Former West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin and Australia’s Kim Garth have registered under the highest base price of Rs 50 lakh for the upcoming Women’s Premier League player auction to be held in Mumbai on December 9.
The second highest base price is Rs 40 lakh, under which four players – all foreigners – have been listed. They are Australian all-rounders Annabel Sutherland and Georgia Wareham, South African fast bowler Shabnim Ismail, who represented UP Warriors in the first edition, and English wicketkeeper Amy Jones. Sutherland and Garth have previous experience playing in the WPL, having made their debut for Gujarat Giants in the inaugural edition last year. Dottin was originally selected by the Giants, but withdrew his name after a dispute over fitness certifications.
A total of 165 players will be fielded ahead of the second edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL), with a maximum of only 30 slots available between the five franchises. Only nine out of 30 slots are vacant for foreign players.
Sri Lankan captain Chamari Athapaththu, India finisher Veda Krishnamurthy, England’s explosive opener Danny Wyatt, Australian batsman Phoebe Litchfield and New Zealand fast bowler Lee Tahuhu – who were overlooked for WPL 2023 – are back in the shortlist at a base price of Rs 30 lakh. went. While Tammy Beaumont has nominated under the wicketkeeper-batsman category.
Of the 165, 104 are Indians and out of the remaining 64, 15 players from associate countries have been shortlisted for the second player auction. These include Thailand’s Natthakan Chantham, Scotland’s Katherine Bryce and the previous edition’s first bowler, Tara Norris (USA), who finished fifth on debut.
The total number of capped players is 56, and the total number of uncapped players is 109.
The Giants have the maximum number of slots to fill (10) and also have the highest purse available in the auction – INR 5.95 crore. The Warriors only have Rs 4 crore available to fill five slots, while Royal Challengers Bangalore have Rs 3.35 crore available to fill their seven vacancies.