WPL: Bank breakers of Women's Premier League 2023 auction

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Five franchises splashed money to buy their favourite players in the Women's Premier League auction on Monday (February 13). Let's have a look at the list of most expensive buys of WPL auction.

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India's Smriti Mandhana was tipped to be one of the most expensive players. But RCB broke the bank for her as the southpaw went for a massive sum of
Rs 3.4 crore.

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English all-rounder Natalie Sciver is the joint-most expensive overseas player in the auction. Sciver went to Mumbai Indians for a whopping 3.2 crore.

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Australian all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner was sold to Gujarat Giants for a whopping Rs 3.2 crore. The 25-year-old is an aggressive batter who can bowl decent off-break.

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India's own all-round prodigy Deepti Sharma was the biggest pick for UP Warriorz, who signed her for 2.6 crore. It was a bidding war between UP and MI, but the former managed to prevail in the end.

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India's star batter Jemimah Rodrigues was acquired by Delhi Capitals for Rs 2.2 crore.

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India's Under-19 T20 World Cup winning captain Shafali Verma was roped in by Delhi Capitals for Rs 2 crore.

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Gujarat Giants managed to add the legendary Aussie batter Beth Mooney in their ranks for Rs 2 crore.

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India's star all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar was picked by Mumbai Indians for a staggering amount of Rs 1.9 crore.

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India's star cricketer Richa Ghosh was hunted by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 1.9 crore.

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English all-rounder Sophie Ecclestone was bought by UP Warriorz for Rs 1.8 crore, making her the 4th most expensive overseas player in the auction.

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Mumbai Indians broke bank on India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur as she was signed for Rs 1.8 crore.

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