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Updated 13-Feb-2023 • Published 13-Feb-2023

Bid-by-bid updates - 2023 WPL auction

By S Sudarshanan

Overview

  • Click here for the full list of players sold and unsold at the first Women's Premier League auction.
  • Conversion rates as follows: USD 1 = INR 82 approx; INR 50 lakh = USD 60,400 approx; INR 1 crore = USD 120,000 approx.

And lastly... the teams!

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Erin Burns, Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Shreyanka Patil, Kanika Ahuja, Asha Shobana, Heather Knight, Dane van Niekerk, Preeti Bose, Poonam Khemnar, Komal Zanzad, Megan Schutt, Sahana Pawar
Mumbai Indians: Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Yastika Bhatia, Heather Graham, Issy Wong, Amanjot Kaur, Dhara Gujjar, Shaika Ishaque, Hayley Matthews, Chloe Tryon, Humaira Kazi, Priyanka Bala, Sonam Yadav, Jintimani Kalita, Neelam Bisht
Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophia Dunkley, Annabel Sutherland, Harleen Deol, Deandra Dottin, Sneh Rana, S Meghana, Georgia Wareham, Mansi Joshi, D Hemalatha, Tanuja Kanwar, Monica Patel, Sushma Verma, Hurley Gala, Ashwani Kumari, Parunika Sisodia, Shabnam MD
UP Warriorz: Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Tahlia McGrath, Shabnim Ismail, Alyssa Healy, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Parshavi Chopra, Shweta Sehrawat, S Yashasri, Kiran Navgire, Grace Harris, Devika Vaidya, Lauren Bell, Laxmi Yadav, Simran Shaikh
Delhi Capitals: Jemimah Rodrigues, Meg Lanning, Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Marizanne Kapp, Titas Sadhu, Alice Capsey, Tara Norris, Laura Harris, Jasia Akther, Minnu Mani, Taniya Bhatia, Jess Jonassen, Sneha Deepthi, Poonam Yadav, Arundhati Reddy, Aparna Mondal
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A summary, then...

The inaugural WPL auction saw 87 players picked up out of which 30 were overseas.
  • Smriti Mandhana was the most expensive pick at INR 3.4 crore (USD 415,000) while Ashleigh Gardner was the biggest overseas buy at INR 3.2 crore (USD 390,000).
  • Only one player from the Associates - Tara Norris of USA - was picked up. A possible 19 were shortlisted for auction day. Mahika Gaur of UAE attracted Giants' interest but it was after they had exhausted their overseas slots.
  • Top three expensive Indian buys: Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues
  • Top three biggest overseas buys: Ashleigh Gardner, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Beth Mooney
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Mithali Raj speaks...

The mentor of Gujarat Giants: "It's not too late [for a women's IPL]. I'm content the way my career shaped being part of the evolution of women's cricket. I thoroughly enjoyed playing. I'm fine with my retirement and it was the right time to move on. there's no regret."
She talks about the how they picked some of the domestic players: "Nooshin has always been coach for Railways and Chhattisgarh. Her knowledge of other domestic players also helped. Having seen them from close quarters I know where we can fit them in the team."
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Sahana Pawar

RCB pick her up for INR 10 lakh to conclude the WPL auction!
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Jintamani Kalita goes to Mumbai

Mumbai bag her for INR 10 lakh
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Neelam Bisht to Mumbai

Picked up at INR 10 lakh
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Sonam Yadav to Mumbai

Joins Shabnam as the joint-youngest player in the auction. The Under-19 left-arm spinner will play for Mumbai.
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Shabnam MD to Giants

Under-19 fast bowler goes to Giant for INR 10 lakh. She is the youngest player in the auction today.
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RCB pick up Megan Schutt

Asks for INR 40 lakh and RCB bag her.
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A short stint coming up...

Another round of accelerated auction is to go up. Mumbai have 14 slots filled and they need to have at least one player. Which is why we will have another round. So far, only one player from Associate team has been picked up - USA's Tara Norris. She plays domestic cricket in England, is part Southern Vipers and played the KSL too. She is the only one among 19 players from Associate teams to have been part of the 449-player list. The teams in the WPL can field five overseas players in the XI provided one is from the Associate teams.
Dane van Niekerk will play for RCB, while her partner Marizanne Kapp will turn up for Capitals.
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Parunika Sisodia

Giants bid for the player and bag her at INR 10 lakh.
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Priyanka Bala goes to Mumbai

INR 20 lakh is what she asks for, Mumbai bid for her and get her.
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Parushi Prabhakar

No takers for her at the base price of INR 10 lakh.
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Komal Zanzad

Vidarbha pacer finds Mumbai opening the bid. But RCB raise the paddle and bag her at INR 25 lakh.
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Neetu Singh

INR 10 lakh is the base price and there's no response.
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Nishu Choudhary

Asks for INR 10 lakh, gets none.
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Humaira Kazi for Mumbai

Mumbai bag her for INR 10 lakh.
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Poonam Khemnar goes to RCB

RCB have the player for INR 10 lakh.
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Neelam Bisht

No takers.
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Shipra Giri

INR 10 lakh for her, no bidders.
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Tess Flintoff

