WPL Auction 2026 Highlights: Deepti Sharma hits jackpot, Alyssa Healy finds no bidders

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: The auction comes to an end and here are the final purchases.

Mumbai Indians bring back Saika Ishaque for Rs 30 lakh.

India Under-19 WC winner G Trisha is acquired by UP Warriorz for 10 lakh

Uncapped Indian wicketkeeper Pratyusha Kumar purchased by RCB for Rs 10 lakh

Mumbai Indians rope in uncapped Australia bowler Milly Illingworth for Rs 10 lakh

Minnu Mani, India all-rounder, sold to Delhi Capitals for Rs 40 lakh

Pratika Rawal, World Cup winner, roped in by UP Warriorz for Rs 50 lakh

Rajeshwari Gayakwad sold to Gujarat Giants for Rs 40 lakh

D Hemalatha sold to RCB for 30 lakh

Ayushi Soni goes to Gujarat Giants for 30 lakh

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: Mumbai make two more uncapped additions.

Australia left-arm quick Lucy Hamilton sold to Delhi Capitals for Rs 10 lakh.

UP Warriorz have roped in Chloe Tryon for RS 30 lakh.

18-year-old Haryana allrounder Triveni Vasistha sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 30 lakh. Seam-bowling allrounder sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 10 lakh.

Maharashtra off-spin allrounder Gautami Naik sold to RCB for Rs 10 lakh.

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: USA left-arm quick Tara Norris is purchased by UP Warriorz for Rs 10 lakh.

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: Rs 10 lakh each for three uncapped players.

Simran Shaikh sold to UP Warriorz for Rs 10 lakh.

Mumbai Indians rope in Poonam Khemnar for Rs 10 lakh.

Shivani Singh sold to Gujarat Giants for Rs 10 lakh.

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: Australia all-rounder Kim Garth is acquired by Gujarat Giants for Rs 50 lakh. The franchise then take a big risk as they purchase Yastika Bhatia, who has been out of action for a while due to an injury, for Rs 50 lakh.

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: Three uncapped deals in accelerated round

Shipra Giri sold to UP Warriorz for her base price of Rs 10 lakh.

Happy Giri, a fast bowler, is acquired by Gujarat Giants for Rs 10 lakh.

Nandini Sharma sold to Delhi Capitals for Rs 10 lakh.

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: Grace Harris after going unsold earlier finally gets a contract. She is roped in by RCB for Rs 75 lakh.

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: Gujarat Giants are making the calls, considering their high purse value.

The franchise ropes in Georgia Wareham for Rs 1 crore, following which they acquire Anushka Sharma, uncapped all-rounder, for Rs 45 lakh.

Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians purchase Nicola Carey for Rs 30 lakh.

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: Indian uncapped players - Rahila Firdous is sold to Mumbai Indians for 10 Lakh. Kanika Ahuja and Tanuja Kanwar are roped in by Gujarat Giants for Rs 30 lakh and Rs 45 lakh respectively.

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: Taniya Bhatia sold to Delhi Capitals for her base price of Rs 30 lakh

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: The next set is capped allrounders and listed below are the successful deals

Deandra Dottin sold to UP Warriorz for Rs 80 lakh

Kashvee Gautam is acquired by Gujarat Giants for Rs 65 lakh using RTM

Shikha Pandey sold to UP Warriorz for Rs 2.40 crore

Arundhati Reddy sold to RCB for Rs 75 lakh

Sajana Sajeevan sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 75 lakh

Pooja Vastrakar is sold to RCB for Rs 85 lakh

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: Indian uncapped names in focus

Deeya Yadav sold to Delhi Capitals for Rs 10 lakh

RCB acquire the services of Prema Rawat by using the RTM card. She is roped in by the franchise for Rs 20 lakh.

Sanskriti Gupta is sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 20 lakh

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: The next set comprised spinners

Linsey Smith sold to RCB for Rs 30 lakh

Asha Sobhana sold to UP Warriorz for Rs 1.10 crore

Australia's Alana King, who was part of the World Cup, along with Amanda-Jade Wellington, Priya Mishra, and Saika Ishaque find no buyers.

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: The next category comprising fast bowlers:

Lauren Bell sold to RCB for Rs 90 lakh

Kranti Gaud acquired by UP Warriorz for Rs 50 lakh

Shabnim Ismail is back to Mumbai Indians for Rs 60 lakh

Titas Sadhu is sold to Gujarat Giants for Rs 30 lakh

Australia's Darcie Brown and Lauren Cheatle find no buyers

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: In the next category, which comprised the wicketkeepers:

Lizelle Lee was acquired by Delhi Capitals for Rs 30 lakh

New Zealand's Izzy Gate, India's Uma Chetry, and England's Amy Jones found no bidders.

