WPL 2026 Auction: The Women's Premier League 2027 auction was held today, October 28, in Kochi, with players bidding for a total of 27 vacant slots. All five franchise teams have completely filled their vacant slots as per their strategies. The fortunes of many players shone in this auction, among which Australia's all-rounder Sophie Molineux was sold the most expensive. All the franchises spent a total of Rs 73.1 crore in the auction, while 14 uncapped players became part of the teams. Let us see the list of players bought by all the 5 teams including Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bangalore and UP Warriors in this auction.

UP Warriors bought the most players

UP Warriors had entered this auction with the biggest purse and to strengthen their team, they added maximum 8 players. UP bought Australian all-rounder Sophie Molineux with the highest bid of Rs 1.10 crore. Apart from them, the team included Indian all-rounder Sneh Rana, Grace Harris, Asha Shobhana and experienced wicketkeeper Sushma Verma as part of its team. Also included Katherine Bryce, Manali Dakshin and Sahana Pawar at their base price.

List of players of UP Warriors bought in WPL 2027 auction

• Sophie Molineux (all-rounder, Australia) – ₹1.10 crore
• Grace Harris (all-rounder, Australia) – ₹30 lakh
• Sneh Rana (all-rounder, India) – ₹30 lakh
• Sushma Verma (Wicketkeeper, India) – ₹30 lakh
• Asha Shobhana (bowler, India) – ₹30 lakh
• Katherine Bryce (all-rounder, Scotland) – ₹10 lakh
• Manali Southern (All-rounder, India) – ₹10 lakh
• Sahana Pawar (all-rounder, India) – ₹10 lakh

Delhi Capitals bet big on Kiran Navgire

To strengthen their batting in the Women's Premier League 2027 auction, Delhi Capitals bought India's explosive batsman Kiran Navgire for a hefty sum of Rs 75 lakh, making her the second most expensive player of this auction. Apart from this, to strengthen its bowling, Delhi included Scotland's Kirsty Gordon and Indian player Uma Kashvi in ​​its camp for Rs 10 lakh each.

List of players of Delhi Capitals bought in WPL 2027 auction

• Kiran Navgire (batsman, India) – ₹75 lakh
• Uma Kashvi (all-rounder, India) – ₹10 lakh (youngest player in the auction at 15)
• Kirsty Gordon (bowler, Scotland) – ₹10 lakh
• Najma Khan (all-rounder, India) – ₹10 lakh

RCB added Jonassen and Tryon

Royal Challengers Bangalore focused on giving more depth to their spin and all-rounder department in this mini auction. RCB bought Australia's experienced all-rounder Jess Jonassen for Rs 40 lakh. Along with this, he added South African explosive all-rounder Chloe Tryon and Indian batsman Tejal Hasbanis for Rs 30 lakh each, while brought back young batsman Vrinda Dinesh in the team for Rs 10 lakh.

List of RCB players bought in WPL 2027 auction

• Jess Jonassen (all-rounder, Australia) – ₹40 lakh
• Tejal Hasbanis (batsman, India) – ₹30 lakh
• Chloe Tryon (all-rounder, South Africa) – ₹30 lakh
• Vrinda Dinesh (batsman, India) – ₹10 lakh

Gujarat Giants expressed confidence in foreign talent

Gujarat Giants made important bids to overcome some specific shortcomings of their team. He met Indian batsman G. Made Kamalini a part of his team with a successful bid of Rs 40 lakh. Along with this, Gujarat included Ireland's emerging all-rounder Orla Prendergast in its squad for Rs 30 lakh and domestic player Samaira Raghav for Rs 10 lakh.

Gujarat Giants players list bought in WPL 2027 auction

• Yes. Kamalini (batsman, India) – ₹40 lakh
• Orla Prendergast (all-rounder, Ireland) – ₹30 lakh
• Samaira Raghav (all-rounder, India) – ₹10 lakh

Mumbai Indians selected young players in low budget

Mumbai Indians had the lowest budget (Rs 90 lakh) in this auction, considering which they adopted the strategy of adding young and useful Indian players. Mumbai bought Shweta Sehrawat for Rs 20 lakh. Apart from them, the franchise strengthened its backup by including Disha Cassatt, Sanika Chalke, wicketkeeper Latika Inamdar and fast bowler Bharti Rawal in its team at the base price of Rs 10 lakh each.

List of Mumbai Indians players bought in WPL 2027 auction

• Shweta Sehrawat (batsman, India) – ₹20 lakh
• Disha Cassatt (batsman, India) – ₹10 lakh
• Sanika Chalke (batsman, India) – ₹10 lakh
• Bharti Raval (bowler, India) – ₹10 lakh
• Latika Inamdar (Wicketkeeper, India) – ₹10 lakh
• Akshita Bhagat (all-rounder, India) – ₹10 lakh