WPL 2026 Auction: 277 Players Registered, 73 Spots To Fill; Alyssa Healy, Deepti Sharma Headline Marquee List

WPL 2026 Auction Players List: The WPL 2026 auction is all set to take place in Delhi on November 17. A total of 277 players from across the world will be going under the hammer in the mega auction, including India's World Cup star Deepti Sharma. As all five teams aim to bolster their respective squads, they will bid for 73 slots.

Announcing the list of players who have entered the auction pool, an official WPL media advisory announced that a total of 19 players had registered in the highest base-price bracket of Rs 50 lakh, 11 players in the Rs 40 lakh bracket, and 88 players in the Rs 30 lakh bracket.

"The auction list includes 194 Indian players, comprising 52 capped and 142 uncapped players, who will go under the hammer for 50 slots, while 66 overseas capped players and 17 overseas uncapped players will look to fill the 23 available slots," said the release.

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Here’s the breakdown of the 277 players in WPL 2026 Auction:

Capped Indians - 52

Capped Overseas - 66

Uncapped Indian - 142

Uncapped overseas - 17

Apart from India's veteran all-rounder Deepti, Harleen Deol, Pratika Rawal, Pooja Vastrakar, Uma Chetry and Kranti Goud are included in the highest base-price bracket of Rs 50 lakh. New Zealand's Sophie Devine and Amelia Kerr, England's Sophie Ecclestone, Australia's Alyssa Healy and Meg Lanning, among others, have also registered in the same bracket.

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"A total of 19 players have registered in the highest base-price bracket of Rs 50 lakh, 11 players in the Rs 40 lakh bracket, and 88 players in the Rs 30 lakh bracket," the release added.

Notably, all five franchises are allowed to build a squad of a maximum of 18 players. As many as 17 players, including seven overseas, have been retained by the franchises. The five teams have a combined purse of Rs 41.1 crore going into the auction. The auction will begin with the marquee set featuring eight players -- Deepti, pacer Renuka Singh, Sophie Devine (New Zealand), Sophie Ecclestone (England), Alyssa Healy (Australia), Amelia Kerr (New Zealand), Meg Lanning (Australia), and Laura Wolvaardt (South Africa).