As the Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction for 2026 that ended on November 27, 2025, Deepti Sharma, with her outstanding performances at the ICC Women’s World Cup, has become the most expensive player in the bidding. The UP Warriorz franchise in the WPL acquired the complete range of services of 28-year-old Deepti.
The 2026 season of the WPL will be the T20 tournament’s fourth installment. But still, we should observe the most luxurious players in Indian most significant T20 competition.
The players who are the most expensive in WPL history are as follows:
3) Amelia Kerr to Mumbai Indians – Rs. 3 crore (2026)
The New Zealand all-rounder, Amelia Kerr, seized a monstrous 3 crore (INR) deal with the 2-time champ and current title holders, Mumbai Indians, during the recently concluded WPL auction.
The performance of Kerr in her WPL career is substantial as she has taken 40 wickets and scored 437 runs in 29 games. She is an impactful bowler and a dependable batter, hence providing large benefits to her team.
2) Nat Sciver-Brunt to Mumbai Indians – Rs. 3.2 Cr (2023)
With 1027 runs and 32 wickets in the WPL, Nat Sciver-Brunt has been an indispensable component of MI women’s team. After being purchased, for a high price of Rs. 3.2 Cr in 2023, England captain Natalie is the joint second most expensive player in the league’s history.
2) Ashleigh Gardner to Gujarat Giants – Rs. 3.2 Cr (2023)
Australian allrounder, Ashleigh Gardner, was bought at Rs. 3.2 Cr by the Gujarat Titans in the first WPL auction. A game changer both on and off the field, Gardner is core to the Gujarat-based franchise. During her 25 WPL matches, the Australian allrounder has scored 567 runs at a scintillating strike rate of 141.75.
2) Deepti Sharma to UP Warriorz – Rs. 3.2 Cr (2026)
UP Warriorz di secchi it one goats is Deepti sharma who is representing Indian ladies’ team foe very well in the last ICC Women’s Worlde Cup 2025, and really surprisingly for Rs 3.2 Cr big time got her along. This was her drawing of huge WPL 2026 auction together with the poshest player in the tournament ever so far.
1) Smriti Mandhana to Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs. 3.4 Cr (2023)
outselling in the fifth of the competition but still the queen of players in WPL history, the very face of Indian women’s cricket Smriti Mandhana, had been taken over by Royal Challengers Bangalore women at a phenomenal Rs. 3.4 Cr in the very first WPL tournament’s 2023 season.
It was a challenging and spectacular journey of RCB with Mandhana leading them to their first-ever trophy in the franchise history. She is still counted among the top players in value.
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