WPL Auction 2023-24 Highlights: Sutherland, Kashvee get 2.00 cr; Athapaththu, Dottin go unsold in Women's Premier League auction

UP Warriorz

Players Retained: 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*

New Buys: Annabel Sutherland - INR 2 CR, Aparna Mondal - INR 10 Lakh, Ashwani Kumari - INR 10 Lakh

Gujarat Giants

Retained Players: Ashleigh Gardner*, Beth Mooney*, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt*, Shabnam Shakil, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwer

New Buys: Phoebe Litchfield - Rs 1 CR, Meghna Singh - Rs. 30 Lakh, Trisha Poojitha - Rs. 10 Lakh, Kashvee Gautam - Rs 2 CR, Priya Mishra - Rs. 20 Lakh, Lauren Cheatle - Rs 30 Lakh, Kathryn Bryce - Rs. 10 Lakh, Mannat Kashyap - Rs. 10 Lakh, Veda Krishnamurthy - Rs. 30 Lakh, Tarannum Pathan - Rs. 10 Lakh

Mumba Indians

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

New Buys: Shabnim Ismail - Rs 1.20 crore, Amandeep Kaur - Rs. 10 Lakh, S Sajana - Rs. 15 Lakh, Fatima Jaffar - Rs 10 Lakh, Keerthana Balakrishnan - Rs 10 Lakh

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Retained Players: Smriti Mandhana, Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Indrani Roy, Kanika Ahuja, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Sophie Devine.

New Buys: Georgia Wareham (₹40 lakhs), Kate Cross (₹30 lakhs), Ekta Bisht (₹60 lakhs), Shubha Satheesh (₹10 lakh), S Meghana (₹30 lakh), Simran Bahadur (₹30 lakh), Sophie Molineux (₹30 lacs)

Delhi Capitals

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

New Buys: Annabel Sutherland - (INR 2 CR), Aparna Mondal - (INR 10 Lakh), Ashwani Kumari - (INR 10 Lakh)

• Delhi Capitals: Purse remaining: Rs. 15 lakh | Available slots: 1

• Mumbai Indians: Purse remaining: Rs. 65 lakh | Available slots: 2

• Gujarat Giants: Purse remaining: Rs. 2.35 crores | Available slots: 5

• Royal Challengers Bangalore: Purse remaining: Rs. 2.05 crores | Available slots: 4 

• UP Warriorz: Purse remaining: Rs. 2.20 crores | Available slots: 1

10 sets have been finished. That means all the players have entered the auction once. Now all the five teams will be given a sheet from which they have to choose five unsold players each. Now they will be bid in the accelerated auction. All franchises will have one last chance to complete their squad.

Priya Mishra was bought by Gujarat Giants for Rs 20 lakh. Her base price was Rs 10 lakh.

India's uncapped all-rounder Saima Thakor was bought by UP Warriorz for her base price of Rs 10 lakh.

Indian all-rounder S Sajana was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 15 lakh. Her base price was Rs 10 lakh. At the same time, Amandeep Kaur was also bought by Mumbai Indians for her base price of Rs 10 lakh.

Poonam Khemnar was bought by UP Warriorz for her base price of Rs 10 lakh.

The eighth set contains the list of uncapped all-rounders, i.e. those all-rounders who have not played an international match yet. There is a lot of bidding on Kashvee Gautam. There was a battle between Gujarat Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore to buy her. After this, RCB withdrew its name and then UP Warriorz started bidding. There was a fight between UP and Gujarat. Her base price was Rs 10 lakh and she was bought by Gujarat Giants for Rs 2 crore.

India's uncapped wicketkeeper batsman Aparna Mondal was bought by Delhi Capitals. Her base price was Rs 10 lakh and Delhi bought it for that much only.

The seventh set is of uncapped wicketkeepers. Nobody bought Sarah Bryce, whose base price was Rs 10 lakh.

India's uncapped batsman Trisha Poojitha was bought by Gujarat Giants for her base price of Rs 10 lakh.

India's uncapped top order batsman Vrinda Dinesh has surprised everyone. Her base price was Rs 10 lakh. She was bought by UP Warriors for Rs 1.30 crore. 

No one bought Australian spinner Amanda-Jade Wellington. India's Preeti Bose also did not find any buyer. India's Ekta Bisht was bought by RCB for Rs 60 lakh. Her base price was Rs 30 lakh.

England's fast bowler Kate Cross, whose base price was Rs 30 lakh, was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 30 lakh only.

South African pacer Shabnim Ismail, whose base price was Rs 40 lakh, was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 1 crore 20 lakh.

No one bought New Zealand's Lea Tahuhu, Australia's Kim Garth and India's Simran Bahadur.

The third set is of wicketkeeper batsmen. The first player is England's wicketkeeper batsman Bess Heath, whose base price is Rs 30 lakh. Nobody bought them.

India's Meghna Singh was bought by Gujarat Giants for her base price of Rs 30 lakh. At the same time, Chamari Athapaththu of Sri Lanka did not find any buyer. 

West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin and South Africa's Nadine de Klerk remained unsold.

Australian all-rounder Annabel Sutherland, whose base price is Rs 40 lakh, was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 2 crore. There was a competition between Delhi and Mumbai to buy Sutherland, but Delhi won.

Indian all-rounder Devika Vaidya, whose base price was Rs 30 lakh, was not bought by any future team.

The base price of Australian all-rounder Georgia Wareham was Rs 40 lakh. She was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 40 lakh.

The second set in the auction is of capped all-rounders. Mallika Sagar is getting the bidding done.

• Bharati and Mona remained unsold. At the same time, India's Veda Krishnamurthy also remained unsold. Punam Raut and Naomi Stalenberg also remained unsold. Maia Bouchier also remained unsold. Priya Punia also remained unsold.

England batsman Danny Wyatt was bought by UP Warriorz for his base price of Rs 30 lakh.

The first player to enter the 2024 auction is Phoebe Litchfield, who is an Australian batsman. Her base price was Rs 30 lakh and she was bought by Gujarat Giants for Rs 1 crore.

The auction for the second season of the Women's Premier League (WPL 2023-24) has been organized in Mumbai on 9 December at 3 PM. Bets will be made on a total of 165 players from five franchises including Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, UP Warriors, Gujarat Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore. These include 104 Indian players and 61 foreign players.

In the inaugural season, Mumbai Indians won the title by defeating Delhi Capitals. After releasing the retention and release list, Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore and UP Warriors will bid on the players after careful consideration.

The auction for the second season of the Women's Premier League will be held in Mumbai today. These include 104 Indian players and 61 foreign players.

Indian players are fully prepared for the WPL auction. Five teams will participate in this auction, which will bet on 165 players.

The auction for the second season of WPL 2023-2024 will be held in Mumbai today. In this, 5 teams will bid on 165 players. In such a situation, it will be interesting to see which player will be showered with money and who will not find a buyer.