart buy from the franchise. 

Heather Knight had a base price of INR 50 lakhs, but she went unsold.

Delhi Capitals signed Nandini Sharma for INR 20 lakhs. 

Gujarat Giants signed Happy Kumari for INR 10 lakhs.

Milly Illingworth - INR 10 lakhs

Mamatha Madiwala joined Delhi Capitals for INR 10 lakhs.

UP Warriorz signed Shipra Giri for INR 10 lakhs.

Vrinda Dinesh - INR 10 lakhs

Humairaa Kaazi - INR 10 lakhs

Jintimani Kalita - INR 10 lakhs

Alana King had a base price of INR 40 lakhs, but she remained unsold.

Darcie Brown had a base price of INR 30 lakhs. However, she went unsold.

Amy Jones is unsold. She had a base price of INR 50 lakhs.

Grace Harris has a brace price of INR 30 lakhs. UP and RCB chased the Australian. Ultimately, RCB signed her for INR 75 lakhs. 

S Meghana has a base price of NR 30 lakhs. However, she went unsold.

33 more players are set to go under the hammer. Each franchise will have to buy a minumum of 15 players and a maximum of 18.

Rabeya Khan goes unsold.

Mumbai Indians signed Nicola Carey for INR 30 lakhs. Brilliant buy for the defending champions.

Shivali Shinde - INR 10 lakhs

Heather Graham - INR 50 lakhs

Tejal Hasabnis - INR 30 lakhs

Gujarat Giants signed Anushka Sharma for INR 45 lakhs. Mumbai and Bengaluru bid for her as well.

Courtney Webb - INR 10 lakhs

Tara Norris - INR 10 lakhs

Gujarat Giants and Royal Challengers Bengaluru bid for Georgia Wareham. Giants outbid them with a bid of INR 1 crore.

Tanija Kanwer has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. DC and GG had a small bidding war, before Gujarat got her for INR 45 lakhs.

Gujarat Giants signed Kanika Ahuja for INR 30 lakhs, which was also her base price.

Teertha Satish - INR 10 lakhs

Komal Zanzad - INR 10 lakhs

Sahana Pawar - INR 10 lakhs

Rahila Firdous joined Mumbai Indians for INR 10 lakhs.

Nuzhat Parween - INR 30 lakhs

Marufa Akter - INR 30 lakhs

Lea Tuhuhu - INR 30 lakhs

Eden Carson - INR 30 lakhs

Rajeshwari Gawakwad - INR 40 lakhs

Fran Jonas - INR 30 lakhs

Shuchi Upadhyay - INR 30 lakhs

Salonee Dangore - INR 10 lakhs

Laura Harris - INR 10 lakhs

Poonam Khemnar - INR 10 lakhs

Taniyaa Bhatia sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 30 lakhs. 

Pooja Vastrakar has a base price of INR 50 lakhs. RCB and UP are in a bidding war. RCB signed her for INR 85 lakhs.

Mumbai Indians and UP Warriorz start a bidding war for Sanjeevan Sajana. Mumbai Indians signed the India international for INR 75 lakhs.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals bid for Arundhati Reddy. RCB eventually signed her for INR 75 lakhs.

Shikha Pandey has a base price for INR 40 lakhs. Royal Challengers Bengaluru and UP Warriorz engage in a bidding war. Shikha ultimately joined UP for INR 2.4 crore. One of the expensive signings of the season.

Minnu Mani remains unsold. She had a base price of INR 40 lakhs.

UP Warriorz and Mumbai Indians start bidding war for Kashvee Gautam. UP eventually signed for INR 65 lakhs. Gujarat Giants exercised their RTM card. UP didn't raise their amount and Gujarat got the player for INR 65 lakhs itself. 

Australia international Kim Garth has a base price of INR 50 lakhs. Surprisingly, she goes unsold.

Deandra Dottin has a base price of INR 50 lakhs. UP Warriorz and Royal Challengers Bengaluru start the bidding war. Warriorz eventually won the war by INR 85 lakhs.

