The much-awaited Women’s Premier League auction (WPL 2024) is all set to be conducted on 9th December 2023 in Mumbai. The first edition of the WPL was quite a success and the organizers are only expecting better results in the second season.
All five franchises have retained the core of their side and, thus, you won’t see many big names going under the hammer in the upcoming auction. Teams, though, still have some holes to fill and they would look to do the shopping effectively to strengthen their unit, further.
The WPL 2024 will, once again, have five franchises competing against each other. Mumbai Indians won the tournament last year after beating Delhi Capitals in the final.
WPL 2024 Auction: Players up for Grabs:
As many as 165 players will be going under the hammer, which includes 56 capped and 109 uncapped players. The five teams have a total of 17.65 crores to spend at the auction. They have a total of 30 vacancies left to fill, which includes 9 overseas candidates.
Players retained:
The five teams have retained a total of 60 players, including 21 overseas and 29 Indians, which means that the upcoming auction will be a calmer affair than last year.
Budget left:
Gujarat Giants (5.95 crores) have the highest budget going into the auction, while Mumbai Indians (2.1 crores) have the least amount to spend. Delhi Capitals have 2.25 crores to spend, while the likes of UP Warriorz and Royal Challengers Bangalore have 4 crores and 3.35 crores, respectively, to spend at the auction.
Available slots:
Gujarat Giants have to fill 10 slots at the auction- the most by any team. RCB is looking to buy seven good players, whereas UP Warriorz and Mumbai Indians have 5 available slots each. Delhi Capitals wants three more players to complete their squad.
On that note, here’s a look at all the team’s current squads going into the auction:
Delhi Capitals (DC)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
Where to watch the WPL 2024 auction:
The upcoming WPL 2024 auction will be broadcast on Sports 18 and will be streamed live on Jio Cinema.
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