The Women’s Premier League Auction 2023 recently concluded with a blend of high-profile bids, unforeseen surprises, and exciting team reconfigurations, marking a significant milestone for women’s cricket.
Star Power and Surprises
The auction’s highlight was undoubtedly Smriti Mandhana, who clinched the title of the costliest player with a staggering INR 3.4 crore bid. Royal Challengers Bangalore secured Mandhana’s services, making her a marquee addition to their lineup.
Adding to the international allure, Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner and England’s Nat Sciver-Brunt joined the league with noteworthy bids of INR 3.2 crore each. Gardner found herself with the Gujarat Giants, while Sciver-Brunt donned the Mumbai Indians jersey, showcasing the diverse talent pool present in women’s cricket.
India’s T20I captain Harmanpreet Kaur made a significant move to Mumbai Indians, boasting a commendable bid of INR 1.80 crore. All-rounder Deepti Sharma strengthened the UP Warriorz squad with a notable bid of INR 2.60 crore.
International Flavor and Emerging Talents
The auction not only showcased the prowess of established players but also brought attention to rising stars and international players. Players like Sophie Devine, Hayley Matthews, Ellyse Perry, and Meg Lanning added an extra layer of excitement to the league.
Young talents, including Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Tazmin Brits, made their mark with noteworthy bids, underlining the league’s commitment to nurturing emerging cricketing talent.
The Complete Roster
Here’s the complete list of sold and unsold players from the Women’s Premier League Auction 2023:
1. Smriti Mandhana – INR 3.4 crore – Royal Challengers Bangalore
2. Harmanpreet Kaur – INR 1.8 crore – Mumbai Indians
3. Sophie Devine – INR 50 lakh – Royal Challengers Bangalore
4. Hayley Matthews – INR 40 lakh – Mumbai Indians (Went unsold in the first round)
5. Ashleigh Gardner – INR 3.2 crore – Gujarat Giants
6. Sophie Ecclestone – INR 1.8 crore – UP Warriorz
7. Ellyse Perry – INR 1.7 crore – Royal Challengers Bangalore
8. Deepti Sharma – INR 2.6 Crore – UP Warriorz
9. Renuka Singh – INR 1.50 crore – Royal Challengers Bangalore
10. Nat Sciver-Brunt – INR 3.2 crore – Mumbai Indians
11. Tahlia McGrath – INR 1.4 crore – UP Warriorz
12. Beth Mooney – INR 2 crore – Gujarat Giants
13. Shabnim Ismail – INR 1 crore – UP Warriorz
14. Amelia Kerr – INR 1 crore – Mumbai Indians
15. Sophia Dunkley – INR 60 lakh – Gujarat Giants
16. Jemimah Rodrigues – INR 2.2 crore – Delhi Capitals
17. Meg Lanning – INR 1.1 crore – Delhi Capitals
18. Tazmin Brits – Unsold – INR 30 lakh base price
19. Laura Wolvaardt – INR 30 lakh base price
20. Tammy Beaumont – INR 30 lakh base price
21. Heather Knight – INR 40 lakh – Royal Challengers Bangalore (Went unsold in the first round)
22. Annabel Sutherland – INR 70 lakh – Gujarat Giants
23. Sune Luus – Base price 30 lakh
24. Dani Wyatt – Base price 50 lakh
25. C Athapaththu – Base price 30 lakh
26. Harleen Deol – INR 40 lakh – Gujarat Giants
27. Pooja Vastrakar – INR 1.90 crore – Mumbai Indians
