WPL 2023 Auction Live:
Smriti Mandhana, the opening player for India, made money quickly when the Royal Challengers Bangalore paid 3.40 Cr to buy her, making her the first choice in the history of the Women’s Premier League auction. Deepti Sharma, an all-around talent who cost UP Warriorz Rs 2.6 crore, is now the second most expensive Indian player.
In WPL Auction 2023 the Mumbai Indians’ Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who cost almost half as much as Mandhana at Rs. 1.80 crores, was a considerably better deal. Delhi Capitals successfully bid Rs 2.2 crore for Jemimah Rodrigues, securing their first player of the auction. Shafali Verma, the captain of the Indian team that won the U-19 T20 World Cup, receives a successful proposal of Rs 2 crore from Delhi Capitals.
Ashleigh Gardner, an off-spin all-rounder from Australia, selected in the first round and cost the Gujarat Giants, owned by Gautam Adani, Rs 3.20 crore.
Star Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry bought by RCB for a cool Rs 1.70 crore. Sophie Devine, the captain of New Zealand, bought by RCB for a pittance at a base price of Rs 50 lakh.
Out of a total budget of Rs 12 crore, RCB already spent Rs 5.60 crore. To achieve the needed squad size of 15 players, they must buy another 12 players with the remaining Rs 6.40 crore. Sophie Ecclestone, a left-arm spinner for England, joined UP Warriorz for Rs. 1.80 crores.
Devendra Pandey, our senior cricket reporter, is on-site covering the WPL auction.
2023 WPL Auction Sold Players
- Smriti Mandhana, India sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 3.4 crore (base price: INR 50 lakh) (USD 415,000 approx.).
- Harmanpreet Kaur, an Indian, sold to the Mumbai Indians for INR 1.8 crore (base price: INR 50 lakh) (USD 220,000 approx.).
- New Zealander Sophie Devine sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 50 lakh (base price) (USD 61,000 approx.).
- Ashleigh Gardner from Australia purchased by Gujarat Giants for INR 3.2 crore (base price: INR 50 lakh) (USD 390,000 approx.).
- Royal Challengers Bangalore bought INR 1.7 crore (base price: INR 50 lakh) for the Australian Ellyse Perry (USD 207,000 approx.).
- Sophie Ecclestone, England, sold to UP Warriorz for INR 1.8 crore (base price: INR 50 lakh) (USD 220,000 approx.).
- Deepti Sharma, of India, sold to the UP Warriors for INR 2.6 crore (base price: 50 lakh) (USD 317,000 approx.).
- Renuka Singh, of India, sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 1.5 crore (base price: INR 50 lakh) (USD 183,000 approx.).
- Natalie Sciver, England, purchased by Mumbai Indians for INR 3.2 crore (base price: INR 50 lakh) (USD 390,000 approx.).
- Tahlia McGrath, an Australian, purchased by UP Warriorz for INR 1.4 crore (base price: INR 40 lakh) (USD 171,000 approx.).
- Beth Mooney from England purchased by Gujarat Giants for INR 2 crore (base price: INR 40 lakh) (USD 244,000 approx.).
- Shabnim Ismail, South Africa, sold to UP Warriorz for INR 1 crore (base price: 40 lakh) (USD 122,000 approx.).
- Amelia Kerr, a New Zealander, sold to the Mumbai Indians for INR 1 crore (base price: INR 40 lakh) (USD 122,000 approx.).
- England’s Sophia Dunkley (base price: INR 30 lakh) purchased by Gujarat Giants for INR 60 lakh (USD 73,000 approx.)
- Jemimah Rodrigues, of India, purchased by Delhi Capitals for INR 2.2 crore (base price: INR 50 lakh) (USD 268,000 approx.).
- Meg Lanning from Australia sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 1.2 core (base price of INR 50 lakh) (USD 134,000 approx.).
- Shafali Verma, India, bought by Delhi Capitals for INR 2 crore (base price: INR 50 lakh) (USD 244,000 approx.).
- Australia’s Annabel Sutherland, who originally cost INR 30 lakh, bought by Gujarat Giants for INR 70 lakh (USD 85,000 approx.)
- Gujarat Giants purchased Harleen Deol from India (base price: INR 40 lakh) for INR 40 lakh (USD 49,000 approx.).
- Pooja Vastrakar, an Indian, sold to the Mumbai Indians for INR 1.9 crore (base price: INR 50 lakh) (USD 232,000 approx.).
- Deandra Dottin, from the West Indies, purchased by Gujarat Giants for INR 60 lakh (base price: INR 50 lakh) (USD 73,000).
- Yastika Bhatia, of India, sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 1.5 crore (base price: INR 40 lakh) (USD 183,000 approx.).
- Richa Ghosh, of India, purchased by Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 1.9 crore (base price: INR lakh) (USD 232,000 approx.).
