The five teams competing in the first Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023 assembled their teams following a demanding day during WPL 2023 auction. On February 13 at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, an auction with 10 rounds and three rounds of rapid bidding took place.
The teams who participated in the auction were the Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, UP Warriors, and Gujarat Giants. Out of the 448 players up for auction, 87 were purchased for a total of 59.5 crore. 47 Indian players found teams while 30 players were overseas.
The Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, UP Warriors, and Gujarat Giants were the teams who took part in the auction. 87 players out of the 448 that were put up for auction were bought for a total of 59.5 crore.
Royal Challengers Bangalore, UP Warriors, and Gujarat Giants were the teams that participated in the auction, which resulted in 47 Indian players finding teams and 30 players finding teams abroad. Out of the 448 players up for auction, 87 were purchased for a total of 59.5 crore. 47 Indian players found teams while 30 players were abroad.
The first player in the history of the competition to be auctioned off was Harmanpreet Kaur. The Indian captain cost INR 1.80 crore to join the Mumbai Indians.
Smriti Mandhana rose to the position of the most expensive player after being acquired by RCB for INR 3.40 crore.
Nat Sciver-Brunt, an all-rounder for England, won 3.20 crores from the auction. The Australians dominated the spotlight as well. Know the complete details on WPL 2023 auction player list, predicted captains.
WPL 2023: Team-wise Predicted Captains
Gujarat Giants: Beth Mooney
Mumbai Indians: Harmanpreet Kaur
Delhi Capitals: Shafali Verma
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Smriti Mandhana
UP Warriorz: Deepti Sharma
WPL 2023 Auction Player List – Top Buys
WPL 2023: Full Squads Of All Teams
Here are the squads for all 5 teams in WPL 2023:
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Indrani Roy, Disha Kasat, Shreyanka Patil, Kanika Ahuja, Asha Shobhana, Erin Burns, Heather Knight, Dane van Niekerk, Preeti Bose, Poonam Khemnar, Komal Zanzad, Megan Schutt, Sahana Pawar
Mumbai Indians
Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Yastika Bhatia, Heather Graham, Issy Wong, Amanjot Kaur, Dhara Gujjar, Saika Ishaque, Hayley Matthews, Chloe Tryon, Priyanka Bala, Humairaa Kaazi, Neelam Bisht, Jintamani Kalita, Sonam Yadav
Gujarat Giants
Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophia Dunkley, Annabel Sutherland, Harleen Deol, Deandra Dottin, Sneh Rana, S Meghana, Georgia Wareham, Mansi Joshi, Dayalan Hemalatha, Monica Patel, Tanuja Kanwer, Sushma Verma, Hurley Gala, Ashwani Kumari, Parunika Sisodia, Shabman Shakil
UP Warriorz
Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Tahlia McGrath, Shabnim Ismail, Alyssa Healy, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Parshavi Chopra, Shweta Sehrawat, S Yashasri, Kiran Navgire, Grace Harris, Devika Vaidya, Lauren Bell, Laxmi Yadav, Simran Shaikh
Delhi Capitals
Jemimah Rodrigues, Meg Lanning, Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Marizanne Kapp, Titas Sadhu, Alice Capsey, Tara Norris, Laura Harris, Jasia Akhtar, Minnu Mani, Poonam Yadav, Taniya Bhatia. Jess Jonassen, Sneha Deepthi, Arundhati Reddy, Aparna Mondal
WPL 2023 Teams And Owners
Team Name | Owner | City | Amount |
Gujarat Giants | Adani Group | Ahmedabad | INR 1289 Cr |
Mumbai Indians | Reliance Industries | Mumbai | INR 912.99 Cr |
Royal Challengers Bangalore | Diageo | Bengaluru | INR 901 Cr |
Delhi Capitals | JSW–GMR | Delhi | INR 810 Cr |
UP Warriorz | Capri Global | Lucknow | INR 757 Cr |
Also Read: WPL Auction 2023 Players List: Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Ashleigh Gardner, Who Got Whom