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India opener Smriti Mandhana, England all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt and Australia's Ashleigh Gardner struck it rich in Monday's player auction for the inaugural Women's Premier League next month.
Aussie wicketkeeper Beth Mooney is the next biggest buy of the franchise as she earned a big fat cheque of Rs 2 crore. Gujarat have spent 11.95 crore to build the squad of 18 players.Gujarat Giants acquired the services of Sneh Rana for Rs 75 lakh, highest among the Indian players.Squad: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophia Dunkley, Annabel Sutherland, Harleen Deol, Deandra Dottin, Sneh Rana, S Meghana, Georgia Wareham, Mansi Joshi, D Hemalatha, Tanuja Kanwer, Monica Patel, Sushma Verma, Hurley Gala, Ashwani Kumari, Parunika Sisodia, Shabnam Shakil
Indian women's cricket team opener Smriti Mandhana became the costliest cricketer in the Women's Premier League (WPL) auction as she was acquired by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 3.4 crore on Monday. The star India opener was the first player to go under the hammer and she quickly sparked a bidding war between RCB and Mumbai Indians. The bidding went on for quite some time before the Bangalore franchise was able to make a marquee signing. In a video published by Jio Sports on Twitter, Mandhana was seen watching the auction with her India teammates and celebrations erupted once the bidding was over and she was congratulated by all the other players.
The auction for the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League turned out to be a memorable one. The event, which was held in Mumbai on Monday, saw India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana being sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 3.4 crores, thus becoming the costliest buy. Among overseas players, Australia's Ashleigh Gardner was picked by Gujarat Giants for Rs 3.2 crore and England's Nat Sciver-Brunt got the same amount from Mumbai Indians. India captain Harmanpreet Kaur went to Mumbai Indians for Rs 1.80 crore while Deepti Sharma went to UP Warriorz for Rs 2.60 crore. Shafali Verma got Rs 2 crore from Delhi Capitals. Jemimah Rodrigues got Rs 2.2 crore from the same team.
The Women's Premier League (WPL) auction produced a number of big-money buys with Indian cricket team opener Smriti Mandhana topping the list with a massive Rs 3.4 crore. The 25-year-old all-rounder Deepti Sharma, who is not new to the T20 format, also went for a huge amount as UP Warriorz ended up spending Rs 2.6 crore for her. While India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was picked for Rs 1.8 crore by Mumbai Indians, two young stars of the team – Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma – both went to Delhi Capitals for amounts north of Rs 2 crore. Among the foreign talent, Ashleigh Gardner and Nat Sciver were the top picks among the five participating franchises.
The five franchises went out on a shopping spree, shelling out big bucks for domestic and international stars at the first ever WPL auction.Mandhana led the auction chart with Royal Challengers Bangalore splurging a record Rs 3.4 crore for the stylish left-hander. The Bangalore franchise pipped Mumbai Indians in a bidding war to buy the services of India vice-captain.
Women's Premier League Auction 2023 Live Updates: The auction for the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL) is underway at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. The second accelerated round of auction is underway. India opener Smriti Mandhana has been the top buy so far in the auction with RCB splurging Rs 3.4 crore for her. Meanwhille, Ashleigh Gardner and Nat Sciver fetched a sum of Rs 3.2 crore each after being roped in by Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians, respectively. Deepti Sharma fetched a sum of 2.60 crore from UP Warriorz while Jemimah Rodrigues got 2.2 crore from Delhi Capitals. (LIVE AUCTION-CENTER)
Women's Premier League Auction 2023: Most of the top players have already been snapped up by the five teams. So far, India star Smriti Mandhana is the costliest player. She was picked by Royal Challengers Bangalore for a whopping INR 3.4 crore. Among overseas players, Australia's Ashleigh Gardner was picked by Gujarat Giants for INR 3.2 crore and England's Nat Sciver-Brunt got the same amount from Mumbai Indians. India captain Harmanpreet Kaur went to Mumbai Indians for INR 1.80 crore while Deepti Sharma went to UP Warriorz for INR 2.60 crore. Shafali Verma got INR 2 crore from Delhi Capitals. Jemimah Rodrigues got Rs 2.2 crore from the same team. (LIVE UPDATES)