WPL Auction 2026 date confirmed, event to take place in Delhi

After a slight delay, the date for the Women’s Premier League Auction 2026 is now confirmed. The WPL Auction is slated to take place on November 27 in Delhi, and the BCCI has informed all the franchises about the same, as per Sportstar. To be precise, the event will be held in a hotel in Aerocity, close to the city’s airport.

WPL Auction in Delhi on November 27

This year’s WPL 2026 Auction will be a mega auction, where the franchises will have to build their squads from scratch. As per the rules already communicated to the teams, they can retain a maximum of five players — with a maximum or three capped Indian players, and a minimum of two foreign players.

Also, if a team opts to retain all five, then one has to be an uncapped Indian player. Meanwhile, the slabs for retention are also out. The Auction purse is fixed at 15 Cr per team, out of which the player slabs are as follows — player 1 – 3.5 Cr, player 2 – 2.5 Cr, player 3 – 1.75 Cr, player 4 – 1 Cr, and player 5 – 50 L.

Retention Rules Listed

As per the rule, stated in the report, “If a franchise opts to retain five players, Rs 9.25 crore would be deducted from its purse, while for four, the deduction would be INR 8.75 crore; for three it would be INR 7.75 crore; four two INR 6 crore; and for one INR 3.5 crore.”

In addition, all teams will have the option of RTMs, so that they can retain the core of their sides from the previous edition. But it could be a costly affair too, given they still have to get another 10-11 players each.