WPL 2027 auction: 146 players, 27 slots, Kochi on 28 October

A pool of 146 players will go under the hammer at the WPL 2027 auction in Kochi on 28 October, with the five franchises looking to fill 27 open spots. The auction is scheduled to begin at 5:30 PM IST.

Of those 27 slots, 20 are reserved for Indian players and seven for overseas recruits. The fifth edition of the Women’s Premier League will be held from 14 January to 7 February 2027, according to the BCCI.

The auction pool

The pool has 119 Indian players, of whom 22 are capped and 97 uncapped. It also includes 27 overseas players, six of them from Associate Nations.

England batter Sophia Dunkley and Australia all-rounder Sophie Molineux have the highest base price at Rs 50 lakh each. Indian players G Kamalini and Kiran Navgire, along with overseas players Heather Graham and Jess Jonassen, have set their base prices at Rs 40 lakh.

Retentions, releases and a first trade

The retention window closed on 28 September 2026. Across the five franchises, 63 players were kept, 23 of them overseas.

Delhi Capitals retained 13 players and released six, including Lizelle Lee and Sneh Rana. Gujarat Giants kept 15 and let four go, among them Danni Wyatt-Hodge. Royal Challengers Bengaluru released four players, including Grace Harris.

UP Warriorz made the most releases with nine, including Deandra Dottin, Chloe Tryon and Kiran Navgire. One report gives their remaining purse as Rs 3.75 crore, while the WPL site lists it as INR 3.65 crore.

Mumbai Indians also completed the first trade in WPL history, bringing in USA left-arm seamer Tara Norris from UP Warriorz at her existing fee of Rs 10 lakh.