PremiumWPL 2024: Complete squads of all 5 teams post auction including, retained players
The five teams — Royal Challengers Bangalore, UP Warriorz, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, and Delhi Capitals — successfully acquired the players they needed for the upcoming season.
Last Updated: 06.25 PM, Dec 10, 2023
The Women's Premier League (WPL) 2024 mini-auction concluded with 30 players selected out of the 165 that went under the hammer on December 9 in Mumbai. The five teams — Royal Challengers Bangalore, UP Warriorz, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, and Delhi Capitals — successfully acquired the players they needed for the upcoming season.
Gujarat Giants stood out with a remarkable shopping spree, securing a total of 10 players to strengthen their squad. Meanwhile, Royal Challengers Bangalore, aiming for improvement after finishing at the bottom in 2022, made significant moves by adding seven talented players to their roster. UP Warriorz and Mumbai Indians each acquired five players, while Delhi Capitals secured three players.
The standout purchases of the day included Annabel Sutherland, who fetched a whopping 2 Crores for Delhi Capitals, and uncapped Indian player Kashvee Gautam, who commanded the same price for Gujarat Giants. Additionally, Veda Krishnamurthy found a new team in GG, and defending champions Mumbai Indians made a significant investment in Shabnim Ismail to enhance their bowling department.
Full Squads after WPL 2024 Auction: (* are overseas players)
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, Shabnim Ismail*, S Sanjana, Amandeep Kaur, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Fatima Jaffer.
Delhi Capitals: Alice Capsey*, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen*, Laura Harris*, Marizanne Kapp*, Meg Lanning*, Minnu Mani, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Shefali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniyaa Bhatia, Titas Sadhu, Annabel Sutherland*, Aparna Mondal, Ashwani Kumari.
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*, Danni Wyatt*, Vrinda Dinesh, Saima Thakor, Gouher Sultana, Poonam Khemnar.
Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner*, Beth Mooney*, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt*, Shabnam Shakil, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwer, Phoebe Litchfield*, Meghna Singh, Kashvee Gautam, Trisha Poojitha, Priya Mishra, Lauren Cheatle, Kathryn Bryce, Mannat Kashyap, Veda Krishnamurthy, Tarannum Pathan.
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*, Ekta Bisht, Georgia Wareham, Kate Cross, Shubha Sateesh, S. Meghana, Simran Bahadur, Sophie Molineux.
The upcoming Women’s Premier League (WPL) second edition is anticipated to take place between February 22 and March 17. However, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah mentioned that this time, the tournament will be conducted in a single state to address logistical challenges.