Women's Cricket
WPL Auction Highlights: Annabel Sutherland, Kashvee are most expensive players
Catch all the LIVE updates from the players' auction of the 2024 Women's Premier League.
The WPL 2024 auction will take place in Mumbai on December 9. (Photo credit: WPL/X)
The Women's Premier League players' auction for the second season held in Mumbai on Saturday.
At the WPL auction, a total of 165 players, including 104 Indians and 61 overseas, was in contention for hefty deals.
However, only 30 slots were available to fill for the five teams: Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, UP Warriorz, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Annabel Sutherland and Shabnam Ismail were the two expensive foreign players while uncapped players like Kashvee Gautam and Vrinda Dinesh caught the limelight as they become the two most expensive uncapped players in the history of WPL.
Also few surprises as Chamari Athapaththu, the Sri Lanka women's team captain, was considered one of the top players in the went unsold. Kim Garth of Australia,Deandra Dottin of Westindies too faced a similar fate.
As it Happened:
Live Updates
- 9 Dec 2023 11:13 AM GMT
Uncapped Kashvee Gautam goes to for the price of 2 crore to Gujarat Giants
Uncapped All-rounder Kashvee Gautam grabbed a whopping 2 crore in a fiery battle between Gujarat and UP, where GG came on top
She become the joint-equal highest bidder so far and the highest uncapped player in the history of WPL.
- 9 Dec 2023 10:50 AM GMT
A short break before the start of set-8
After the end of seven sets, 11 players bought out by the teams, still 19 more players can see them playing in the next season of WPL.
- 9 Dec 2023 10:38 AM GMT
Uncapped batter Vrinda Dinesh gets whopping price of 1.30 Crores to UPW
Uncapped Indian batter Vrinda Dinesh started with the base price of 10 Lakh and ends with a 1.30 Crore for UP Warriorz.
