{
  "id": 16828349,
  "title": "WPL most expensive players: Top 5 highest bids in Women's Premier League auction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/wpl-most-expensive-players-top-5-highest-bids-in-womens-premier",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-28T01:30:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/wpl-most-expensive-players-top-013002761.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Women's Premier League (WPL) returns to the auction table on Wednesday, with five franchises gathering in Kochi to finalize their squads for the 2027 season. The auction features 146 shortlisted players and 27 available slots, seven of which are reserved for overseas cricketers. The five teams have a combined ₹8.15 crore to spend. Warriorz enters with the deepest pockets, holding ₹3.75 crore, which enables them to compete for marquee names that others cannot match.\n\nThe top five most expensive players in WPL history are Smriti Mandhana, Ashleigh Gardner, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Deepti Sharma, and Amelia Kerr. Mandhana holds the record at ₹3.40 crore, while Gardner and Sciver-Brunt are the most expensive overseas purchases at ₹3.20 crore each. Deepti Sharma and Amelia Kerr both set the three-crore mark during the 2026 mega auction. Mandhana's record retains its status as the highest bid in league history.",
  "summary": "Here's a look at the five most expensive players in Women's Premier League history.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/man-united-manager-carrick-to-keep-job-for-next-premier-league-game",
        "published": "2026-10-27T13:28:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}