New Delhi: About three weeks after the rain of money in the IPL mega auction, the mini-auction of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) was also held. Obviously, the amount of money spent on players here was not as much as in the IPL auction, but the budget available with the 5 teams filled their empty slots. Many big players remained unsold this time, while a lot of money was showered on uncapped players. The high bids on 22-year-old Simran Sheikh (1.90 crores) and 16-year-old G Kamalini (1.60 crores) surprised everyone. In total, 19 players were bought this time and every team completed its squad.
Gujarat bought two most expensive players:
This time Gujarat Giants entered the auction with the highest budget and this franchise also bought the two most expensive players in the auction. As expected, West Indies’ veteran all-rounder Deandra Dottin was the subject of a fierce bid but Gujarat finally bought her for Rs 1.70 crore but the most surprising bid was on uncapped player Simran Sheikh. Gujarat spent a whopping amount of Rs 1.90 crore, which is not only the highest in this auction, but she also became the most expensive uncapped player in the history of the league. Now how is the franchise’s squad, let’s take a look.
Delhi Capitals
New players: N Charani (55 lakhs), Nandini Kashyap (10 lakhs), Sarah Bryce (10 lakhs) and Nikki Prasad (10 lakhs).
Full Squad: Jemima Rodrigues, Meg Lanning, Shefali Verma, Sneha Deepti, Alice Capsi, Annabel Sutherland, Arundhati Reddy, Jess Jonason, Marijn Kapp, Minnu Mani, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Tania Bhatia, Titas Sadhu, Nandini Kashyap, Sarah Bryce, N Charani and Nikki Prasad
Gujarat Giants
New players: Simran Sheikh (1.90 crores), Deandra Dottin (1.70 crores), Daniel Gibson (30 lakhs) and Prakshika Naik (10 lakhs)
Full squad: Laura Woolwart, Bharti Phoolmali, Phoebe Litchfield, Priya Mishra, Ashley Gardner, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Sayali Satghare, Tanuja Kanwar, Beth Mooney, Mannat Kashyap, Meghna Singh, Shabnam Shakeel, Deandra Dottin, Kashvi Gautam, Prakshika Naik, Daniel Gibson, Simran Sheikh.
Mumbai Indians
New players: G Kamalini (1.60 crores), Nadine de Klerk (30 lakhs), Akshita Maheshwari (20 lakhs) and Sanskriti Gupta (10 lakhs)
Full squad: Harmanpreet Kaur, Amandeep Kaur, Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Carr, Chloe Tryon, Hayley Matthews, Jintimani Kalita, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Pooja Vastrakar, Sajeevan Sajna, Yastika Bhatia, Shabnim Ismail, Saiqa Ishak, G Kamalini, Nadine de Klerk, Akshita Maheshwari and Sanskriti Gupta.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
New players: Prema Rawat (1.2 crores), Joshita VJ (10 lakhs), Raghavi Bisht (10 lakhs), Jagravi Pawar (10 lakhs)
Full squad: Smriti Mandhana, S Meghna, Danni Wyatt, Asha Shobhana, Alice Perry, Georgia Wareham, Kanika Ahuja, Shreyanka Patil, Sophie Devine, Richa Ghosh, Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross, Renuka Singh, Sophie Molineau, Jagravi Pawar, Prema Rawat, Joshita VJ and Raghavi Bisht
UP Warriorz
New players: Alana King (30 lakhs), Aarushi Goyal (10 lakhs) and Kranti Gaud (10 lakhs)
Full squad: Alyssa Healy, Kiran Navgire, Shweta Sehrawat, Vrinda Dinesh, Chamari Atapattu, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris, Poonam Khemner, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia McGrath, Uma Chhetri, Anjali Sarvani, Gauhar Sultana, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Saima Thakor, Alana King, Aarushi Goyal and Kranti Gaud.
