WPL 2027 full squads: How MI, RCB, DC, GG, UPW stack up after the auction | Cricket News
The WPL 2027 mini auction was held in Kochi on Wednesday, October 28, with 150 players going under the hammer.The five franchises — Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz — had a total of 27 slots to fill.Australia captain Sophie Molineux was the most expensive player at the auction, joining UP Warriorz for Rs 1.10 crore. Delhi Capitals signed Kiran Navgire for Rs 75 lakh.Other notable buys included Australian players Jess Jonassen and Grace Harris. Royal Challengers Bengaluru signed Jonassen for Rs 40 lakh, while UP Warriorz secured Harris for Rs 30 lakh.India’s young wicketkeeper-batter G Kamalini also attracted a bid of Rs 40 lakh, joining Gujarat Giants.The 2027 season will be the fifth edition of the WPL, which began in 2023. Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Mumbai Indians are the most successful teams in the league, with two titles each.Here’s how teams stack up after the auction:MI Full squad after auction: 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, Akshita BhagatRCB Full Squad: 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, Chloe TryonDelhi Capitals Full Squad: 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, Kirstie Gordon, Nazma KhanGujarat Giants Full squad after auction: 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, Samaira RaghavUP Warriorz Full Squad: 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, Asha Sobhana