Asks for INR 10 lakh and finds no takers.
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Giants get Ashwani Kumari

RCB raise the paddle for the Jharkhand batter. Giants raise it to INR 25 lakh quickly. RCB now offer INR 30 lakh. Giants raise it further. RCB think, chat and back out. Giants have their Indian player.
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Aparna Mondal

Capitals get her for INR 10 lakh.
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Preeti Bose goes to RCB

RCB raise the paddle and get her for her base price of INR 30 lakh.
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Ishwari Savkar

No bids for the 19-year-old batter.
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Simran Shaikh to Warriorz

Batter asks for INR 10 lakh and Warriorz get her. That complete's Warriorz' purse.
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Chloe Tryon heads to Mumbai Indians

Mumbai open the bids for the South Africa hard-hitting allrounder and bag her.
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Dane van Niekerk to RCB

DvN asks for INR 30 lakh and RCB want her. That's the only bid and they bag her.
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Arundhati Reddy will play for Capitals

Capitals bid for Reddy at base price and bag her.
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Swagathika Rath

Giants want time to think. INR 30 lakh for Rath. Rath plays for Railways and Giants back out. No takers.
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Shabnam MD

Under-19 fast bowler once again finds no takers.
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Sneha Deepthi to play for Capitals

INR 30 lakh and Capitals want her.
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Jess Jonassen to Capitals

JJ asks for INR 50 lakh and Capitals bid first. That's all. JJ heads to Capitals. They have their 15 players now.
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Hurley Gala will turn up for Giants

Giants bid for her at INR 10 lakh. And that's the closing bid.
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Alana King

No bids againt for the Aussie leggie at INR 40 lakh.
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Poonam Yadav to play for Capitals

Gets a bid from Capitals for INR 30 lakh. Locked at base price.
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Sushma Verma will play for Giants

INR 30 lakh and Giants start the bid. Capitals jump in and have the bid at INR 45 lakh. Giants raise it to INR 50 lakh. Capitals get it up to INR 55 lakh. A long discussion between Mithali Raj and Nooshin Al Khadeer at the Giants table. And they raise the paddle to INR 60 lakh. Giants bag the wicketkeeper batter.
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Heather Knight to RCB

RCB open the bidding at INR 40 lakh. Locked!
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Taniya Bhatia goes to Capitals

Base price of INR 30 lakh. Capitals want her and get her.
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Suzie Bates

New Zealand veteran asks for INR 30 lakh and is yet again left without a side. Unfortunate.
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Hayley Matthews is back and goes to Mumbai

INR 40 lakh and Mumbai bag her.
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That ends the first accelerated auction!

Teams have to now choose a maximum of seven players each for the next round of accelerated auction.

How many slots filled and how much purse left?

DC: 2.15 crore and 12 players bought
Giants: 1.30 crore and 13 bought
MI: 1.30 crore and 10 bought
RCB 1.95 crore and 11 bought
Warriors 10 lakh left and 15 players bought

How the teams stack up

RCB: Mandhana, Devine, Perry, Renuka, Ghosh, Burns, Kasat, Roy, Patil, Ahuja, Shobana
MI: Harmanpreet, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Vastrakar, Yastika, Graham, Wong, Amanjot, Gujjar, Ishaque
Giants: Gardner, Mooney, Dunkley, Sutherland, Deol, Dottin, Rana, Meghana, Wareham, Joshi, Hemalatha, Kanwar, Monica
Warriorz: Ecclestone, Deepti, McGrath, Ismail, Healy, Sarvani, Gayakwad, Parshavi, Sehrawat, Yashasri, Navgire, Harris, Vaidya, Bell, Laxmi
DC: Rodrigues, Lanning, Shafali, Radha, Shikha, Kapp, Sadhu, Capsey, Norris, Harris, Jasia, Mani
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Sarah Bryce

Scotland wicketkeeper asks for INR 10 lakh but finds no takers.
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Kathryn Bryce

Scotland allrounder asks for INR 10 lakh. No bidders, much like her sister, unfortunately.
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Saika Ishaque to Mumbai Indians

Mumbai are interested at INR 10 lakh. And they are the only one. Taken.
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Parunika Sisodia

Asks for INR 10 lakh. No bids attracted.
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Asha Shobana will be part of RCB.

Base price of INR 10 lakh. RCB bid for her and get her.
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Nishu Choudhary

No takers at INR 10 lakh.
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Tanuja Kanwer will play for Giants

Asks for INR 10 lakh and gets a bid from Giants. RCB raise it further before Giants raise the paddle. Giants in the lead at INR 40 lakh. Nooshin factor in play again. She coaches the Railways, for whom Kanwer plays. Giants bag her for INR 50 lakh.
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Shreyanka Patil will play for RCB.

