Women's Cricket
WPL Auction 2025: Gujarat Giants buy Simran Shaikh for ₹1.9 Cr, Sneh Rana unsold - Highlights
Gujarat Giants went big for Shaikh, and Deandra Dottin while UP Warriorz added Alana King to their side.
The WPL 2025 auction is set to take place among five teams in Bengaluru on December 15, 2024. (File Photo)
The Gujarat Giants made big moves in the WPL Auction, buying Simran Shaikh for ₹1.9 Crore and Deandra Dottin for ₹1.7 Crore. Simran Shaikh was the most expensive player in the auction.
Gujarat also added Danielle Gibson for ₹30 Lakhs and Prakashika Naik for ₹10 Lakhs. Meanwhile, Royal Challengers Bengaluru made one major pick, acquiring Prema Rawat for ₹1.2 Crore.
UP Warriorz added Alana King for ₹30 Lakhs, along with Arushi Goel and Kranti Goud for ₹10 Lakhs each.
As It happened:
Live Updates
- 15 Dec 2024 9:41 AM GMT
Deandra Dottin auction underway!
Deandra Dottin is the first player to be auctioned. With a base price of Rs 50 lakh, UP Warriorz made the initial bid, followed by Gujarat Giants, sparking a bidding war. The price has now surpassed Rs 1 crore.
- 15 Dec 2024 9:39 AM GMT
It begins!
The event kicked off with BCCI president Roger Binny initiating the proceedings, auctioneer Mallika Sagar, who is leading this year's mini-auction also served as the auctioneer for the recently held IPL Mega Auction.
- 15 Dec 2024 9:31 AM GMT
Available Purse and Slots
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Remaining purse - Rs 3.25 crore, available slots - 4
Delhi Capitals: Remaining purse - Rs 2.5 crore, available slots - 4
UP Warriorz: Remaining purse - Rs 3.9 crore, available slots - 3
Gujarat Giants: Remaining purse - Rs 4.4 crore, available slots - 4
Mumbai Indians: Remaining purse - Rs 2.65 crore, available slots - 4
- 15 Dec 2024 9:29 AM GMT
WPL mini auction 2025: More details on players
The auction pool consists of 120 players, including 91 Indian and 29 international stars, with three emerging talents from Associate Nations. Of these 30 players are capped (9 Indian, 21 overseas), while 90 are uncapped (82 Indian, 8 overseas). With most teams retaining their core squads, only 19 slots are available, including 5 for overseas players.
- 15 Dec 2024 9:26 AM GMT
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