The upcoming Women's Premier League 2026 auction will see Deepti Sharma, Alyssa Healy, and Laura Wolvaardt headline the eight-player Marquee list. Scheduled for November 27 in New Delhi, the WPL 2026 Auction features a final list of 277 players divided into 39 sets.
Renuka Singh is the only other Indian player in the Marquee group, which also includes Sophie Devine, Sophie Ecclestone, Amelia Kerr and Meg Lanning. Renuka has a reserve price of INR 40 lakh and Wolvaardt INR 30 lakh, while the remaining players are listed at a base price of INR 50 lakh.
As many as 19 players have listed themselves at the highest reserve price of INR 50 lakh, a group that includes Phoebe Litchfield, Harleen Deol, Uma Chetry, Kranti Goud, Pratika Rawal, Pooja Vastrakar and Georgia Wareham, among others.
| Country | No. of players |
|---|---|
| India | 194 |
| Australia | 23 |
| England | 22 |
| New Zealand | 13 |
| South Africa | 11 |
| West Indies | 4 |
| Bangladesh | 3 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 |
| UAE | 2 |
| Thailand | 1 |
| USA | 1 |
Across the five franchises, there are potentially 73 open slots to be filled, 23 of which are reserved for overseas talent. The auction pool consists of 83 overseas cricketers, 155 uncapped players, and four representatives from Associate nations.
Bangladesh's Shorna Akter and West Indies' Jahzara Claxton are the youngest capped players to feature in the list. Following the retentions, the franchises have a combined purse of INR 41.1 crore.
The UP Warriorz, having retained only Shweta Sehrawat, enter with the largest budget of INR 14.5 crore. Defending champions Mumbai Indians have INR 5.75 crore remaining, while finalists Delhi Capitals have INR 5.7 crore. There will also be eight Right To Match (RTM) cards at play, with the Warriorz holding four of them.
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