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WPL Auction 2023 Highlights: 87 players sold for Rs 59.5 crore; Smriti Mandhana most expensive

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Mar 18, 2023, 17:01:54 IST

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WPL Auction 2023 Highlights: 87 players sold for Rs 59.5 crore; Smriti Mandhana most expensive

Women IPL Auction 2023: Smriti Mandhana stole the thunder in the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) auctions as Royal Challengers Bangalore pipped Mumbai Indians in a bidding war to buy the India vice-captain for Rs 3.40 crore (USD 410,000) on Monday. Stay updated with Times of India to get all the live updates of the inaugural Women's Premier League auction from Mumbai.

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Today's Top 5 Buys

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READ: WPL Auction 2023 Players List: Who got whom

India opener Smriti Mandhana, England all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt and Australia's Ashleigh Gardner struck it rich in Monday's player auction for the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) next month. The WPL will be held in Mumbai from March 4 to 26. A total of 22 matches will be played with the Brabourne Stadium and DY Patil Stadium hosting the marquee tournament.

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READ: Top 5 buys at Women's Premier League auction

Star India opener Smriti Mandhana stole the thunder becoming the most expensive buy at the inaugural Women's Premier League auction in Mumbai on Monday. The five franchises went out on a shopping spree, shelling out big bucks for domestic and international stars at the first ever WPL auction. Mandhana led the auction chart with Royal Challengers Bangalore splurging a record Rs 3.4 crore for the stylish left-hander. The Bangalore franchise pipped Mumbai Indians in a bidding war to buy the services of India vice-captain.

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UP Warriorz Squad (16 players - 6 overseas)

Sophie Ecclestone (Eng); Deepti Sharma (India); Tahlia McGrath (Aus); Shabnim Ismail (SA); Alyssa Healy (Aus); Anjali Sarvani (India); Rajeshwari Gayakwad (India); Parshavi Chopra (India); Shweta Sehrawat (India); S Yashasri (India); Kiran Navgire (India); Grace Harris (Aus); Devika Vaidya (India); Lauren Bell (Eng); Laxmi Yadav (India); Simran Shaikh (India)

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Gujarat Giants Squad (18 players - 6 overseas)

Ashleigh Gardner (Aus); Beth Mooney (Aus); Sophia Dunkley (Eng); Annabel Sutherland (Aus); Harleen Deol (India); Deandra Dottin (WI); Sneh Rana (India); Sabbhineni Meghana (India); Georgia Wareham (Aus); Mansi Joshi (India); Dayalan Hemalatha (India); Monica Patel (India); Tanuja Kanwer (India); Sushma Verma (India); Hurley Gala (India); M Ashwani Kumari (India); Parunika Sisodia (India); Shabman Shakil (India)

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Delhi Capitals Squad (18 players - 6 overseas)

Jemimah Rodrigues (India); Meg Lanning (Aus); Shafali Verma (India); Radha Yadav (India); Shikha Pandey (India); Marizanne Kapp (SA); Titas Sadhu (India); Alice Capsey (Eng); Laura Harris (Aus); Jasia Akhter (India); Minnu Mani (India); Tara Norris (USA); Taniya Bhatia (India); Poonam Yadav (India); Jes Jonassen (Aus); Sneha Deepthi (India); Aparna Mondal (India); Arundhati Reddy (India)

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Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad (18 players - 6 overseas)

Smriti Mandhana (India); Sophie Divine (NZ); Elyse Perry (Aus); Renuka Singh (India); Richa Ghosh (India); Erin Burns (Aus); Disha Kasat (India); Indrani Roy (India); Asha Shobana (India); Kanika Ahuja (India); Dane van Niekerk (SA); Preeti Bose (India); Poonam Khemnar (India); Komal Zanzad (India); Megan Schutt (Aus); Sahana Pawar (India); Heather Knight (Eng); Shreyanka Patil (India)

