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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.

18:50 (IST) Feb 13

WPL Auction Live: SOLD! RCB get Erin Burns for Rs 30 lakh

18:49 (IST) Feb 13

WPL Auction Live: Sabbineni Meghana goes to Gujarat Giants for Rs 30 lakh

18:48 (IST) Feb 13

WPL Auction Live: SOLD! UP Warriorz get Kiran Navgire for base price Rs 30 lakh

18:48 (IST) Feb 13

WPL Auction Live: Priya Punia remains UNSOLD

18:47 (IST) Feb 13

UNSOLD! Sneha Deepthi remains unsold

18:47 (IST) Feb 13

Accelerated auction begins..

18:46 (IST) Feb 13

Welcome Back!

18:36 (IST) Feb 13

Shafali Verma fetches Rs 2 crore from Delhi

🗣️: #WPL will bring money, fame and new stars to the game. Happy to be part of @DelhiCapitals 😎 @TheShafaliVerma i… https://t.co/DFhdTynmhi
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) 1676292367000

18:20 (IST) Feb 13

Obviously it is a nice opportunity. I will look to do well for the UP team. I am looking forward to it. This is a new beginning because we were waiting for this for a long time. My role will be to do well. Works well for all Indian players, who were waiting for it. Will aim to contribute to the UP team.

Deepti Sharma - Rs 2.6 crore (UP Warriorz)

18:15 (IST) Feb 13

Purse available for the accelerated auction

18:11 (IST) Feb 13

Watch: Teammates go berserk after Smriti Mandhana's record signing with RCB

Star India opener Smriti Mandhana became the talk of the town on Monday as she was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for a record Rs 3.4 crore at the Women's Premier League auction in Mumbai. Mandhana, who became the first ever buy at the WPL auction is now also the biggest signing of the league. The opener was on cloud nine as soon as the gavel from the auctioneer settled at the whopping Rs 3.4 crore figure. The whole India women's cricket team, who is in South Africa for the Women's T20 World Cup, was watching the auction as they erupted in sheer joy after Mandhana's record bidding.

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17:59 (IST) Feb 13

Watch what the most expensive buy Smriti Mandhana has to say about joining RCB

🗣: Namaskara Bengaluru! Very happy to be picked by @RCBTweets. They have a great fan base. @mandhana_smriti is pum… https://t.co/mes9mJ9X4B
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) 1676287818000

17:55 (IST) Feb 13

Renuka Singh's family distribute sweets after she fetched Rs 1.5 crore from RCB

▶️ Not just from South Africa, we have s̐̈w̐̈e̐̈e̐̈t̐̈ reactions from Himachal too! Here's Renuka Singh's family sh… https://t.co/1hJvG5DDDM
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) 1676288354000

17:44 (IST) Feb 13

34 players are sold so far and teams have spent Rs 43.75 crore to buy them

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17:43 (IST) Feb 13

What the teams are looking like: UP Warriorz -- 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)

17:43 (IST) Feb 13

What the teams are looking like: GG -- Ashleigh Gardner (Aus); Beth Mooney (Aus) ; Sophia Dunkley (Eng); Annabel Sutherland (Aus); Harleen Deol (India); Deandra Dottin (WI); Sneh Rana (India)

17:43 (IST) Feb 13

What the teams are looking like: DC -- Jemimah Rodrigues (India); Meg Lanning (Aus) ; Shafali Verma (India) ; Radha Yadav (India) ; Shikha Pandey (India); Marizanne Kapp (SA); Titas Sadhu (India)

17:43 (IST) Feb 13

What the teams are looking like: RCB -- Smriti Mandhana (India); Sophie Divine (NZ); Elyse Perry (Aus); Renuka Singh (India); Richa Ghosh (India)

17:42 (IST) Feb 13

What the teams are looking like: MI -- Harmanpreet Kaur (India); Natalie Sciver (Eng); Amelia Kerr (NZ); Pooja Vastrakar (India); Yastika Bhatia (India)

17:41 (IST) Feb 13

Most expensive buys:

