Women's Premier League 2024 Player Auction: Uncapped Vrinda Dinesh, Kashvee Gautam Hit WPL Payday; Deandra Dottin, Chamari Athapaththu Unsold - As It Happened

6:55 PM: Today's Top-5 Buys
1. Annabel Sutherland (DC) - 2 Cr?INR
2. Kashvee Gautam (GG) - 2 Cr?INR
3. Vrinda Dinesh (UPW) - 1.3 Cr INR
4. Shabnim Ismail (MI) - 1.2 Cr INR
5. Phoebe Litchfield (GG) - 1 Cr INR

6:50 PM: Top unsold players
1. Deandra Dottin
2. Kim Garth
3. Amy Jones
4. Punam Raut
5. Chamari Athapaththu
6. Tammy Beaumont
7. Lea Tahuhu
8. Alana King
9. Amanda-Jade Wellington
10. Nicola Carey

6:25 PM: Gujarat Giants- Full Squad
Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt, Shabnam Shakil, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwer, Phoebe Litchfield, Meghna Singh, Trisha Poojitha, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra, Lauren Cheatle, Kathryn Bryce, Mannat Kashyap, Veda Krishnamurthy, Tarannum Pathan

6:25 PM: Royal Challengers Bangalore- Full Squad
Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Indrani Roy, Kanika Ahuja, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine, Georgia Wareham, Kate Cross, Ekta Bisht, Shubha Satheesh, Sabbineni Meghana, Simran Bahadur, Sophie Molineux

6:25 PM: UP Warriorz- Full Squad
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, Dani Wyatt, Vrinda Dinesh, Poonam Khemnar, Saima Thakor, Gouher Sultana

6:25 PM: Delhi Capitals- Full Squad
Jemimah Rodrigues, Laura Harris, Meg Lanning, Shafali Varma, Sneha Deepthi, Alice Capsey, Arundhati Reddy, Jess Jonassen, Marizanne Kapp, Minni Mani, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Taniyaa Bhatia, Titas Sadhu, Poonam Yadav,??Annabel Sutherland, Aparna Mondal, Ashwani Kumari

6:25 PM: Mumbai Indians Team- Full Squad
Harmanpreet Kaur, Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Hayley Matthews, Humairaa Kaazi, Isabelle Wong, Jintimani Kalita, Natalie Sciver, Pooja Vastrakar, Priyanka Bala, Yastika Bhatia, Saika Ishaque, Shabnim Ismail, S Sajana, Amandeep Kaur, Fatima Jaffer, Keerthana Balakrishnan

6:28 PM: All Teams Complete 18 Members
The auction was pushed up by some pretty rapid movement in the last 45 minutes. It's surprising to see some major brands go unsold, and strange to see handbags not being fully utilised. But, in the end, one gets the impression that the teams did their homework on the players they needed and would be content with what they got.?

6:25 PM: GG Bag Tarannum Pathan

Gujarat Giants picked Tarannum Pathan on her base price of?10 lakh in the WPL auction.

6:23 PM: RCB Bag Sophie Molineux?

RCB bought Australian Sophie Molineux for 30 lakh and with that 18-member squad was also completed.

6:20 PM: UPW Complete Squad; Pick Gouher Sultana

And Uttar Pradesh Warriorz completed their full squad with the inclusion of Gouher Sultana in the team. She was picked on her base price - 30 lakh.

6:17 PM: RCB Goes For Simran Bahadur

RCB acquired Simran Bahadur for 30 lakhs in the accelerated auction.

6:15 PM: RCB?Bag Sabbineni Meghana?

Royal Challengers Bangalore bought Shabbineni Meghana for 30 lakh.

6:12 PM: GG Get?Veda Krishnamurthy?

Gujarat Giants finally found Veda Krishnamurthy and picked her 30 lakh.

6:10 PM: Funds?And Slots Remaining

Mumbai Indians

Slot Left: 0

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Purse left: 1.95 cr
Slot Left : 3?

Gujarat Giants

Purse left: 1.85 cr
Slot Left: ?2

UP Warriorz

Purse left: 2.2 cr
Slot Left: 1

Delhi Capitals?

Slot Left: 0

6:00 PM: Accelerated Auction Upcoming!

We have completed the set of 165 players. The Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians have completed their 18-player lineup, and there will be another, potentially last phase of auctioning in which the remaining three teams - Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, and Bengaluru - will submit the names of the players for whom they desire to bid.

5:52 PM: RCB Acquire Shuba Shateesh

Royal Challengers Bangalore got Shuba Satheesh for the base price of 10 lakh.

5:50 PM: MI Pick Keerthana Balakrishnan

MI picked another uncapped Indian player in the form of Keerthana Balakrishnan for the base price of 10 lakh.

5:48 PM: Fatima Jaffer Goes To Mumbai

Mumbai Indians added Fatima Jaffer to the squad for the base price of 10 lakh.

