UP Warriorz hold biggest purse of ₹3.75 crore at WPL 2027 mini-auction

UP Warriorz enter Wednesday's WPL 2027 mini-auction in Kochi with the largest remaining purse and the most vacancies. They hold ₹3.75 crore to fill eight spots after releasing ten players. The franchise retained Meg Lanning, Phoebe Litchfield, Deepti Sharma and Sophie Ecclestone.

Gujarat Giants sit second with ₹1.25 crore for three places. Royal Challengers Bengaluru have ₹1.15 crore for five slots, while Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians hold ₹1.10 crore and ₹90 lakh respectively. A total of 146 players will be available for the 27 vacancies across all five teams.

Indian wicketkeepers are expected to draw strong interest after the release of several established glovemen. G Kamalini, Uma Chetry and Taniyaa Bhatia are among the specialist keepers in the pool.