Gujarat Giants (GG) had a grand opening in the Women's Premier League's (WPL) auction as they secured the joint second highest deal of the day in Australia's star Ashleigh Gardner for a whopping Rs 3.2 crore. They acquired the gold deal after a heated bidding war. The three-time World Champion has been one of the pillars of strength for Australia, and opened her 2023 T20 World Cup with a 5/12 against New Zealand. Giants then went on to break bank on Gardner's teammate Beth Mooney for Rs 2 crore. As far as Indian players are concerned, GG bagged Harleen Deol (40 Lakhs) and Sneh Rana (75 Lakh).
The Giants added a plethora of experience when they opened the doors for the West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin.
Here, we look at a list of the players that the Gujarat Giants acquired in the WPL auction:
PLAYER, COUNTRY, PRICE
1. Ashleigh Gardner (Australia): — Rs. 3.2 Crores
2. Beth Mooney (Australia): — Rs. 2 Crores
3. Sophia Dunkley (England): — Rs 60 Lakh
4. Annabel Sutherland (Australia): — Rs 70 Lakh
5. Harleen Deol (India): — Rs 40 Lakh
6. Deandra Dottin (West Indies): — Rs 60 Lakh
7. Sneh Rana (India): — Rs. 75 Lakh
8. Sabbhineni Meghana (India): Rs 30 Lakh
9. Georgia Wareham (Australia): — Rs 75 Lakh
10. Mansi Joshi (India): Rs 30 Lakh
11. Dayalan Hemalatha (India): Rs 30 Lakh
12. Monica Patel (India): Rs 30 Lakh
13. Tanuja Kanwer (India): Rs 50 lakh
14. Sushma Verma (India): Rs 60 Lakh
15. Young Hurley Gala (India): Rs 10 Lakh
16. Ashwani Kumari (India): Rs 35 Lakh
17. Parunika Sisodia (India): Rs 10 Lakh
18. Shabnam Shakil (India): Rs 10 Lakh
Head Coach: Rachael Haynes
Bowling Coach: Nooshin Al Khadeer
Batting Coach: Tushar Arothe
Fielding Coach: Gavan Twining
Mentor & Advisor: Mithali Raj
Team Owner: Adani Group
Team purchasing cost: Rs 1289 crore
When will the Women's Premier League be played?
The Women's Premier League 2023 will be played between March 4 to March 26 ahead of the commencement of the Men's Indian Premier League.
Which stadiums will host WPL 2023?
Brabourne and DY Patil
How many matches will be played in WPL 2023?
22
Women's Premier League Format
1. Each team will play two matches against the other four teams. This means that the five teams will play 20 league games.
2. After the league matches, the 4th and 5th-placed sides will be eliminated. The top three teams will continue to fight for the title.
3. The team that tops the points table will directly qualify for the final.
4. Eliminator: There will be an eliminator match between the second and third-placed sides in the points table. The winning team will reach the final and clash with the table topper for the title.
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