The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 auction is set to take place on December 9 in Mumbai. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday, November 24 confirmed the date and venue. The tournament is likely to take place in February-March next year across multiple venues.
The WPL 2024 auction will witness some of the biggest names in the cricketing world. Megan Schutt, Georgia Wareham Annabel Sutherland, and Sophia Dunkley will be a part of the auctions along with others. Ahead of the auctions, last month, the WPL franchises released the list of retained players.
A total of 60 players, including 21 foreign players, were retained across five teams. Meanwhile, 29 players were released by the teams. Heading into the WPL 2024 auctions, the Gujarat Giants will have the biggest salary cap available of INR 5.95 crore. Meanwhile, the Mumbai Indians will have the smallest purse of 2.1 crore at its disposal amongst the five franchises.
🥁 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐬!
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🗓️ 9th December 2023
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— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) November 24, 2023
List of Players released and Retained ahead of the WPL 2024 auction
Players Released Ahead of WPL 2024 Auctions
Delhi Capitals: Aparna Mondal, Jasia Akhter, Tara Norris
Gujarat Giants: Annabel Sutherland, Ashwani Kumari, Georgia Wareham, Hurley Gala, Kim Garth, Mansi Joshi, Monica Patel, Parunika Sisodia, Sabbineni Meghana, Sophia Dunkley, Sushma Verma
Mumbai Indians: Dhara Gujjar, Heather Graham, Neelam Bisht, Sonam Yadav
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Dané Van Niekerk, Erin Burns, Komal Zanzad, Megan Schutt, Poonam Khemnar, Preeti Bose, Sahana Pawar
UP Warriorz: Devika Vaidya, Shabnim Ismail, Shivali Shinde, Simran Shaikh
Retained players list for WPL 2024
Delhi Capitals: 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: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt, Shabnam Shakil, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwer
Mumbai Indians: 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: Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Indrani Roy, Kanika Ahuja, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine
UP Warriorz: 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
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