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
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.
The opener had a bid at her base price INR 50 lakh. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians were in an intense battle for India's T20I vice-captain in the end RCB secured the services of Mandhana.
Trent Boult, who has been instrumental in leading the MI Emirates bowling attack with early wickets is happy to be a part of the leadership group while hailing the bowling group for adapting to the ever-changing conditions in the UAE.
In an email sent to all five WPL sides on Monday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that two Mumbai venues, namely Brabourne Stadium and DY Patil Stadium, will be utilised for the tournament
Jhulan Goswami takes on the dual role of the team mentor and bowling coach.
Devieka Palshikaar, an all-rounder, who represented India at the international level, will be the batting coach. Trupti Chandgadkar Bhattacharya will be the team manager.
This makes MI's women's team the fourth MI franchise after Mumbai Indians, MI Cape Town, and MI Emirates, which are playing the inaugural editions of South African T20 League SA20 and Emirates Cricket Board's (ECB) International League T20 (ILT20)