The stage has been set for the much-awaited Women’s Premier League (WPL) Player Auction at Mumbai where 449 women cricketers will go under the hammer for five teams – Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore and UP Warriorz. The auction will be conducted by Mallika Advani.
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13 Feb, 23 : 05:37 PM
Hurley Gala remains unsold
13 Feb, 23 : 05:31 PM
Sonam Yadav goes unsold
13 Feb, 23 : 05:30 PM
UP Warriorz get India U19 vice-captain Shweta Sehrawat for Rs 40 lakh
13 Feb, 23 : 05:29 PM
Mannat Kashyap remains unsold
13 Feb, 23 : 05:28 PM
Archana Devi finds no bidders. Unsold.
13 Feb, 23 : 05:28 PM
G Trisha also goes unsold.
13 Feb, 23 : 05:23 PM
South Africa's Marizanne Kapp goes to Delhi Capitals for Rs 1.5 crore
13 Feb, 23 : 05:14 PM
Salma Khatun from Bangladesh goes unsold.
13 Feb, 23 : 05:14 PM
Delhi Capitals buy Radha Yadav for Rs 40 lakh
13 Feb, 23 : 05:11 PM
New Zealand's Leigh Kasperek goes unsold
13 Feb, 23 : 04:45 PM
UP Warriorz get India spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad for base price Rs 40 lakh
13 Feb, 23 : 04:44 PM
South Africa's Ayabonga Khaka remains unsold
13 Feb, 23 : 04:43 PM
Shakera Selman od West Indies goes unsold
13 Feb, 23 : 04:42 PM
South Africa's Ayabonga Khaka remains unsold
13 Feb, 23 : 04:42 PM
New Zealand's Lea Tahuhu remains unsold.
13 Feb, 23 : 04:42 PM
South Africa's Ayabonga Khaka remains unsold
13 Feb, 23 : 04:41 PM
England's Amy Jones remains unsold
13 Feb, 23 : 04:41 PM
West Indies' Shamilia Connell remains unsold
13 Feb, 23 : 04:41 PM
England's Freya Davies remains unsold
13 Feb, 23 : 04:40 PM
India's Anjali Sarvani goes to UP Warriorz for Rs 55 lakh
13 Feb, 23 : 04:36 PM
India wicket-keeper Yastika Bhatia goes to Mumbai Indians for Rs 1.5 crore
13 Feb, 23 : 04:36 PM
India keeper-batter Richa Ghosh goes to RCB for Rs 1.9 crore
13 Feb, 23 : 04:35 PM
Australia keeper-batter Alyssa Healy goes to UP Warriorz for Rs 70 lakh
13 Feb, 23 : 04:35 PM
New Zealand's Bernadine Bezuidenhout remains unsold.
13 Feb, 23 : 04:23 PM
India wicket-keeper Taniyaa Bhatia goes unsold
13 Feb, 23 : 04:18 PM
Mumbai Indians get India all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar for Rs 1.9 crore
13 Feb, 23 : 04:18 PM
Harleen Deol sold to Gujarat Giants for 40 lakh
13 Feb, 23 : 04:12 PM
England skipper Heather Knight goes unsold
13 Feb, 23 : 03:56 PM
A total of Rs 31 crore spent so far to buy 17 players
13 Feb, 23 : 03:53 PM
Gujarat Giants get England's Sophia Dunkley for Rs 60 lakh
13 Feb, 23 : 03:52 PM
Suzie Bates of New Zealand goes unsold
13 Feb, 23 : 03:52 PM
Shafali Verma sold to Delhi Capitals at 2 crore
13 Feb, 23 : 03:47 PM
Delhi Capitals get Australia skipper Meg Lanning for Rs 1.1 crore
13 Feb, 23 : 03:45 PM
Jemimah Rodrigues sold to Delhi Capitals for 2.20 crore.
