
Gujarat Giants WPL Auction 2024 Live Updates:The commencement of the auction for the second edition of the TATA Women's Premier League (WPL) is scheduled for Saturday (Dec 9) in Mumbai. The WPL 2024 tournament will kick off in either February or March of the upcoming year.
A total of 165 players will be up for bidding in the player auction for the second instalment of the tournament. The five franchises—Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, Gujarat Giants, UP Warriorz, and Royal Challengers Bangalore, have 30 slots, with nine designated for overseas players. 04 Indian and 61 overseas players will participate in the Women's Premier League 2024 auction on Saturday.
The Gujarat Giants are at the forefront, reserving the highest sum for the auction, totalling approximately $715,000 (₹5.95 crore) for securing the services of 10 players, which includes three international players.
Here's the full list of players bought by Gujarat Giants in the WPL Auction 2024:
Retained Players: Alice Capsey*, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen*, Laura Harris*, Marizanne Kapp*, Meg Lanning*, Minnu Mani, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniyaa Bhatia, Titas Sadhu
Released Players:Aparna Mondal, Jasia Akhter, Tara Norris*
Captain:Beth Mooney
All-rounders:Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh
Gardner, Ashwani Kumari, Dayalan Hemalatha, Georgia
Wareham, Harleen Deol, Hurley Gala, Kim Garth, Mansi
Joshi, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwar
Wicket-keepers: Beth Mooney, Sushma Verma
Bowlers:Monica Patel, Parunika Sisodia, Shabnam
Shakil
Overseas Players:Beth Mooney, Kim Garth, Georgia
Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh
Gardner, Sophia Dunkley, Laura Wolvaardt
Remaining amount:₹5.95 crore
(With inputs from agencies)