WPL 2026 Auction 2 Days To Go: Deepti Sharma To Alyssa Healy, A Look At Few MOST WANTED Players In Mega Auction

WPL 2026 Auction Big Players List: The WPL 2026 auction is all set to take place on November 25 in New Delhi, with all five teams allowed to build a squad of up to 18 players. A total of 277 players, including 194 Indian and 83 overseas, will be part of the first-ever mega auction.

Fresh from their historic ODI World Cup triumph, Indian players will be in high demand. While a total of 73 slots need to be filled, including 50 Indians and 23 overseas, Deepti Sharma, who was released by UP Warriorz soon after the World Cup final, is likely to fetch a good deal. UP Warriorz will enter the WPL 2026 auction with the most rebuilding to do, having retained just one player, the uncapped Shweta Sehrawat.

They will have the largest purse, along with four Right To Match (RTM) options available. Notably, Smriti Mandhana currently holds the tag of the most expensive player in WPL history after Royal Challengers Bengaluru shelled out INR 3.4 crore for the Indian batter at the WPL 2023 mega auction.

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In total, 17 players, including seven overseas cricketers, were retained by the five cricket teams combined. On the other hand, all teams will have a combined purse of INR 41.1 crore to spend at the 2026 WPL auction.

Most Wanted Players In WPL 2026 Auction And Their Base Prices

Meg Lanning (DC): 50 lakh

Amelia Kerr (MI): 50 lakh

Phoebe Litchfield (GG): 50 lakh

Laura Wolvaardt (GG): 30 lakh

Deepti Sharma (UPW): 50 lakh

Nadine de Klerk (MI): 30 lakh

Kranti Gaud (UPW): 50 lakh

Shree Charani (DC): 30 lakh

Alyssa Healy (UPW): 50 lakh

Sophie Ecclestone (UPW): 50 lakh

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WPL 2026 player auction: Remaining purse and available slots

Apart from the senior stars like Alyssa Healy, Sophie Ecclestone and others, all eyes will be on Laura Wolvaardt as well, who had a memorable outing in the Women's World Cup 2025, racking up hundreds in the semifinal against England and the final against eventual winners India.

Having retired from international cricket in 2023, Aussie legend Meg Lanning has been in red-hot batting form in the WBBL, and that will be considered by multiple teams on the auction table. She was released by the Delhi Capitals despite taking the franchise to three successive finals. Meanwhile, four associate players, Theertha Satish and Esha Oza (both UAE), Tara Norris (USA) and Thipatcha Putthawong (Thailand) are also part of the auction list. The tournament is expected to begin on January 7.