The player pool for the 2027 Women's Premier League auction was made public on 19 October 2026, with 146 cricketers shortlisted. The auction will be held in Kochi on 28 October, as franchises prepare for the fifth edition of the tournament.
The pool contains 119 Indians and 27 overseas players. It breaks down into 22 capped Indians, 14 capped overseas players, 97 uncapped Indians and 13 uncapped overseas players. The same split of 119 Indians and 27 internationals and the date and venue have been confirmed.
On the number of places available, 27 slots are on offer. Among the names in the pool are Indian batter G Kamalini, all-rounder Sneh Rana, Australia captain Sophie Molineux and Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu.
Base prices run from Rs 50 lakh, the highest, down through Rs 40 lakh, Rs 30 lakh and Rs 20 lakh to Rs 10 lakh. Only two players sit in the top bracket of Rs 50 lakh, and England's Sophia Dunkley is one of them, alongside Molineux, the Australian spinner.
Kamalini, a wicketkeeper-batter, was released by Mumbai Indians before the auction and is in the Rs 40 lakh bracket. Kiran Navgire of India and the Australians Heather Graham and Jess Jonassen are also in that group.
Delhi Capitals released Sneh Rana, who is placed in the Rs 30 lakh bracket together with Athapaththu. Molineux, whose base price is Rs 50 lakh, was let go by Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Dunkley, for her part, played for Gujarat Giants in 2024.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru, led by Smriti Mandhana, won the 2026 title, their second, beating Delhi Capitals in the final at Ahmedabad. The WPL 2026 mega auction in New Delhi had a pool of 277 cricketers and filled 67 slots, 23 of them for overseas players.
The auction takes place on 28 October 2026 in Kochi. The BCCI has announced that WPL 2027 will run from 14 January to 7 February 2027. The retention deadline was 28 September, and host cities had not been announced at that time.