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Mumbai Indians Squad (17 players - 6 overseas)

Harmanpreet Kaur (India); Natalie Sciver (Eng); Amelia Kerr (NZ); Pooja Vastrakar (India); Yastika Bhatia (India); Heather Graham (Aus); Isabelle Wong (Eng); Amanjot Kaur (India); Dhara Gujjar (India); Saika Ishaque (India); Hayley Matthews (WI); Chloe Tryon (SA); Humaira Kazi (India); Priyanka Bala (India); Sonam Yadav (India); Jintimani Kalita (India); Neelam Bisht (India)

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A total of Rs 59.50 crore was spent to buy 87 players

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That's the end of the first-ever Women's Premier League player auction.

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SOLD! RCB buy the last player of the auction, get Sahana Pawar for Rs 10 lakh

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SOLD! Mumbai Indians buy Neelam Bisht for Rs 10 lakh

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SOLD! Mumbai Indians buy Jintimani Kalita for Rs 10 lakh

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SOLD! Mumbai Indians get Sonam Yadav for Rs 10 lakh

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SOLD! Shabnam Shakil goes to Gujarat Giants for Rs 10 lakh

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SOLD! RCB get Megan Schutt of Australia for Rs 40 lakh to complete their full set of overseas players

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Welcome Back!

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Purse available for the final round of auction

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81 players are sold so far for Rs 58.6 crore

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A quick 5 minutes break before the final accelerated round. Mumbai Indians still need one more player to complete the minimum squad of 15 players.

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Komal joins RCB

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SOLD! Gujarat Giants buy Parunika Sisodia for Rs 10 lakh

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SOLD! Priyanka Bala goes to Mumbai Indians for Rs 20 lakh

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SOLD! RCB get Komal Zanzad for Rs 25 lakh

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* UP Warriorz (16 players) have no purse left to continue, and Delhi Capitals have completed their 18 players

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Ashwani fetches Rs 35L

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SOLD! RCB buy Poonam Khemnar for Rs 10 lakh

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SOLD! Humairaa Kaazi goes to Mumbai Indians for Rs 10 lakh

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SOLD! Gujarat Giants get Ashwani Kumari for Rs 35 lakh

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UP's last buy

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SOLD! Delhi Capitals get Aparna Mondal for Rs 10 lakh

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SOLD! Last buy for UP Warriorz, get Simran Shaikh for Rs 10 lakh

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SOLD! RCB get Preeti Bose for Rs 30 lakh

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SOLD! Dane van Niekerk goes to RCB for Rs 30 lakh

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SOLD! Mumbai Indians complete their set of overseas players, buying Chloe Tryon for Rs 30 lakh

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SOLD! Delhi Capitals get Arundhati Reddy for Rs 30 lakh

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Poonam for DC

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SOLD! Sneha Deepthi goes to Delhi Capitals for Rs 30 lakh

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SOLD! Gujarat Giants get Hurley Gala for Rs 10 lakh

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Sushma fetches big money

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SOLD! Australia's Jess Jonassen goes to Delhi Capitals for Rs 50 lakh

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SOLD! Delhi Capitals get Poonam Yadav for Rs 30 lakh

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WPL Auction Live: SOLD! Sushma Verma goes to Gujarat Giants for Rs 60 Lakh

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SOLD! Delhi Capitals get Taniyaa Bhatia for base price Rs 30 lakh

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MI het Hayley

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SOLD! RCB get England's Heather Knight for Rs 40 lakh

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UNSOLD! Suzie Bates remains unsold

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SOLD! Mumbai Indians bag West Indies' Hayley Matthews for base price Rs 40 lakh

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Welcome Back!

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This is how teammates celebrated Yastika Bhatia's auction

How did Team 🇮🇳 react when @YastikaBhatia got sold to @mipaltan 🏏 Watch here 👇 #WPLAuction LIVE on #JioCinema &… https://t.co/6EI62wfdt8
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