INR 10 lakh. RCB bid for her. Bowls offspin, gets lovely drift and dip and RCB are happy to bag her.
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Humaria Kazi

No takers at INR 10 lakh.
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Kanika Ahuja heads to RCB

Mumbai open the bid for INR 15 lakh. RCB raise the paddle and now take it at INR 35 lakh. Mumbai are out and Ahuja will head to RCB.
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Sajana S

INR 10 lakh is her base price, no takers.
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Ashwani Kumari

Asks for INR 10 lakh. Was among the runs in the domestic one-dayers but is without a team.
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Minnu Mani will turn up for Capitals

Asks for INR 10 lakh, Capitals open the bid. RCB are engaged in a tussle now. Biju George, Capitals' fielding coach knows a lot about the Kerala batter. RCB are out at INR 30 lakh. Capitals have her.
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Indrani Roy

RCB have her for INR 10 lakh, her base price.
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Shipra Giri

Asks for INR 10 lakh, no buyers.
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Tarannum Pathan

Allrounder asks for INR 10 lakh. No buyers. Unfortunately didn't have the best of T20 domestic seasons.
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Laxmi Yadav to Warriorz

Warriorz have her for INR 10 lakh. They have now bought 15 players.
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Arushi Goel

INR 10 lakh. No takers.
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Disha Kasat to RCB

RCB bid for her at INR 10 lakh and pick her up.
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Divya Gnanananda

Karnataka batter asks for INR 10 lakh. No takers.
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Ishwari Savkar

Base price of INR 10 lakh. No bids.
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Jasia Akhtar

Asks for INR 20 lakh. Top-order batter plays for Rajasthan, had a stellar domestic season. Capitals have the opening and closing bid at INR 20 lakh.
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Dhara Gujjar

Bengal player heads to Mumbai for her base price of INR 10 lakh.
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Tara Norris to Capitals

Asks for INR 10 lakh and is picked up by Capitals.
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Laura Harris heads to Capitals

RCB and Capitals start the bidding war. Capitals bag her at INR 45 lakh, more than her base price of INR 10 lakh.
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Ekta Bisht

Base price of INR 30 lakh. No bids.
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Preeti Bose

Left-arm spinner that plays for Railways finds no bids.
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Mahika Gaur

UAE left-arm fast bowler asks for INR 10 lakh. First Associate player to have come up. Giants ask for time. And they bid for her. But they have been told that they have fulfilled their overseas quota! Sad for Gaur.
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Monica Patel will play for Giants

Karnataka left-armer asks for INR 30 lakh. Gets bid from Giants. Taken!
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Gouher Sultana

Asks for INR 30 lakh, the left-arm spinner. No response.
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Lauren Bell heads to Warriorz

England fast bowler asks for INR 30 lakh. Warriorz bid late. And are the only one to do so.
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Arundhati Reddy

Asks for INR 30 lakh. Gets no response as of now.
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Meghna Singh

Her base price is INR 50 lakh. And she does not find any takers.
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Swagathika Rath

Asks for INR 30 lakh. Plays for Railways in the domestic circuit. No takers though.
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D Hemalatha to Giants

Giants open the bid at INR 30 lakh. Bowls handy offspin and has the ability to finish games batting at No. 4/5. Only bid and she heads to Giants at base price.
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Amanjot Kaur to Mumbai Indians

Mumbai are quick to raise the paddle at INR 30 lakh. Capitals bid late before Mumbai raise it further. Mumbai get Amanjot for INR 50 lakh!
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Devika Vaidya is Warriorz-bound!

Indian legspinning allrounder asks for INR 40 lakh. Warriorz bid for her and Capitals come in at INR 45 lakh. A duel between the two teams takes the price up to INR 65 lakh - Capitals. Here's her story about fighting her fears and chasing her World Cup dream. Her price crosses INR 1 crore now. Capitals in the lead with INR 1.1 crore. Warriorz get ahead at INR 1.2 crore. Capitals bid once more and take it to INR 1.3 crore. "The teams with the biggest and smallest purse left are going after Devika," chimes Vishal from the venue. Warriorz raise it to INR 1.4 crore and Capitals are out! Vaidya heads to UP.
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Anuja Patil

INR 30 lakh. No bids.
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Simran Bahadur

The Delhi allrounder asks for INR 30 lakh. No takers though.
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Issy Wong to Mumbai Indians

Mumbai have their paddles up before the base price of INR 30 lakh is even announced. And that is the only bid. Must say, Mumbai like their pacers. Wong heads to Mumbai.
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Mansi Joshi to Giants

INR 30 lakh is her base price. Giants come in. Taken at base price.
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Katherine Sciver-Brunt

Asks for INR 50 lakh. No takers.
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Alice Capsey heads to Delhi Capitals

Mumbai open the bids for INR 30 lakh. Capitals don't wanna let her go and engage in a tussle with Mumbai before taking it up to INR 75 lakh. Mumbai are out. Capitals in the lead and lock her!
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Georgia Wareham will spin it for Giants!

