Women’s Premier League 2023 Teams: WPL Auction is done and dusted and all the five teams crossed the minimum of 15 players mark required to form a team in the WPL 2023. A maximum of 90 slots were available for the five teams, with 30 being slotted for overseas players. However, the franchises bagged a total of 87 players and spent Rs 59.50 Crore within seven hours in Mumbai. The following is the list of teams and players bought at the WPL auction.
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Ahmedabad Franchise- Adani Sportsline Pvt Ltd- Gujarat Giants
Gujarat Giants biggest buy of the evening was Australian all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner who was bagged for Rs 3.20 Crore. Another Australian wicket-keeper batter Beth Mooney is the second highest buy for Gujarat at a price of Rs 2 Crore. England batter Sophia Dunkley was a steal for Gujarat at Rs 60 Lakh. In other buys, Annabel Sutherland from Australia was bought at Rs 70 Lakh to go with West Indies superstar Deandra Dottin for Rs 60 Lakh. Amongst the Indian buys, Gujarat went for young Harleen Deol for Rs 40 Lakh and Sushma Verma for Rs 60 Lakh.
Squad: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophia Dunkley, Annabel Sutherland, Harleen Deol, Deandra Dottin, Sneh Rana, Dayalan Hemalatha, Mansi Joshi, Monica Patel, Sabbineni Meghana, Georgia Wareham, Sushma Verma, Hurley Gala, Ashwani Kumari, Parunika Sisodia, Shabnam Shakil
Head Coach: Rachael Haynes
Bowling Coach: Nooshin Al Khadeer
Batting Coach: Tushar Arothe
Fielding Coach: Gavan Twining
Mentor and Advisor: Mithali Raj
The Adani Sportsline Pvt Ltd, which is a subsidiary company of the Adani Group, owns the Ahmedabad Franchise. The company is currently focused on developing and managing sports facilities and events in India. The Adani Sportsline Pvt Ltd have an ownership right for the WPL worth ₹1289 Cr.
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Mumbai Franchise- Indiawin Sports Pvt Ltd – Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians has the Indian women’s cricket captain Harmanpreet Kaur in their corner. She was bought for Rs 1.80 crore by MI. However, the biggest buy for the franchise was England all-rounder Natalie Sciver who was bagged for Rs 3.20 Crore. The franchise also spent big bucks on Indian players like Pooja Vastrakar for Rs 1.90 Crore and Yashika Bhatia for Rs 1.50 Crore. MI also focused on Indian talent and bagged Priyanka Bala, Sonam Yadav and Neelam Bisht to their squad as well.
Squad: Natalie Sciver, Pooja Vastrakar, Harmanpreet Kaur, Yastika Bhatia, Shabnam Ismail, Amanjot Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Heather Graham, Isabelle Wong, Chloe Tryon, Priyanka Bala, Dhara Gujjar, Saika Ishaque, Humairaa Kaazi, Sonam Yadav, Jintimani Kalita, Neelam Bisht
Support Staff – Head Coach: Charlotte Edwards
Mentor and Bowling Coach: Jhulan Goswami
Batting Coach: Devika Palshikar
Indiawin Sports Pvt Ltd owns the Mumbai Franchise in the WPL. It is an Indian sports management company offering services like event management, sponsorship, and digital media rights. The company also manages players from sports like cricket, football, and kabaddi. They are also the owners of the IPL team Mumbai Indians.
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Bengaluru Franchise- Royal Challengers Sports Pvt Ltd – Royal Challengers Bangalore
Royal Challengers Bangalore has bought Indian women’s team opener Smriti Mandhana for Rs 3.40 Crore. She remains the highest bid in the WPL 2023 but the Red Army also bought some big names like Ashleigh Gardner for Rs 1.80 Crore, Elysse Perry for Rs 1.70 Crore and Heather Knight for Rs 40 Lakh. RCB also spent big bucks on Indian players like Richa Ghosh who was bought for Rs 1.90 Crore, and Renuka Singh for Rs 1.50 Crore. In all, the franchise bought 18 players and also made some very interesting choices.
Squad: Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Kanika Ahuja, Erin Burns, Asha Shabana, Disha Kasat, Indrani Roya, Shreyanka Patil, Heather Knight, Dane van Niekerk, Preeti Bose, Poonam Khemnar, Komal Zanzad, Megan Schutt, Sahana Pawar
Head Coach: Ben Sawyer
Assistant Coach and Head of Scouting: Malolan Rangarajan
Scout and Fielding Coach: Vanitha VR
Batting Coach: RX Murali
Team Manager and Team Doctor: Dr. Harini
Head Athletic Therapist: Navnita Gautam
The Royal Challengers Sports Pvt Ltd own the Bengaluru franchise in the upcoming Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023. Royal Challengers Sports Pvt Ltd are an Indian sports management company who own and operate the popular IPL franchise, Royal Challengers Bangalore. The team has unveiled the logo of the team.
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Delhi Franchise- JSW GMR cricket Pvt Ltd – Delhi Capitals
India’s U19 T20 World Cup skipper Shafali Verma will represent Delhi Capitals in WPL 2023. She was bought for Rs 2 Crore by the franchise. However, Shafali’s teammate Jemimah Rodrigues is the most expensive buy for the franchise at Rs 2.20 Crore. Some key buys for Delhi include South African all-rounder Marizanne Kapp at Rs 1.50 Crore, Australia’s Meg Lanning at Rs 1.10 Crore. Delhi’s Indian buys include Shikha Pandey and Radha Yadav at Rs 60 Lakh and Rs 40 Lakh.
Squad: Jemimah Rodrigues, Meg Lanning, Alice Capsey, Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Marizanne Kapp, Titas Sadhu, Laura Harris, Minnu Mani, Jasia Akhter, Tara Norris, Taniyaa Bhatia, Poonam Yadav, Jess Jonassen, Sneha Deepthi, Arundhatti Reddy, Alpana Mondal
JSW GMR Cricket Pvt Ltd are a sports management company who own and operate the IPL franchise Delhi Capitals. The company deals in cricket and its operations including team management, player acquisition, organizing home matches and some off-field activities. JSW GMR Cricket Pvt Ltd is a joint venture between JSW Sports and GMR Group.
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Lucknow Franchise- Capri Global Holdings Pvt Ltd – UP Warriroz
UP Warriorz was slow to begin with at the auction, but bagged some key players in their dugout. The biggest fish for them was Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma bagged at Rs 2.60 Crore. England spinner Sophie Ecclestone was their second biggest buy at Rs 1.80 Crore. Australia’s Tahila McGrath and South Africa’s Shabnim Ismail came in at Rs 1.40 Crore and Rs 1 Crore respectively. To many people’s surprise, Australia’s Alyssa Healy was bagged for Rs 70 Lakh. UP also banked on a lot of Indian players as well. They bought Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Shweta Sehrawat, Parshavi Chopra and S Yashasri.
Squad: Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Tahlia McGrath, Shabnim Ismail, Alyssa Healy, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Parshavi Chopra, Shweta Sehrawat, S Yashasri, Devika Vaidya, Grace Harris, Kiran Navgire, Lauren Bell, Laxmi Yadav, Simran Shaikh,
Capri Global Holdings Pvt Ltd are an Indian investment holding company who own the Lucknow Franchise. They operate through their subsidiaries across various sectors, which include real estate, finance, and manufacturing. The company currently has their headquarters in Mumbai, India.
Head Coach: Jon Lewis
Bowling Coach: Ashley Noffke
Batting Coach: Anju Jain
Mentor: Lisa Sthalekar
