WPL Auction 2023 Highlights: Mandhana fetches highest bid as MI secure India skipper Harmanpreet

Before we sign off, we leave you with the full squads of the five participating franchises. Click on the links below to check them out:

Delhi Capitals

Dream come true for DvN

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And with that, the first-ever Women’s Premier League Player Auction finally comes to an end!

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— Mumbai Indians finally meet the minimum squad requirement by getting Sonam Yadav, Jintimani Kalita and Neelam Bisht taking the squad count to 17.

— Sahana Pawar is the final player to go under the hammer, and she goes to RCB for Rs 10 lakh!

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The final round is underway, with six players to go under the hammer now.

— Megan Schutt is the first player in this list, and she goes to RCB for Rs 40 lakh.
 

— Gujarat Giants take Shabnam Shakil for Rs 10 lakh

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But wait, we’re not done yet. Mumbai Indians are yet to complete their minimum squad requirement, having bought just 14 players so far. They still have 30 lakh left in their kitty.

Additionally, Gujarat Giants and Royal Challengers have one and two slots left respectively and also have the purse to get a couple of more players on board. Bangalore, additionally, have one overseas squad left. Gujarat have 15 lakh left, while Bangalore have 60 lakh at their disposal.

Delhi Capitals have completed their maximum squad size with 18 players on board while UP Warriorz have two slots left, but have exhausted their purse.

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— MI open the bid for Komal Zanzad but RCB step in and eventually secure her for Rs 25 lakh.

— Gujarat Giants secure Parunika Sisodia for Rs 10 lakh.

— The final player of the auction is Priyanka Bala, who goes to the Mumbai Indians for Rs 20 lakh.

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— Poonam Khemnar goes to the Royal Challengers Bangalore at her base price of Rs 10 lakh.

— No takers for Neelam Bisht, Neetu Singh, Nishu Choudhary, Parushi Prabhakar

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— RCB and GG slog it out for Ashwani Kumari, with the Giants eventually securing her for Rs 35 Lakh.

— MI open the bid for Humairaa Kaazi and ultimately secure her at her base price of Rs 10 lakh.

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— Aparna Mondal goes to the Delhi Capitals for Rs 10 lakh, and with that, they complete their maximum squad size of 18

— Shipra Giri, Tess Flintoff remain unsold!

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— The Royal Challengers also secure Preeti Bose for Rs 30 lakh.

— UP Warriors, who have one final bid left, get Simran Shaikh for Rs 10 Lakh, and they have officially exhausted their purse

— No takers for Ishwari Savkar

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— Mumbai Indians secure Proteas’ Chloe Tryon at her base price of Rs 30 lakh.

— Another South African next up, with Dane van Niekerk going to RCB for Rs 30 lakh!

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— Delhi Capitals get Sneha Deepthi for Rs 30 lakh.

— Capitals also secure Arundhati Reddy, at the same base price.

— Indian all-rounder Swagatika Rath finds no takers at Rs 30 lakh.

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— Hurley Gala receives an opening bid from Gujarat Giants, and she eventually goes to the Ahmedabad-based franchise for Rs 10 lakh.

— Shabnam Shakil remains unsold.

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— Indian leg-spinner Poonam Yadav receives an opening bid from Delhi Capitals, which turns out to be the winning bid at Rs 30 lakh.

— Delhi also open the bid for Australian all-rounder Jess Jonassen and secure her for Rs 50 lakh.

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Australia’s Alana King once again finds no takers, and she remains unsold.

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— Taniyaa Bhatia goes to Delhi Capitals for Rs 30 lakh

— Fellow Indian wicketkeeper Sushma Verma finds herself in the middle of a tussle between Gujarat Giants and Delhi Capitals, with the bid going past the 50L mark. Verma eventually goes to the Giants for Rs 60 Lakh.

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— New Zealand’s Suzie Bates remains unsold at Rs 30 lakh, and will play no part in the WPL

— Heather Knight goes to RCB for Rs 40 lakh

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We’re back for the slog overs of the WPL Auction 2023! The second part of the accelerated round, which should be the final round, is underway, and West Indies’ Hayley Matthews — the first player to go unsold today — is the first name on the list.