Aussie leggie asks for INR 30 lakh. RCB open the bid before Giants raise it. Giants now in the lead with INR 55 lakh but RCB take it to INR 60 lakh. Remember, she is returning from a lengthy layoff and is part of the Australia squad in the ongoing Women's T20 World Cup. Giants raise it to INR 65 lakh, RCB discuss and raise the paddle. Giants raise it to INR 75 lakh and RCB back out. That is the final bid.
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Grace Harris goes to Warriorz

INR 30 lakhs is what she asks for. RCB open the bids. Warriorz enter at INR 35 lakh. RCB raise the paddle. Warriorz ahead at INR 45 lakh. Capitals enter at INR 50 lakh. Warriorz raise it but Capitals increase it further to INR 60 lakh. Warriorz raise it further before Capitals raise the paddle further. Warriorz at the fore with INR 75 lakh. That is the last bid, taken!
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Kim Garth

INR 30 lakh. Played previously for Ireland and now for Australia. No bids though.
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Heather Graham

Mumbai open bids at INR 30 lakh. They are the only bidders.
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Bharti Fulmali

Not taken at INR 30 lakh.
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Erin Burns will turn up for RCB

Allrounder from Australia gets RCB's offer for INR 30 lakh. Locked!
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S Meghana will play for Giants

Giants open the bidding at INR 30 lakh. The only bid. Sealed!
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Kiran Navgire will play for Warriorz

Should be a steal at INR 30 lakh! And UP Warriorz kickoff the bidding. That is the only bid. Taken!
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Sneha Deepthi starts the accelerated auction

INR 30 lakh. No takers.
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Priya Punia

INR 40 lakh is her base price. No bids.
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Who are the most expensive buys so far at the WPL auction?

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Ten sets done... Accelerated auction up next

How do the teams stack up?

  • RCB: Mandhana, Devine, Perry, Renuka, Ghosh
  • MI: Harmanpreet, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Vastrakar, Yastika
  • Giants: Gardner, Mooney, Dunkley, Sutherland, Harleen, Dottin, Rana
  • Warriorz: Ecclestone, Deepti, McGrath, Ismail, Healy, Sarvani, Gayakwad, Chopra, Sehrawat, Yashasri
  • DC: Rodrigues, Lanning, Shafali, Radha, Pandey, Kapp, Sadhu
A total of 34 players have been picked up at this point, 15 from them being overseas players. The five teams will have to each give a list of 15 players for the accelerated round that will start in a while. Remember, only 15 slots for the overseas are left now...
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Hurley Gala

India Under-19 allrounder lists herself at INR 10 lakh. No bids placed.
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Shikha Shalot

INR 20 lakh is what she asks for. No bids.
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S Yashasri heads to Warriorz

INR 10 lakh she asks for and Warriorz bag her!
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Shorna Akhter

INR 20 lakh for the Bangladesh Under-19 batter. No takers.
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Falak Naz

Another speedster from Under-19. Base price of INR 10 lakh.
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Sonia Mendhiya

Under-19 allrounder asks for INR 10 lakh. No takers for her for now.
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Sonam Yadav

Left-arm spinner from Under-19 side, base price of INR 10 lakh, no bids.
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Shabnam MD

INR 10 lakh for the Under-19 fast bowler. No takers.
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Najla CMC

INR 10 lakh. No takers.
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Shweta Sehrawat will head to Warriorz

The leading run-scorer of India's victorious Under-19 T20 World Cup run asks for INR 10 lakh and Warriorz and Capitals bid for her. Capitals have raised it to INR 25 lakh. Warriorz raise it to INR 40 lakh. Capitals back out. Warriorz bag Sehrawat for INR 40 lakh!
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Mannat Kashyap

Left-arm spinner from India Under-19 asks for INR 10 lakh. No takers.
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Titas Sadhu to Capitals

Under-19 speedstar asks for INR 10 lakh and finds bids from Warriorz and Capitals. Bowling pin-point yorkers are in her mind. Warriorz are ahead at INR 20 lakh, Capitals raise it to INR 25 lakh. Sadhu heads to Delhi!
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G Trisha

The Hyderabad prodigy, part of India Under-19, finds no taker at INR 10 lakh.
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Grace Scrivens

England Under-19 batter was their leading run-scorer at the T20 World Cup but finds no takers at INR 10 lakh.
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Parshavi Chopra goes to Warriorz

Under-19 legspinner has base price of INR 10 lakh and Warriorz want her. And they bag her at base price.
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Soumya Tiwari

The Under-19 batter asks for INR 10 lakh. Giants take a moment to discuss and then back out. No bids.
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Next set...

Emerging players. Two sets of Under-19 players.
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Hrishita Basu

India Under-19 wicketkeeper asks for INR 10 lakh. No takers.
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Marizanne Kapp will play for Capitals

South Africa allrounder has a base price of INR 40 lakh and Warriorz start the bidding. Capitals join in at INR 45 lakh. RCB raise the paddle and Capitals swiftly raise it. Capitals offer INR 65 lakh, RCB take it to INR 70 lakh. Capitals take it to 75, RCB go out but Gujarat come in and take it up to INR 1 crore. Capitals raise it to INR 1.3 crore. Giants offer INR 1.4 crore before Capitals raise the paddle again. Giants are out. Capitals have Kapp for INR 1.5 crore!
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Sneh Rana heads to Gujarat Giants

Mumbai start the bid at INR 50 lakh. Giants raise it to INR 55 lakh, Mumbai are out. Warriorz enter at INR 60 lakh. Giants take it up to INR 65 lakh, Warriorz raise it further. Nooshin Al Khadeer has played a major role in the resurgence of Rana and Giants take it up to INR 75 lakh. Sealed!
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Shikha Pandey goes to Capitals for INR 60 lakh

