New Delhi. In the women’s IPL auction (WPL auction 2023), 5 teams bid aggressively on the players. Smriti Mandhana, the fast-batting opener, was the most expensive player of the league. He was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for a record Rs 3.40 crore. 3 players got more than 3 crores. Indian captain Captain Harmanpreet Kaur was included in his team by Mumbai Indians for Rs 1.80. Harmanpreet lagged behind 9 players in terms of money. T20 league matches are to be played from March 4 to 26.
Apart from Smriti Mandhana, Australian all-rounder Ashley Gardner was bought by Gujarat Giants for Rs 3.2 crore and England all-rounder Natalia Seaver was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 3.2 crore. On the other hand, UP Warriors included all-rounder Deepti Sharma in 2.6 crores and Delhi Capitals included Jemima Rodrigues in their team for 2.2 crores. Jemima had scored a blistering half-century against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup a day earlier.
Shefali got 2 crores
Young batter Shefali Verma is known for aggressive batting. He was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 2 crore. On the other hand, Australia’s wicketkeeper Batter Beth Mooney was included in their team by Gujarat Giants for 2 crores. Fast bowler and all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar was included in their team by Mumbai Indians for 1.9 crores and young wicketkeeper batter Richa Ghosh was included in their team by RCB for 1.9 crores.
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If we look at the T20 International record of 33-year-old Harmanpreet Kaur, she has scored 2956 runs in 147 matches at an average of 28. Has scored a century and 9 half-centuries. At the same time, this off-spinner has also taken 32 wickets.
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Tags: Harmanpreet kaur, IPL, smriti mandhana, Women’s Premier League
FIRST PUBLISHED : February 13, 2023, 17:12 IST