28. Deandra Dottin – INR 60 lakh – Gujarat Giants
29. Tania Bhatia – INR 30 lakh – Delhi Capitals
30. Anushka Sanjeevani – INR 30 lakh (Went unsold in the first round)
31. Yastika Bhatia – INR 1.50 crore – Mumbai Indians
32. Richa Ghosh – INR 1.90 crore – Royal Challengers Bangalore
33. Alyssa Healy – INR 70 lakh – UP Warriorz
34. Sushma Verma – INR 60 lakh – Gujarat Giants (Went unsold in the first round)
35. B Bezuidenhout – Unsold – INR 30 lakh price
36. Amy Jones – Unsold – INR 40 lakh base price
37. Shamilia Connell – Unsold – 30 lakh base price
38. Freya Davies – Unsold – 30 lakh base price
39. Anjali Sarvani – INR 55 lakh – UP Warriorz
40. Megan Schutt – INR 40 lakh – Royal Challengers Bangalore (Went unsold in the first round)
41. Jahanara Alam – Unsold – INR 40 lakh base price
42. Lea Tahuhu – Unsold – INR 30 lakh base price
43. Ayabonga Khaka – Unsold – INR 30 lakh base price
44. Shakera Selman – Unsold – INR 30 lakh Base price
45. Sarah Glenn – Unsold – INR 30 lakh Base price
46. Rajeshwari Gaikwad – INR 40 lakh – UP Warriorz
47. N Mlaba – Unsold – INR 30 lakh base price
48. Poonam Yadav – INR 30 lakh – Delhi Capitals (Went unsold in the first round)
49. I Ranaweera – Unsold – INR 30 lakh Base price
50. Alana King – Unsold – INR 40 lakh Base price
51. Afy Fletcher – Unsold – INR 30 lakh base price
52. Fran Jonas – Unsold – INR 30 lakh base price
53. Leigh Kasperek – Unsold – INR 30 lakh Base price
54. Radha Yadav – INR 40 lakh – Delhi Capitals
55. N de Klerk – Unsold – INR 30 lakh Base price
56. Salma Khatun – Unsold – INR 40 lakh Base price
57. Jess Jonassen – INR 50 lakh – Delhi Capitals (Went unsold in the first round)
58. Shikha Pandey – INR 60 lakh – Delhi Capitals
59. Sneh Rana – INR 75 lakh – Gujarat Giants
60. Marizane Kapp – INR 1.5 crore – Delhi Capitals
61. Hrishita Basu – Unsold – INR 10 lakh Base price
62. Soumya Tiwari – Unsold – INR 10 lakh Base price
63. Parshavi Chopra – INR 10 lakh – UP Warriorz
64. Grace Scrivens – Unsold – INR 10 lakh Base price
65. Archana Devi – Unsold – INR 10 lakh Base price
66. G. Trisha – Unsold – INR 10 lakh Base price
67. Titas Sashu – INR 25 lakh – Delhi Capitals
68. Mannat Kashyap – Unsold – INR 10 lakh Base price
69. Shweta Sehrawat – INR 40 lakh – UP Warriorz
70. Najla CMC – Unsold – INR 10 lakh Base price
71. Sonam Yadav – INR 10 lakh – Mumbai Indians
72. Shabnam Shakil – INR 10 lakh – Gujarat Giants (Went unsold in the first round)
73. Falaz Naz – Unsold – INR 10 lakh Base price
74. Sonia Mendhiya – Unsold – INR 10 lakh Base price
75. Shorna Akhter – Unsold – INR 20 lakh Base price
76. Shikha Shalot – Unsold – INR 10 lakh Base price
77. S Yashasri – INR 10 lakh – UP Warriorz
78. Hurley Gala – INR 10 lakh – Gujarat Giants (Went unsold in the first round)
79. Sneha Deepthi – INR 30 lakh – Delhi Capitals (Went unsold in the first round)
80. Priya Punia – Unsold – INR 40 lakh Base price
81. Kiran Navgire – INR 30 lakh – UP Warriorz
82. S Meghana – INR 30 lakh – Gujarat Giants
83. B Fulmali – Unsold – INR 30 lakh Base price
84. E Burns – INR 30 lakh – Royal Challengers Bangalore
85. K Garth – Unsold – INR 30 lakh Base price
86. Heather Graham – INR 30 lakh – Mumbai Indians
