{
  "id": 16695840,
  "title": "WPL 2027 Auction: Date, Time, Players List, Teams, Live Streaming – All You Need To Know",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/wpl-2027-auction-date-time-players-list-teams-live-streaming-all-you",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T02:30:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/wpl-2027-auction-date-time-players-list-teams-live-streaming-all-you-need-to-know-10937989/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Women's Premier League (WPL) 2027 player auction will occur on October 28, 2026, in Kochi. A total of 146 players have submitted bids for 27 positions across five teams. The auction is set to commence at 5:30 PM IST at the Grand Hyatt Kochi, making this the inaugural event for Kochi to host WPL auctions. The WPL's fifth edition will commence from January 14 to February 7, 2027. Of the 146 players, 119 are Indian, with 22 having caps and 97 without, while the remaining 27 are foreign, including six from Associate Nations. The highest base price for players is ₹50 lakh each, held by England's Sophia Dunkley and Australia's Sophie Molineux. Four players are priced at ₹40 lakh, including G. Kamalini, Kiran Navgire, Heather Graham, and Jess Jonassen. Thirty players have set their base price at ₹30 lakh, while the majority, 106 players, have set their price at the floor price of ₹10 lakh. The UP Warriorz team has a remaining purse of ₹3.75 crore, requiring the filling of 8 slots, including overseas players. Teams Gujarat Giants, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Delhi Capitals, and Mumbai Indians have also provided their remaining purse amounts and slots to fill. The live streaming of the WPL 2027 auction can be viewed on the JioHotstar app and website, starting at 5:30 PM IST on October 28, with television coverage available on the Star Sports Network.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}