New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- In the upcoming season of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026, franchises can retain a maximum of five players ahead of the mega auction, according to ESPNcricinfo.

The deadline for announcing retentions has been set for November 5, which has been communicated to the teams. The auction window will be between November 25 and 29, according to ESPNcricinfo.

In an email on Thursday, the WPL confirmed that each team can retain a maximum of three capped Indian players, a maximum of two overseas players, and a maximum of two uncapped Indian players. In a scenario where a franchise opts to exercise the option to retain all five players, at least one of them should be an uncapped Indian player.

Notably, the WPL has decide...