WPL Auction: How the WPL franchises stack up

14.02.2023 - 08:59 timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Delhi Capitals Players bought: Jemimah Rodrigues (2. 2 crore), Meg Lanning (1. 1 crore), Shafali Verma (2 crore), Radha Yadav (40 lakh), Shikha Pandey (60 lakh), Marizanne Kapp (1.

5 crore), Titas Sadhu (25 lakh), Alice Capsey (75 lakh), Tara Norris (10 lakh), Laura Harris (45 lakh), Jasia Akhter (20 lakh), Minnu Mani (30 lakh), Jess Jonassen (50 lakh), Taniyaa Bhatia (30 lakh), Poonam Yadav (30 lakh), Sneha Deepthi (30 lakh), Arundhati Reddy (30 lakh), Aparna Mondal (10 lakh) Assessment: Have a rich choice of captains as they got Meg Lanning, Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma to pick from.

They also have got the player of the Under-19 WC final Titas Sadhu.Gujarat Giants Players bought: Ashleigh Gardner (3. 4 crore), Beth Mooney (2.

2 crore), Sophia Dunkley (60 lakh), Annabel Sutherland (70 lakh), Harleen Deol (40 lakh), Deandra Dottin (60 lakh), Sneh Rana (75 lakh), Sabbineni Meghana (30 lakh), Georgia Wareham (75 lakh), Mansi Joshi (30 lakh), Dayalam Hemalatha (30 lakh), Monica Patel (30 lakh), Tanuja Kanwer (50 lakh), Sushma Verma (60 lakh), Hurley Gala (10 lakh), Parunika Sisodia (10 lakh), Shabnam Shakeel (10 lakh), Ashwani Kumari (35 lakh)Assessment: Splurged most of their purse on foreign stars.

Beth Mooney Nat Sciver Meg Lanning Sophia Dunkley Jess Jonassen Annabel Sutherland Ashleigh Gardner Chloe Tryon Hayley Matthews Amelia Kerr Radha Yadav Alice Capsey Georgia India Delhi

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