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: Here are the deals from the next set of capped all-rounders

Nadine de Klerk was roped in by RCB for Rs 65 lakh

Harleen Deol sold to UP Warriorz for Rs 50 lakh

Grace Harris found no bidders

Chinelle Henry was roped in by Delhi Capitals for Rs 1.30 crore

Sneh Rana goes to Delhi Capitals for Rs 50 lakh

Shree Charani also remains with Delhi Capitals for Rs 1.30 crore

Radha Yadav sold to RCB at Rs 65 lakh

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: Here are the deals from the second set, comprising batters

Sabhineni Meghana goes unsold

Bharti Fulmali to Mumbai Indians for Rs 70 lakh

Phoebe Litchfield goes to UP Warriorz for Rs 1.10 crore

Tazmin Brits goes unsold

Georgia Voll sold to RCB for Rs 60 lakh

Kiran Navgire sold to UP Warriorz for Rs 60 lakh, who acquire the power-hitter via the RTM rule

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: Laura Wolvaardt also triggered a bidding war involving Delhi and Bengaluru. She was eventually sold to DC for Rs 1.10 crore.

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: Meg Lanning sold to UP Warriorz for Rs 1.90 crore.

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: Sophie Ecclestone also saw a bit of demand triggering bidding war between RCB and DC. She was eventually acquired by Delhi Capitals for Rs 85 lakh and UP Warriorz once again used their RTM card. Delhi didn't raise the price and UP accepted the deal.

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: Mumbai Indians purchase Amelia Kerr for Rs 3 crore. Renuka Singh Thakur acquired by Gujarat Giants for Rs 60 lakh.

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: Deepti Sharma at a base price of Rs 50 lakh saw Delhi Capitals open the bid. She was sold to DC for her base price. UP Warriorz then used the Right-to-Match (RTM) option. Delhi Capitals increases her price to Rs 3.2 crore and UP Warriorz accepts it. Deepti sold to UP Warriorz for Rs 3.20 crore.

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: Sophie Devine, base price of Rs 50 lakh, saw a bidding war between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Giants. Delhi Capitals entered the race when her price escalated to Rs 1.10 crore but Gujarat remained in the race. She was eventually sold to Gujarat Giants for Rs 2 crore.

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: Alyssa Healy is the first player to go under the hammer. In a big surprise, Healy with a base priced of Rs 50 lakh goes unsold.

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: WPL 2026 will start on January 9 and will conclude on February 5 informs WPL chairman.

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: The WPL chairman graces the participants of the auction as the event gets underway. He congratulates Harmanpreet Kaur for the team's achievement in the recently-concluded ICC Women's World Cup.

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: A breakdown of the 277 players heading into the auction

Capped Indians - 52, Capped Overseas - 66, Uncapped Indian - 142, Uncapped overseas - 17

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: The five franchises and their remaining purse value: Mumbai Indians (Rs 5.75 crore), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Rs 6.15 crore), Delhi Capitals (Rs 5.70 crore), Gujarat Giants (Rs 9 crore), and UP Warriorz (Rs 14.5 crore).

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: Smriti Mandhana, who led the Royal Challengers Bengaluru to their first WPL title, is the most expensive player in the league's history. She was roped in for Rs 3.40 crore by the franchise in the inaugural edition of the T20 competition.

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: Mallika Sagar is the auctioneer for the WPL 2026 mega auction. She had made history by becoming the first female to conduct the auctions in cash-rich Indian Premier League in 2023, which was the mini-auction held in Dubai. She also conducted the IPL 2025 mega auction held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in November last year.

Her journey in sports auctions started with the the Pro Kabaddi League in 2021, when she became the first female to conduct it. She had also conducted the auction for the inaugural edition of WPL in 2023.

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: In latest development, Australian all-rounder Jess Jonassen has withdrawn from the auction due to an injury, which she's been managing for some time. The development was reported by ESPNCricinfo. Jonassen's exit was disclosed to franchises by the WPL at the pre-auction briefing on Wednesday.

WPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: Hello and welcome to the Live Coverage of the Women's Premier League mega auction for the 2026 edition. A total of 277 players will go under the hammer and the focus is on India's World Cup winners. Stay tuned for all updates...