5:46 PM: DC Bag Ashwani Kumari

Ashwani Kumari was picked by Delhi Capitals for the?base price of 10 lakh and with that DC Completed their pool of 18 members.

5:45 PM: Mannat Kashyap Goes To GG

Mannat Kashyap was also picked by Gujarat Giants fro the base price of 10 lakh.

5:42 PM: Kathryn Bryce Goes To GG

Gujarat Giants acquired Kathryn Bryce for the base price 10 lakh.

5:40 PM: GG Get Lauren Cheatle

Gujarat Giants bagged Lauren Cheatle for 30 lakhs.

5:10 PM: Unsold Players After Round 3

Gautami Naik (IND)
Gongadi Trisha (IND)
Raghvi Bist (IND)
Parushi Prabhakar (IND)
Hurley Gala (IND)
Nishu Chaudhary (IND)
Aditi Chauhan (IND)
Komalpreet Kaur (IND)
Komal zanzad (IND)
Haorungbam Chanu (IND)
Rekha Singh (IND)
Tara Norris (USA)
Parunika Sisodia (IND)
Susanda Yetrekar (IND)
Sonam Yadav (IND)
Amisha Bahukhandi (IND)

4:55?PM:?Set 10 (Uncapped Spinners)-Unsold Players

Amisha Bahukhandi, Sonam Yadav, Sunanda Yetrekar, and?Parunika Sisodia were the unsold players from the Set 10

4:55?PM:?Set 10 (Uncapped Spinners)- GG Gets Priya Mishra

Gujarat Giants get Priya Mishra for 20 Lakhs after a small fight from RCB.

4:48?PM:?Set 9?(Uncapped Fast bowlers And From Associate Nations)

Aditi Chauhan, Komalpreet Kaur, Komal Zanzad, Haorungbam Chanu, Rekha Singh, and Tara Norris were the players on the list and all were unsold after Set 9.

4:42?PM:?Set 8?(Uncapped All-rounders) - Unsold Players

Nishu Choudhary, Will Hurley, Parushi Prabhakar, Raghavi Bist, G Trisha, and Gautami Naik were the unsold players after Set 8.

4:42?PM:?Set 8?(Uncapped All-rounders)- UPW Goes For Saima Thakor

All-rounder Saima Thakor was taken by UP?Warriorz for just 10 lakhs.

4:40?PM:?Set 8?(Uncapped All-rounders)- MI Bag Amandeep Kaur

Mumbai Indians got yet another all-rounder for just 10 lakhs.

4:33?PM:?Set 8?(Uncapped All-rounders)- MI Acquire S Sanjana

Sanjeevan Sanjana, off-spinner all-rounder got the nod from Mumbai Indian for 15 lakhs.

4:33?PM:?Set 8?(Uncapped All-rounders)- GG Bag Kashvee Gautam

Uncapped Indian all-rounder Kashvee Gautam went to Gujarat Giants for a whopping 2 Crore INR.

4:32 PM: Round 3 Starts with uncapped all-rounders

4:30 PM: Unsold Players After Round 2

Lea Tahuhu (NZ)
Kim Garth (AUS)
Simran Bahadur (IND)
Shamilia Connell (WI)
Amanda J Wellington (AUS)
Preeti Bose (IND)
Alana King (AUS)
Gouher Sultana (IND)
Inoka Ranaweera (SL)
Drishya I (IND)
Jasia Akhtar (IND)
Arushi Goel (IND)
Ridhima Aggarwal (IND)
Simran Shaikh (IND)
G Divya (IND)
Sarah Bryce (SCOT)
Theertha Satish (UAE)
Shivali Shinde (IND)
Uma Chetry (IND)

4:15?PM: Set 7?(Wicket-keepers From Uncapped And Associate Category)

Unsold Players - Sarah Bryce, Theertha Satish, Uma Chetry and Shivali Shinde?

4:10?PM: Set 7?(Wicket-keepers From Uncapped And Associate Category)

Aparna Mondal got picked by Delhi Capitals for 10 lakhs.

4:10?PM: Set 6?(Uncapped Batters)- Unsold players

G Divya, Simran Shaikh, Ridhima Aggarwal, Arushi Goel, Jasia Akhter, and Drishya I V were the unsold players after Set 6.

4:10 PM:?Set 6?(Uncapped Batters)-Trisha Poojitha goes to GG

Gujarat Giants bagged uncapped batter Trisha Poojitha for the base price of 10 lakh.

4:06?PM: Set 6?(Uncapped Batters)- UP Warriorz Bag Vrinda Dinesh

UP Warriorz entered?into bidding and went?for a whopping 1.3 Crore for the youngster Vrinda Dinesh.

4:05?PM: Set 5 (Capped Spinners)-Unsold Players

Amanda Jade-Wellington, Preeti Bose, Alana King, Gouher Sultana, and Inoke Ranweera were unsold after Set 5.

