With the smallest purse among the teams, Mumbai Indians focused on signing uncapped Indian players at the WPL 2027 auction in Kochi on Wednesday.The two-time champions retained 11 players from their WPL 2026 squad and signed United States international Tara Norris in a trade deal from UP Warriorz ahead of the auction. They entered the auction with a purse of Rs 90 lakh.Mumbai Indians, who failed to qualify for the playoffs in WPL 2026, have signed Disha Kasat, Latika Inamdar, Bharti Rawal, Sanika Chalke, Shweta Sehrawat, Akshita Bhagat for Rs 10 lakh each.All three are uncapped Indian players. Kasat, an uncapped batter, was MI’s first signing at the auction. She bats in the top order and could be among the contenders to partner Hayley Matthews at the top of the order in WPL 2027.After signing Kasat, Mumbai Indians added uncapped Indian wicketkeeper-batter Latika Inamdar and spinner Bharti Rawal to their squad.MI also showed interest in Kiran Navgire, but Delhi Capitals secured her services for Rs 75 lakh.Full list of players signed by Mumbai Indians at WPL auction

Players retained: Melie Kerr, Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Nicola Carey, Amanjot Kaur, Harmanpreet Kaur, Rahila Firdous, S Sajana, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Vaishnavi Sharma, Tara Norris (traded from UP Warriorz).MI Full squad after auction: Harmanpreet Kaur, Amanjot Kaur, Rahila Firdous, S Sajana, Sanskriti Gupta, Vaishnavi Sharma, Hayley Matthews, Amelia Kerr, Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Nicola Carey, Shabnim Ismail, Tara Norris, Disha Kasat, Latika Inamdar, Bharti Rawal, Sanika Chalke, Shweta Sehrawat, Akshita Bhagat