WPL 2026: Purse balance of all five teams ahead of the mega auction

The WPL 2026 mega auction is set to be held in Delhi on November 27.

The five franchises of the Women’s Premier League (WPL), on November 6, 2025, revealed their player retention and releases ahead of the WPL 2026 mega auction. The mega auction ahead of the next edition of the WPL will be held on November 27 in New Delhi.

The important first stage in determining the competitive balance and auction dynamics for the next season is the WPL 2026 retentions and releases. This stage establishes who stays, who is released, and which players will start bidding wars as teams negotiate budget caps, international quotas, and long-term contracts.

Here is the list of all players released and retained by the five franchises:

There were some audacious calls, and UP Warriorz’s strategy stunned everyone. The only two teams to hold onto the entire quota of five players—including one uncapped star—were the defending champions Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals.

Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, and Shreyanka Patil comprised the reigning WPL champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s core.

Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of India who won the World Cup, was kept by MI, although she came in second on the list, with England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt at the top. Ashleigh Gardner and Beth Mooney, two foreign players, were retained by the Gujarat Giants.

UP Warriorz hit the reset button and only retained Shweta Sehrawat, and surprised everyone by releasing Deepti Sharma.

Mumbai Indians:

Retained players: Nat-Sciver Brunt (Rs. 3.5 Cr), Harmanpreet Kaur (Rs. 2.5 Cr), Hayley Matthews (Rs. 1.75 Cr), Amanjot Kaur (INR 1 Cr), G Kamalini (Rs. 50 lakh).

Delhi Capitals

Retained players: Jemimah Rodrigues (Rs. 2.2 Cr), Shafali Verma (Rs. 2.2 Cr), Annabel Sutherland (Rs. 2.2 Cr), Marizanne Kapp (Rs. 2.2 Cr), Niki Prasad (Rs. 50 lakh).

Delhi Capitals

Retained players: Jemimah Rodrigues (Rs. 2.2 Cr), Shafali Verma (Rs. 2.2 Cr), Annabel Sutherland (Rs. 2.2 Cr), Marizanne Kapp (Rs. 2.2 Cr), Niki Prasad (Rs. 50 lakh).

Delhi Capitals

Retained players: Jemimah Rodrigues (Rs. 2.2 Cr), Shafali Verma (Rs. 2.2 Cr), Annabel Sutherland (Rs. 2.2 Cr), Marizanne Kapp (Rs. 2.2 Cr), Niki Prasad (Rs. 50 lakh).

Delhi Capitals

Retained players: Jemimah Rodrigues (Rs. 2.2 Cr), Shafali Verma (Rs. 2.2 Cr), Annabel Sutherland (Rs. 2.2 Cr), Marizanne Kapp (Rs. 2.2 Cr), Niki Prasad (Rs. 50 lakh).

Here is the Purse balance of all five teams ahead of the mega auction:

RCB have 6.15 Cr in their purse remaining as they chose to retain their core players and have one RTM card. Mumbai Indians have 5.75 Cr remaining in their purse for the WPL 2026 mega auction, with no RTM cards. Delhi Capitals, who let go of Meg Lanning, will have 5.70 Cr in their purse for the mega auction.

Gujarat Giants will have 3 RTM cards available with 9 Cr in their kitty for the auction. UP Warriorz will have the biggest purse in the WPL 2025 auction of 14.5 Cr and 4 RTM cards, as they retained only one player.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru – 6.15 Cr (1 RTM)

Mumbai Indians – 5.75 Cr (0 RTM)

Delhi Capitals – 5.7 Cr (0 RTM)

Gujarat Giants – 9 Cr (3 RTMs)

UP Warriorz – 14.5 Cr (4 RTMs)

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