WPL Auction 2023: Women’s Premier League auction saw players from India, Australia, and England make a truck load of money. Indian destructive batter Smriti Mandhana catches the eye in the inaugural WPL auction. The Indian opener was bought by RCB for a whopping sum of 3.4 Crores. She is the highest-priced player in the auction. Alongside Mandhana, Australia all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner, England all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt, Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma, and star batter Jemimah Rodrigues are the players who were bought for big bucks. Follow WPL 2023 Auction LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
Top Five Highest Paid Players:
- Smriti Mandhana – INR 3.4 crore – Royal Challengers Bangalore.
- Ashleigh Gardner – INR 3.2 crore – Gujarat Giants.
- Nat Sciver-Brunt – INR 3.2 crore – Mumbai Indians.
- Deepti Sharma – INR 2.6 crore – UP Warriorz.
- Jemimah Rodrigues – INR 2.2 crore – Delhi Capitals.
WPL 2023 Highest Paid Players: Smriti Mandhana, Ashley Gardner, Nat Sciver among Most expensive in WPL Auction, Check Top 5 biggest buys
Smriti Mandhana, India opener and vice-captain, broke the bank at the inaugural Women’s Premier League Auction. Mandhana, who was part of the first set of players in the auction at a base price of Rs 50 lakh, caused a bidding war between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Banglore. At last, she was signed by Bangalore for Rs 3.40 crore, the highest bid at the auction.
Base Price: INR 50 Lakh
Goes to @RCBTweets: INR 3.40 Crore
How about that for the first-ever Player Bid in the history of the #WPLAuction! 👏 👏 pic.twitter.com/TYo51Auiz4
— Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) February 13, 2023
England all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt and Australia all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner joined Mandhana in terms of becoming the player to earn a pay cheque in excess of INR 3 crore at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. Following bids from MI and UP Warriorz, Gardner was eventually bought by Gujarat Giants. And Nat Sciver was bought by Mumbai Indians.
WPL 2023 Highest Paid Players: Smriti Mandhana, Ashley Gardner, Nat Sciver among Most expensive in WPL Auction, Check Top 5 biggest buys
A total of 449 players are going under the hammer in Mumbai. Out of 449 players, 270 are Indians. 179 are overseas players. The total number of capped players is 202, uncapped players are 227, and 8 from associate nations in WPL 2023 auction.
Rs 50 lakh is the highest reserve price with 24 players choosing to be slotted in the highest bracket. Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, and India’s Under-19 T20 World Cup-winning captain Shafali Verma are among the few Indians who have slotted themselves in the highest bracket in WPL 2023.
Top Five Highest Paid Indian Players:
- Smriti Mandhana – Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs 3.40 Crore
- Deepti Sharma – UP Warriorz – Rs 2.60 Crore
- Jemimah Rodrigues – Delhi Capitals – Rs 2.20 Crore
- Shafali Verma – Delhi Capitals – Rs 2 Crore
- Richa Ghosh – Royal Challengers Bangalore – Rs 1.90 Crore
Top Five Highest Paid Foreign Players:
- Nat Sciver-Brunt- Mumbai Indians- Rs 3.20 crore
- Ashleigh Gardner- Gujarat Giants- Rs 3.20 crore
- Beth Mooney- Gujarat Giants-Rs 2 crore
- Sophie Ecclestone- UP Warriorz- Rs 1.80 crore
- Ellyse Perry- Royal Challengers Bangalore- Rs 1.70 crore
WPL 2023 Highest Paid Players: Smriti Mandhana, Ashley Gardner, Nat Sciver among Most expensive in WPL Auction, Check Top 5 biggest buys
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