Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) broke the bank for India vice-captain and batting mainstay Smriti Mandhana, who became the most expensive player in the history of Women’s Premier League
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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) broke the bank for India vice-captain and batting mainstay Smriti Mandhana, who became the most expensive player in the history of Women’s Premier League during the 2023 auction on Monday. At the Jio Convention Centre in Mumbai’s Bandra-Kurla Complex, the franchise shelled out a mammoth INR 3.4 crore for Mandhana, who had a base reserve price of INR 50 lakh.
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Mumbai Indians (MI) and RCB engaged in a fierce bidding war, but the former dropped out as her price quickly breached the 3-crore mark, with Bangalore eventually sealing the deal. As a consequence, Mumbai were forced to amend their auction strategy after Mandhana’s record signing with RCB. Mumbai later bought 17 players, including six overseas professionals, utilising their entire available purse money of INR 12 crore.
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WPL 2023 Auction: Full list of sold and unsold players
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Smriti Mandhana – Rs. 3.4cr
Sophie Devine (NZ) – Rs. 50L
Ellyse Perry (AUS) – Rs. 1.7cr
Renuka Singh – Rs. 1.5cr
Richa Ghosh – Rs. 1.9cr
Erin Burns (AUS) – Rs. 30L
Disha Kasat – Rs. 10L
Indrani Roy – Rs. 10L
Shreyanka Patil – Rs. 10L
Kanika Ahuja – Rs. 35L
Asha Shobana – Rs. 10L
Heather Knight – Rs. 40L
Dane van Niekerk – Rs. 30L
Preeti Bose – Rs. 30L
Poonam Khemnar – Rs. 10L
Komal Zanzad – Rs. 25L
Megan Schutt (AUS) – Rs. 40L
Sahana Pawar – Rs. 10L
Gujarat Giants
Ashleigh Gardner (AUS) – Rs. 3.2cr
Beth Mooney (AUS) – Rs. 2cr
Sophia Dunkley (ENG) – Rs. 60L
Annabel Sutherland (AUS) – Rs. 70L
Deandra Dottin (WI) – Rs. 60L
Sneh Rana – Rs. 75L
Sabbineni Meghana Rs. 40L
Georgia Wareham (AUS) – Rs. 75L
Mansi Joshi – Rs. 30L
Dayalan Hemalatha – Rs. 30L
Monica Patel – Rs. 30L
Georgia Wareham (AUS) – Rs. 75L
Dayalan Hemalatha – Rs. 30L
Tanuja Kanwar – Rs. 50L
Sushma Verma – Rs. 60L
Hurley Gala – Rs. 10L
Ashwani Kumari – Rs. 35L
Parunika Sisodia – Rs. 10L
Shabnam Shakil – Rs. 10L
Mumbai Indians
Harmanpreet Kaur – Rs. 1.8cr
Nat Sciver-Brunt (ENG) – Rs. 3.2cr
Amelia Kerr (NZ) – Rs. 1cr
Pooja Vastrakar – Rs. 1.9cr
Heather Graham (AUS) – Rs. 30L
Issy Wong – Rs. 30L
Amanjot Kaur – Rs. 50L
Dhara Gujjar – Rs. 10L
Saika Ishaque – Rs. 10L
Hayley Matthews (WI) – Rs. 40L
Chloe Tryon – Rs. 30L
Humaira Kazi – Rs. 10L
Priyanaka Bala – Rs. 20L
Sonam Yadav – Rs. 10L
Neelam Bisht – Rs. 10L
Jintamani Kalita – Rs. 10L – MI
Delhi Capitals
Jemimah Rodrigues – Rs. 2.2cr
Meg Lanning (AUS) – Rs. 1.1cr
Shafali Verma – Rs. 2cr
Radha Yadav – Rs. 40L
Shikha Pandey – Rs. 60L
Marizanne Kapp (SA) – Rs. 1.5cr
Titas Sadhu – Rs. 25L
Alice Capsey – Rs. 30L
Tara Norris – Rs. 10L
Laura Harris (AUS) – Rs. 45L
Jasiya Akhtar – Rs. 20L
Minnu Mani – Rs. 30L
Taniya Bhatiya – Rs. 30L
Poonam Yadav – Rs.30L
Jess Jonassen – Rs. 50L
Sneha Dipti – Rs. 30L
Arundhati Reddy – Rs. 30L
Aparna Mondal – Rs. 10L
UP Warriorz
Sophie Ecclestone (ENG)- Rs. 1.8cr
Deepti Sharma – Rs. 2.6cr
Tahlia McGrath (AUS) – Rs. 1.4cr
Shabnim Ismail (SA) – Rs. 1cr
Alyssa Healy (AUS) – Rs. 70L
Anjali Sarvani – Rs. 55L
Rajeshwari Gayakwad – Rs. 40L
Parshavi Chopra – Rs. 10L
Shweta Sehrawat – Rs. 40L
S. Yashasri – Rs. 10L
Kiran Navgire – Rs. 30L
Grace Harris (AUS) – Rs. 75L
Devika Vaidya – Rs. 1.4cr
Lauren Bell – Rs. 30L
Laxmi Yadav – Rs. 10L
Simran Shaikh – Rs. 10L
Unsold Players
Tazmin Brits (SA)
Laura Wolvaardt (SA)
Tamsin Beaumont (ENG)
Suné Luus (SA)
Danni Wyatt (ENG)
Chamari Athapaththu (SL)
Anushka Sanjeevani (SL)
Bernadine Bezuidenhout (NZ)
Amy Jones (ENG)
Shamilia Connell (WI)
Freya Davies (ENG)
Jahanara Alam (BAN)
Lea Tahuhu (NZ)
Ayabonga Khaka (SA)
Shakera Selman (WI)
Sarah Glenn (ENG)
Nonkululeko Mlaba (SA)
Inoka Ranaweera (SL)
Alana King (AUS)
Afy Fletcher (WI)
Fran Jonas (NZ)
Nadine de Klerk (SA)
Salma Khatun (BAN)
Rishita Basu
Soumya Tiwari
Grace Scrivens (ENG)
Archana Devi
G. Trisha
Mannat Kashyap
Najla C M C
Shabnam Shakil
Falak Naz
Sonia Mendhiya
Shorna Akter
Shikha Shalot
Katherine Sciver-Brunt (ENG)
Simran Bahadur
Anuja Patil
Swagatika Rath
Kathryn Bryce
Sarah Bryce
Nishu Chaudhary
Sanjana S
Tarannum Pathan
Shipra Giri
Aarushi Goyal
Ishwari Savkar
Divya Gnananda
Mahika Gaur
Ekta Bisht
Gauhar Sultana
Meghna Singh
Bharti Fulmai
Tess Flintoff
Neetu Singh
Parushi Prabhakar
The WPL 2023 auction took place on Monday, February 13. It started at 2:30PM IST and was live telecast on the Star Sports Network on TV. It was available for digital live streaming on the Jio Cinema app.
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