The Women’s Premier League auction (WPL 2024), scheduled for December 9 in Mumbai, will witness the bidding for 165 cricketers. This pool includes 104 Indian players, 61 overseas players, and 15 athletes from associate nations, with a mix of 56 capped and 109 uncapped players.
Each of the five teams has a maximum of 30 slots, including nine spots reserved for foreign players. West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin and Australia’s Kim Garth are in the highest price category with a base price of INR 50 lakh.
Additionally, four players, Annabel Sutherland (Australia), Amy Jones (England), Shabnim Ismail (South Africa), and Georgia Wareham (Australia), are listed in the INR 40 lakh category. Furthermore, there are 30 players in the INR 30 lakh category.
The players of capped Indian players includes Fulmali Bharti, Veda Krishnamurthy, Mona Meshram, Priya Punia, Punam Raut, S Meghana, Meghana Singh, Devika Vaidya, Nuzhat Parweeb, Sushma Verma, Simran Bahadur, Ekta Bisht, Preeti Bose, Gouher Sultana, Prathyusha Challuru, Monica Patel, Manis Joshi, Anuja Patil, Swagatika Rath, Soni Yadav, and Pranavi Chandra.
Gujarat Giants will participate in the WPL 2024 auction with the highest budget of INR 5.95 crore, whereas Mumbai Indians have the smallest amount at INR 2.1 crore.
Available salary purse (in INR):
DC – 2.25 crore
GG – 5.95 crore
MI – 2.1 crore
RCB – 3.35 crore
UP – 4 crore
Base price for released players in WPL 2024:
Tara Norris (INR 10 lakh), Parunika Sisodia (INR 10 lakh), Komal Zanzad (INR 10 lakh), Sahana Pawar (INR 10 lakh), Jasia Akhter (INR 10 lakh), Ashwani Kumari (INR 10 lakh), Dhara Gujjar (INR 10 lakh), Neelam Bisht (INR 10 lakh), Sonam Yadav (INR 10 lakh), Simran Shaikh (INR 10 lakh), Aparna Mondal (INR 10 lakh), Hurley Gala (INR 10 lakh), Erin Burns* (INR 30 lakh), Poonam Khemnar (INR 10 lakh), Sabbineni Meghana (INR 30 lakh), Monica Patel (INR 30 lakh), Sushma Verma (INR 30 lakh), Devika Vaidya (INR 30 lakh), Shivali Shinde (INR 20 lakh), Preeti Bose (INR 30 lakh), Mansi Joshi (INR 30 lakh), Annabel Sutherland* (INR 40 lakh), Shabnim Ismail* (INR 40 lakh), Georgia Wareham* (INR 40 lakh), Kim Garth* (INR 50 lakh), Jasia Akhter (INR 10 lakh), Kim Garth* (INR 50 lakh), Aparna Mondal (INR 10 lakh), Tara Norris (INR 10 lakh).
WPL 2024 list of retained players
A sum of 60 players, which includes 21 international cricketers, were kept by the five franchises for WPL 2024. Meanwhile, 29 players were released by their respective franchises.
Delhi Capitals (DC): Alice Capsey*, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen*, Minnu Mani, Laura Harris*, Marizanne Kapp*, Meg Lanning*, Radha Yadav, Poonam Yadav, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniyaa Bhatia, Titas Sadhu.
Gujarat Giants (GG): Ashleigh Gardner*, Beth Mooney*, Laura Wolvaardt*, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Shabnam Shakil, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwer.
Mumbai Indians (MI): Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr*, Chloe Tryon*, Priyanka Bala, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews*, Humairaa Kaazi, Jintimani Kalita, Natalie Sciver*, Pooja Vastrakar, Isabelle Wong*, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): Asha Shobana, Richa Ghosh, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry*, Heather Knight*, Kanika Ahuja, Renuka Singh, Indrani Roy, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine*.
UP Warriorz (UPW): Alyssa Healy*, Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma, Parshavi Chopra, Grace Harris*, Kiran Navgire, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Lauren Bell*, Laxmi Yadav, S. Yashasri, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone*, Tahlia Mcgrath*.
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