WPL 2027 squads finalised after Kochi mini-auction as five franchises fill 27 slots
The WPL 2027 mini auction was held in Kochi on Wednesday, October 28, with 150 players going under the hammer and the five franchises — Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz — filling a total of 27 slots.
Australia captain Sophie Molineux was the most expensive player at the auction, joining UP Warriorz for Rs 1.10 crore, while Delhi Capitals signed Kiran Navgire for Rs 75 lakh; other notable buys included Jess Jonassen (Royal Challengers Bengaluru for Rs 40 lakh), Grace Harris (UP Warriorz for Rs 30 lakh) and G Kamalini (Rs 40 lakh, joining Gujarat Giants).
Mumbai Indians' full squad after the auction reads: Harmanpreet Kaur, Amanjot Kaur, Rahila Firdous, S Sajana, Sanskriti Gupta, Vaishnavi Sharma, Hayley Matthews, Amelia Kerr and Natalie Sciver-Brunt.
Also listed for Mumbai Indians are Nicola Carey, Shabnim Ismail, Tara Norris, Disha Kasat, Latika Inamdar, Bharti Rawal, Sanika Chalke, Shweta Sehrawat and Akshita Bhagat.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's confirmed squad comprises Arundhati Reddy, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Voll, Lauren Bell, Nadine De Klerk, Pooja Vastrakar, Prathyoosha Kumar, Prema Rawat, Radha Yadav, Richa Ghosh and Sayali Satghare.
RCB's roster also includes Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Jess Jonassen, Tejal Hasabnis, Vrinda Dinesh and Chloe Tryon.
Delhi Capitals' full squad after the auction lists Annabel Sutherland, Chinelle Henry, Deeya Yadav, Jemimah Rodriguez, Laura Wolvaardt and Lucy Hamilton.
The Capitals' roster further contains Mamatha Madiwala, Marizanne Kapp, Minnu Mani, N Sree Charani, Nandni Sharma, Niki Prasad, Shafali Verma, Kiran Navgire, Kirstie Gordon, Uma Kashvi, Kirstie Gordon and Nazma Khan.
Gujarat Giants' squad after the auction includes Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh Thakur, Bharti Fulmali, Kashvee Gautam, Kanika Ahuja and Tanuja Kanwer.
The Giants also named Georgia Wareham, Anushka Sharma, Happy Kumari, Kim Garth, Yastika Bhatia, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Jintimani Kalita, G Kamalini, Orla Prendergast and Samaira Raghav.
UP Warriorz's full squad after the auction consists of Deepti Sharma, Harleen Deol, Kranti Gaud, Meg Lanning, Phoebe Litchfield, Pratika Rawal, Shikha Pandey and Shipra Giri.
The UP roster additionally features Simran Shaikh, Sophie Ecclestone, Tara Norris, Sophie Molineux, Sneh Rana, Grace Harris, Sushma Verma, Kathryn Bryce, Manali Dakshini, Sahana Pawar and Asha Sobhana.
Squads are now finalised for WPL 2027. The 2027 season will be the fifth edition of the WPL, which began in 2023.
