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Mumbai Indians Sign Six Uncapped Indians for WPL 2027
The Mumbai Indians signed six uncapped Indian players at the WPL 2027 auction in Kochi on October 28.
The team spent Rs 70 lakh of its Rs 90 lakh purse, with five players bought for Rs 10 lakh each and Shweta Sehrawat for Rs 20 lakh.
Mumbai had retained its core players, including captain Harmanpreet Kaur and overseas stars Hayley Matthews, Amelia Kerr and Natalie Sciver-Brunt.
The team finished outside the playoffs in WPL 2026 and used the auction to add backup options to its existing squad.
Its squad now has 18 players, including United States international Tara Norris, acquired in a trade before the auction.
WPL 2027 is scheduled to start on January 14, and Mumbai can field up to five overseas players under a rule allowing that when one is from an Associate Member team.
The likely starting XI includes Sehrawat, though the final lineup has not been confirmed.
Mumbai Indians signed six uncapped Indian players at the WPL 2027 auction in Kochi.
The signings cost Rs 70 lakh in total, with Shweta Sehrawat joining for Rs 20 lakh and the other five for Rs 10 lakh each.
The team entered the auction with a purse of Rs 90 lakh after retaining its core group of players.
Mumbai also added United States pacer Tara Norris in a trade from UP Warriorz before the auction.
The squad can field five overseas players under the rules for teams with a player from an Associate Member nation.
- Who
- Mumbai Indians signed six uncapped Indian players.
- What
- The team added six players at the WPL 2027 auction for Rs 70 lakh.
- When
- October 28, 2026.
- Where
- The auction was held in Kochi.
- Why
- Mumbai entered the auction seeking backup players after retaining its core group.
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Mumbai Indians traded for United States pacer Tara Norris from UP Warriorz.
Mumbai Indians entered the auction in Kochi with a purse of Rs 90 lakh.
The team signed six uncapped Indian players for Rs 70 lakh.
- Players signed
- Disha Kasat, Latika Inamdar, Bharti Rawal, Sanika Chalke, Shweta Sehrawat and Akshita Bhagat
- Total auction spend
- Rs 70 lakh
- Purse entering auction
- Rs 90 lakh
- Shweta Sehrawat fee
- Rs 20 lakh
- Other five players
- Rs 10 lakh each
- Trade acquisition
- Tara Norris from UP Warriorz
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