The Women's Premier League will start on 4th March at the DY Patil Stadium with a blockbuster clash between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians. The Final of Women's Premier League 2023 will be played at the Brabourne Stadium on 26th March.
Indian players Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma along with Australia captain Meg Lanning, Delhi Capitals bought talented young players in the second half of the WPL 2023 Player Auction.
The auction started off with a bang, with Indian star opener Smriti Mandhana becoming the first-ever player to be picked. Royal Challengers Bangalore splurged out a massive sum of INR 3.4 crore, making her the most expensive player in WPL. Just moments later, her skipper and batting star Har
Experienced Aussie pacer Megan Schutt who went unsold in the initial round of the auction found a buyer in Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) who paid Rs 40 lakh in the final stages of the auction.
Smriti Mandhana was sold to the RCB. India captain Harmanpreet Kaur was picked by Mumbai Indians for Rs 1.8 crore, while UP Warriorz snapped ace all-rounder Deepti Sharma for Rs 2.60 crore. The charismatic Jemimah Rodrigues, who starred in India's victory over Pakistan in their opening match
The first buy of the WPL 2023 auction for Delhi Capitals was star India batter Jemimah Rodrigues, who has acquired for INR 2.2 crore. The Delhi Capitals also acquired India's U-19 World Cup-winning captain Shafali Verma for INR 2 crore.
DC started the bid for the explosive right-hander while Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) joined in. Mumbai Indians (MI) swooped in with INR 1.3 crore but DC managed to get Shafali for INR 2 crore.
The bidding war for Sciver was started by MI at INR 50 lakhs and was joined in by Delhi Capitals (DC). UP Warriorz (UPW) made a late entry but was finally clinched by MI.