The Women’s Premier League (WPL 2027) mini auction was held on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at the Grand Hyatt in Kochi, Kerala, beginning at 5:30 p.m. IST (local time). Altogether, 146 players made the shortlist for 27 available slots, seven of which are reserved for overseas cricketers.
Gujarat Giants were conservative in their approach in the WPL auction and only bought three players. G Kamalini and Samaira Raghav were the two Indians bought by the franchise, while Orla Pendergast became the first Irish Women’s cricketer to be sold in WPL history. With this, we take a look at the strongest GG XI for the WPL 2027 season.
Here is the predicted Gujarat Giants (GG) strongest playing XI after the WPL 2027 auction:
Beth Mooney and Sophie Devine are likely to continue opening for Gujarat Giants in WPL 2027, followed by Anushka Sharma and Ashleigh Gardner, with Georgia Wareham in the middle order. Mooney has 780 runs in 28 WPL games with 7 fifties, with the best score of 96*, while Devine has scored 645 runs and taken 26 wickets in the league.
Anushka Sharma made 177 runs in her debut WPL season for GG, while Wareham has made 718 runs and has 48 wickets to her name. Captain Ashleigh Gardner has scored 811 runs and has taken 31 wickets with her off-spin.
GG will get G Kamalini slotted into the finisher role with Bharti Fulmali for big hitting as well. Kamalini is valuable with the bat and can keep wickets as well, while Fulmali scored 316 runs in 18 games for GG with a 149.76 strike rate.
Kim Garth has taken 17 wickets in WPL and will partner Renuka Singh in the pace department. Renuka Singh has taken 20 wickets thus far in the WPL tournament. Experienced spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad has taken 24 wickets in the Women’s Premier League and will have Tanuja Kanwar for company in the spin department. She has taken 23 wickets in 33 games thus far in the WPL season.
Predicted Gujarat Giants (GG) strongest playing XI after WPL 2027 auction:
Beth Mooney (WK), Sophie Devine, Anushka Sharma, Georgia Wareham, Ashleigh Gardner (C), G Kamalini, Bharti Fulmali, Kim Garth, Renuka Singh, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Tanuja Kanwar
