Gujarat Giants Full Squad: Complete List Of GG Players After WPL Auction 2023

As the Women's Premier League gears up for a grand beginning, all the five cricket franchises have finalised their teams at the first ever player auction, which took place on 13 February in Mumbai. Gujarat Giants owned by Adani Sportsline has signed up an exciting line-up including the likes of Ashleigh Gardner (3.2 Cr), Beth Mooney (2 Cr), Harleen Deol (40 Lakhs) and Sneh Rana (75 Lakh). After a heated bidding war, the Gujarat Giants opened their account with the pick of Australian all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner for INR 3.2 crore, the joint second highest at the Auction. The 3-time World Champion has been one of the pillars of strength for Australia, and opened her 2023 T20 World Cup with a 5/12 against New Zealand.

“This marks a new beginning for all of us associated with the Adani Sportsline-owned Gujarat Giants. My team and I are thrilled to leave the table feeling delighted with the squad we have put together. With all our bases covered, from here onwards we begin our preparation for the upcoming tournament,” said Mithali Raj, mentor, and advisor for Gujarat Giants.

Australian Beth Mooney came in for INR 2 crore for the Giants next. The 2-time T20 World Cup winner, Mooney has scored two centuries and 17 fifties in T20Is and has been one of the stars in the Women's BBL, helping the Brisbane Heat to back-to-back titles in 2018 and 2019, before moving to Perth Scorchers, where she helped them win their first title in the 2021-22.

The Giants' first Indian pick was Harleen Deol, who's famous catch at the boundary against England took the cricketing world by storm, is also a solid batter and quite useful with her spin bowling too. She was also part of the Indian team that won Silver at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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