Mona Meshram - INR 30 lakhs

Priya Punia - INR 30 lakhs

Sneha Deepthi is unsold. She had a base price of INR 30 lakhs.

DC - INR 1.1 crore

MI - INR 1.95 crore

RCB - INR 2.85 crore

UPW -  4.65 crore

GG - INR 5.4 crore

Prakashika Naik - base price of INR 10 lakhs

Bharti Rawal - base price of INR 10 lakhs

Priyanka Koushal - INR 10 lakhs 

Parunika Sisodia - INR 10 lakhs

Jagravi Pawar - INR 10 lakhs

Happy Kumari - base price of INR 10 lakhs

Nandini Sharma - base price of INR 20 lakhs

Komalpreet Kour - base price of INR 10 lakhs

Milly Illingworth - base price of INR 10 lakhs

Shabnam Shakil - base price of INR 10 lakhs

G Trisha - base price of INR 10 lakhs

Jintimani Kalita - base price of INR 10 lakhs

S Yashasri - base price of INR 10 lakhs

Shipra Giri - base price of INR 10 lakhs

Mamatha Madiwala - base price of INR 10 lakhs

Khushi Bhatia - base price of INR 10 lakhs

Prathyoosha Kumar - base price of INR 10 lakhs

Nandini Kashyap - base price of INR 10 lakhs

Amandeep Kaur goes unsold. She had a base price of INR 10 lakhs.

Gujarat Giants signed Prema Rawat for INR 10 lakhs, but Royal Challengers Bengaluru used their RTM card. Gujarat raised the fare to INR 20 lakhs, which RCB matched. Prema will play for RCB next season.

Sanskriti Gupta, who has a base price of INR 20 lakhs, has been sold to Mumbai Indians. They are getting back all their players it seems.

Humairaa Kazi goes unsold.

Sanika Chalke, who had a base price of INR 10 lakh, goes unsold.

Delhi Capitals signed Deeya Yadav for INR 10 lakhs. Smart buy from Delhi Capitals. 

Davina Perrin - Unsold (20 lakhs base price)

Vrinda Dinesh - Unsold (10 lakhs base price)

Disha Kasat - Unsold (10 lakhs base price)

Arushi Goel - Unsold (10 lakhs base price)

Pranavi Chandra has a base price of INR 10 lakhs. No takers at the moment. 

"Yes, I think we would love to see the WPL home and away as well, I think this caravan format is okay, but it's not ideal. And I hope that and I'm sure that the BCCI is working on it. I think the amount of time that they get is very short and that's why in order to, you know, to fit the WPL within this window but I hope we get a bigger longer window for the WPL as well going forward and I think it is imminent that, you know, either one or two new teams will come in at some point and that's why I think the cycle is such a short cycle with all the two WPLs over 14 months. So I'm pretty sure that the BCCI is planning on adding a team, and maybe with that addition, we move home and away. That would be ideal, I think, for the fans, for the game, and for the growth of the WPL," Jindal said.

Delhi Capitals (DC): Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Niki Prasad, Laura Wolvaardt, Chinelle Henry, Sree Charani, Sneh Rana, Lizelle Lee

Gujarat Giants (GG): Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh, Bharti Fulmali, Titas Sadhu

Mumbai Indians (MI): Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur, G Kamalini, Amelia Kerr, Shabnim Ismail

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB): Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Voll, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Lauren Bell, Linsey Smith

UP Warriorz (UPW): Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Meg Lanning, Phoebe Litchfield, Kiran Navgire, Harleen Deol, Kranti Gaud, Asha Sobhana

Lizelle Lee - INR 30 Lakh (DC)
Lauren Bell - INR 90 Lakh (RCB)
Kranti Goud - INR 50 Lakh (UPW) - RTM
Shabnim Ismail - INR 60 Lakh (MI)
Titas Sadhu - INR 30 Lakh (GG)
Linsey Smith - INR 30 Lakh (RCB)
Asha Sobhana - INR 1.1 cr (UPW)

The UP Warriorz have used all four of their RTM cards, opting to retain Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Kranti Gaud, and Kiran Navgire.

