The five WPL franchises have finalised their squads for the upcoming season in January following the conclusion of the 2027 mini-auction in Kochi. The five teams spent a combined ₹6.25 crore to acquire 25 players.
Each team can have a maximum of 18 players in its squad. While UP Warriorz, Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians have filled all 18 slots, Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have 17 players each. Both franchises were left with just ₹5 lakh, falling short of the ₹10 lakh base price required to sign any of the remaining players.
Team-wise spending breakdown
UP Warriorz (UPW): Amount spent: ₹2.60 crore | Remaining purse: ₹1.15 crore | Squad size: 18/18
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB): Amount spent: ₹1.10 crore | Remaining purse: ₹5 lakh | Squad size: 17/18
Delhi Capitals (DC): Amount spent: ₹1.05 crore | Remaining purse: ₹5 lakh | Squad size: 17/18
Gujarat Giants (GG): Amount spent: ₹80 lakh | Remaining purse: ₹45 lakh | Squad size: 18/18
Mumbai Indians (MI): Amount spent: ₹70 lakh | Remaining purse: ₹20 lakh | Squad size: 18/18
Here is the complete list of squads for all five teams following the WPL 2027 auction:
UP Warriorz (UPW)
Players bought at auction: Sophie Molineux (Rs 1.10 crore), Sneh Rana (Rs 30 lakh), Grace Harris (Rs 30 lakh), Sushma Verma (Rs 30 lakh), Kathryn Bryce (Rs 10 lakh), Manali Dakshini (Rs 10 lakh), Sahana Pawar (Rs 10 lakh), Asha Sobhana (Rs 30 lakh)
Full squad
Batters: Meg Lanning (capt), Phoebe Litchfield, Simran Shaikh, Pratika Rawal
Wicketkeepers: Sushma Verma, Shipra Giri
All-rounders: Deepti Sharma, Shikha Pandey, Sophie Molineux, Harleen Deol, Grace Harris, Kathryn Bryce, Sneh Rana
Bowlers: Sophie Ecclestone, Asha Sobhana, Sahana Pawar, Manali Dakshini, Kranti Gaud
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Players bought at auction: Disha Kasat (Rs 10 lakh), Latika Inamdar (Rs 10 lakh), Bharti Rawal (Rs 10 lakh), Sanika Chalke (Rs 10 lakh), Shweta Sehrawat (Rs 20 lakh), Akshita Bhagat (Rs 10 lakh)
Full squad
Batters: Harmanpreet Kaur, Sanika Chalke, Disha Kasat
Wicketkeepers: Rahila Firdous, Shweta Sehrawat, Latika Inamdar
All-rounders: Nat Sciver-Brunt, Melie Kerr, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur, S Sajana, Nicola Carey, Akshita Bhagat
Bowlers: Vaishnavi Sharma, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Tara Norris
Delhi Capitals (DC)
Players bought at auction: Kiran Navgire (Rs 75 lakh), Uma Kashvi (Rs 10 lakh), Kirstie Gordon (Rs 10 lakh), Nazma Khan (Rs 10 lakh)
Full squad
Batters: Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues (capt), Laura Wolvaardt, Kiran Navgire, Deeya Yadav
Wicketkeepers: Madiwala Mamatha
All-rounders: Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Chinelle Henry, Niki Prasad, Minnu Mani, Lucy Hamilton, Uma Kashvi, Nazma Khan
Bowlers: N Shree Charani, Kirstie Gordon, Nandani Sharma
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
Players bought at auction: Jess Jonassen (Rs 30 lakh), Tejal Hasabnis (Rs 30 lakh), Vrinda Dinesh (Rs 10 lakh), Chloe Tryon (Rs 30 lakh)
Full squad
Batters: Smriti Mandhana (capt), Georgia Voll, Tejal Hasabnis, Vrinda Dinesh
Wicketkeepers: Richa Ghosh, Kumar Prathyoosha
All-rounders: Pooja Vastrakar, Ellyse Perry, Radha Yadav, Nadine de Klerk, Jess Jonassen, Chloe Tryon
Bowlers: Shreyanka Patil, Prema Rawat, Lauren Bell, Sayali Satghare, Arundhati Reddy
Gujarat Giants (GG)
Players bought at auction: G Kamalini (Rs 40 lakh), Orla Prendergast (Rs 30 lakh), Samaira Raghav (Rs 10 lakh)
Full squad
Batters: Bharti Fulmali, Anushka Sharma
Wicketkeepers: Beth Mooney, Yastika Bhatia, G Kamalini
All-rounders: Ashleigh Gardner, Sophie Devine, Georgia Wareham, Kashvee Gautam, Orla Prendergast, Samaira Raghav
Bowlers: Kanika Ahuja, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Tanuja Kanwar, Kim Garth, Happy Kumari, Jintimani Kalita, Renuka Singh
