The franchises of the Women’s Premier League are gearing up for the auction day ahead of the 2024 season. There is great anticipation around the auction and the upcoming season, as the inaugural edition was a massive success. The Mumbai Indians won the 2023 Women’s Premier League defeating Delhi Capitals at the Brabourne Stadium.
The upcoming edition is expected to commence in February 2024. The retention period for the five franchises came to an end on October 15, 2023. A total of 60 players, including 21 overseas cricketers, were retained across five franchises. Ahead of the 2024 Women’s Premier League auction, let’s take a look at the details.
2024 Women’s Premier League auction – All you need to know
Auction Details
Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023
Time: Commences at 02:30 pm IST
Venue: Mumbai
Live streaming: Jio Cinema, Sports 18 Network Channels
Players in the auction: 165 cricketers, including 61 overseas, and 15 from associate nations. 109 uncapped players.
Maximum slots: 30 slots, including 9 overseas slots
Highest reserve price: INR 50 Lakhs
Retained Players
Delhi Capitals (DC): 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
Gujarat Giants (GG): Ashleigh Gardner*, Beth Mooney*, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt*, Shabnam Shakil, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwer
Mumbai Indians (MI): 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
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry*, Heather Knight*, Indrani Roy, Kanika Ahuja, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine*
UP Warriorz (UPW): 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
Delhi Capitals (DC): Aparna Mondal, Jasia Akhter, Tara Norris*
Gujarat Giants (GG): 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): Dhara Gujjar, Heather Graham*, Neelam Bisht, Sonam Yadav
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): Dané Van Niekerk*, Erin Burns*, Komal Zanzad, Megan Schutt*, Poonam Khemnar, Preeti Bose, Sahana Pawar
UP Warriorz (UPW): Devika Vaidya, Shabnim Ismail*, Shivali Shinde, Simran Shaikh
Remaining Purse
| TATA WPL 2024/ Squad Size/Salary Cap/Available Slots | ||||||
| Franchise | No of Players | No Overseas Players | Total money spent (Rs.) | Salary cap available (Rs.) | Available Slots | Overseas Slots |
| DC | 15 | 5 | 11.25 | 2.25 | 3 | 1 |
| GG | 8 | 3 | 7.55 | 5.95 | 10 | 3 |
| MI | 13 | 5 | 11.4 | 2.1 | 5 | 1 |
| RCB | 11 | 3 | 10.15 | 3.35 | 7 | 3 |
| UP W | 13 | 5 | 9.5 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 60 | 21 | 49.85 | 17.65 | 30 | 9 |
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