Overview
- The league announced the mega auction will be held in the capital on November 27, launching an official countdown across its channels.
- Officials plan to finalise venues and fixtures on November 26, with reports indicating a January 7–February 3 window split between Navi Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium and Vadodara’s Kotambi Stadium.
- Retention lists are in, with 17 players kept overall; UP Warriorz retained only Shweta Sehrawat and enter with the largest purse at about ₹14.5 crore plus multiple right‑to‑match options.
- Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals retained their full quota of five, leaving them without RTM cards, while all teams can carry squads of up to 18 players with 73 total slots, including 23 overseas, to be filled.
- Top names expected in the auction pool include Deepti Sharma, Laura Wolvaardt, Alyssa Healy, Meg Lanning, Amelia Kerr and Nadine de Klerk, with the full list to be released by WPL.