- By Ankit Bisht
- Sat, 09 Dec 2023 09:51 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
WPL 2024 Auction: The Women's Premier League 2024 mini-auction is set to take place on Saturday in Mumbai as 165 players will go under the hammer to fill 30 remaining spots across five franchises for the 2024 season of the tournament.
Out of 165 players, 104 are Indians and 61 are overseas including 15 from Associate nations. Among the players that will be up for grabs, 56 are capped players while 109 are rookies. Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, UP Warriorz and Gujarat Giants have retained 60 players including 21 overseas cricketers and released 29 players from their squads.
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The second edition of the WPL is likely to be played in the February-March window in Mumbai and Bangalore.
All five teams have a salary cap of Rs 13.5 crore each. Gujarat Giants will head into the auction with the biggest purse of Rs 5.95 crore and 13 spots to fill including three overseas talents. Defending champions Mumbai Indians have the least wallet of Rs 2.1 crore to bag six players in the squad.
WPL 2024 Auction: Date and time
The WPL 2024 auction will be held in Mumbai on Saturday, December 9. The event will start at 2 PM IST.
WPL 2024 Auctioneer:
WPL revealed that Mallika Sagar will be the auctioneer for the mega event in Mumbai. She is an art collector based in Mumbai and conducted the inaugural auction of the WPL earlier this year. She was also a part of the auction in the Pro Kabaddi League back in 2021.
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Today is the BIG DAY! 🙌
How are the 5 teams placed ahead of the #TATAWPLAuction? 🤔
Our auctioneer Mallika Sagar is here with all the deets 😎👇 pic.twitter.com/LEQtjasm5w
— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) December 9, 2023 >
WPL 2024 Auction: What To Expect
Deandra Dottin and Kim Garth have the highest reserve price of Rs 50 lakh each. Annabel Sutherland and Georgia Wareham, both Australian all-rounders who played in the first WPL, have a base price of Rs 40 lakh. Shabnim Ismail of South Africa and Amy Jones of England are the other two participants with a base price of Rs 40 lakh.
The auction features veteran Indian cricketers Veda Krishnamurthy, Poonam Raut, Sushma Verma, Ekta Bisht, Gouher Sultana, and Mona Meshram, with a reserve price of Rs 30 lakh.
Australia's Erin Burns and Sophie Molineux, England's Danni Wyatt and Tammy Beaumont, Sri Lanka's Chamari Athapaththu, and South Africa's Nadine de Klerk are among the other players to go in the auction.
WPL 2024 Auction: Teams
Delhi Capitals (DC)
Remaining purse: Rs 2.25 crore
Slots available: 3 (1 overseas)
Retained Players: Alice Capsey*, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen*, Laura Harris*, Marizanne Kapp*, Meg Lanning*, Minnu Mani, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniyaa Bhatia, Titas Sadhu
Released Players: Aparna Mondal, Jasia Akhter, Tara Norris*
Gujarat Giants (GG)
Remaining purse: Rs 5.95 crore
Slots available: 10 (3 overseas)
Retained Players: Ashleigh Gardner*, Beth Mooney*, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt*, Shabnam Shakil, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwer
Released Players: Annabel Sutherland*, Ashwani Kumari, Georgia Wareham*, Hurley Gala, Kim Garth*, Mansi Joshi, Monica Patel, Parunika Sisodia, Sabbineni Meghana, Sophia Dunkley*, Sushma Verma
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Remaining purse: Rs 2.1 crore
Slots available: 5 (1 overseas)
Retained Players: Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr*, Chloe Tryon*, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews*, Humairaa Kaazi, Isabelle Wong*, Jintimani Kalita, Natalie Sciver*, Pooja Vastrakar, Priyanka Bala, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia
Released Players: Dhara Gujjar, Heather Graham*, Neelam Bisht, Sonam Yadav
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
Remaining purse: Rs 3.35 crore
Slots available: 7 (3 overseas)
Retained Players: Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry*, Heather Knight*, Indrani Roy, Kanika Ahuja, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine*
Released Players: Dané Van Niekerk*, Erin Burns*, Komal Zanzad, Megan Schutt*, Poonam Khemnar, Preeti Bose, Sahana Pawar
UP Warriorz (UPW)
Remaining purse: Rs 4 crore
Slots available: 5 (1 overseas)
Retained Players: Alyssa Healy*, Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris*, Kiran Navgire, Lauren Bell*, Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, S. Yashasri, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone*, Tahlia Mcgrath*
Released Players: Devika Vaidya, Shabnim Ismail*, Shivali Shinde, Simran Shaikh
WPL 2024 Auction Live Streaming Details:
Where to watch the Women's Premier League 2024 auction live on TV?
Women's Premier League 2024 auction will be broadcast live on the Sports18 network in India.
Where to watch live-streaming of the Women’s Premier League 2024 auction in India?
Viewers in India can watch the Women's Premier League 2024 auction live on the JioCinema app and website.