WPL 2026 Auction Highlights: Deepti Sharma remains the top buy, Alyssa Healy goes unsold

Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Meg Lanning, Phoebe Litchfield, Kiran Navgire, Harleen Deol, Kranti Goud, Asha Sobhana, Deandra Dottin, Shikha Pandey, Shipra Giri, Simran Shaikh, Tara Norris, Chloe Tryon, Suman Meena, G. Trisha, Pratika Rawal

Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh Thakur, Bharti Fulmali, Titas Sadhu, Kashee Gautam, Kanika Ahuja, Tanuja Kanwer, Georgia Wareham, Anushka Sharma, Happy Kumari, Kim Garth, Yastika Bhatia, Shivani Singh, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Ayushi Soni

Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Voll, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Lauren Bell, Linsey Smith, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Grace Harris, Gautami Naik, Prathyoosha Kumar, D. Hemalatha

Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Annabel Sutherland, Marzianne Kapp, Niki Prasad, Laura Wolvaardt, Chinelle Henry, Shree Charani, Sneh Rana, Lizelle Lee, Deeya Yadav, Taniya Bhatia, Mamatha Madiwala, Nandani Sharma, Lucy Hamilton, Minnu Mani

Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur, G. Kamalini, Amelia Kerr, Shabnim Ismail, Sanskriti Gupta, Sajana Sajeevan, Rahila Firdous, Nicola Carey, Poonam Khemnar, Triveni Vasistha, Nalla Reddy, Saika Ishaque, Milly Illingworth

S Meghana (base price - ₹30 lakh) - remains unsold

Saika Isghaque S Meghana sold to MI for base price ₹30 lakh

Pranavi Chandra (base price - ₹30 lakh) - remains unsold

G Trisha - sold to UPW at base price ₹10 lakh

Khushi Bhatia (base price - ₹10 lakh) - remains unsold

Pratyoosha Kumar sold to RC for base price ₹10 lakh

Milly Illingworth sold to MI for base price ₹10 lakh

Shabnam Shakil (base price - ₹10 lakh) - remains unsold

Danni Wyatt-Hodge sold to GG at base price ₹50 lakh

Minnu Mani sold to DC for ₹40 lakh

Pratika Rawal sold to UPW for ₹50 lakh

Rajeshwari Gayakwad sold to GG for ₹40 lakh

Sahana Pawar (base price - ₹10 lakh) - remains unsold

D Hemalatha sold to RCB at base price of ₹30 lakh

Sayali Satghare (base price - ₹30 lakh) - remains unsold

Ayushi Soni sold to GG for base price of ₹30 lakh and this wraps up the auction

DC: 3 slots remaining, no overseas (40 Lakh remaining)

GG: 3 slots remaining, 1 overseas (1.35 crore)

MI: 4 slots remaining, 1 overseas (40 lakh)

RCB: 4 slots remaining, no overseas (40 lakh)

UPW: 2 slots, no overseas (75 lakh)

Teams will now submit up to four names each for the final round. At least six slots remain unfilled across the table, with UP Warriorz the only team to have already reached the minimum squad requirement of 15 players.

The seam-bowling allrounder goes to MI at her base price of ₹10 lakh.

The allrounder draws no interest at ₹10 lakh.

The Maharashtra offspin allrounder is picked up by RCB for ₹10 lakh.

Listed at ₹10 lakh, she finds no takers.

The 18-year-old Haryana allrounder enters at INR 20 lakh and MI secure her at base price.

The seam-bowling allrounder asks for INR 10 lakh and is signed by UPW as the only bidder.

The England fast bowler, previously with MI, finds no bidders at ₹30 lakh.

The Australian left-arm quick is picked up by DC at her base price of ₹10 lakh.

After three seasons with MI, the South Africa allrounder is picked up by UPW at ₹30 lakh, her base price.

The left-arm spinner also finds no takers at ₹10 lakh.

No bids at her ₹10 lakh base price.

The Mumbai allrounder finds no bidders at ₹30 lakh.

The India batter, listed at ₹10 lakh, draws no interest.

The USA left-arm quick is snapped up by UPW at her base price of ₹10 lakh.

The England allrounder, surprisingly, finds no bidders at ₹30 lakh.

The India and Mumbai fast bowler enters at ₹30 lakh, but the room stays silent.

Listed at ₹10 lakh, she finds no takers.

The Himachal Pradesh wicketkeeper is picked up by GG at her base price of ₹10 lakh.

The left-arm spinner asks for ₹10 lakh but receives no bids.

The Delhi spinner, listed at ₹10 lakh, finds no takers.

The experienced left-spinner enters at INR 40 lakh but receives no bids.

The India wicketkeeper, who recently underwent ACL surgery, draws interest from both GG and UPW. Giants win the contest and sign her for ₹50 lakh.

The India opener, listed at ₹50 lakh, finds no bidders. She is recovering from an ankle injury sustained during the World Cup.

The Australian allrounder returns to the WPL as GG bid for her and bring her back at ₹50 lakh.

The former England captain enters at ₹50 lakh, but the room stays silent and she goes unsold.

DC move quickly and secure her at her base price of ₹10 lakh.

The fast bowler is picked up by GG at her base price of ₹10 lakh.

Australia’s fast bowler finds no bidders and goes unsold again.

DC open the bidding for the wicketkeeper and secure her immediately for ₹10 lakh.

UPW show interest in the wicketkeeper and sign her at ₹10 lakh.

The Assam allrounder remains without a bid at ₹10 lakh, going unsold once more.

Mumbai’s top run-scorer in domestic T20s finds no bidders at ₹10 lakh.

The Karnataka batter, listed at ₹10 lakh, goes without a bid.

Australia’s legspinner surprisingly finds no takers at ₹40 lakh, going unsold once more.

UP Warriorz jump in this time, for Grace Harris (base price of ₹30 lakh). RCB join the bidding. It quickly zooms to ₹65 lakh.

RCB further rise it to ₹75 lakh and acquires Harris.

S Meghana (base price - ₹30 lakh) remains unsold.

After remaining unsold in the marquee round, Alyssa Healy is not the part of the 2nd accelerated round

Delhi Capitals: 6 slots left, 1 overseas

Gujarat Giants: 7 slots left, 2 overseas

Mumbai Indians: 7 slots left, 1 overseas

RCB: Six slots left, 1 overseas

UP Warriorz: 7 slots left, 2 overseas

Across all teams, there are 33 remaining slots to be filled, with a combined purse of ₹6.85 crore still available. Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals are the most financially squeezed, with just ₹80 lakh each left.

Mumbai Indians (MI): ₹80 lakh

Delhi Capitals (DC): ₹80 lakh

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB): ₹1.25 crore

UP Warriorz (UPW): ₹1.45 crore

Gujarat Giants (GG): ₹2.45 crore

Teams have now been asked to nominate 10 names each ahead of the next set of accelerated auctions.

Heather Graham (Australia) - Remains unsold

Tejal Hasabnis (India) - Remains unsold

Nicola Carey (Australia) - Sold to Mumbai Indians for ₹30 Lakh

Rabeya Khan (Bangladesh) - Remains unsold