Asha Sobhana, who represented RCB in the past, has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. UP Warriorz and Delhi Capitals start the bidding war. UP ultimately signed her for INR 1.1 crore.

Alana King has a base price of INR 40 lakhs. Interestingly, she goes unsold.

Saika Ishaque has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. She featured for Mumbai Indians in the past. For now, she remains unsold.

Amanda Jade-Wellington has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. She has played 9 T20Is, claiming nine wickets. For now, she remains unsold.

Linsey Smith has a base price of 30 lakhs. Royal Challengers Bengaluru signed the England spinner for her base price.

Priya Mishra has a base price of INR 30 lakh. However, she goes unsold.

Gujarat Giants signed Titas Sadhu for INR 30 lakhs. 

Lauren Cheatle goes unsold in the WPL auction. She had a base price of INR 30 lakhs.

Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru start the bidding war for Shabnim Ismail. Mumbai ended up signing her for INR 60 lakhs. She also represented the team in 2024 and 2025.

Kranti Goud is up next. She has a base price of INR 50 lakhs. Delhi Capitals signed her for the base amount. UP Warriorz exercised their RTM card and interestingly, they didn't raise the amount. UP Warriorz signed the cricketer. 

Australian quick Darcie Brown has gone unsold as she continues to not feature in the WPL

England fast bowler Lauren Bell, who has played for the UP Warriorz in the past, has been acquired by the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for INR 90 Lakh.

India World Cup winner Uma Chetry goes unsold. 

Former South Africa international Lizelle Lee has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. Delhi Capitals signed her for INR 30 lakhs.

Amy Jones is next and she has a base price of INR 50 lakhs, and no franchise is interested in her at the moment. Goes unsold.

Izzy Gaze is up next. She has a base price of INR 40 lakhs, but the New Zealand international goes unsold.

Bharti Fulmali - INR 70 Lakh (GG) - RTM
Phoebe Litchfield - INR 1.2 cr (UPW)
Georgia Voll - INR 60 Lakh (RCB)
Kiran Navgire - INR 60 Lakh (UPW) - RTM
Chinelle Henry - INR 1.3 cr (DC)
Sree Charani - INR 1.3 cr (DC)
Nadine de Klerk - INR 65 Lakh (RCB)
Sneh Rana - INR 50 Lakh (DC)
Radha Yadav - INR 65 Lakh (RCB)
Harleen Deol - INR 50 Lakh (UPW)

Sophie Devine - INR 2 cr (GG)
Deepti Sharma - INR 3.2 cr (UPW) - RTM
Amelia Kerr - INR 3 cr (MI)
Renuka Singh Thakur - INR 60 Lakh (GG)
Sophie Ecclestone - INR 85 Lakh (UPW) - RTM
Meg Lanning - INR 1.9 cr (UPW)
Laura Wolvaardt - INR 1.1 cr (DC)

Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh, Bharti Fulmali

Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Voll, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav

Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur, G Kamalini, Amelia Kerr

Shweta Sehrawat

Meg Lanning

Phoebe Litchfield

Kiran Navgire

Harleen Deol

Deepti Sharma

Sophie Ecclestone

Jemimah Rodrigues

Shfali Verma

Laura Wolvaardt

Annabel Sutherland

Marizanne Kapp

Niki Prasad

Chinelle Henry

Sree Charani

Sneh Rana

1. Deepti Sharma - INR 3.2 crore - UP Warriorz

2. Amelia Kerr - INR 3 crore - Mumbai Indians

3. Sophie Devine - INR 2 crore - Gujarat Giants

4. Meg Lanning - INR 1.9 crore - UP Warriorz

5. Chinelle Henry - INR 1.3 crore - Delhi Capitals

Harleen Deol has a base price of INR 50 lakhs. UP Warriorz signed the all-rounder for the base price itself. 

