After a slight delay, a date for the Women’s Premier League Auction 2026 has been confirmed. The WPL Auction will take place on November 27 in Delhi, and the BCCI has conveyed the message across to all the franchises, according to Sportstar. To be precise, it will be held in a hotel in Aerocity near the city’s airport. WPL Auction Set for November 27 in Delhi This year’s WPL 2026 Auction will be a mega auction where franchises would be building their squads from scratch. Going by the rules already communicated to the teams, they can retain a maximum of five players with a maximum of three capped Indian players and a minimum of two foreign players. Also, if a team chooses 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. “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 Also Read | KKR and DC’s KL Rahul Trade for IPL 2026 Falls Apart - Here’s Why Additionally, 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. Confirmation of the WPL 2026 Auction date sets the stage for a new exciting chapter in women's cricket. While the teams gear up to rebuild their squads from scratch, expect fierce battles and shocking moves at the auctions. The Mega Auction in Delhi promises fresh talent, plenty of strategy, and oodles of drama as franchises look to form the perfect combination going into another exciting season of the WPL.