13 Feb, 23 : 03:35 PM
Beth Mooney of Australia goes to Gujarat Giants for Rs 2 crore
13 Feb, 23 : 03:33 PM
Tahlia Mcgrath of Australia goes to UP Warriors for Rs 1.4 crore
13 Feb, 23 : 03:31 PM
Renuka Singh goes to RCB for Rs 1.5 crore
13 Feb, 23 : 03:31 PM
England all-rounder Natalie Sciver, who has 10 T20I half-centuries, goes to Mumbai Indians for Rs 3.2 crore
13 Feb, 23 : 03:27 PM
Renuka Singh sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for 1.5 crores
13 Feb, 23 : 03:23 PM
Deepti Sharma sold to UP Warriors for 2.16 crore
13 Feb, 23 : 03:17 PM
Sophie Ecclestone goes to UP Warriorz for Rs 1.80 crore
13 Feb, 23 : 03:09 PM
Sophie Ecclestone sold to UP Warriors for 1.8 crore
13 Feb, 23 : 03:09 PM
Sophie Devine sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for 50 lakhs.
13 Feb, 23 : 03:08 PM
Ellyse Perry sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for 1.7 crore
13 Feb, 23 : 02:59 PM
Gujarat Giants bag Australia's Ashleigh Gardner for Rs 3.2 crore
13 Feb, 23 : 02:59 PM
New Zealand's Sophie Devine goes to RCB for base price Rs 50 lakh
13 Feb, 23 : 02:59 PM
Mumbai Indians buy Harmanpreet Kaur for Rs 1.80 crore
13 Feb, 23 : 02:58 PM
Smriti Mandhana sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 3.4 crore.
13 Feb, 23 : 02:42 PM
There are 14 players under the Marquee list who will be presented first up in the auction.
13 Feb, 23 : 02:39 PM
448 players will go under the hammer, with a maximum of 90 players allowed to be bought by the five teams - Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore and UP Warriorz.
13 Feb, 23 : 02:39 PM
The bidding increments - bids up to INR 1 crore: increments of INR 5 lakh | - bids from INR 1 crore to INR 2 crore: increments of INR 10 lakh | - bids from INR 2 crore to INR 3 crore: increments of INR 20 lakh | - bids from INR 3 crore: increments at the auctioneer's discretion, but not less than INR 20 lakh
13 Feb, 23 : 01:56 PM
Every player from the team that the won the inaugural U19 Women's T20 World Cup are in contention at the auction. This includes the reserve players in the team who didn't get to play. Only 10 from the other teams are in contention though: England's Grace Scrivens, New Zealand's Fran Jonas, Ireland's Amy Hunter, Bangladesh's Shorna Akter, Sri Lanka's Vishmi Gunaratne, Zimbabwe's Kelis Ndhlovu, West Indies' Jannillea Glasgow, and Theertha Satish, Mahika Gaur and Vaishnave Mahesh from the UAE. Apart from Scrivens and Akter, everyone else has represented their respective countries at international level
13 Feb, 23 : 01:17 PM
The minimum number of players on the roster should be 15 (they can have maximum 18 players onboard) and they must spend at least Rs 9 crore off the Rs 12 crore purse available to them
13 Feb, 23 : 01:17 PM
During the match, teams can field four foreigners and the number can increase to five if the player is from an associate nation.
13 Feb, 23 : 01:16 PM
It is expected that members of this current Indian team and those from Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa will be the most sought after players at the auction
13 Feb, 23 : 01:16 PM
Smriti, Shafali, Harmanpreet and all-rounder Deepti Sharma are set to earn anywhere between Rs 1.25 to 2 crore from teams that successfully bid for them.
13 Feb, 23 : 01:06 PM
WPL 2023 Auction Base Price
The base prices start at ₹10 lakh and the maximum is ₹50 lakh. It increases from the minimum to maximum by a factor of ₹10 lakh. Team India Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma and India's Under-19 T20 World Cup-winning captain Shafali Verma are among the few Indians who have slotted themselves in the highest bracket. 13 overseas players have also slotted themselves under the ₹50 lakh reserve price with the likes of Ellyse Perry, Sophie Ecclestone, Sophie Devine & Deandra Dottin to name a few.
13 Feb, 23 : 01:05 PM
WPL Auction: The numbers
A total of 1,525 players registered for the inaugural Women's Premier League Player Auction and the final list was pruned to 409 players. 246 are Indians and 163 are overseas players of which 8 players are from associate nations. The total capped players are 202, uncapped players are 199 and 8 are from associate nations. A maximum of 90 slots are available with the five teams, with 30 being slotted for overseas players