Radha Yadav joined Royal Challengers Bengaluru for INR 65 lakhs. Spin department is sorted RCB fans?

India World Cup winner Radha Yadav is next. She has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. Gujarat Giants and Royal Challengers Bengaluru start the bidding war, which has already crossed INR 60 lakh mark.

Delhi Capitals signed Sneh Rana for INR 50 lakhs. Their all-round department now looks sorted.

India international Sneh Rana has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. UP Warriorz and Delhi Capitals start the bidding war for the all-rounder.

Nadine de Klerk joined Royal Challengers Bengaluru for INR 65 lakhs. Smart buy for the 2024 winners.

South Africa's Nadine de Klerk, who had a base price of INR 30 lakhs, attract bids from RCB and DC.

Delhi Capitals have signed N Sree Charani for INR 1.3 crore. Brilliant signing once again for the three-time finalists.

N Shree Charani has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. UP Warriorz start the bidding war and Delhi Capitals joined. It's always between them it seems.

Delhi Capitals signed Caribbean superstar Chinelle Henry for INR 1.3 crore. Delhi have sorted their finishing order problems. One of the best signings of the season.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals start the bidding war for Chinelle Henry. She had a base price of INR 30 lakhs, and the bid has already reached INR 90 lakhs.

Grace Harris has a base price of INR 30 lakhs but hang on! She goes unsold. Another shocker in WPL auction.

Royal Challengers bought Kiran Navgire for INR 40 lakhs. UP however exercised their RTM card. RCB raised the price to INR 60 lakh, which UP agreed!

Navgire set the base price of INR 40 lakhs. Royal Challengers Bengaluru start the bidding process. 

Georgia Voll has been sold to RCB for Rs 60 lakh. UP Warriorz tried to do RTM but they couldn't match the final offer.

UP Warriorz have won the bidding war for Litchfield against RCB and she will get a salary of Rs 1.2 crore. What a brilliant opening pair for UPW as Litchfield and Lanning will start for the Warriorz in WPL 2026.

RCB and UP Warriorz are hell bent on getting Litchfield. UP Warriorz have her at the moment for Rs 1.2 crore.

Australia's Phoebe Litchfield has kept her base price of Rs 50 lakh and UP Warriorz have come up with an opening bid.

South African opener Tazmin Brits is up next at the base price of Rs 30 lakh. She did decently at the World Cup in India recently. However, surprisingly, even she has gone unsold.

Mumbai Indians managed to secure Bharti Fulmali for Rs 45 lakh but Gujarat Giants decided to use RTM card for her. However, MI came up with a bid for Rs 70 lakh and Gujrat Giants have matched that bid. Wow!!

Bharti Fulmali's base price is Rs 30 lakh. Gujarat Giants have started the bid and Mumbai Indians have also joined in.

No paddle went up for S Meghana and she remains unsold for now. She may comeback later.

Sabbineni Meghana is up now for Rs 30 lakh

Sophie Devine - 2 crore - Gujarat Giants

Deepti Sharma - 3.2 crore - UP Warriorz

Amelia Kerr - 3 crore - Mumbai Indians

Renuka Singh - 60 lakhs - Gujarat Giants

Sophie Ecclestone - 85 lakhs - UP Warriorz

Meg Lanning - 1.9 crore - UP Warriorz

Laura Wolvaardt - 1.1 crore - Delhi Capitals

South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt joined Delhi Capitals for INR 1.1 crore. Brilliant signing for the three-time finalists.

Royal Challengers start the bidding war and Delhi Capitals joined them. The bid has already crossed 60 lakhs.

Meg Lanning joined UP Warriorz for INR 1.9 crore. Massive deal for UP. Will she become the new captain of the franchise? Deepti, Ecclestone and Lanning - wow UP!

