What a day it was for women's cricket in India! A youngster fetched the biggest amount at the WPL 2024 auction and it is a very good sign for Indian cricket going ahead into the future. Teams like Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals were not very active and were pretty clear with their moves and signings. Gujarat Giants and Delhi Capitals signed the joint-most expensive players at the WPL 2024 auction (Kashvee Gautam and Annabel Sutherland respectively) for Rs 2 crore each. Young batter Vrinda Dinesh also had a memorable day when she was picked by UP Warriorz for Rs 1 crore. Giants made some smart signings in Phoebe Litchfield, Lauren Cheatle and also Veda Krishnamurthy towards the end. UP Warriorz squad also looks pretty balanced and so does RCB, who have signed veteran Indian players like S Meghana and also Ekta Bisht besides adding some international experience in form of Georgia Wareham and Kate Cross. All the teams look pretty stacked ahead of WPL 2024 and it would be interesting to see how each of these sides fare in the next edition of the competition in 2024. On the contrary, it was surprising to see Sri Lanka Chamari Athpaththu, Deandra Dottin, Amanda-Jade Wellington, Kim Garth and Amy Jones were among those who went unsold, surprisingly. Thanks for joining our coverage of the WPL 2024 Auction! WPL 2024 All Squads: Full Players List of All Women’s Premier League Teams After Auction.
WPL 2024 Auction Round-Up: Kashvee Gautam, Annabel Sutherland Become Most Expensive Players, Check List of Sold and Unsold Players at Women's Premier League Auction
The WPL 2024 auction is being held in Mumbai. The auction will see 165 players go under the hammer. Stay tuned for live updates about the WPL 2024.
Royal Challengers Bangalore have signed Australia's Sophie Molineux for Rs 30 lakh. RCB have completed their squad for WPL 2024.
S Meghana and Simran Bahadur have been signed by RCB for Rs 30 lakh each.
S Meghana and Simran Bahadur have been signed by RCB for Rs 30 lakh each.
Veteran Indian cricketer Veda Krishnamurthy has been sold to Gujarat Giants for Rs 30 lakh.
The second stage of the accelerated auction is set to start in a while. The first round went pretty quick and fans can expect something similar as well.
Shubha Satheesh has been signed by RCB for Rs 10 lakh.
Mumbai Indians have signed two players--Keerthana Balakrishnan and Fatima Jaffer for Rs 10 lakh each.
Mannat Kashyap has been signed by Gujarat Giants for Rs 10 lakh. Delhi Capitals meanwhile have signed Ashwani Kumari for Rs 10 lakh.
Mannat Kashyap has been signed by Gujarat Giants for Rs 10 lakh. Delhi Capitals meanwhile have signed Ashwani Kumari for Rs 10 lakh.
Mannat Kashyap has been signed by Gujarat Giants for Rs 10 lakh. Delhi Capitals meanwhile have signed Ashwani Kumari for Rs 10 lakh.
Scotland all-rounder Kathryn Bryce has gone to Gujarat Giants for Rs 10 lakh.
Scotland all-rounder Kathryn Bryce has gone to Gujarat Giants for Rs 10 lakh.
Lauren Cheatle has been signed by Gujarat Giants for Rs 30 lakh.
Sonam Yadav, Sunanda Yetrekar and Amisha Bahukhandi go unsold. The accelerated auction is set to start now and some names which went unsold a while ago, will now be up for grabs.
Priya Mishra goes to Gujarat Giants for Rs 20 lakh. Parunika Sisodia, remains unsold.
USA's Tara Norris, who played for Delhi Capitals last season, misses out on any bids this time. Haorungbam Chanu, Rekha Singh, Aditi Chauhan, Komalpreet Kaur and Komal Zanzad go unsold.
Saima Thakur has been sold to UP Warriorz for Rs 10 lakh. Hurley Gala and Parushi Prabhakar go unsold.
Amandeep Kaur goes to Mumbai Indians for a sum of Rs 10 lakh.
S Sajana has been signed by Mumbai Indians for a sum of Rs 15 lakh. Poonam Khemnar has been signed by UP Warriorz at Rs 10 lakh.
WPL 2024 Auction Live Updates: The much-awaited Women's Premier League 2024 auction is taking place in Mumbai on December 9. Much like last year, the five franchises--Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Gujarat Giants, Delhi Capitals and UP Warriorz are set to be involved in some intense bidding wars to have their preferred players on board ahead of the WPL 2024 season. However, unlike last time, the WPL 2024 auction is a mini-auction of sorts with 165 players going under the hammer. Out of these 165 cricketers, 104 are Indians and 61 are overseas. There are 15 cricketers from associate nations. All five teams have already named their retentions and it remains to be seen how the squads stack up at the end of the auction. WPL 2024 Auction Free Live Streaming Online: Watch Live Telecast of Women's Premier League Players Auction on Sports18 and JioCinema Online.
Smriti Mandhana was the most expensive player in the WPL 2023 auction when she was signed up by Royal Challengers Bangalore for a sum of Rs 3.4 crore. Having said that, the players are unlikely to fetch that high an amount with all the teams having limited purses and retaining most of their core players. The first edition of the Women's Premier League, which was held earlier this year, was a major success and the same is expected this time around as well. Which team will sign whom? Stay tuned to find out and you would not want to miss this!
Gujarat Giants have the highest purse at the WPL 2024 auction at 5.95 crore while the least purse belongs to Mumbai Indians (2.10 crore). The Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians had won the inaugural WPL by beating Delhi Capitals in the final.
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