WPL Auction 2023: Final squad of all teams
Five franchises put a terrific show on display at the first-ever Women’s Premier League 2023 Auction and formed a very strong squad for the tournament’s inaugural edition. The inaugural edition is scheduled to begin on March 4, 2023 and to play the summit clash on March 26. The entire tournament will be staged at two venues in Mumbai- the Brabourne Stadium and the D.Y. Patil Stadium.
The auction started with RCB getting the services of the Indian vice-captain Smriti Mandhana for a whopping INR 3.4 crore, after winning a bidding war against Mumbai Indians, as she became the most expensive player at the WPL 2023. RCB kept their game going as they further roped in big names like Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Renuka Singh, Heather Knight, Dane van Niekerk, and Richa Ghosh to strengthen their squad.
Indian skipper Harmanpreet Kaur found her spot at the Mumbai Indians and grabbed an INR 1.8 crore deal. Mumbai too did really well, as they acquired England’s Natalie Sciver, Amelia Kerr, alongside Indian stars Yastika Bhatia and Pooja Vastrakar. Delhi Capitals roped in big names like Meg Lanning, Jemimah Rodrigues, South Africa’s finest all-rounder Marizanne Kapp and Indian U19-winning captain Shafali Verma.
Gujarat Giants, a team with a very strong coaching setup, made their biggest purchase of INR 3.2 crore by signing Australian all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner. They also got the Australian opener Beth Mooney, English opener Sophia Dunkley, Caribbean star Deandra Dottin, and Indian all-rounders Harleen Deol and Sneh Rana.
UP Warriorz too had a great outing at the auction. They roped in England’s finest bowler Sophie Ecclestone and ICC’s T20I Player of the Year Tahlia McGrath, the Australian sensation. They also got the Australian wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy and South Africa’s pace spearhead Shabnim Ismail while also getting the services of Indian spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad.
Overall, the first-ever auction was completed successfully, and several players of India’s U19 World Cup winning squad too found themselves a home at the WPL 2023. The leading run-scorer of the tournament- Shweta Sehrawat, Soppadhandi Yashasri, and Parshavi Chopra were roped in by the UP franchise, whereas Titas Sadhu was bought by Delhi Capitals.
While Mandhana attracted the highest bid of INR 3.4 crore, Ashleigh Gardner and Natalie Sciver attracted the second-highest bid of INR 3.2 crore.
Here’s the complete squad of all 5 teams
Delhi Capitals: Jemimah Rodrigues, Meg Lanning, Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Marizanne Kapp, Titas Sadhu, Alice Capsey, Tara Norris, Laura Harris, Jasia Akhter, Minnu Mani, Taniya Bhatia, Poonam Yadav, Jess Jonassen, Sneha Deepthi, Arundhati Reddy, Aparna Mondal
Slots Filled: 18 | Purse Remaining: INR 35 lakh
Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophia Dunkley, Deandra Dottin, Annabel Sutherland, Harleen Deol, Sneh Rana, Sabbineni Meghana, Georgia Wareham, Dayalan Hemalatha, Monica Patel, Tanuja Kanwer, Mansi Joshi, Sushma Verma, Hurley Gala, Ashwani Kumari, Parunika Sisodia, Shabnam Shakil
Slots Filled: 17 | Purse Remaining: INR 5 lakh
Mumbai Indians: Harmanpreet Kaur, Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Yastika Bhatia, Heather Graham, Isabelle Wong, Amanjot Kaur, Dhara Gujjar, Saika Ishaque, Hayley Matthews, Chloe Tryon, Humairaa Kaazi, Priyanka Bala, Sonam Yadav, Jintamani Kalita, Neelam Bisht
Slots Filled: 17 | Purse Remaining: NIL
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
Slots Filled: 18 | Purse Remaining: INR 10 lakh
UP Warriorz: Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Tahlia McGrath, Shabnim Ismail, Alyssa Healy, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Shweta Sehrawat, Soppadhandi Yashasri, Parshavi Chopra, Kiran Navgire, Grace Harris, Devika Vaidya, Lauren Bell, Laxmi Yadav, Simran Shaikh
Slots Filled: 16 | Purse Remaining: NIL
