The Women's Premier League (WPL) 2023 auction was as glamorous as expected, and all five teams splurged their money to build squads that they feel would give them the best shot at winning the coveted trophy. There were 449 players going under the hammer and only a maximum of 90 places were available for grabs. But still, the five teams managed to shell out a total of Rs 59.50 crore on 87 players, as the inaugural auction turns out to be a huge success.
Smriti Mandhana hogged most of the limelight when the southpaw was acquired by bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for a whopping Rs 3.40 Crore after a tug-of-war with Mumbai Indian (MI). The star India opener was the first player to go under the hammer and ended the day as the most expensive buy.
The second costliest Indian player was all-rounder Deepti, bought by UP Warriorz for Rs 2.6 crore. Delhi Capitals got their first player of the auction when they successfully won the bid for Jemimah Rodrigues at Rs 2.2 crore. Indian opener and U-19 T20 World Cup-winning captain Shafali Verma also received Rs 2 crore and will join Jemimah at the Delhi Capitals.
As far as overseas players are concerned, one of the prominent picks during the first round was Australia’s off-spin all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner, who was bought by Gautam Adani-owned Gujarat Giants for Rs 3.20 crore. But the most money on foreign stars was spent by the Bangalore-based franchise, who shelled out Rs 5.60 crore of their 12 crore purse and got their remaining 12 players with the rest of the Rs 6.40 crore to reach the mandatory quota of 15 players.
Here are the Full list of complete squads for all 5 teams WPL 2023:
Women Royal Challengers Bangalore Team Squad
Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Indrani Roy, Disha Kasat, Shreyanka Patil, Kanika Ahuja, Asha Shobhana, Erin Burns, Heather Knight, Dane van Niekerk, Preeti Bose, Poonam Khemnar, Komal Zanzad, Megan Schutt, Sahana Pawar
Women Mumbai Indians Team Squad
Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Yastika Bhatia, Heather Graham, Issy Wong, Amanjot Kaur, Dhara Gujjar, Saika Ishaque, Hayley Matthews, Chloe Tryon, Priyanka Bala, Humairaa Kaazi, Neelam Bisht, Jintamani Kalita, Sonam Yadav
Women Gujarat Giants Team Squad
Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophia Dunkley, Annabel Sutherland, Harleen Deol, Deandra Dottin, Sneh Rana, S Meghana, Georgia Wareham, Mansi Joshi, Dayalan Hemalatha, Monica Patel, Tanuja Kanwer, Sushma Verma, Hurley Gala, Ashwani Kumari, Parunika Sisodia, Shabman Shakil
Women UP Warriorz Team Squad
Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Tahlia McGrath, Shabnim Ismail, Alyssa Healy, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Parshavi Chopra, Shweta Sehrawat, S Yashasri, Kiran Navgire, Grace Harris, Devika Vaidya, Lauren Bell, Laxmi Yadav, Simran Shaikh
Women Delhi Capitals Team Squad
Jemimah Rodrigues, Meg Lanning, Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Marizanne Kapp, Titas Sadhu, Alice Capsey, Tara Norris, Laura Harris, Jasia Akhtar, Minnu Mani, Poonam Yadav, Taniya Bhatia. Jess Jonassen, Sneha Deepthi, Arundhati Reddy, Aparna Mondal
Women's Premier League (WPL) 2023 5 Teams Owners, Captains List
| Team Name | Owner | City | Captain | Amount |
| Gujarat Giants | Adani Group | Ahmedabad | TBA | INR 1289 Cr |
| Mumbai Indians | Reliance Industries | Mumbai | TBA | INR 912.99 Cr |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | Diageo | Bengaluru | TBA | INR 901 Cr |
| Delhi Capitals | JSW–GMR | Delhi | TBA | INR 810 Cr |
| UP Warriorz | Capri Global | Lucknow | TBA | INR 757 Cr |
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