The WBBL starts on 29 October, the day after the WPL auction, and it is full of WPL players. 18 of the 63 retained players are in WBBL 2026 squads, and so are 14 players from the WPL auction pool.
Retained WPL Players, by WBBL Club
Retained WPL 2027 players in WBBL 2026 squads
| Player | WPL team | WBBL club |
|---|
| Ellyse Perry | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Sydney Sixers |
| Ashleigh Gardner | Gujarat Giants | Sydney Sixers |
| Amelia Kerr | Mumbai Indians | Sydney Sixers |
| Beth Mooney | Gujarat Giants | Perth Scorchers |
| Sophie Devine | Gujarat Giants | Perth Scorchers |
| Meg Lanning | UP Warriorz | Melbourne Stars |
| Annabel Sutherland | Delhi Capitals | Melbourne Stars |
| Kim Garth | Gujarat Giants | Melbourne Stars |
| Phoebe Litchfield | UP Warriorz | Sydney Thunder |
| Georgia Voll | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Sydney Thunder |
| Lauren Bell | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Sydney Thunder |
| Georgia Wareham | Gujarat Giants | Melbourne Renegades |
| Hayley Matthews | Mumbai Indians | Melbourne Renegades |
| Laura Wolvaardt | Delhi Capitals | Adelaide Strikers |
| Sophie Ecclestone | UP Warriorz | Adelaide Strikers |
| Chinelle Henry | Delhi Capitals | Hobart Hurricanes |
| Nicola Carey | Mumbai Indians | Hobart Hurricanes |
| Lucy Hamilton | Delhi Capitals | Brisbane Heat |
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WPL 2027 auction pool players in WBBL 2026 squads
| Player | WBBL club |
|---|
| Sophie Molineux | Melbourne Renegades |
| Sophia Dunkley | Sydney Sixers |
| Jess Jonassen | Brisbane Heat |
| Heather Graham | Hobart Hurricanes |
| Grace Harris | Brisbane Heat |
| Chloe Tryon | Melbourne Renegades |
| Maitlan Brown | Sydney Sixers |
| Maddie Penna | Adelaide Strikers |
| Orla Prendergast | Brisbane Heat |
| Charli Knott | Brisbane Heat |
| Tayla Vlaeminck | Melbourne Renegades |
| Tess Flintoff | Melbourne Renegades |
| Milly Illingworth | Melbourne Renegades |
| Samantha Bates | Sydney Thunder |
A good WBBL season will not change their base price for Kochi, since the auction comes first. It will shape the conversation around the WPL in January.