WPL Auction 2023 in numbers: Money spent by five franchises, most expensive players and more

The inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) player auction for the upcoming 2023 season saw the five franchises – Mumbai Indians (MI), Delhi Capitals (DC), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Gujarat Giants (GG) and UP Warrioz (UPW) – shelling out a massive amount of money as 87 players were sold in total and India opener Smriti Mandhana emerged as the costliest buy. Also Read:  Full list of players sold and unsold at the WPL Player Auction We bring to you all the important numbers from the WPL auction 2023: Total number of players sold: 87 including 30 overseas cricketers Total money spent at WPL auction: Rs 59.5 crore Total number of players unsold: 362 Costliest player: Smriti Mandhana - RCB paid Rs 3.4 crore Watch:  Mandhana celebrates with Indian team after fetching mega bid at WPL Auction Number of players bought and money spent* by each franchise: DC: 18 players for Rs 11.65 crore RCB: 18 players for Rs 11.90 crore MI: 17 players for Rs 12 crore UPW: 16 players for Rs 12 crore GG: 18 players for Rs 11.95 crore *Each team had a purse of Rs 12 crore

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— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) February 13, 2023

Top 10 most expensive players at WPL auction:

1. Smriti Mandhana (Rs 3.4 crore to RCB)
2. Ashleigh Gardner (Rs 3.2 crore to GG) and Natalie Sciver (Rs 3.2 crore to MI)
3. Deepti Sharma (Rs 2.6 crore to UPW)
4. Jemimah Rodrigues (Rs 2.2 crore to DC)
5. Beth Mooney (Rs 2 crore to GG) and Shafali Verma (Rs 2 crore to DC)
6. Pooja Vastrakasr (Rs 1.9 crore to MI) and Richa Ghosh (Rs 1.9 crore to RCB)
7. Sophie Ecclestone (Rs 1.8 crore to UPW) and Harmanpreet Kaur (Rs 1.80 crore to MI)
8. Ellyse Perry (Rs 1.7 crore to RCB)
9. Yastika Bhatia (Rs 1.5 crore to MI) and Renuka Singh (Rs 1.5 crore to RCB) and Marizanne Kapp (Rs 1.5 crore to DC)
10. Tahila McGrath (Rs 1.4 crore to UPW) and Devika Vaidya (Rs 1.4 crore to UPW)

Top 10 most expensive Indian players at WPL auction:

1. Smriti Mandhana (Rs 3.4 crore to RCB)
2. Deepti Sharma (Rs 2.6 crore to UPW)
3. Jemimah Rodrigues (Rs 2.2 crore to DC)
4. Shafali Verma (Rs 2 crore to DC)
5. Pooja Vastrakasr (Rs 1.9 crore to MI)
6. Richa Ghosh (Rs 1.9 crore to RCB)
7. Harmanpreet Kaur (Rs 1.80 crore to MI)
8. Renuka Singh (Rs 1.5 crore to RCB)
9. Yastika Bhatia (Rs 1.5 crore to MI)
10. Devika Vaidya (Rs 1.4 crore to UPW)

The first-ever auction for #WPL took place successfully today. The energy and enthusiasm from the players and the teams were electrifying. This marks another significant step in the journey of the WPL that promises to empower the pic.twitter.com/ejeFeTWyln

— Jay Shah (@JayShah) February 13, 2023

Top 10 most expensive overseas players at WPL auction:

1. Ashleigh Gardner (Rs 3.2 crore to GG)
2. Natalie Sciver (Rs 3.2 crore to MI)
3. Beth Mooney (Rs 2 crore to GG)
4. Sophie Ecclestone (Rs 1.8 crore to UPW)
5. Ellyse Perry (Rs 1.7 crore to RCB)
6. Marizanne Kapp (Rs 1.5 crore to DC)
7. Tahlia McGrath (Rs 1.4 crore to UPW)
8. Meg Lanning (Rs 1.1 crore to DC)
9. Shabnim Ismail (Rs 1 crore to UPW)
10. Amelia Kerr (Rs 1 crore to MI)

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