NEW DELHI: The Girls’s Premier League (WPL) mega public sale opened with excessive drama on Thursday as UP Warriorz used their Proper To Match (RTM) card to deliver India all-rounder Deepti Sharma again into the fold for an enormous Rs 3.2 crore, matching a powerful bid made by Delhi Capitals. Sharma’s signing instantly set the tone for an intense public sale day.Reside Updates: WPL 2026 Mega Public saleEarlier, New Zealand veteran Sophie Devine turned the primary participant to go underneath the hammer, securing a Rs 2 crore cope with Gujarat Giants, signalling that groups have been prepared to spend huge to strengthen their cores forward of an important season.The fourth version of the WPL will start on January 9, with matches scheduled in Navi Mumbai and Vadodara. The league, often held within the February–March window, has been superior to accommodate the lads’s T20 World Cup beginning February 7.“The upcoming version of the WPL shall be performed in Navi Mumbai and the ultimate shall be held in Vadodara,” WPL Chairperson Jayesh George introduced whereas opening the public sale proceedings.As in earlier years, the match will comply with a caravan format: the primary half at DY Patil Stadium — the place India not too long ago lifted the ladies’s ODI World Cup — earlier than shifting to Vadodara, which hosts the ultimate on February 5. Defending champions Mumbai Indians head into the season trying to retain their crown.
WPL 2026 Public sale : Who Acquired Whom?
| Participant | Base Value | Crew | Profitable Bid |
| Sophie Devine | Rs 50 L | Gujarat Giants | Rs 2 crore |
| Renuka Singh | Rs 40 L | Gujarat Giants | Rs 60 lakh |
| Deepti Sharma | Rs 50 L | UP Warriorz | Rs 3.2 crore |
| Laura Wolvaart | Rs 30 L | Delhi Capitals | Rs 1.1 crore |
| Amelia Kerr | Rs 50 L | Mumbai Indians | Rs 3 crore |
| Meg Lanning | Rs 50 L | UP Warriorz | Rs 1.9 crore |
| Sophie Ecclestone | Rs 50 L | UP Warriorz | Rs 85 lakh |
| Bharti Fulmali | Rs 30 L | Gujarat Giants | Rs 70 lakh |
| Phoebe Litchfield | Rs 50 L | UP Warriorz | Rs 1.2 crore |
| Georgia Voll | Rs 40 L | RCB | Rs 60 lakh |
