- Sophie Molineux, the best buy in WPL auction 2027. Indian middle-order batsman Kiran Navgire was the most expensive Indian player who was sold to Delhi Citals for INR 75 Lakh. The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah are all smiling after dismissing Pat Cummins. The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 1 crore (prox. USD 120,000).
- Middle-order batsman Kiran Navgire was the most expensive Indian and was sold to Delhi Citals (DC) for INR 75 lakh on Wednesday.
- Defending champions RCB, who did not buy any player in the first ten sets, finally bought Australian all-rounder Jess Jonassen in the fast-track round for their base price of INR 40 lakh.
Sophie Molineux, the best buy in WPL auction 2027. Indian middle-order batsman Kiran Navgire was the most expensive Indian player who was sold to Delhi Citals for INR 75 Lakh. The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah are all smiling after dismissing Pat Cummins. The three that matter: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah all smiles after dismissing Pat Cummins, India vs Australia, World Cup, Chennai, October 8, 2023 1 crore (prox. USD 120,000).
Middle-order batsman Kiran Navgire was the most expensive Indian and was sold to Delhi Citals (DC) for INR 75 lakh on Wednesday. Defending champions RCB, who did not buy any player in the first ten sets, finally bought Australian all-rounder Jess Jonassen in the fast-track round for their base price of INR 40 lakh. They have also added South African all-rounder Chloe Tryon for INR 30 lakh.
Grace Harris, who was released by RCB before the auction, was bought by her former team UPW for INR 30 lakh. At the start of the auction, there were a maximum of 27 spots available among the five teams and 25 were filled – only RCB and DC had one spot left. It is no surprise that UPW, which had eight slots to fill after releasing nine players and INR 3.75 crores to spend, bought most of the players and filled all eight slots.
Indian wicketkeeper G Kamalini, who played for Mumbai Indians (MI) in 2025 and 2026 after being bought for INR 1.60 Crore, went to Gujarat Giants (GG) for his base price of INR 40 Lakh. GG also bought Irish all-rounder Orla Prendergast, who is set for her first WPL stint, for INR 30 lakh and 16-year-old all-rounder Samaira Raghav for INR 10 lakh. 15-year-old Karnataka all-rounder Uma Kashvi became the youngest player to be sold at a WPL auction when DC bought her for INR 10 lakh.
Sri Lankan player Chamari Athaththu, whose base price was INR 30 lakh, and England batsman Sophia Dunkley, whose base price was INR 50 lakh, were not sold. MI, which had the lowest price of INR 90 lakh before the auction, bought six unassigned players – Shweta Sehrawat, Akshita Bhagat, Disha Kasat, Latika Inamdar, Bharti Rawal and Sanika Chalke. Twelve of the 25 players sold at this auction were unknown Indians.
“Obviously with the bonds we had kind of a strong core group that we were able to keep,” MI head coach Luke Williams said. “So today was certainly about adding weight to the group, whether potentially in the starting XI or elsewhere, providing different phases and coverage throughout the tournament depending on the surfaces we are playing on and whether there are injuries or players who are out of form.” So, yeah, I’m really excited about the depth we’ve built in different areas and I’m really looking forward to working with some new players. “Jess Jonassen celebrates a wicket, Manchester Super Giants v Sunrisers Leeds, Emirates Old Trafford, The Hundred (Women), August 11, 2026. UPW had to fend off competition for Molineux from his former team RCB, who dropped the bid for INR 1.05 crore.
RCB had a purse of INR 1.15 crore. Molineux, who led Australia to their seventh T20 World Cup title in July, is also their leading wicket-taker this year. UPW director of cricket Kshemal Waingankar said Molineux and Harris offered flexibility to the side.
“[We wanted to get Molineux] at any cost,” Waingankar said. “With Sophie and Grace we are in a good position to refine our combinations and decide what works best. Grace brings power to the middle order, Sophie Molineux clearly has leadership qualities, is an exceonal player and generally works fantastically with the team.
We thought that she and Sophie Ecclestone together would be a deadly force, and with Grace we have the power to change and see how things work. “Harris, who was Smriti Mandhana’s opening partner and RCB’s second-best run-getter last season, played in the middle order for UPW in the first three seasons. “I would agree, yes [that Grace was a bargain at Rs 30 lakh],” he said. It’s good to have her back.
In our first season we had her, 17 balls, 51 points needed, she won us the game, she set the WPL on fire. We were at the other end of the floor with her [at RCB] last year. But he’s someone we’re really excited to bring back. “UPW has also added Indian all-rounder Sneh Rana and wicketkeeper Sushma Verma to their base prices of INR 30 Lakh.
This will be Rana’s fourth team in the WPL, having played for RCB, GG and DC in her first four seasons. “[UP Warriorz’s spinning attack] is very powerful,” Rana told Jiostar. “And Dee Sharma will be with me, who I have been playing with for a long time.
Because I know their strengths, we will continue to talk to each other. And it will be a lot of fun. I’m really excited [to play under Meg Lanning].
I have always seen her on TV. And even now, when she leads UP, things are looking very good. If you see his situation and his changes, it looks very good.
That’s why I’m really hpy to play under him.” UPW also bought Scottish ctain Kathryn Bryce into their squad for INR 10 lakh while her national teammate Kirstie Gordan moved to DC for INR 10 lakh. As Scotland is an associate nation, UPW and DC are allowed to use her as the fifth foreign player in the eleven if they wish. Delhi Citals: Kiran Navgire (INR 75 Lakh), Uma Kashvi (INR 10 Lakh), Kirstie Gordon (INR 10 Lakh), Nazma Khan (INR 10 Lakh) Gujarat Giants: G Kamalini (INR 40 Lakh), Orla Prendergast (INR 30 Lakh), Samaira Raghav (INR 10 Lakh) Mumbai Indians: Disha Kasat (INR 10 Lakh), Latika Inamdar (INR 10 lakh), Bharti Rawal (INR 10 lakh), Sanika Chalke (INR 10 lakh), Shweta Sehrawat (INR 20 lakh), Akshita Bhagat (INR 10 lakh) Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Jess Jonassen (INR 40 lakh), Tejal Hasabnis (INR 30 lakh), Vrinda Dinesh (INR 10 lakh), Chloe Tryon (INR 30 lakh) UP Warriorz: Sophie Molineux (INR 1.10 crore), Sneh Rana (INR 30 lakh), Grace Harris (INR 30 lakh), Sushma Verma (INR 30 lakh), Kathryn Bryce (INR 10 lakh), Manali Dakshini (INR 10 lakh), Sahana Pawar (INR 10 lakh), S Asha (INR 30 lakh) Indian middle-order batsman Kiran Navgire was the most expensive Indian player sold, to Delhi Citals for INR 75 lakh Sophie Molineux excluded from the series, Australia vs India, 2nd ODI, Hobart, February 27, 2026 Indian middle order batsman Kiran Navgire was the most expensive Indian player sold, to Delhi Citals for INR 75 Indian middle order batsman Kiran Navgire was the most expensive Indian player sold to the Delhi Citals for INR 75 lakh Delhi Citals was sold