87. Grace Harris – INR 75 lakh – UP Warriorz
88. Georgia Wareham – INR 75 lakh – Gujarat Giants
89. Katherine Brunt – Unsold – INR 50 lakh Base price
90. Alice Capsey – INR 75 lakh – Delhi Capitals
91. Issy Wong – INR 30 lakh – Mumbai Indians
92. Mansi Joshi – INR 30 lakh – Gujarat Giants
93. Simran Bahadur – Unsold – INR 30 lakh Base price
94. Anuja Patil – Unsold – INR 30 lakh Base price
95. Devika Vaidya – INR 1.40 crore – UP Warriorz
96. Amanjot Kaur – INR 50 lakh – Mumbai Indians
97. D Hemalatha – INR 30 lakh – Gujarat Giants
98. Swagatika Rath – Unsold – INR 30 lakh Base price
99. Arundhati Reddy – INR 30 lakh – Delhi Capitals (Went unsold in the first round)
100. Meghna Singh – Unsold – INR 50 lakh Base price
101. Lauren Bell – INR 30 lakh – UP Warriorz
102. Monica Patel – INR 30 lakh – Gujarat Giants
103. Gouher Sultana – Unsold – INR 30 lakh Base price
104. Ekta Bisht – Unsold – INR 30 lakh Base price
105. Preeti Bose – INR 30 lakh – Royal Challengers Bangalore (Went unsold in the first round)
106. Mahika Gaur – Unsold – INR 10 lakh Base price
107. Tara Norris – INR 10 lakh – Delhi Capitals
108. Laura Harris – INR 45 lakh – Delhi Capitals
109. Dhara Gujjar – INR 10 lakh – Mumbai Indians
110. Divya G – Unsold – INR 10 lakh Base price
111. Ishwari Savkar – Unsold – INR 10 lakh Base price
112. Jasia Akhter – INR 20 lakh – Delhi Capitals
113. Arushi Gield – Unsold – INR 10 lakh Base price
114. Disha Kasat – INR 10 lakh – Royal Challengers Bangalore
115. Laxmi Yadav – INR 10 lakh – UP Warriorz
116. Indrani Roy – INR 10 lakh – Royal Challengers Bangalore
117. Shipra Giri – Unsold – INR 10 lakh Base price
118. Tarannum Pathan – Unsold – INR 10 lakh Base price
119. Ashwani Kumari – INR 35 lakh – Gujarat Giants (Went unsold in the first round)
120. Minnu Mani – INR 30 lakh – Delhi Capitals
121. Sajana S – Unsold – INR 10 lakh Base price
122. Sreyanka Patil – INR 10 lakh – Royal Challengers Bangalore
123. Humairaa Kaazi – INR 10 lakh – Mumbai Indians (Went unsold in the first round)
124. Kanika Ahuja – INR 35 lakh – Royal Challengers Bangalore
125. Tanuja Kanwer – INR 50 lakh – Gujarat Giants
126. Nishu Choudhary – Unsold – INR 10 lakh Base price
127. Saika Ishaque – INR 10 lakh – Mumbai Indians
128. Parunika Sisodia – INR 10 lakh – Gujarat Giants (Went unsold in the first round)
129. Asha Shobana – INR 10 Lakh – Royal Challengers Bangalore
130. Sarah Bryce – Unsold – INR 10 lakh Base price
131. Kathryn Bryce – Unsold – INR 10 lakh Base price
132. Chloe Tryon – INR 30 lakh – Mumbai Indians
133. Dane van Niekerk – INR 30 lakh – Royal Challengers Bangalore
134. Simran Shaikh – INR 10 lakh – UP Warriorz
135. Aparna Mondal – INR 10 lakh – Delhi Capitals
136. Tess Flintoff – Unsold – INR 10 lakh Base price
137. Poonam Khemnar – INR 10 lakh – Royal Challengers Bangalore
138. Neelam Bisht – INR 10 Lakh – Mumbai Indians (Went unsold in the first round)
139. Neetu Singh – Unsold – INR 10 lakh Base price
140. Parushi Prabhakar – Unsold – INR 10 lakh Base price
141. Komal Zanzad – INR 25 lakh – Royal Challengers Bangalore
142. Priyanka Bala – INR 20 lakh – Mumbai Indians