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WPL Auction Most Expensive Players
Smriti Mandhana WPL 2023: Smriti Mandhana was the most expensive player in the auction held for the first season of the Women’s Premier League. There are 3 Indian players in the top five of this list.
The auction for the first season of the Women’s Premier League is over. A total of 87 players were bought in this. The most expensive player of the auction was Smriti Mandhana. He was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 3.40 crore. Along with Mandhana, there are 3 Indians in the list of top 5 most expensive players. There is also an Australian player in this list.
Mandhana is the veteran batsman of Team India. He has been bought by paying a lot more than the base price. RCB has included veteran players like Virat Kohli in its team in IPL. At the same time, the fans were made happy by including Mandhana in the Women’s Premier League.
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Ashley Gardner was the second most expensive player in the Women’s Premier League. Australian player Gardner was bought by Gujarat Giants for Rs 3.20 crore. He has had a great performance in international cricket.
England player Natalie Sciver was also in discussion during the auction. They also sold very expensive. England’s all-rounder Sciver was bought for Rs 3.20 crore.
Indian player Deepti Sharma also caught everyone’s attention in the auction. Dipti was bought by UP Warriors for Rs 2.60 crore. She is an all-rounder and has performed brilliantly in international cricket.
Delhi Capitals made a big bet on Jemima Rodrigues. The team bought him for Rs 2.20 crore. Jemima has recently scored a half-century against Pakistan in the Women’s T20 World Cup.
Which players got one crore or more price…
1. Smriti Mandhana (Indian batsman): Rs 3.40 crore (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
2. Ashley Gardner (Australian all-rounder): Rs 3.20 crore (Gujarat Giants)
3. Natalie Sciver (English all-rounder): Rs 3.20 crore (Mumbai Indians)
4. Deepti Sharma (Indian all-rounder): Rs 2.60 crore (UP Warriors)
5. Jemimah Rodrigues (Indian batsman): Rs 2.20 crore (Delhi Capitals)
6. Beth Mooney (Australian wicket-keeper batsman): Rs 2 crore (Gujarat Giants)
7. Shafali Verma (Indian batsman): Rs 2 crore (Delhi Capitals)
8. Pooja Vastrakar (Indian all-rounder): Rs 1.90 crore (Mumbai Indians)
9. Richa Ghosh (Indian wicket-keeper batsman): Rs 1.90 crore (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
10. Sophie Ecclestone (English all-rounder): Rs 1.80 crore (UP Warriors)
11. Harmanpreet Kaur (Indian all-rounder): Rs 1.80 crore (Mumbai Indians)
12. Ellyse Perry (Australian all-rounder): Rs 1.70 crore (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
13. Renuka Singh (Indian bowler): Rs 1.50 crore (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
14. Yastika Bhatia (Indian wicket-keeper batsman): Rs 1.50 crore (Mumbai Indians)
15. Marijane Kapp (South African all-rounder): Rs 1.50 crore (Delhi Capitals)
16. Tahila McGrath (Australian all-rounder): Rs 1.40 crore (UP Warriors)
17. Devika Vaidya (Indian all-rounder): Rs 1.40 crore (UP Warriors)
18. Meg Lanning (Australian batsman): Rs 1.10 crore (Delhi Capitals)
19. Shabnim Ismail (South African bowler): Rs 1 crore (UP Warriors)
20. Emilia Carr (New Zealand all-rounder): Rs 1 crore (Mumbai Indians)
