The Women’s Premier League (WPL) Player Auction will take place at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai on February 13, 2023, and 409 cricketers will be auctioned off in total.
Mumbai will host the WPL’s debut season from March 4 to March 26. The main competition will be held at the Brabourne Stadium and D.Y. Patil Stadium, where a total of 22 games will be contested.
The Jio Convention Center in Mumbai will host the auction, according to the BCCI. At 2:30 PM IST, the bidding war will begin as the five teams compete to put their teams in the greatest position to win the title in the first-ever competition.
A total of 1525 players signed up for the inaugural auction, however, only 409 have been chosen to participate. Of these, 246 are Indians and 163 are foreign players, eight of whom are from associate nations.
In contrast to the Men’s Indian Premier League (IPL), teams in the WPL can feature five foreign players in their starting XI, but one of them must be from an associate nation.
90 players out of the 409 will be auctioned. Each team will be allowed to buy a maximum of 12 Indians and six international players out of the 60 Indians and 30 overseas players that the five teams must collectively purchase.
In the auction, 199 uncapped players and 202 capped players are available for grabs.
WPL 2023 Auction List – Country-Wise Players
Another significant achievement in Indian women’s cricket is the inclusion of 246 Indian women players on the auction list.
There are 246 Indians and 163 international players on the roster, including 8 from associate nations. Notably, a total of 90 players can be purchased, with 30 spaces reserved for international players.
- India – 246
- Australia – 28
- England – 27
- West indies – 23
- New Zealand – 19
- South Africa – 17
- Sri Lanka – 15
- Zimbabwe – 11
- Bangladesh – 9
- Ireland – 6
- Uae – 4
- Thailand – 1
- Hongkong – 1
- Netherland – 1
- USA – 1
See the full list of players here.
WPL 2023: INR 50 Lakhs reserve price
Meanwhile, the maximum reserve price set for WPL auction players is INR 50 lakhs. There are 24 players in the top bidding tally, with many Indians included.
Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, and Shafali Verma, India’s Under-19 T20 World Cup-winning skipper, are among the few Indians in this category.
Ellyse Perry, Sophie Ecclestone, Sophie Devine, and Deandra Dottin are among the 13 international players who have committed to the INR 50 lakh reserve price. The auction features 30 players with a starting bid of INR 40 Lakh.
WPL 2023 Auction Sets
1st set: Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet Kaur, Sophie Devine, Sophie Ecclestone, Ashleigh Gardner, Hayley Matthew, Ellyse Perry.
2nd set: Shabnim Ismail, Amelia Kerr, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, Deepti Sharma, Renuka Singh, Nat Sciver.
3rd set: Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Suzie Bates, Tammy Beaumont, Tazmin Brits, Sophia Dunkely, Meg Lanning, Laura Wolvaardt.
Also Read: WPL 2023 Start Date Confirmed, Will Begin In Mumbai After Women’s T20 World Cup