Matthews goes to MI for Rs 40 lakh!

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Nooshin Al Khadeer, Gujarat Giants bowling coach: We spent a lot of time at the domestic so we understand there is a lot of depth. We realised it was important to pick the right players. Team combination looks good. We’re happy with what we got. It boils down to the XI. We wanted to finish the auction to understand who is the right player to lead the side.

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Quite the payday for the senior Proteas all-rounder

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Earlier today

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Purse remaining and slots available:

DC: 2.15 crore; six slots available

RCB: 1.95 crore; seven slots available

MI: 1.3 crore; eight slots available

GG: 1.3 crore; five slots available

Warriors: 10 lakh; three slots available

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That brings us to the end of the first round of the accelerated auction. Auctioneer Sagar announces a 15-minute break, before we move to the second round.

All franchises are to submit seven names from the players who haven’t received a bid yet. Except UP Warriorz, who have enough budget to buy just one more player, although they might not have to make any further purchases as they have gone past the minimum squad requirement.

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— Tanuja Kanwer goes to Gujarat Giants for Rs 35 Lakh

— MI bid for Saika Ishaque right away, and they get her for Rs 10 Lakh

— No bids for Nishu Choudhary, Parunika Sisodia, Asha Shobhana, Sarah Bryce and Kathryn Bryce.

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Auctioneer Mallika Sagar is really speeding along right now.

— Meanhwhile, RCB and DC tussle for Minnu Mani, who eventually goes to the Capitals for Rs 20 lakh.

— Shreyanka Patil goes to RCB for Rs 10 lakh

— Kanika Ahuja goes to RCB for Rs 35 lakh

— Sajana S, Humairaa Kaazi are unsold

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— Laxmi Yadav goes to UP Warriorz for Rs 10 lakh

— Indrani Roy goes to RCB for Rs 10 lakh

— Shipra Giri, Tarannum Pathan remain, Ashwani Kumari unsold

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— Divya Gnanananda, Ishwari Savkar, Arushi Goel remain unsold

— Jasia Akhter goes to Delhi Capitals for Rs 20 lakh

— Disha Kasat goes to Royal Challengers Bangalore at her base price of Rs 10 lakh

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— Tara Norris is the first American to go under the hammer, and she goes to Delhi Capitals at her base price of Rs 10 lakh

— Australia’s Laura Harris goes to Delhi Capitals at her base price of Rs 10 lakh.

— Mumbai Indians get Dhara Gujjar for Rs 10 lakh

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— England’s Lauren Bell goes to UP Warriorz for Rs 30 lakh

— Gujarat Giants secure Monica Patel for Rs 30 lakh

— No takers for Gouher Sultana, Ekta Bisht, Preeti Bose, Mahika Gaur remain unsold

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Gujarat Giants make an opening bid for batter Dayalan Hemalatha, securing her at her base price of Rs 30 lakh.

Fellow Indians Swagatika Rath, Meghna Singh, Arundhati Singh however, finds no takers.

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Mumbai Indians make an opening bid for Amanjot Kaur, who made her India debut in the T20I triangular series in South Africa. Delhi Capitals soon join the race, but ultimately back out as Amanjot goes to MI for Rs 50 Lakh.

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Devika Vaidya (Rs 40 lakh) meanwhile, receives an opening bid from UP Warriorz, with Delhi Capitals joining the race. Some tussle between the two franchises, with the bid going past the crore-mark — that too after a while!

Vaidya eventually goes to the UP Warriorz for Rs 1.4 crore!

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No takers for India’s Simran Bahadur and Anuja Patil.

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Gujarat Giants make an opening bid for India seamer Mansi Joshi and they secure her at her base price of Rs 30 lakh.

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England’s Isabelle Wong is next in the list, and she goes to Mumbai Indians at her base price of Rs 30 lakh after receiving a solitary bid.

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Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals are locked in a bidding war for Englishwoman Alice Capsey, who eventually goes to the Capitals for Rs 75 lakh.