Remember that inswinger to Alyssa Healy in 2021? INR 40 lakhs is what she asks for. Capitals start and Giants take it to INR 45 lakh. Giants and Capitals escalate it to INR 60 lakh, which is the amount Capitals bid for. Giants back out. Pandey will join Rodrigues and Lanning at Capitals!
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Jess Jonassen

Australia's allrounder has listed herself at INR 50 lakh. Finds no takers
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Nadine de Klerk

No takers at INR 30 lakh
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Salma Khatun

Base price INR 40 lakh. No bidders.
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Radha Yadav goes to Capitals at base price

India allrounder asks for INR 40 lakh. Capitals start the bidding. And end it!
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Leigh Kasperek

INR 30 lakh. Passed on.
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Capped allrounders are next

  • Nadine de Klerk
  • Jess Jonassen
  • Marizanne Kapp
  • Leigh Kasperek
  • Salma Khatun
  • Shikha Pandey
  • Sneh Rana
  • Radha Yadav
are in the list...
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Deepti Sharma speaks

"Obviously it is s nice opportunity. I will look to do well for the UP team. I am looking forward to it. This is a new beginning because we were waiting for this for a long time. My role will be to do well. Works well for all Indian players, who were waiting for it. Will aim to contribute to the UP team."
Rajesh Sharma, the MD of Warriorz said, "We wanted to have Deepti, she's from Agra, UP. It's to have a connect with UP fan base. She's young as well."
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A short break...

Seven sets done, only 25 players have been picked up.

How teams line up

RCB: Mandhana, Devine, Perry, Renuka, Richa
MI: Harmanpreet, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Vastrakar, Yastika
Giants: Gardner, Mooney, Dunkley, Sutherland, Deol, Dottin
Warriorz: Ecclestone, Deepti, McGrath, Ismail, Healy, Sarvani, Gayakwad
Capitals: Rodrigues, Lanning, Shafali

Purse remaining

DC - 6.7 crore
Giants - 4.5
MI - 2.6
RCB - 3
Warriorz - 3.55
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Fran Jonas

Left-arm spinner from New Zealand has a base price of INR 30 lakh. No bids.
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No takers for Alana King

Australia legspinner has a base price of INR 40 lakh. No takers.
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Afy Fletcher

Asks for INR 30 lakh but finds none.
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Inoka Ranaweera doesn't find a team

Asks for INR 30 lakh. Gets none.
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Poonam Yadav finds no bids

India's veteran leggie asks for INR 30 lakh. Capitals want time to think. Back out then. No takers.
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Nonkululeko Mlaba

South Africa left-arm spinner, base price of INR 30 lakh, finds no takers.
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Rajeshwari Gayakwad will play for UP Warriorz

India's left-arm spinner asks for INR 40 lakh. UP Warriorz raise the paddle. Goes for base price.
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Sarah Glenn

INR 30 lakh, no takers.
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Lea Tahuhu of New Zealand...

... finds no takers!
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South Africa's Ayabonga Khaka

No takers at INR 30 lakh.
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Shakera Selman

Asks for INR 30 lakh. No takers for West Indies fast bowler.
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Jahanara Alam

INR 30 lakh for Bangladesh seamer. No takers.
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Megan Schutt of Australia

INR 40 lakh is what she asks for. No takers.
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Anjali Sarvani to UP Warriorz

First left-arm seamer to play a T20I for India asks for INR 30 lakh. Giants start the bidding, Warriorz join in. Giants raise it to INR 40 lakh, Warriorz offer INR 45 lakh. Capitals enter at INR 50 lakh. Warrioz escalate it and Capitals bow out. Sarvani to Warriorz for INR 55 lakh.
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Shamilia Connell, no buyers yet

West Indies allrounder finds no takers.
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Freya Davies has no bidders

INR 30 lakh is her base price. No bids.
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How the teams stack up

RCB: Mandhana, Devine, Perry, Renuka, Ghosh
MI: Harmanpreet, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Vastrakar, Yastika
GG: Gardner, Mooney, Dunkley, Sutherland, Harleen, Dottin
Warriorz: Ecclestone, Deepti, Tahlia McGrath, Ismail, Healy
DC: Rodrigues, Lanning, Shafali
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No takers for Bernadine Bezuidenhout

New Zealand wicketkeeper asks for INR 30 lakh and finds no takers
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Amy Jones

England wicketkeeper asks for INR 40 lakh. No takers in this round.
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Sushma Verma finds no takers

No takers for her at INR 30 lakh.
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Alyssa Healy will play for UP Warriorz with Deepti

Australia wicketkeeper asks for INR 50 lakh. Warriorz start the bidding. Read her thoughts about the WPL and the game overall here. Long silence, as Mumbai work out their calculations, before raising the paddle. Warriorz raise it further and take it to INR 70 lakh. Mumbai are out of the race. Healy bagged by Warriorz!
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Explosive wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh will join Mandhana at RCB!

