Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023 squads, player prices after auction

The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023 squads have been finalised after the conclusion of the WPL 2023 Auction in Mumbai.

In its inaugural edition, five teams – Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore and UP Warriorz splurged their purse to acquire some of the best talents in the international and domestic circuit.

Also read: WPL 2023 schedule, venues, match times

India’s Smriti Mandhana was the top buy as she was sold for ₹3.40 crore to Royal Challengers Bangalore at the auction on February 13. Team India Captain Harmanpreet Kaur was sold to Mumbai Indians for ₹1.80 crore while the rest of the stars from India and around the globe too made the cut in one of the five franchises.

Among the foreign players, Australia all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner and England all-rounder Natalie Sciver were the top buys as they were sold to Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians for ₹3.20 crore respectively. From the India U-19 stars, ICC U-19 T20 World Cup-winning captain, Shafali Verma was the top buy, sold to Delhi Capitals for ₹2 crore.

In its first season, the Women’s Premier League will stage a total of 20 league matches and two playoff games that will be played in a duration of 23 days, from March 4 to 26.

WPL 2023 auction key numbers

• 87 players sold
• Of the total 87 sold, 30 are foreign cricketers
• ₹3.4 crore was the highest bid for Smriti Mandhana, making her the costliest player in WPL. She will play for Royal Challengers Bangalore
• ₹59.50 crore was the total money spent by the five franchises at the WPL 2023 auction
• ₹12 crore was the total purse each team had at the auction

Here are WPL 2023 squads

Delhi Capitals

• Squad strength: 18 (6 overseas players)
• Remaining purse: ₹35 lakh

Jemimah Rodrigues (₹2.2 crore), Meg Lanning (₹1.1 crore), Shafali Verma (₹2 crore), Radha Yadav (₹40 lakh), Shikha Pandey (₹60 lakh), Marizanne Kapp (₹1.5 crore), Titas Sadhu (₹25 lakh), Alice Capsey (₹75 lakh), Tara Norris (₹10 lakh), Laura Harris (₹45 lakh), Jasia Akhter (₹20 lakh), Minnu Mani (₹30 lakh), Poonam Yadav (₹30 lakh), Taniya Bhatia (₹30 lakh), Jess Jonassen (₹50 lakh), Sneha Deepthi (₹30 lakh), Arundhati Reddy (₹30 lakh), Aparna Mondal (₹10 lakh).

Gujarat Giants

• Squad strength: 18 (6 overseas players)
• Remaining purse: ₹5 lakh

Ashleigh Gardner (₹3.2 crore), Beth Mooney (₹2 crore), Sophia Dunkley (₹60 lakh), Annabel Sutherland (₹70 lakh), Harleen Deol (₹40 lakh), Deandra Dottin (₹60 lakh), Sneh Rana (₹75 lakh), S Meghana (₹30 lakh), Georgia Wareham (₹75 lakh), Mansi Joshi (₹30 lakh), Dayalan Hemalatha (₹30 lakh), Monica Patel (₹30 lakh), Tanuja Kanwer (₹50 lakh), Sushma Verma (₹60 lakh), Hurley Gala (₹10 lakh), Ashwani Kumari (₹35 lakh), Parunika Sisodia (₹10 lakh), Shabman Shakil (₹10 lakh).

Mumbai Indians

• Squad strength: 17 (6 overseas players)
• Remaining purse: 0

Harmanpreet Kaur (₹1.8 crore), Nat Sciver-Brunt (₹3.2 crore), Amelia Kerr (₹1 crore), Pooja Vastrakar (₹1.9 crore), Yastika Bhatia (₹1.5 crore), Heather Graham (₹30 lakh), Isabelle Wong (₹30 lakh), Amanjot Kaur (₹50 lakh), Dhara Gujjar (₹10 lakh), Saika Ishaque (₹10 lakh), Hayley Matthews (₹40 lakh), Chloe Tryon (₹30 lakh), Priyanka Bala (₹20 lakh), Humairaa Kaazi (₹10 lakh), Neelam Bisht (₹10 lakh), Jintamani Kalita (₹10 lakh), Sonam Yadav (₹10 lakh).

Royal Challengers Bangalore

• Squad strength: 18 (6 overseas players)
• Remaining purse: ₹10 lakh

Smriti Mandhana (₹3.4 crore), Sophie Devine (₹50 lakh), Ellyse Perry (₹1.7 crore), Renuka Singh (₹1.5 crore), Richa Ghosh (₹1.9 crore), Indrani Roy (₹10 lakh), Disha Kasat (₹10 lakh), Shreyanka Patil (₹10 lakh), Kanika Ahuja (₹35 lakh), Asha Shobhana (₹10 lakh), Erin Burns (₹30 lakh), Heather Knight (₹40 lakh), Dane van Niekerk (₹30 lakh), Preeti Bose (₹30 lakh), Poonam Khemnar (₹10 lakh), Komal Zanzad (₹25 lakh), Megan Schutt (₹40 lakh), Sahana Pawar (₹10 lakh).

UP Warriorz

• Squad strength: 16 (6 overseas players)
• Remaining purse: 0

Sophie Ecclestone (₹1.8 crore), Deepti Sharma (₹2.6 crore), Tahlia McGrath (₹1.4 crore), Shabnim Ismail (₹1 crore), Alyssa Healy (₹70 lakh), Anjali Sarvani (₹55 lakh), Rajeshwari Gayakwad (₹40 lakh), Parshavi Chopra (₹10 lakh), Shweta Sehrawat (₹40 lakh), S Yashasri (₹10 lakh), Kiran Navgire (₹30 lakh), Grace Harris (₹75 lakh), Devika Vaidya (₹1.4 crore), Lauren Bell (₹30 lakh), Laxmi Yadav (₹10 lakh), Simran Shaikh (₹10 lakh).