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WPL 2027 auction: Full player list, team purse, rules, squads and schedule

The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2027 player auction will take place on October 28 in Kochi, with 146 players competing for 27 available slots across five franchises. The auction will begin at 5:30 PM IST at the Grand Hyatt Kochi…

By Sonanchal Gautam · Cricket Addictor

Published: Tuesday, 20 October 2026 at 6:44 AM

Key Things to Know

The WPL 2027 auction will take place on October 28, 2026, at the Grand Hyatt Kochi.
A total of 146 registered players will compete for 27 available squad positions.
Sophia Dunkley and Sophie Molineux hold the highest auction base price of ₹50 lakh.

The Story in 60 Seconds

The WPL 2027 auction is scheduled to take place at the Grand Hyatt Kochi in Kerala on October 28, 2026. A total of 146 players, consisting of 119 Indian and 27 overseas cricketers, have registered for the 27 available squad positions across the five franchises. The upcoming WPL 2027 tournament itself is set to run from January 14 to February 7, 2027.

Ahead of the auction, franchises retained 63 players while UP Warriorz entered with the largest purse at ₹3.65 crore before accounting for a subsequent trade of Tara Norris to Mumbai Indians. Sophia Dunkley and Sophie Molineux entered the pool with the highest base price of ₹50 lakh.

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