Capitals start the bidding at INR 50 lakh. RCB escalate it and bid with Capitals, who take it to INR 1 crore. RCB take it to INR 1.5 crore, Capitals raise it further. A long thought before Capitals raise the paddle for INR 1.8 crore. RCB take it up and bag Ghosh for INR 1.9 crore.
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Yastika Bhatia will don Mumbai Indians colours

INR 30 lakh. Mumbai and Giants start the bidding. Giants raise it to INR 80 lakh, Mumbai raise it to INR 85 lakh. Warriorz come in at INR 90 lakh and raise it to INR 1 crore. Mumbai raise it to INR 1.1 crore. Warriors take it up to INR 1.4 crore before Mumbai raise it further. Mumbai have Yastika for INR 1.5 crore.
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Taniya Bhatia... no bids

No takers at INR 30 lakh.
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Anushka Sanjeewani from Sri Lanka, no takers

INR 30 lakh. No takers.
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Next set...

... is of wicketkeepers, which includes the likes of Alyssa Healy and Richa Ghosh.
RCB: Mandhana, Devine, Perry, Renuka
MI: Harmanpreet, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Vastrakar
GG: Gardner, Mooney, Dunkley, Sutherland, Harleen, Dottin
UPW: Ecclestone, Deepti, Tahlia McGrath, Ismail
DC: Rodrigues, Lanning, Shafali
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Deandra Dottin to Gujarat Giants

Asks for INR 50 lakh. Giants start the bid. Capitals take it to INR 55 lakh. Giants raise it to INR 60 lakh. Locked!
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India allrounder Pooja Vastrakar will play for Mumbai Indians

Asks for INR 50 lakh. Capitals and Mumbai start the bidding war. Capitals take it to INR 1 crore, Mumbai raise it to INR 1.1 crore. Warriorz enter at INR 1.2 crore, Mumbai raise it further and take it to INR 1.7 crore. Warriorz raise it to INR 1.8 crore. Mumbai discus... and raise the paddle. Now Warriorz ponder and back out. Mumbai get Vastrakar for INR 1.9 crore.
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Chamari Athapaththu

Base price of INR 30 lakh. No takers for the Sri Lanka captain.
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Harleen Deol goes to Gujarat Giants

Base price of INR 40 lakh. Giants open the bidding. Taken! This is their first Indian purchase.
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Danni Wyatt asks for INR 50 lakh

No takers.
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Sune Luus

She asks for INR 30 lakh. No takers.
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Heather Knight, England captain

INR 40 lakh. No bidders.
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Annabel Sutherland will go to Gujarat Giants

UP Warriorz start at INR 30 lakh. Capitals jump in and take it to INR 55 lakh. Giants take it up to INR 70 lakh. Locked!
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Harmanpreet Kaur speaks

"I have always seen Mumbai Indians doing well in the IPL. I have the opportunity to be a part of MI and hope we will make a good time. It is a game changer for all of us. This will entirely change women's cricket not just in India. We all are looking forward to that. MI fans have always been great and hoping to emulate the men's team."
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Allrounders in the next set

  • Chamari Athapaththu
  • Harleen Deol
  • Deandra Dottin
  • Heather Knight
  • Sune Luus
  • Annabel Sutherland
  • Pooja Vastrakar
  • Danni Wyatt
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Smriti Mandhana speaks...

"We have been watching auction of men's. It is such a big moment for women to have an auction of this sort. The whole thing is exacting. RCB's legacy is big, they have built a big fan-base. Hope we both can together build a big team. Namaskara Bengaluru, excited to wear the red and gold and aim for the cup."
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What Capitals have to say...

Parth Jindal, Capitals co-owner: "Too early for captaincy," he says. "Extremely rushed and we didn't have much time. matches are also nearly upon in two weeks. it's new for me personally. I'm a follower of the women's game but I didn't know many names apart from some Indian and overseas players. some skillsets are also different like there are more allrounders. but it's the same for everyone. I felt like a 10th standard student trying to learn the entire syllabus in the last 10 days. Hemalatha and Jonathan are guiding us," he says about putting up a team in a short time.
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Three sets done!

Time for a short break. Let's take a look at how the squads shape up:
RCB: Mandhana, Devine, Perry, Renuka
MI: Harmanpreet, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr
Gujarat Giants: Gardner, Mooney, Dunkley
UP Warriorz: Ecclestone, Deepti, McGrath, Ismail
DC: Rodrigues, Lanning, Shafali
"Delhi Capitals bought their first player after the other four franchises had spent 25.7 crore combined," observes Vishal Dikshit.
Here's a look at the funds remaining with each of the teams
DC 6.7 cr
Giants 6.2 cr
MI 6 cr
RCB 4.90 cr
Warriorz 5.2 cr
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Tammy Beaumont

INR 30 lakh. No bids.
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Laura Wolvaardt

Base price of INR 30 lakh. No takers.
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Shafali Verma will head to Delhi Capitals

The Indian opener asks for INR 50 lakh and Capitals raise the paddle before RCB jump in. Intense bidding between the two sides sees the price cross INR 1 crore. Mumbai enter at INR 1.3 crore. Capitals take it north to INR 2 crore. Taken!
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Tazmin Brits...

