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WPL 2023 Auction LIVE: Smriti Mandhana becomes most expensive player- Live Updates, Bids, Blog
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87 players were picked by the 5 teams at the WPL auction on Monday (BCCI)
A total of 448 women cricketers will go under the auction hammer in the first-ever Women's Premier League auction at Jio World Convention Center, Mumbai on Monday.
Five teams will be bidding for these players- Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians, Gujarat Giants, UP Warriorz
Smriti Mandhana became the most expensive player of Women's Premier League with a 3.40 crore bid from Royal Challengers Bangalore. Harmanpreet Kaur, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma and Renuka Singh were among Indians to cross the one-crore mark.
Australian all-rounder Ash Gardner and English all-rounder Nat Sciver-Burnt became the most expensive overseas players and will play for Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians respectively.
Stay tuned for all the live updates from the WPL 2023 Auction:
Live Updates
- 13 Feb 2023 10:38 AM GMT
Highlights from the Session 2:
- Delhi Capitals goes all in for the youth power and snaps Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma for a combined price of 4.2 crore.
- English all-rounder attracts big bid and is snapped by MI for 3.2 crore.
- 13 Feb 2023 10:37 AM GMT
Purses left for all the franchises:
Delhi Capitals- 6.7 Crore
Gujarat Giants- 6.2 Crore
Mumbai Indians- 6 Crore
Royal Challengers Bangalore- 4.9 Crore
UP Warriorz- 5.2 Crore
- 13 Feb 2023 10:34 AM GMT
"It is dream come true as I have seen the men's auction so many times", says Smriti Mandhana.
Indian batter Smriti Mandhana is excited to play for the franchise from Karnataka.
- 13 Feb 2023 10:33 AM GMT
Here are how the squads shape up:
Delhi Capitals: Jemimah Rodrigues, Meg Lanning, Shafali Verma
Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophia Dunkley
UP Warriorz: Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Tahlia McGrath, Shabnim Ismail
Mumbai Indians: Harmanpreet Kaur, Natalie Sciver, Amelia Kerr
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Renuka Singh Thakur
- 13 Feb 2023 10:26 AM GMT
All the trades done in this session are here:
Deepti Sharma- UP Warriorz- 2.6 Crore
Renuka Singh- Royal Challengers Bangalore- 1.5 Crore
Nat Sciver-Brunt- Mumbai Indians- 3.2 Crore
Tahlia McGrath- UP Warriorz- 1.4 Crore
Beth Mooney- Gujarat Giants- 2 Crore
Shabnim Ismail- UP Warriorz- 1 Crore
Sophia Dunkley- Gujarat Giants- 60 Lakh
Jemimah Rodrigues- Delhi Capitals- 2.2 Crore
Meg Lanning- Delhi Capitals- 1.1 Crore
Shafali Verma- Delhi Capitals- 2 Crore
Amelia Kerr- Mumbai Indians- 1 Crore
Suzie Bates- Unsold
Tammy Beaumont- Unsold
Tazmin Brits- Unsold
Laura Wolvaardt- Unsold
