Player auction for the fifth Women’s Premier League (WPL) season (2027) will be held in Kochi on Wednesday, October 28. Here’s the complete list of overseas players registered for the auction and their base price.
In all, 150 cricketers have signed up for the 27 slots at the mini-auction ahead of the 2027 Women’s Premier League. Of them, and Sophie Molineux are the only ones who have set their base price at the maximum of INR 50 lakh.
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Of these 146 players, 122 are Indians and the rest overseas. The 28 cricketers in the latter category includes six from Associate Nations and, from the rest, 14 capped players. They will compete for seven spots.
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Between them, the five teams have a combined budget of INR 8.15 crore at the auction. UP Warriorz have the biggest purse (INR 3.65 crore), while Mumbai Indians have the smallest (INR 1 crore). The two teams also have to fill most player slots (seven).
Full List of players registered for WPL 2027 auction
| Australia | Grace Harris | 33 | 30 | Capped |
| Australia | Sophie Molineux | 28 | 50 | Capped |
| Australia | Tayla Vlaeminck | 28 | 30 | Capped |
| Australia | Heather Graham | 30 | 40 | Capped |
| Australia | Jess Jonassen | 34 | 40 | Capped |
| Australia | Tess Flintoff | 23 | 10 | Uncapped |
| Australia | Charli Knott | 24 | 10 | Uncapped |
| Australia | Samantha Bates | 34 | 10 | Uncapped |
| Australia | Maitlan Brown | 29 | 10 | Uncapped |
| Australia | Maddie Penna | 26 | 10 | Uncapped |
| Australia | Milly Illingworth | 21 | 10 | Uncapped |
| England | Sophia Dunkley | 28 | 50 | Capped |
| England | Kira Chathli | 27 | 10 | Uncapped |
| Ireland | Orla Prendergast | 24 | 30 | Capped |
| Netherland | Babette De Leede | 27 | 10 | Associate |
| New Zealand | Rosemary Mair | 28 | 30 | Capped |
| New Zealand | Bree Illing | 23 | 30 | Capped |
| Scotland | Sarah Bryce | 26 | 10 | Associate |
| Scotland | Kathryn Bryce | 29 | 10 | Associate |
| Scotland | Darcey Carter | 21 | 10 | Associate |
| Scotland | Kirstie Gordon | 29 | 10 | Associate |
| South Africa | Nonkululeko Mlaba | 26 | 30 | Capped |
| South Africa | Annerie Dercksen | 25 | 30 | Capped |
| South Africa | Kayla Reyneke | 21 | 30 | Capped |
| South Africa | Chloe Tryon | 32 | 30 | Capped |
| Sri Lanka | Chamari Athapaththu | 36 | 30 | Capped |
| Sri Lanka | Mithali Ayodya | 19 | 30 | Capped |
| UAE | Esha Oza | 28 | 10 | Associate |
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