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The inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction on Monday in Mumbai saw 87 players picked up by the five franchisees, out of which 30 were overseas players.
India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana was the first player to come up in the auction and was the most expensive pick of the day at INR 3.4 crore (USD 415,000 approx) by the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
After losing Smriti to the Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians ensured that they do not lose another opportunity of getting a captain and bought India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur at INR 1.8 CR (USD 220,000 approx).
Australia all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner and England vice-captain Nat Sciver-Brunt were the most expensive overseas buys at INR 3.2 crore (USD 390,000 approx) each. While Ashleigh went with the Gujarat Giants, Nat Sciver was picked by the Mumbai Indians franchise.
India off-spin all-rounder Deepti Sharma was the second-most expensive Indian pick at INR 2.6 crore (USD 317,000 approx). The 25-year-old from Uttar Pradesh will now play for her home state team UP Warriorz.
Jemimah Rodrigues was picked by the Delhi Capitals at INR 2.2 CR (USD 268,000 approx) and was the third-most expensive Indian pick at the auction.
Australia wicket-keeper batter Beth Mooney and India opener Shafali Verma were bought at INR 2 CR (USD 244,000 approx) each. While Mooney was taken by the Gujarat Giants, Shafali was picked by the Delhi Capitals franchise.
Mumbai Indians then bought India pacer Pooja Vastrakar while Royal Challengers Bangalore took India wicket-keeper and power hitter Richa Ghosh at INR 1.9 CR (USD 232,000 approx) each.
England left-arm spinner and current No.1 T20I bowler Sophie Ecclestone was picked by the UP Warriorz at INR 1.8 CR (USD 220,000 approx) after interest shown by both Gujarat and Delhi.
Top 10 most expensive buys:
1. Smriti Mandhana (RCB) – INR 3.4 CR (USD 415,000 approx)
2. Ashleigh Gardner (Gujarat) – INR 3.2 CR (USD 390,000 approx)
3. Natalie Sciver-Brunt (MI) – INR 3.2 CR (USD 390,000 approx)
4. Deepti Sharma (UP) – INR 2.6 CR (USD 317,000 approx)
5. Jemimah Rodrigues (Delhi) – INR 2.2 CR (USD 268,000 approx)
6. Beth Mooney (Gujarat) – INR 2 CR (USD 244,000 approx)
7. Shafali Verma (Delhi) – INR 2 CR (USD 244,000 approx)
8. Pooja Vastrakar (MI) – INR 1.9 CR (USD 232,000 approx)
9. Richa Ghosh (RCB) – INR 1.9 CR (USD 232,000 approx)
10. Sophie Ecclestone (UP) – INR 1.8 CR (USD 220,000 approx)
Tara Norris from the USA was the only player from the associate nations to get picked and was bought by Delhi at INR 10 lakhs. Gujarat initially looked interested in Mahika Gaur of UAE but it turned out that they had already exhausted their overseas slots.
Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry will join Smriti in the Royal Challengers Bangalore after getting picked at INR 1.7 CR (USD 207,000 approx).
Top 5 expensive Indian picks:Â
Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Pooja Vastrakar
Top 5 expensive overseas picks:
Ashleigh Gardner, Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Beth Mooney, Sophie Ecclestone, Elysse Perry
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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