INR 30 lakh. No takers in this round.
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Suzie Bates

INR 30 lakh is her base price. No takers yet.
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Meg Lanning goes to Capitals

Australia captain asks for INR 50 lakh and Mumbai jump in. Delhi take it up to INR 75 lakh. Capitals have her at INR 1.1 crore. Done!
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Jemimah Rodrigues heads to Delhi Capitals

UP Warriorz start with INR 50 lakh. Capitals enter and take it up to INR 75 lakh. Warriorz take it to INR 90 lakh, Capitals take it up to INR 95 lakh. Capitals raise it to INR 1.1 crore. Capitals raise it further to INR 1.5 crore to stave off Warriorz. Mumbai enter at INR 1.6 crore. They take it beyond INR 2 crore. Capitals get her for INR 2.2 crore.
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Sophia Dunkley will don the Gujarat Giants jersey

Giants bid late before Capitals join in at INR 35 lakh. Capitals at INR 55 lakh, Giants back at INR 60 lakh. Done!
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Batters, the next set

  • Suzie Bates
  • Tammy Beaumont
  • Tazmin Brits
  • Sophia Dunkley
  • Meg Lanning
  • Jemimah Rodrigues
  • Shafali Verma
  • Laura Wolvaardt
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Amelia Kerr goes to Mumbai Indians

The New Zealand allrounder asks for INR 40 lakh. Mumbai kickoff the bidding before RCB jump in. RCB take it to INR 75 lakh but Mumbai are willing to shell out INR 80 lakh. RCB take it up to 96 Lakh before Mumbai raise it to INR 1 crore. Done!
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Shabnim Ismail, South Africa speedster, will play for UP Warriorz!

INR 40 lakh is her base price. UP Warriorz start it off. Capitals come in next. Warriorz raise it to INR 80 lakh, before Capitals take it to INR 85 lakh. Warriorz take it to INR 1 crore. Deal!
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Run-machine Beth Mooney will play for Gujarat Giants!

Asks for INR 40 lakh. RCB and Mumbai start the fierce bidding. Crosses INR 1 crore now. Mumbai have the edge at INR 1.3 crore, Capitals enter at INR 1.4 crore. Giants raise it to INR 1.6 crore, Mumbai take it up. Giants have it for INR 1.8 crore, a long discussion at the Mumbai table. Giants take it to INR 2 crore. Locked!
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Australia allrounder Tahlia McGrath to play for UP Warriorz

Base price of INR 40 lakh. RCB start the bidding and Giants join in. Giants raise it to INR 75 lakh. Capitals enter at INR 80 lakh, Giant take it up but Capitals take it to INR 1 crore. Giants have her at INR 1.3 crore. Warriorz enter to bid for TMac at INR 1.4 crore. Taken!
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Nat Sciver-Brunt will play for Mumbai Indians

Mumbai start with INR 50 lakh. Capitals jump in but Mumbai raise it to INR 1 crore. Fierce bidding sees the price cross INR 1.6 crore. UP Warriorz jump in at 1.7 crore. Crossed INR 2 crore now. Mumbai have it at INR 2.4 crore. Now raised to INR 2.8 crore, with Mumbai. A long discussion at the Warriorz table... Silence in the room before they raise to INR 3 crore, but Mumbai are quick to raise the paddle to make it INR 3.2 crore.
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Renuka Singh goes to RCB at INR 1.5 crore

Base price of INR 50 lakh. Capitals start before RCB jump in. Capitals take it to INR 1 crore before RCB raise it further. They have it at INR 1.3 crore. Capitals raise it further and immediately RCB escalate it to INR 1.5 crore. Done!
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Deepti Sharma will play for UP Warriorz!

Capitals start. Mumbai raise it to 55 lakh and Gujarat enter at 60 Lakh. Capitals, Giants and Mumbai are in a three-way tussle and Capitals take it to INR 1.1 crore. Giants came back at INR 1.2 crore. Capitals raise it to INR 1.3 crore before Mumbai escalate it to INR 1.6 crore. Capitals have her at INR 1.9 Crore but Mumbai take it to INR 2 crore. UP Warriorz enter at INR 2.2 crore. Mumbai raise it to INR 2.4 crore. Warriorz raise it to INR 2.6 crore. Done!
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The second marquee set

Seven more players, next:
Shabnim Ismail
Amelia Kerr
Tahlia McGrath
Beth Mooney
Natalie Sciver-Brunt
Deepti Sharma
Renuka Singh
You can also follow the auction live in Hindi.
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Mandhana the RCB captain?

Mike Hesson, RCB Director of Cricket, in the presser: "Everyone knows Mandhana and Perry, we were pretty committed to the couple of people we wanted to get. we're very happy to get such quality players. it's a dream result for us to get Mandhana, Perry and Devine. Smriti has got plenty of captaincy experience and is familiar with the Indian conditions so highly likely [she'll be captain]"
Hesson on scouting for WPL :"I think it's also that the data is limited. you can't just sit on your phone and search Cricinfo and and find out a whole deal lot about them. It's more about going out and getting different eyes on the players so you can validate your information. The data in terms of strike rate is pretty obsolete so we need to go out and get a number of scouts who can bring out the information"
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A short breather...

