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Mumbai Indians signed 11 players within the WPL 2026 mega auction that was held in Latest Delhi on Thursday, November 27.
Nita Ambani reveals MI strategy in WPL 2026 mega auction
Two-time champions Mumbai Indians can be confident heading right into a recent season of the Women’s Premier League in 2026 after managing to get back many of the previous champions from the team on the mega auction in Latest Delhi on Thursday. Speaking concerning the thought process, Nita M Ambani said, “Auction days are really exciting but sometimes unnerving too. Our strategy was to win back as many players as possible from our winning team of 2025. I’m very excited to get Amelia Kerr back and our 4 Ss – Shabnim (Ismail), Saika (Ishaque), (Sajeevan) Sajana and Sanskriti (Gupta). We’re very excited to welcome three young girls – Rahila Firdous, Nalla Kranthi Reddy and Triveni Vashisth. I take this chance to welcome Poonam Khemnar, Milly Illingworth and Nicola Carey into the Mumbai Indians family.”
Along with the retained core of captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur and G Kamalini, MI managed to get back Amelia Kerr, the player of the tournament at probably the most recent T20 World Cup in addition to S Sajana, Saika Ishaque, Sanskriti Gupta and veteran pacer Shabnim Ismail. India’s World Cup winning captain Harmanpreet was also present on the auction in Latest Delhi, adding her expertise to the auction table discussions and tactics.
Sharing her thoughts on her experience, Harmanpreet said, “Initially I used to be somewhat nervous but I loved how we planned for this and everybody’s involvement, especially Nita Ma’am’s involvement. She has at all times been our biggest support and at all times backs us. We’ve got got most of our old teammates back in order that shows what sort of trust and confidence we’ve in them.”
The five players bought back have been pivotal to MI’s successes previously with Saika, Sajana and Sanskriti being breakout stars within the tournament after being discovered by MI and handed their debuts. Along with the established names, MI onboarded the Australian duo of all rounder Nicola Carey, a winner of multiple World Cups with Australia and young pace sensation Milly Illingworth.
True to the policy of backing young Indian talent, MI rounded up a well-balanced squad by adding Indian all rounders Nalla Kranthi Reddy and Triveni Vasistha who can be featuring within the WPL for the primary time.
The experienced duo of Madhya Pradesh captain Rahila Firdous and Poonam Khemnar will bring numerous domestic experience to the side.
November 28, 2025, 13:00 IST
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