4:02 PM: Set 5 (Capped Spinners)- Ekta Bisht goes to RCB

Indian spinner Ekta Bisht was sold for 60 lakhs to the RCB.

4:00?PM:?Set 4?(Capped Fast Bowlers)- Unsold Players

Lea Tahuhu, Kim Garth, Simran Bahadur, and Shamilia Connell were unsold after the Set 4.?

4:00 PM: Set 4 (Capped Fast Bowlers)- Kate Cross goes to RCB

RCB acquired Kate Cross for 30 lakhs.

3:55?PM: Set 4 (Capped Fast Bowlers)- MI Bag Shabnim?Ismail

Mumbai Indians got the Proteas fast bowler Shabnim?Ismail for 1.2 crore.

3:50 PM: Round 2 starts with Capped Fast Bowlers

3:45 PM: Unsold Players List After Round 1

Mona Meshram (IND)
Punam Raut (IND)
Naomi Stalenberg (AUS)
Bharti Fulmali (IND)
Maia Bouchier (ENG)
Priya Punia (IND)
Veda Krishnamurthy (IND)
Devika Vaidya (IND)
Sabbhineni Meghana (IND)
Deandra Dottin (WI)
Nadine De Klerk (SA)
Chamari Athapaththu (SL)
Bess Heath (ENG)
Sushma Verma (IND)
Amy Jones (ENG)
Tammy Beaumont (ENG)
Nuzhat Parween (IND)

3:40 PM: Set 3 (Capped Wicket-keepers)- All Unsold

Bess Heath, Sushma Verma, Tammy Beaumont, and Nuzhat Parween got unsold.

3:35?PM:?Set 2?(Capped All-Rounders)- Unsold Players

Devika Vaidya, Amy Jones, Chamari Athapaththu, Sabineni Meghna, Deandra Dottin, and Nadine de Klerk got unsold.

3:30?PM: Set 2 (Capped All-Rounders)- Meghna Singh goes to Gujarat

The Giants?get?a fast-bowling all-rounder who has plenty of potential and grab her for 30 lakh INR.

3:25 PM: Set 2 (Capped All-Rounders) - Anabel Sutherland goes to Delhi

Aussie allrounder finds a big bid in Delhi Capitals for 2 crore INR. A bit surprised by the number to be honest, but recent form was her strength.

3:24?PM: Set 2 (Capped All-Rounders) - Geogia Wareham?

RCB bagged Georgia Wareham for the base price of 40 lakh

3:23 PM:?Set 1 (Capped Batters)- Unsold Players

Bharti Fulmali, Mona Meshram, Veda Krishnamurthy, Punam Raut, Naomi Stalenberg, and Maia Boucher remained unsold after?the 1st set

3:13 PM: Set 1 (Capped Batters)- Danni Wyatt goes to UP Warrioz

No one bid for English all-rounder Danni Wyatt except UP Warriorz and she goes at her base price of 30 lakh INR.

3:05 PM:? Set 1 (Capped Batters)- Phoebe Litchfield grabs?1 Cr

Gujarat Giants went big for the Australian cricketer and spent 1 crore to have her in?the team.

3:08 PM: WPL 2024 Auction - 1st Set

We are going to have capped players in the first category

2:30 PM: UP Warriorz?Retained And Released Players

Retained Players:?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:?Devika Vaidya, Shabnim Ismail, Shivali Shinde, Simran Shaikh.

2:15?PM: Royal Challengers Bangalore?Retained And Released Players

Retained Players: Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Indrani Roy, Kanika Ahuja, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine.

Released Players: Dane Van Niekerk, Erin Burns, Komal Zanzad, Megan Schutt, Poonam Khemnar, Preeti Bose, Sahana Pawar.

2:00 PM:? Mumbai Indians?Retained And Released Players

Retained Players:?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.

Released Players:?Dhara Gujjar, Heather Graham, Neelam Bisht, Sonam

1:45 PM: Gujarat Giants?Retained And Released Players

Retained Players:?Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt, Shabnam Shakil, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwer.

Released Players: Annabel Sutherland, Ashwani Kumari, Georgia Wareham, Hurley Gala, Kim Garth, Mansi Joshi, Monica Patel, Parunika Sisodia, Sabbineni Meghana, Sophia Dunkley, Sushma Verma.

1:35 PM: Delhi Capitals Retained And Released Players

Retained Players:?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.

Released Players:?Aparna Mondal, Jasia Akhter, Tara Norris.

1:10 PM: Purse Remaining - All Teams:?

Here's how much money and slots the five teams have between them to spend in the auction.?

1:00 PM: Preview!?

Mumbai Indians won the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League by beating regular season table-toppers Delhi Capitals in the final. Naturally, Mumbai and Delhi are the two teams with the least amount of work to do in the auction. Gujarat Giants, on the contrary, have 13 slots - ten domestic and three international. With INR?5.95 Crore in tow, they also have the most money in the bank!?