WPL Auction 2024: Everything you need to know about the upcoming mini-auction
The much-awaited auction for the second season of the Women’s Premier League will take place on Saturday, December 09 in Mumbai. After a successful first edition of the premier women’s T20 competition of India, the second instalment is likely to take place in February-March next year.
Several big names from international cricket will go under the hammer during the auction as the five franchises get into a bidding war to have them in their squad. A total of 165 players will be up for grabs out of which 104 are Indians while 61 are overseas players. Each team can have a maximum of 18 players in their squad and the five franchises in total have 30 slots remaining to be filled which includes nine overseas slots. Mallika Sagar Advani will be the auctioneer of the event once again.
Ahead of the auction, all five franchises released their list of retained and released players by the deadline of October 15, 2023. The runner-ups of the first season, Delhi Capitals have retained the most number of players (15) followed by the defending champions Mumbai Indians who have retained 13 players in their squad along with UP Warriors.
Royal Challengers Bangalore, who finished on the second last spot on the points table have 11 players in their squad and Gujarat Giants, who finished on the last spot have the least number of players (8) in their squad. The auction will ve
WPL 2024 Auction live broadcast and streaming details:
The live broadcast of the WPL 2024 auction will be available on Sports 18 from 2:30 PM onwards while the live streaming will be available to watch for free on the Jio Cinema app and website.
Live Broadcast: Sports18
Live Streaming: JioCinema
WPL 2024 Auction Available Purse and Team wise remaining Slots
| Franchise | No. of Players | No. of Overseas Players | Total Money Spent (Rs) |
| Delhi Capitals (DC) | 15 | 5 | 11.25 Crore |
| Gujarat Giants (GG) | 8 | 3 | 7.55 Crore |
| Mumbai Indians (MI) | 13 | 5 | 11.4 Crore |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) | 11 | 3 | 10.15 Crore |
| UP Warriorz (UPW) | 13 | 5 | 9.5 Crore |
| Total | 60 | 21 | 49.85 Crore |
List of WPL 2024 Retained and Released Players team-wise
Delhi Capitals (DC)
Retained Players: Alice Capsey, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen, Laura Harris, Marizanne Kapp, Meg Lanning*, Minnu Mani, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniyaa Bhatia, Titas Sadhu
Released Players: Aparna Mondal, Jasia Akhter, Tara Norris*
Gujarat Giants (GG)
Retained Players: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt*, Shabnam Shakil, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwer
Released Players: Annabel Sutherland, Ashwani Kumari, Georgia Wareham, Hurley Gala, Kim Garth, Mansi Joshi, Monica Patel, Parunika Sisodia, Sabbineni Meghana, Sophia Dunkley, Sushma Verma
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Retained Players: Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Humairaa Kaazi, Isabelle Wong, Jintimani Kalita, Natalie Sciver*, Pooja Vastrakar, Priyanka Bala, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia
Released Players: Dhara Gujjar, Heather Graham*, Neelam Bisht, Sonam Yadav
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
Retained Players: Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Indrani Roy, Kanika Ahuja, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine*
Released Players: Dané Van Niekerk, Erin Burns, Komal Zanzad, Megan Schutt*, Poonam Khemnar, Preeti Bose, Sahana Pawar
UP Warriorz (UPW)
Retained Players: Alyssa Healy, Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris, Kiran Navgire, Lauren Bell, Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, S. Yashasri, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia Mcgrath*
Released Players: Devika Vaidya, Shabnim Ismail*, Shivali Shinde, Simran Shaikh
FAQs:
When will the Women’s Premier League auction 2024 take place?
The auction for the WPL 2024 will take place on Saturday, December 09 in Mumbai.
What time will the WPL 2024 auction start?
The WPL 2024 auction will start at 2:30 PM IST.
Where can I watch the WPL 2024 auction?
The live broadcast of the auction will be available on JioCinema while the live streaming will be available on JioCinema app and website for free.
