WPL Auction 2027: Top 3 expensive players who could break all records

Auction pool include Australia’s Sophie Molineux and Grace Harris, England’s Sophia Dunkley, Sri Lanka’s Chamari Athapaththu, and India’s Gunalan Kamalini and Sneh Rana

The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2027 auction will take place in Kochi on October 28. A total of 146 players were shortlisted for the auction, including 119 Indian players and 27 foreign players.

The five franchises playing in the tournament have a total budget of Rs 8.15 crore for the auction and they have to fill 27 slots for players. UP Warriorz will enter the auction with the biggest purse of Rs 3.75 crores. Gujarat Giants have Rs 1.25 crore remaining, followed by Royal Challengers Bengaluru with Rs 1.15 crore, Delhi Capitals with Rs 1.10 crore and Mumbai Indians with Rs 90 lakh. The auction will start at 5:30 PM IST.

Check out the three players expected to attract the biggest bids at the WPL 2027 auction.

1. Sophie Molyneux – 50 lakh base price

Sophie Molyneux is not just a great spin bowler. She can bat in the lower order and brings leadership skills with her. Under her captaincy, Australia won the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 title. Molyneux’s form is also excellent and has become Australia’s most successful bowler this year with 16 wickets.

2. Chamari Atapaththu – 30 lakh base price

The current captain of the Sri Lanka women’s cricket team, Chamari Atapaththu, will have a base price of Rs 30 lakh. She is the world’s third-ranked all-rounder in T20. She was released by UP Warriors. Atapaththu has the ability to bat stormy in the top order and is also adept at weaving the magic of spin. Her captaincy experience can fetch her a lot of money in the auction.

3. Vrinda Dinesh – 10 lakh base price

Before the auction, 25-year-old batsman Vrinda Dinesh’s name is in much discussion. She has experience of only 10 matches in the Women’s Premier League, with 102 runs to her name. She scored 171 runs at a strike rate of 176.28 in the first Women’s Asia Cup Rising Stars tournament. After that she played for India A and performed strongly against Australia and England. In the Maharani T20 Trophy 2026 tournament, she continued his good form by scoring 256 runs in 7 innings. A bidding war can be seen between Delhi Capitals and UP Warriors for her.

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Some of the prominent names in the auction pool include Australia’s Sophie Molineux and Grace Harris, England’s Sophia Dunkley, Sri Lanka’s Chamari Athapaththu, and India’s Gunalan Kamalini and Sneh Rana.

This is the first time that the city of Kochi is hosting the WPL auction. The fifth season of WPL will be played from 14 January to 7 February 2027.