WPL 2027 Auction: Full Sold List, Prices, Unsold Players and Squads

The WPL 2027 auction is done. Australia all-rounder Sophie Molineux was the most expensive buy at ₹1.1 crore to UP Warriorz, and India's Kiran Navgire was the costliest Indian at ₹75 lakh to Delhi Capitals. Teams filled 25 of the 27 open spots and spent ₹6.25 crore of the ₹8.15 crore they had between them.

The mini auction was held on Wednesday, 28 October 2026 at the Grand Hyatt in Kochi, and it was over in under three hours. Below you'll find the full WPL 2027 auction players list with base and final prices, every notable unsold name, the purse each team has left, and a team-by-team read on who actually did well.

WPL 2027 auction at a glance

Each franchise works under a ₹15 crore salary cap, and the money already committed to retained players comes off the auction purse. That's why the purses were so small this time. UP Warriorz walked in with the biggest budget at ₹3.75 crore, while Mumbai Indians had just ₹90 lakh, according to Outlook India's auction preview.

WPL 2027 auction players list: all 25 sold players

Here is the complete sold list, highest price first. Thirteen of the 25 buys went for the minimum ₹10 lakh, and only four players crossed ₹40 lakh, which tells you how tight the budgets were.

Prices are as reported by SportsTak's auction wrap and other outlets on the night. If a franchise announces a later change, the official WPL squad list is the final word.

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Molineux sparks the only real bidding war

Molineux's base was ₹50 lakh. RCB, her old team, chased her to ₹1.05 crore before UP Warriorz closed it at ₹1.1 crore, more than double her base. For UP, the logic is simple: she bowls left-arm spin and can bat in the top six, which covers two holes in one signing.

Kiran Navgire is back, in a new colour

UP Warriorz had used their right-to-match card to keep Navgire for ₹60 lakh at the 2026 mega auction, then released her. This time Delhi Capitals beat Mumbai Indians to her at ₹75 lakh. Navgire holds the record for the fastest century in Indian women's T20 cricket, 106 off 34 balls for Maharashtra in 2025, so Delhi have bought pure power at the top.

A 15-year-old makes WPL history

Karnataka all-rounder Uma Kashvi, 15, became the youngest player ever signed in the WPL when Delhi Capitals picked her up for ₹10 lakh. Gujarat Giants also bought 16-year-old Samaira Raghav, one of four names added to the pool only on the eve of the auction.

Ireland gets its first WPL player

Orla Prendergast's ₹30 lakh deal with Gujarat Giants is the first WPL contract for an Irish cricketer. Scotland also had a good night, with Kathryn Bryce (UP Warriorz) and Kirstie Gordon (Delhi Capitals) both sold at ₹10 lakh.

RCB waited more than two hours

The defending champions didn't raise a paddle in the first ten sets. Their first buy, Jess Jonassen at her ₹40 lakh base, came in the accelerated round. It looked odd on TV, but RCB's title-winning XI was already settled, so they were only shopping for cover.

WPL 2027 auction unsold players: the big names

Forty-seven players went unsold. A few of them would walk into most T20 sides in the world, which shows how little room the franchises had.

• Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka captain), base ₹30 lakh, no bid
• Sophia Dunkley (England), one of only two players at the top ₹50 lakh base, no bid
• Tayla Vlaeminck (Australia), base ₹30 lakh
• Nonkululeko Mlaba (South Africa), base ₹30 lakh
• Rosemary Mair (New Zealand), base ₹30 lakh
• Saika Ishaque, Titas Sadhu, Priya Mishra (India), base ₹30 lakh each
• Taniyaa Bhatia, Uma Chetry, Nuzhat Parween (India keepers), base ₹30 lakh each
• Devika Vaidya, a ₹1.4 crore buy at the first WPL auction in 2023, unsold at ₹30 lakh
• Tess Flintoff, Charli Knott, Milly Illingworth (Australia), base ₹10 lakh each

A few other players, including Asha Sobhana, Shweta Sehrawat and Vrinda Dinesh, went unsold in the main rounds and were only bought when their names came back in the re-run. Unsold players can still be signed later as injury replacements, so this isn't the end of the road for anyone on this list.

Purse left and squad size for every team

Every side finished with the maximum six overseas players. Delhi and RCB stopped at 17 because ₹5 lakh is below the ₹10 lakh minimum price, so they simply couldn't afford another lot.