The first set is done. Matthews is the only player unsold from the set.
How the squads stack up after Set 1?
  • RCB: Mandhana, Devine, Perry
  • MI: Harmanpreet
  • Gujarat Giants: Gardner
  • UP Warriorz: Ecclestone
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Sophie Ecclestone, England allrounder, will play for UP Warriorz!

INR 50 lakh is her base price. Gujarat Giants kick off the bidding and Capitals enter at INR 55 lakh. Capitals and Giants are in an intense battle and take it beyond INR 1 crore. Warriorz enter at INR 1.2 crore. Warriorz take it to INR 1.8 crore. Sold!
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Ellyse Perry to RCB at INR 1.7 crore

INR 50 lakh is her base price. Capitals start the bid. RCB raise it. Capitals raise it to INR 1 crore but RCB are still in it. RCB at the fore at INR 1.7 crore. Sold!
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Ashleigh Gardner goes to Gujarat Giants

The Australia allrounder asks for INR 50 lakhs and Mumbai start the bid. UP Warriors bid with them and the price now cross INR 1 crore. Mumbai are intensely bidding for her and the price crosses INR 2 crore. UP Warriorz still in it. Gujarat Giants enter at INR 2.8 crore. Crosses INR 3 crore and Giants have it so far at INR 3.2 crore. Sold to Gujarat Giants!
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West Indies' Hayley Matthews is next. Unsold

Asks base price of INR 40 lakhs. She is unsold.
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Sophie Devine to RCB at base price

RCB start the bid. And Devine sold to RCB at base price!
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Harmanpreet Kaur to MI for INR 1.8 crore

RCB start the bid. Delhi join in the bidding. RCB and Capitals are raising the paddle and it is now at 100 lakh with Bangalore. Capitals raise the paddle and take it to INR 110 lakh. Mumbai enter at INR 120 lakh. Mumbai are in front with INR160 lakh. UP Warriorz enter at INR 170 lakh. Mumbai raise it to INR 180 lakh and she is sold!
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Smriti Mandhana to RCB for INR 3.4 crore!

Mumbai start the bid at her base price INR 50 lakh. RCB and MI are in an intense battle for India's T20I vice-captain. Mumbai raise it to 220 lakhs, RCB think before raising the paddle again. RCB take it beyond INR 300 lakhs. Mumbai are still in it. Sold to RCB!
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The first set - marquee set

The WPL auction will start at 2:30pm IST with the first marquee set. Who are the players part of that set?
Sophie Devine - New Zealand
Sophie Ecclestone - England
Ashleigh Gardner - Australia
Harmanpreet Kaur - India
Smriti Mandhana - India
Hayley Matthews - West Indies
Ellyse Perry - Australia
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The coaching staff

  • Gujarat Giants - Head coach: Rachael Haynes, Bowling coach: Nooshin Al Khadeer, Batting coach: Tushar Arothe, Mentor and advisor: Mithali Raj
  • Mumbai Indians - Head coach: Charlotte Edwards, Bowling coach and mentor: Jhulan Goswami, Batting coach: Devieka Palshikaar. Mahela Jayawardene is also at the venue, informs Vishal Dikshit.
  • UP Warriorz - Head coach: Jon Lewis, Assistant coaches: Anju Jain and Ashley Noffke, Mentor: Lisa Sthalekar
  • Delhi Capitals - Head coach: Jonathan Batty, Assistant coaches: Hemalata Kala and Lisa Keightley, Fielding coach: Biju George
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore - They haven't yet announced their coaching staff but here's Vishal from the venue: "RCB is the only franchise to not officially announce their coaching staff yet. Here in Mumbai, their team just walked into the auction room, with Mike Hesson the most prominent name among them." Their scouts Malolan Rangarajan and Vanitha VR are also there.
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A look at some of the numbers first up...

  • Out of the 449, 270 are Indian players while the 179 are overseas. Teams can have upto 18 players in the squad, with a minimum of 15. There are six slots for overseas players, including the Associates.
  • The break-up for overseas players is - 29 are from Australia, 31 from England, 23 from the West Indies, 19 from New Zealand, 17 from South Africa, 15 from Sri Lanka, 11 from Zimbabwe, nine each from Bangladesh and Thailand, six from Ireland, four from the UAE, two each from the Netherlands and Scotland, and one each from USA and Hong Kong.
  • The teams have an auction purse of INR 12 crore each. International players had the option of choosing their base prices at INR 30 lakh (US$ 36,000 approx.) or INR 40 lakh (US$ 48,000 approx.) or INR 50 lakh (US$ 60,000 approx.), while uncapped players had their base prices at INR 10 lakh (US$ 12,000 approx.) and INR 20 lakh (US$ 24,000 approx.).
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A refresher

A total of 449 players will go under the hammer in the inaugural WPL auction for a total of 90 possible slots, 60 of which will be for Indian players. A bit of reading material for y'all to get warmed up!
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Time to get rolling!

Many believe it should have happened in 2017, after India’s runners-up finish in the Women’s World Cup. And then perhaps the time was ripe after their T20 World Cup run in 2020. But in 2023, the Women’s Premier League is finally here and will be played between March 4 and 26. But before that it is time for the big (pay-)day – the WPL auction. It is a largely unknown wonder and that only adds to the excitement. Get set, be ready to be amazed!
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