17:36 (IST) Feb 13

Players sold so far

1. Smriti Mandhana (India) - 3.4 Cr - RCB | 2. Harmanpreet Kaur (India) - 1.8 Cr - MI | 3. Sophie Divine (NZ) - 50 lakh - RCB | 4. Ashleigh Gardner (Aus) - 3.2 Cr - GG | 5. Elyse Perry (Aus) - 1.7 Cr - RCB | 6. Sophie Ecclestone (Eng) - 1.8 Cr - UP Warriorz | 7. Deepti Sharma (India) - 2.6 Cr - UP Warriorz | 8. Renuka Singh (India) - 1.5 Cr - RCB | 9. Natalie Sciver (Eng) - 3.2 Cr - MI | 10. Tahlia McGrath (Aus) - 1.4 Cr - UP Warriorz | 11. Beth Mooney (Aus) - 2 Cr - Gujarat Giants | 12. Shabnim Ismail (SA) - 1 Cr - UP Warriorz | 13. Amelia Kerr (NZ) - 1 Cr - MI | 14. Sophia Dunkley (Eng) - 60 lakh - Gujarat Giants | 15. Jemimah Rodrigues (India) - 2.2 Cr - DC | 16. Meg Lanning (Aus) - 1.1 Cr - DC | 17. Shafali Verma (India) - 2 Cr - DC | 18. Annabel Sutherland (Aus) - 70 lakh - Gujarat Giants | 19. Harleen Deol (India) - 40 lakh - Gujarat Giants | 20. Pooja Vastrakar (India) - 1.9 Cr - MI | 21. Deandra Dottin (WI) - 50 lakh - Gujarat Giants | 22. Yastika Bhatia (India) - 1.5 Cr - MI | 23. Richa Ghosh (India) - 1.9 Cr - RCB | 24. Alyssa Healy (Aus) - 70 lakh - UP Warriorz | 25. Anjali Sarvani (India) - 55 lakh - UP Warriorz | 26. Rajeshwari Gayakwad (India) - 40 lakh - UP Warriorz | 27. Radha Yadav (India) - 40 lakh - DC | 28. Shikha Pandey (India) - 60 lakh - DC | 29. Sneh Rana (India) - 75 lakh - Gujarat Giants | 30. Marizanne Kapp (SA) - 1.5 Cr - DC | 31. Parshavi Chopra (India) - 10 lakh - UP Warriorz | 32. Titas Sadhu (India) - 25 lakh - DC | 33. Shweta Sehrawat (India) - 40 lakh - UP Warriorz | 34. S Yashasri (India) - 10 lakh - UP Warriors

17:34 (IST) Feb 13

UP get their 10th player

17:33 (IST) Feb 13

WPL Auction Live: Hurley Gala remains unsold

17:33 (IST) Feb 13

WPL Auction Live: S. Yashasri goes to UP Warriorz for base price Rs 10 lakh

17:32 (IST) Feb 13

WPL Auction Live: Shikha Shalot goes UNSOLD!

17:31 (IST) Feb 13

UNSOLD! Sonia Mendhiya remains unsold

17:29 (IST) Feb 13

UNSOLD! Sonam Yadav goes unsold

17:29 (IST) Feb 13

Shweta fetches Rs 40 lakh

17:28 (IST) Feb 13

SOLD! UP Warriorz get India U19 vice-captain Shweta Sehrawat for Rs 40 lakh

17:27 (IST) Feb 13

Bidding starts for India U19 vice-captain Shweta Sehrawat

17:26 (IST) Feb 13

DC bag Sadhu

17:26 (IST) Feb 13

UNSOLD! Mannat Kashyap remains unsold

17:25 (IST) Feb 13

SOLD! India's Titas Sadhu goes to Delhi Capitals for Rs 25 lakh

17:23 (IST) Feb 13

UP get their 8th player

17:22 (IST) Feb 13

UNSOLD! Grace Scrivens of England goes unsold

17:22 (IST) Feb 13

SOLD! UP Warriorz buy Parshavi Chopra for base price Rs 10 lakh

17:21 (IST) Feb 13

UNSOLD! Soumya Tiwari remains unsold

17:20 (IST) Feb 13

UNSOLD! India's Hrishita Basu remains unsold

17:19 (IST) Feb 13

DC go big for Kapp

17:18 (IST) Feb 13

SOLD! South Africa's Marizanne Kapp goes to Delhi Capitals for Rs 1.5 crore

17:17 (IST) Feb 13

Intense bidding going on for South Africa's Marizanne Kapp

17:16 (IST) Feb 13

Rana becomes Gujarat's second Indian buy

17:15 (IST) Feb 13

SOLD! Sneh Rana goes to Gujarat Giants for Rs 75 lakh

17:15 (IST) Feb 13

Bidding war going on for India's Sneh Rana

17:14 (IST) Feb 13

Delhi continue their buying spree

17:13 (IST) Feb 13

SOLD! Delhi Capitals buy India pacer Shikha Pandey for Rs 60 lakh

17:12 (IST) Feb 13

Bidding starts for India pacer Shikha Pandey

17:12 (IST) Feb 13

UNSOLD! Australia's Jess Jonassen remains unsold

17:11 (IST) Feb 13

UNSOLD! Salma Khatun of Bangladesh remains unsold

17:10 (IST) Feb 13

Radha joins DC

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

Deepti Sharma - Rs 2.6 crore (UP Warriorz)

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