Team-by-team verdict

UP Warriorz: the clear winners

UP finished last in 2026 and had the most to fix. They bought Molineux, Sneh Rana, Grace Harris, Sushma Verma and Asha Sobhana, plus Bryce, Manali Dakshini and Sahana Pawar for depth. The value is what stands out. Harris cost ₹30 lakh after a ₹75 lakh season at RCB, Rana ₹30 lakh after ₹50 lakh at Delhi, and Sobhana ₹30 lakh after UP paid her ₹1.1 crore a year ago. Sushma Verma also gives them a proper specialist keeper. The only criticism is the ₹1.15 crore they left unspent.

Delhi Capitals: one big swing

Delhi spent most of their money on Navgire and then went cheap with Kashvi, Gordon and Nazma Khan. Their batting with Shafali Verma, Laura Wolvaardt, Jemimah Rodrigues and now Navgire is frightening. The worry is that they still have only one specialist keeper in the squad.

Gujarat Giants: in and out quickly

Three slots, three buys. G Kamalini, only 18, is a long-term top-order batter that Mumbai paid ₹50 lakh for last season, and Gujarat got her at her ₹40 lakh base. Prendergast filled the last overseas slot. They left ₹45 lakh in the bank, which suggests they got exactly what they wanted.

Mumbai Indians: depth on a shoestring

With ₹90 lakh for six Indian slots, Mumbai had no choice but to shop for uncapped players. Shweta Sehrawat at ₹20 lakh is the only one with real WPL experience. Saanika Chalke, a 2025 Under-19 T20 World Cup winner, is one to watch. The playing XI is still built around Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr and Hayley Matthews.

RCB: champions shopping for cover

Jonassen, Tryon, Tejal Hasabnis and Vrinda Dinesh are all backups. With Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh and Lauren Bell in the side, the overseas buys will struggle to get a game unless there's an injury. That's fine for RCB; they didn't need to change a winning team.

RCB players after the WPL 2027 auction

This is one of the most searched auction questions, so here's the RCB squad as reported after Kochi, with new buys marked.

• Batters: Smriti Mandhana, Georgia Voll, Tejal Hasabnis (new), Vrinda Dinesh (new)
• Keeper: Richa Ghosh
• All-rounders: Ellyse Perry, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Sayali Satghare, Jess Jonassen (new), Chloe Tryon (new)
• Bowlers: Lauren Bell, Prema Rawat
• Others: Prathyoosha Kumar

When does WPL 2027 start?

The fifth season of the Women's Premier League runs from 14 January to 7 February 2027. Venues and the match-by-match schedule hadn't been confirmed as of 29 October 2026. Several of the players bought in Kochi, including Molineux, Harris, Jonassen, Tryon and Prendergast, are playing in the WBBL in Australia right now, which started on 29 October, so you can track their form before January.

If you're following Indian cricket this season, our guides to the India vs New Zealand T20 series 2026 and the Ranji Trophy 2026-27 schedule and format cover what's on between now and the WPL.

Frequently asked questions

When was the WPL 2027 auction?

The WPL 2027 auction was held on Wednesday, 28 October 2026 at the Grand Hyatt in Kochi. Bidding started at 5:30 PM IST and finished a little after 8:20 PM. It was streamed live on JioHotstar.

Who was the most expensive player in the WPL 2027 auction?

Australia all-rounder Sophie Molineux was the most expensive buy. UP Warriorz signed her for ₹1.1 crore after a bidding war with RCB. Kiran Navgire was the costliest Indian at ₹75 lakh to Delhi Capitals.

How many players were sold in the WPL 2027 auction?

Twenty-five players were sold out of a pool of 150, filling 25 of the 27 available slots. Teams spent ₹6.25 crore in total, and 47 players were called but went unsold.

Which big players went unsold in the WPL 2027 auction?

Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu and England batter Sophia Dunkley were the biggest names to go unsold. Australia's Tayla Vlaeminck, South Africa's Nonkululeko Mlaba and India's Saika Ishaque also didn't get a bid.

Who is the youngest player in WPL history?

Karnataka all-rounder Uma Kashvi, aged 15, became the youngest player ever signed in the WPL when Delhi Capitals bought her for ₹10 lakh at the 2027 auction.