
WPL 2024 auction Live Streaming:The auction for the second edition of the TATA Women’s Premier League (WPL) was held on Saturday (Dec 9) in Mumbai. The WPL 2024 tournament is expected to start in February or March next year.
A total of 165 players from five franchises including Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, UP Warriorz, Gujarat Giants, and Royal Challengers Bangalore went under the hammer during the auction. 104 Indian players and 61 overseas players tookpart in the Women's Premier League 2024 auction on Saturday.
The first edition of WPL 2023 was won by Mumbai Indians after they defeated Delhi Capitals by 7 wickets in the final match. In the inaugural season of the WPL, Smriti Mandhana was the most expensive player as she was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 3.40 crore ($4.07 million).
The Women’s Premier League auction 2024 will begin on Saturday (Dec 9).
The Women’s Premier League auction 2024 might start around 2:30 pm IST, based on last year’s edition. The exact time of the auction is yet to be announced.
The WPL Auction 2024 canbe live-streamed on the JioCinema app and website.
The WPL Auction 2024 may be live telecasted on Sports 18 Network channels.
There are a total of five teams competing in the Women’s Premier League 2024- Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challenger Bangalore and UP Warriorz.
The following players from the five WPL franchises were retained & released from the squad:
Note: * Indicates overseas players
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*
Retained Players: Ashleigh Gardner*, Beth Mooney*, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt*, Shabnam Shakil, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwer
Released Players: Annabel Sutherland*, Ashwani Kumari, Georgia Wareham*, Hurley Gala, Kim Garth*, Mansi Joshi, Monica Patel, Parunika Sisodia, Sabbineni Meghana, Sophia Dunkley*, Sushma Verma
Retained Players: Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr*, Chloe Tryon*, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews*, Humairaa Kaazi, Isabelle Wong*, Jintimani Kalita, Natalie Sciver*, Pooja Vastrakar, Priyanka Bala, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia
Released Players: Dhara Gujjar, Heather Graham*, Neelam Bisht, Sonam Yadav
Retained Players: Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry*, Heather Knight*, Indrani Roy, Kanika Ahuja, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine*
Released Players: Dané Van Niekerk*, Erin Burns*, Komal Zanzad, Megan Schutt*, Poonam Khemnar, Preeti Bose, Sahana Pawar
Retained Players: Alyssa Healy*, Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris*, Kiran Navgire, Lauren Bell*, Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, S. Yashasri, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone*, Tahlia Mcgrath*
Released Players: Devika Vaidya, Shabnim Ismail*, Shivali Shinde, Simran Shaikh
Out of 165 players, 104 are Indians and 61 are overseas players of which 15 players are from associate nations. The total capped players are 56, uncapped players are 109. A maximum of 30 slots are available with the five teams, with 9 spots for overseas players.
Note: Amount in crores
(With inputs from agencies)