- Alyssa Healy, an Australian, sold to UP Warriorz for INR 70 lakh (base price: INR 50 lakh) (USD 85,000 approx.).
- India’s Anjali Sarvani sold to UP Warriorz for INR 55 lakh (base price of INR 20 lakh) (USD 67,000 approx.).
- Rajeshwari Gayakwad, India, was sold to UP Warriorz for INR 40 lakh (base price) (USD 49,000 approx.).
- Delhi Capitals purchased Radha Yadav from India (base price: INR 40 lakh) for INR 40 lakh (USD 49,000 approx.).
- Shikha Pandey, India, purchased by Delhi Capitals for INR 60 lakh (base price: INR 40 lakh) (USD 73,000 approx.).
- Gujarat Giants purchased Sneh Rana, India (base price: INR 50 lakh), for INR 75 lakh (USD 91,000 approx.).
- South African Marizanne Kapp traded to Delhi Capitals for INR 1.5 crore (base price: INR 40 lakh) (USD 183,000 approx.).
- Parshavi Chopra, of India, sold to UP Warriorz for INR 10 lakh (base price) (USD 12,200 approx.).
- Titas Sadhu, India, sold to Delhi Capitals for INR 25 lakh (base price: INR 10 lakh) (USD 30,000 approx.).
- Shweta Sehrawat, of India, sold to UP Warriorz for INR 40 lakh (base price: INR 10 lakh) (USD 49,000 approx.).
- S Yashasri, India was sold to UP Warriorz for INR 10 lakh (base price) (USD 12,200 approx.).
- Kiran Navgire in India sold to UP Warriorz for a base price of INR 30 lakh.
- Gujarat Giants purchased Sabneni Meghana from India (base price: INR 30 lakh) for INR 30 lakh.
- Australia’s Erin Burns (Base Price: 30 lakh INR) sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for 30 lakh INR.
- Heather Graham from Australia sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 30 lakh (base price).
- Grace Harris from Australia sold to UP Warriorz for INR 70 lakh (base price: INR 30 lakh).
2023 WPL Auction Unsold Players
- Hayley Matthews (Base price INR 40 lakh)
- Suzie Bates (Base price INR 30 lakh)
- Tazmin Brits (Base price INR 30 lakh)
- Laura Wolvaardt (Base price INR 30 lakh)
- Tammy Beaumont (Base price INR 30 lakh)
- Heather Knight (Base price INR 40 lakh)
- Sune Luus (Base price INR 30 lakh)
- Danni Wyatt (Base price INR 50 lakh)
- Chamari Athapaththu (Base price INR 30 lakh)
- Taniya Bhatia (Base price INR 30 lakh)
- Anushka Sanjeewani (Base price INR 30 lakh)
- Sushma Verma (Base price INR 30 lakh)
- Bernadine Bezuidenhout (Base price INR 30 lakh)
- Amy Jones (Base price INR 40 lakh)
- Shamilia Connell (Base price INR 30 lakh)
- Freya Davies (Base price INR 30 lakh)
- Megan Schutt (Base price INR 40 lakh)
- Jahanara Alam (Base price INR 30 lakh)
- Lea Tahuhu (Base price INR 30 lakh)
- Ayabonga Khaka (Base price INR 30 lakh)
- Shakera Selman (Base price INR 30 lakh)
- Sarah Glenn (Base price INR 30 lakh)
- Nonkululeko Mlaba (Base price INR 30 lakh)
- Poonam Yadav (Base price INR 30 lakh)
- Inoka Ranaweera (Base price INR 30 lakh)
- Alana King (Base price INR 40 lakh)
- Afy Fletcher (Base price INR 30 lakh)
- Fran Jonas (Base price INR 30 lakh)
- Leigh Kasperek (Base price INR 30 lakh)
- Nadine de Klerk (Base price INR 30 lakh)
- Salma Khatun (Base price INR 30 lakh)
- Jess Jonassen (Base price INR 50 lakh)
- Hrishita Basu (Base price INR 10 lakh)
- Soumya Tiwari (Base price INR 10 lakh)
- Grace Scrivens (Base price INR 10 lakh)
- Archana Devi (Base price INR 10 lakh)
- G Trisha (Base price INR 10 lakh)
- Mannat Kashyap (Base price INR 10 lakh)
- Najla CMC (Base price INR 10 lakh)
- Sonam Yadav (Base price INR 10 lakh)
- Shabnam MD (Base price INR 10 lakh)
- Falak Naz (Base price INR 10 lakh)
- Sonia Mendhiya (Base price INR 10 lakh)
- Shorna Akter (Base price INR 10 lakh)
- Shikha Shalot (Base price INR 20 lakh)
- Soumya Tiwari (Base price INR 10 lakh)
- Hurley Gala (Base price INR 10 lakh)
