World Cup winner for team India Deepti Sharma became the main talking points of the Women’s Premier League auction (WPL 2026 Player Auction). The match winning player for a record number of money from the auction. According to stats, after Smriti Mandhana, she became the joint most expensive player in the historic Women’s Premier League.
As expected, Deepti Sharma, the all-rounder who led India to world championship glory, was showered with a lot of money in the Women’s Premier League 2026 auction. Her former team, Uttar Pradesh Warriors, bought her for ₹3.20 crore (32 million rupees). Interestingly, Deepti Sharma played for the same team last season for ₹2.6 crore (26 million rupees). However, the Uttar Pradesh team did not retain her, and now they have bought the same player at the auction for ₹6 million more.
When Deepti Sharma’s name was put up for auction, Delhi Capitals placed the first bid. Her starting price was 50 lakh rupees. Surprisingly, no other team wanted to buy her. After this, the Uttar Pradesh team used the Right to Match card and Delhi Capitals bid for her at 3.2 crore rupees. This means Deepti’s price was increased more than six times. The Uttar Pradesh team deliberated deeply on her name and finally bought her for this amount.
Deepti Sharma’s WPL record
Deepti Sharma has been exceptional in the Women’s Premier League. She has scored 507 runs in 25 matches at an average of 28.16, including three half-centuries. She has taken 27 wickets with the ball. Deepti brings balance to the team, performing well with both bat and ball, leading her team to victory on numerous occasions. Deepti’s form has also been outstanding. She was named Player of the Series in the Women’s World Cup.
UP Warriorz fans, welcome back @Deepti_Sharma06! 👏@UPWarriorz use the RTM card to bring back the all-rounder for INR 3.2 Crore 💰#TATAWPL | #TATAWPLAuction pic.twitter.com/f3Z1gWtgNX
— Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) November 27, 2025
