The Women's Premier League (WPL) landscape for the 2027 season has taken shape following a high-stakes mini auction held in Kochi on Wednesday, October 28. With 150 players entering the pool, the five competing franchises—Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants, and UP Warriorz—worked to fill 27 remaining roster spots ahead of the tournament's fifth edition.
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Key Signings and Squad Compositions
International talent remained a focal point throughout the auction. Royal Challengers Bengaluru added experience by securing Jess Jonassen for Rs 40 lakh, while UP Warriorz further strengthened their ranks by picking up Grace Harris for Rs 30 lakh. Domestic talent also saw significant interest, with young wicketkeeper-batter G Kamalini joining the Gujarat Giants for Rs 40 lakh.
The completed squads now head into the 2027 season, which marks the fifth year of the competition since its inception in 2023. Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru enter the upcoming campaign as the most decorated sides in the league's history, each boasting two titles. The finalized rosters are as follows:
Mumbai Indians: Harmanpreet Kaur, Amanjot Kaur, Rahila Firdous, S Sajana, Sanskriti Gupta, Vaishnavi Sharma, Hayley Matthews, Amelia Kerr, Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Nicola Carey, Shabnim Ismail, Tara Norris, Disha Kasat, Latika Inamdar, Bharti Rawal, Sanika Chalke, Shweta Sehrawat, and Akshita Bhagat.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Arundhati Reddy, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Voll, Lauren Bell, Nadine De Klerk, Pooja Vastrakar, Prathyoosha Kumar, Prema Rawat, Radha Yadav, Richa Ghosh, Sayali Satghare, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Jess Jonassen, Tejal Hasabnis, Vrinda Dinesh, and Chloe Tryon.
Delhi Capitals: Annabel Sutherland, Chinelle Henry, Deeya Yadav, Jemimah Rodriguez, Laura Wolvaardt, Lucy Hamilton, Mamatha Madiwala, Marizanne Kapp, Minnu Mani, N Sree Charani, Nandni Sharma, Niki Prasad, Shafali Verma, Kiran Navgire, Kirstie Gordon, Uma Kashvi, and Nazma Khan.
Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh Thakur, Bharti Fulmali, Kashvee Gautam, Kanika Ahuja, Tanuja Kanwer, Georgia Wareham, Anushka Sharma, Happy Kumari, Kim Garth, Yastika Bhatia, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Jintimani Kalita, G Kamalini, Orla Prendergast, and Samaira Raghav.
UP Warriorz: Deepti Sharma, Harleen Deol, Kranti Gaud, Meg Lanning, Phoebe Litchfield, Pratika Rawal, Shikha Pandey, Shipra Giri, Simran Shaikh, Sophie Ecclestone, Tara Norris, Sophie Molineux, Sneh Rana, Grace Harris, Sushma Verma, Kathryn Bryce, Manali Dakshini, Sahana Pawar, and Asha Sobhana.
