WPL 2024 Auction: Top Five Players Who Can Start A Bidding War

The Women's Premier League (WPL) 2024 player auction is scheduled to take place in Mumbai on December 9. A total of 165 players will be up for bidding, out of which 56 will be capped players while 109 will be uncapped players, The list will comprise 104 Indian players and 61 overseas cricketers. The player pool will be inclusive of 15 players from associate nations. The five franchises participating in the auction - Mumbai Indians, Gujarat Giants, Delhi Capitals, UP Warriorz, and Royal Challengers Bangalore - have a maximum of 30 slots available, with nine spots allocated for overseas players.

Deandra Dottin from West Indies and Australian fast bowler Kim Garth headline the top bracket, both with the highest base price of Rs 50 lakh.

Meanwhile, four players - Australian all-rounders Annabel Sutherland and Georgia Wareham, English wicket-keeper Amy Jones and veteran South African pacer Shabnim Ismail - have been listed with a base price of Rs 40 lakh.

The second edition of the WPL is expected to be held in February-March next year. Mumbai Indians will enter the tournament as the defending champions.

Ahead of the upcoming WPL 2024 auction, we take a look at the top five picks that would start a bidding war.

Deandra Dottin

Deandra Dottin is a West Indies all-rounder known for her big-hitting prowess. The right-handed batter is set to enter the upcoming WPL 2024 auction with the highest base price of Rs 50 lakh. During the WPL 2023, the 32-year-old was initially bought by Gujarat Giants for Rs 60 lakh but was excluded from the squad due to medical reasons.

Dottin will go into the upcoming auction as one of the top attractions and is likely to ignite a bidding war between the franchises. She has scored 2681 runs in 124 T20I