The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2027 Participant Auction will happen on the Grand Hyatt Kochi, Kerala, on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. The auction is scheduled to start at 5:30 PM IST, with all 5 franchises making ready to finish their squads for the upcoming season. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are the defending champions and will probably be looking to construct a strong staff for the following version. Followers will be capable of comply with the bidding and see which gamers are chosen because the franchises work to fill their remaining squad locations.
The next WPL season is scheduled to run from January 14 to February 7, 2027. A complete of 146 gamers have been shortlisted, while the 5 teams have 27 slots accessible to fill on the auction. The record consists of Indian and abroad cricketers, masking each capped and uncapped gamers. Each franchise might want to contemplate its accessible budget and the positions it still needs to fill before making its selections. Below are the retained and launched gamers for all 5 teams, followed by the television and online streaming details for viewers in India.
Retained and Released Gamers
Delhi Capitals (DC)
Retained Gamers: Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Laura Wolvaardt, Chinelle Henry, Lucy Hamilton, Minnu Mani, Niki Prasad, Sree Charani, Mamatha Madiwala, Nandni Sharma, Deeya Yadav
Released Gamers: Lizelle Lee, Alana King, Taniyaa Bhatia, Sneh Rana, Pragati Singh, Eddla Srujana
Gujarat Giants (GG)
Retained Gamers: Beth Mooney, Ashleigh Gardner, Sophie Devine, Georgia Wareham, Kim Garth, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Renuka Singh, Kashvee Gautam, Tanuja Kanwer, Yastika Bhatia, Anushka Sharma, Bharti Fulmali, Kanika Ahuja, Joyful Kumari, Jintimani Kalita
Released Gamers: Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Aayushi Soni, Titas Sadhu, Shivani Singh
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Retained Gamers: Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Hayley Matthews, Shabnim Ismail, Amanjot Kaur, Sajeevan Sajana, Sanskriti Gupta, Rahila Firdous, Vaishnavi Sharma
Released Gamers: G Kamalini, Saika Ishaque, Milly Illingworth, Kranthi Reddy, Poonam Khemnar, Triveni Vasistha
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
Retained Gamers: Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Voll, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Lauren Bell, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Prathyoosha Kumar
Released Gamers: Grace Harris, Linsey Smith, Gautami Naik, Dayalan Hemalatha
UP Warriorz (UPW)
Retained Gamers: Deepti Sharma, Harleen Deol, Kranti Gaud, Meg Lanning, Phoebe Litchfield, Pratika Rawal, Shikha Pandey, Shipra Giri, Simran Shaikh, Sophie Ecclestone, Tara Norris
Released Gamers: Kiran Navgire, Chloe Tryon, Amy Jones, Deandra Dottin, Asha Sobhana, Shweta Sehrawat
Where to Watch WPL 2027 Auction
Date – Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Venue – Grand Hyatt Kochi, Kerala
Broadcast and Live Streaming Details
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