Three-time WPL finalist captain Meg Lanning is up next. Delhi Capitals and UP Warriorz start the bidding war.

Delhi Capitals won the bidding war for Sophie Ecclestone for INR 85 lakhs. However, UP Warriorz used their RTM card. Delhi didn't raise the bid and so, UP Warriorz signed the England international for INR 85 lakhs. 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru start the bidding war for Sophie Ecclestone. Delhi Capitals join them. Bidding war begins!

Gujarat Giants have won the bidding war for Renuka Singh Thakur. She has been sold for INR 60 lakhs in the mega-auction. 

Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz start the bidding war for Renuka Singh Thakur. Where will the India international play next season?

Mumbai Indians signed Amelia Kerr for INR 3 crore. She was fantastic in the previous editions of the competitions and Mumbai rewarded that by paying a hefty sum for the cricketer. 

Mumbai Indians and UP Warriorz engage in an intense bidding war for New Zealand international Amelia Kerr. The bid has already reached INR 2 crore.

Deepti Sharma joined UP Warriorz for INR 3.2 crore. The franchise used a RTM card to retain her services for the next season. 

Delhi Capitals won the bidding war for Deepti Sharma for INR 50 lakh. Surprisingly, no other franchises bid for the all-rounder. UP Warriorz use their RTM option. 

Former UP Warriorz captain Deepti Sharma is set to undergo the hammer. She has a base price of INR 50 lakh. 

Gujarat Giants have roped in Sophie Devine for the WPL 2026. She was bought for INR 50 lakhs in the 2023 auction. She went for a premium fee this time around. Gujarat paid INR 2 crore to rope her service. Devine earns four times what she used to earn.

Former New Zealand captain Sophie Devine attarct multiple bidders. Gujarat Giants and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the race.

Alyssa Healy goes unsold. Holy hell! Big surprise to start the day in Delhi. 

WPL will begin on January 9 as WPL chairman confirmed. The tournament will play across two venues - Navi Mumbai and Vadodara.

The WPL chairman announced the final will take place on February 5 at DY Patil Stadium in New Delhi

WPL chairman Jayesh George welcomes all the franchises to WPL. He spoke about the impact that WPL had in the last three years. She also congratulated Harmanpreet Kaur and co. for winning the recently concluded Women's ODI World Cup, beating South Africa in the final. 

The WPL franchises requested that the BCCI start the accelerated round after the 13th round. However, the management declined the request and informed that it will start after the 11th round itself.  Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Deandra Dottin and Heather Knight are some of the cricketers that feature in the 68-82 mark bracket.

Australia 24
England 21
New Zealand 13
South Africa 11
West Indies 4
Sri Lanka 3
Bangladesh 3
UAE 2
USA 1
Thailand 1

DC co-owner Parth Jindal arrived the venue alongside Sourav Ganguly and Jonathan Betty among others.

BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla has reached the venue.

Mumbai Indians have reached the auction room. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur is present alongside MI owner Nita Ambani and Anant Ambani. Mentor Jhulan Goswami is also present.

Teams were also notified that batter Pratika Rawal, wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia, and pacer VJ Joshitha are injured and unavailable for the tournament, though they remain in the auction pool. If selected, they cannot be replaced, so franchises must depend on their existing squad depth. India pacer Pooja Vastrakar is still not fully fit but will be part of the auction, while Kashvee Gautam has been cleared to play.

Remember Alana King who wreaked havoc in the recently concluded ODI World Cup? She picked up seven wickets in the match against South Africa in the mega tournament and that might benefit her in the WPL auction. Will UP Warriorz use their RTM on her? Let's wait and watch.

"It's a strange one. You have the money. You have the advantage of picking the players you want. But other teams can push you there and make you burn your purse. [On retention strategy] The last three years haven't been what we wanted it to be like. We wanted to change the outlook of the franchise. Idea is to try and pick players and win the championship. We thought Shweta Sehrawat could go for big money, so we retained her and saved some money in the kitty," Abhishek Nayar said. 

