WPL 2026 UPW Squad: The UP Warriorz is set to make some decisions and changes in their squad ahead of the 2026 season.
Under the captaincy of Deepti Sharma, the side finished at the bottom of the points table, scoring only 3 wins out of 8 matches.
All the teams revealed the WPL 2026 retained players list, where Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians retained a maximum of five players, while RCB retained four players.
Gujarat Titans and UP Warriorz have retained the least number of players – two and one, respectively.
Many fames, including World Cup winners like Deepti Sharma, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh, and Harleen Deol, are in the WPL 2026 released players list and will be taking the stage in the WPL 2026 auction.
The much-awaited WPL 2026 auction will be held on 27 November 2025 in New Delhi, marking the start of team preparations for the upcoming season.
The WPL 2026 season is set to be played in the January-February window, as the tournament is set to be preponded due to India co-hosting the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 with Sri Lanka in February-March.
As per the WPL 2026 schedule, the first match of the tournament will be played on January 9, while the finals will be played on February 07.
WPL 2026 UPW Squad
The UP Warriorz finished at the bottom of the points table in the Women’s Premier League (WPL 2025) with three wins and five losses. However, they had one of the record-breaking totals in WPL history.
UP Warriorz retained only Shweta Sehrawat ahead of the auction and will be aiming to build the squad from the sratch.
- Shweta Sehrawat
- Deepti Sharma
- Sophie Ecclestone
- Meg Lanning
- Phoebe Litchfield
- Georgia Voll
- Kiran Navgire
- Harleen Deol
- Kranti Goud
- Asha Sobhana
- Deandra Dottin
- Shikha Pandey
- Shipra Giri
- Shuchi Upadhay
- Simran Sheikh
- Tara Norris
- Chloe Tryon
- Suman Meena
- G Trisha
- Pratika Rawal
UPW New Signings in WPL 2026 Auction
The following are the complete details of the UPW New Signings in the WPL 2026 Auction.
- Deepti Sharma
- Sophie Ecclestone
- Meg Lanning
- Phoebe Litchfield
- Georgia Voll
- Kiran Navgire
- Harleen Deol
- Kranti Goud
- Asha Sobhana
- Deandra Dottin
- Shikha Pandey
- Shipra Giri
- Shuchi Upadhay
- Simran Sheikh
- Tara Norris
- Chloe Tryon
- Suman Meena
- G Trisha
- Pratika Rawal
WPL 2025 UPW Squad – Complete List
Shweta Sehrawat, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Meg Lanning, Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Voll, Kiran Navgire, Harleen Deol, Asha Sobhana, Deandra Dottin, Shikha Pandey, Shipra Giri, Shuchi Upadhay, Simran Sheikh, Tara Norris, Chloe Tryon, Suman Meena, G Trisha, Pratika Rawal
UPW Retained Players for WPL 2026
The UP Warriorz finished at the bottom of the points table in the Women’s Premier League (WPL 2025) with three wins and five losses. However, they had one of the record-breaking totals in WPL history.
Retaining the maximum number of players will cost the franchise INR 9.25 crore out of the INR 15 crore purse value. A maximum of 3 capped Indian players, 2 overseas and 2 uncapped players can be retained.
The following is the UPW retained players ahead of the WPL 2026 auction.
- Shweta Sehrawat (INR 50 lakh)
UPW Released Players 2026 WPL
The list of released players for the UP Warriorz will be available after the BCCI reveals the retained players list produced by the franchise.
Listed below are the released players of the UP Warriorz ahead of the WPL 2026 auction.
Alyssa Healy, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Alana King, Chamari Athapaththu, Chinelle Henry, Deepti Sharma, Kiran Navgire, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Anjali Sarvani, Vrinda Dinesh, Poonam Khemnar, Saima Thakor, Gouher Sultana, Kranti Goud, Arushi Goel.
