The Mumbai Indians (MI) retained five names before the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 mega auction. Their top retention was Nat Sciver-Brunt at Rs 3.50 crore, while captain Harmanpreet Kaur was the second retention at Rs 2.50 crore. Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur and G Kamalini formed the rest of the core. At the auction, Amelia Kerr proved to be MI’s first pick as the defending champions looked to form another match-winning squad despite their low budget of Rs 5.75 crore.
MI paid a handsome Rs 3 crore for bringing back Amelia Kerr, who won the Purple Cap in their title-winning campaign last season. In fact, they bought back a number of former players, including S Sajana, Shabnim Ismail, Sanskriti Gupta and Saika Ishaque. They exhausted their purse of Rs 15 crore and bought 16 players in total.
MI full squad for WPL 2026
| S. No. | Player | Price | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nat Sciver-Brunt (Retained)✈️ | Rs 3.50 crore | All-rounder |
| 2 | Harmanpreet Kaur (Retained) | Rs 2.50 crore | Batter |
| 3 | Hayley Matthews (Retained) ✈️ | Rs 1.75 crore | All-rounder |
| 4 | Amanjot Kaur (Retained) | Rs 1 crore | All-rounder |
| 5 | G Kamalini (Retained) | Rs 50 lakhs | Keeper |
| 6 | Amelia Kerr (Bought)✈️ | Rs 3 crore | All-rounder |
| 7 | Shabnim Ismail (Bought) ✈️ | Rs 60 lakhs | Pacer |
| 8 | Sanskriti Gupta (Bought) | Rs 20 lakhs | All-rounder |
| 9 | Sajeevan Sajana (Bought) | Rs 75 lakhs | All-rounder |
| 10 | Rahila Firdous (Bought) | Rs 10 lakhs | Keeper |
| 11 | Nicola Carey (Bought)✈️ | Rs 30 lakhs | All-rounder |
| 12 | Poonam Khemnar (Bought) | Rs 10 lakhs | All-rounder |
| 13 | Triveni Vasistha (Bought) | Rs 20 lakhs | All-rounder |
| 14 | Nalla Reddy (Bought) | Rs 10 lakhs | All-rounder |
| 15 | Saika Ishaque (Bought) | Rs 30 lakhs | Spinner |
| 16 | Milly Illingworth (Bought)✈️ | Rs 10 lakhs | Pacer |
Full list of MI’s retentions for WPL 2026
- Retention 1 – Nat Sciver-Brunt (Rs 3.50 crore)
- Retention 2 – Harmanpreet Kaur (Rs 2.50 crore)
- Retention 3 – Hayley Matthews (Rs 1.75 crore)
- Retention 4 – Amanjot Kaur (Rs 1 crore)
- Retention 5 – G Kamalini (uncapped) (Rs 50 lakhs)
- RTM – 0
Purse left – Rs 5.75 crore
MI release list for WPL 2026
Amelia Kerr✈️, Chloe Tryon✈️, Jintimani Kalita, Pooja Vastrakar, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Shabnim Ismail ✈️, Amandeep Kaur, S. Sajana, Keerthana Balankrishnan, Nadine de Klerk✈️, Sanskriti Gupta, Akshita Maheswari
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