Cricket Updates about Women’s IPL Auction 2023- Updates
Women’s IPL Auction 2023- Updates-Smriti Mandhana became the first ever player to be bought at WPL auction. India’s star opener Smriti Mandhana has been sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 3.4 crore in the ongoing Women’s Premier League 2023 auction here in Mumbai on Monday. The opener had a bid at her base price INR 50 lakh. Both Richa Ghosh and Pooja Vastrakar were sold for Rs 1.9 crore each, Yastika Bhatia went for Rs 1.5 crore. Deepti Sharma was bought for 2.6 crores by UP Warriorz while rising star Shefali Verma was bought for Rs 2 crore by Delhi Capitals. The likes of Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Ashleigh Gardner, Ellyse Perry, Meg Lanning and Alyssa Healy will be on the radar of the franchises. All these players are T20 specialists and are expected to fetch big money at the auction.
Each team can have up to six overseas players, there could be as many as 30 non-Indian players who get a coveted WPL contract.
Smriti Mandana :
Richa Ghosh :
Pooja Vastrakar :
Yastika Bhatia :
Australian star Beth Mooney will represent Gujarat Giants. Nat Sciver (Mumbai Indians) and Ashleigh Gardner (Gujarat Giants) each were bought at Rs 3.2 crore.