Delhi Capitals (DC) head coach Jonathan Batty said that Australian all-rounder Annabel Sutherland was high on their priority list ahead of the Women's Premier League (WPL) auction because she covers all bases for the side both as a batter and a pace bowler
The WPL season two auction will take place on Saturday.
Delhi Capitals has released three players, Aparna Mondel, Jazia Akhter and Tara Norris, freeing up three slots, including an overseas player slot.
Jonathan Batty also expressed that the WPL has set the standard for all the other women's tournaments in the world, "We witnessed a great quality of cricket in the last edition of the Women's Premier League. The best players in the world were in the tournament. We saw some great matches and
The Delhi Capitals will be up against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their first match of the Women's Premier League 2023 at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday.
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.
Batty coached the Oval Invincibles women's team to The Hundred titles in 2021 and 2022. Batty has also coached the Melbourne Stars in the Women's Big Bash League and the Surrey Women's side.