The Women's Premier League announced on 19 October 2026 that 146 players will be part of the WPL 2027 Player Auction, which will be held in Kochi, Kerala on 28 October 2026. The players will compete for 27 available slots across the franchises, the league said in a media advisory issued by BCCI Honorary Secretary Devajit Saikia.
What Was Announced
The auction pool is made up of 119 Indian players and 27 overseas players. According to the WPL, the breakdown is:
- Capped Indians: 22
- Capped overseas: 14
- Uncapped Indians: 97
- Uncapped overseas: 13
- Total: 146
The overseas group includes six players from Associate Nations. Of the 27 slots on offer, 20 are for Indian players and seven are for overseas players.
International players Sophia Dunkley and Sophie Molineux have registered at the highest base price of ₹50 lakh. G. Kamalini, Kiran Navgire, Heather Graham and Jess Jonassen have registered at a base price of ₹40 lakh. A further 30 players have registered in the ₹30 lakh bracket.
The auction is scheduled to begin at 5:30 PM.
What It Means
The auction is the next step in the build-up to the WPL 2027 season. With 146 players chasing 27 places, more than five players are in the pool for every slot. The competition is tightest among Indian players, where 119 names are going for 20 places, while 27 overseas players are in the running for seven overseas spots.
The league has published the full auction list alongside the announcement. The bidding takes place in Kochi on 28 October.
Source: WPL media release.