Women's Premier League Sport News

Delhi Capitals Acquire Jemimah, Shafali In WPL 2023 Auction. Full Squad here

Delhi Capitals acquired exciting Indian players in the first half of the WPL 2023 Player Auction held here in Mumbai. The franchise bagged batter Jemimah Rodrigues (INR 2.2 crore) and all-rounders Radha Yadav (INR 40 lakh) and Shikha Pandey (INR 60 lakh) along with the U-19 Women T20 World Cup winners Shafali Verma (INR 2 core) and Titas Sadhu (INR 25 lakh). Delhi Capitals also picked up Australia Women's team Captain Meg Lanning (INR 1.1 core) and South African all-rounder Marizanne Kapp (INR 1.5 crore).

"Namaskara Bengaluru": Smriti Mandhana Ecstatic After Being Acquired By RCB

After being acquired by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for Rs 3.4 crore, India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana said she is excited to join RCB camp and don the red-gold jersey in the inaugural Women's Premier League. Royal Challengers Bangalore broke the bank for Mandhana and bought the stylish batter at a whopping sum of Rs 3.40 crore, the highest bid at the auction so far. The opener led to a massive bidding war between two franchises, with both Mumbai Indians and RCB breaking the bank to sign the southpaw.