Lisa Sthalekar will continue as UP Warrirz mentor for the fourth season of the Women's Premier League. 

Like every other year, Mallika Sagar will wear the auctioneer hat. She has vast experience now and will oversee everything regarding the WPL auction. Several key BCCI members will assist her in the process. 

The Women's Premier League is heavily dominated by women's cricketers. Here's a list of 10 cricketers who will once again be in demand:

1. Meg Lanning

2. Alyssa Healy

3. Grace Harris

4. Chinelle Henry

5. Sophie Ecclestone

6. Amelia Kerr

7. Laura Wolvaardt

8. Phoebe Litchfield

9. Sophie Devine

10. Lauren Bell

Indian cricketer will of course be in demand. Here's a list of 10 cricketers that are likely to create a buzz in New Delhi tonight.

1. Deepti Sharma

2. Harleen Deol

3. N Shree Charani

4. Radha Yadav

5. Vaishnavi Sharma

6. Arundhati Reddy

7. Kranti Goud

8. Renuka Singh Thakur

9. Kiran Navgire

10. Sneh Rana

Australia international Jess Jonassen has pulled out of the upcoming WPL auction. She is currently playing in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL), but she is expected to take care of the injury after the tournament. As things stand, she could be out of action for four to six months.

Smriti Mandhana (RCB), Harmanpreet Kaur (MI) and Ash Gardner (GG) were the three captains retained by respective franchises but a couple of teams will be eyeing a captaincy candidate at the auction. Will the Capitals hand Jemimah Rodrigues the reign, or will they still be going back to Meg Lanning? But given the purse the UP Warriorz have, if they want the former Australian captain, they will get her. Apart from Lanning, Laura Wolvaardt, Deepti Sharma and Sneh Rana are a few more options the teams could look at.

The players' form in the ongoing Women's Big Bash League and the recently concluded Women's World Cup could have a huge say in players like Kranti Gaud, Meg Lanning, Nadine de Klerk, Laura Wolvaardt, Alana King and maybe even Pratika Rawal's demand at the auction, even though the latter is injured and might be touch-and-go for the tournament. Lanning has been in scintillating form in the WBBL for the Melbourne Stars while the likes of de Klerk, Wolvaardt had sensational campaigns for South Africa in India during the World Cup.

Eight cricketers have registered as marquee cricketers. Deepti Sharma (India), Renuka Singh (India), Sophie Devine (New Zealand), Sophie Ecclestone (England), Alyssa Healy (Australia), Amelia Kerr (New Zealand), Meg Lanning (Australia), and Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa).

Gujarat Giants have retained Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney. They have three RTM cards left, which can be used on 2 Indian cricketers and one uncapped Indian player. They have a purse of INR 9 crore to spend.

UP Wariorz have retained just one cricketer in Shweta Sehrawat. They have 4 RTM cards left to use in the mega-auction. Will they get back Deepti Sharma and Sophie Ecclestone, is the big question.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have retained Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry and Shreyanka Patil. They have one RTM card left, which the franchise can only use on an uncapped Indian cricketer.

Mumbai Indians have also retained their quota of five players. Natalie Sciver, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur and G Kamalini will once again don the Mumbai jersey next season. Like Delhi, they too don't have the option to use RTM card.

Delhi Capitals have retained 5 players in Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Niki Prasad. They don't have the option to use RTM card on any player.

Well, 277 players have registered for the Women's Premier League mega-auction. Out of which, only 73 cricketers are set to be sold. Several marquee cricketers are expected to create a bidding war, with Deepti Sharma and Sophie Ecclestone set to headline the day.

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the Women's Premier League 2025 mega-auction. Five franchises have gathered to finalise their squad for the forthcoming season. It's going to be a fascinating day, especially given that the World Cup winners are expected to create a buzz in New Delhi tonight. Stay tuned for all the live updates.