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2026 will see the first-ever mega auction in the Women's Premier League post the inaugural season bidding, as after the end of the third season, all teams will have to overhaul their squads going into the new season, which is set to see interest multiply after the Indian women's team's victory in the 2025 Women's World Cup. From the Rs. 12 crore cap in the first-ever auction in 2023, this time around, each team has a sum of a maximum of Rs. 15 crore to pay their players. Teams will also have a Right to Match (RTM) available in the auction if they did not retain their full quota of five players. Meanwhile, each team could retain a maximum of three Indians and two overseas players. Here is how much each team has left in the bank for WPL 2026 Auction after the retentions - TeamPurse SpentPurse RemainingRTMs LeftSlots LeftMumbai IndiansRs. 10.25 CroreRs.5.75 Crore013Delhi CapitalsRs. 10.30 CroreRs. 5.70 Crore013Royal Challengers BengaluruRs. 9.85 CroreRs. 6.15 Crore114Gujarat GiantsRs. 6 CroreRs. 9 Crore316UP WarriorzRs. 0.5 CroreRs. 14.5 Crore417WPL 2026 Full List Of Retained Players Mumbai Indians: Nat Sciver-Bunt (Rs. 3.5 Crore), Harmanpreet Kaur (Rs. 2.5 Crore), Hayley Matthews (Rs. 1.75 Crore), and G Kamalini (Rs. 50 Lakhs) Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Smriti Mandhana (Rs.3.5 Crore), Richa Ghosh (Rs. 2.4 Crore), Ellyse Perry (Rs. 2 Crore). Shreyanka Patil (Rs. 60 Lakhs) Delhi Capitals: Annabel Sutherland (Rs. 2.2 Crore), Marizanne Kapp (Rs2.2 Crore), Jemimah Rodrigues (Rs. 2.2 Crore), Shafali Verma (Rs. 2.2 Crore), Niki Prasad (Rs. 50 Lakhs) Gujarat Giants:Ash Gardner (Rs. 3.5 Crore), Beth Mooney (Rs. 2.5 Crore) UP Warriorz:Shweta Sehrawat (Rs. 50 Lakhs) Big Players Set To Be Part Of Auction Reports have stated that the 2026 WPL mega auction will take place on November 27 in Delhi and will be completed in one day. Deepti Sharma, the World Cup's player of the tournament, will be the biggest name up for grabs in the auction. Among the players, the mega event's top run-getter, Laura Wolvaardt, will also be under the hammer, as will the second-highest run-getter, Alyssa Healy. Meg Lanning, arguably the greatest player in women's cricket history, has not been retained by the Capitals despite leading them to three finals. Young talent Phoebe Litchfield will also be under the hammer India's World Cup-winning star bowlers Shree Charani, Renuka Thakur, Kranti Goud, Sneh Rana, Renuka Thakur, and Arundhanti Reddy will all be part of the action. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Sports, Cricket and around the world.
