WPL 2024 Full Squads: Full Team Player List after the Auction

In the 2024 Women's Premier League auction, Kashvee Gautam made history by becoming the most expensive uncapped player, securing a bid of INR 2 crore from Gujarat Giants. The auction commenced with Phoebe Litchfield, the Australia star, who was also picked by the Giants for INR 1 crore. Another Australian all-rounder, Annabel Sutherland, shared the honour of being the joint-most expensive player in the 2024 auction, as Delhi Capitals acquired her for INR 2 crore.

The Women's Premier League 2024 auction witnessed intense bidding battles as franchises sought to strengthen their squads. Delhi Capitals secured Australia's Annabel Sutherland for INR 2 crores, while Phoebe Litchfield and Meghna Singh went to Gujarat Giants. Mumbai Indians signed South Africa's Shabnim Ismail for INR 1.20 crores.

The Karnataka opener, Vrinda Dinesh engaged in a three-way bidding war, ultimately going to UP Warriorz for INR 1.30 crores. Gujarat secured Kashvee Gautam for INR 2 crores, known for her historic 10-wicket haul in a U19 game. Unsold players included Chamari Athapaththu, Deandra Dottin, Kim Garth, Lea Tahuhu, Amanda Jade-Wellington, Alana King, Shivali Shinde, Punam Raut, and Tara Norris.

Full squad for five franchises

The defending champions Mumbai Indians Women (MIW) and the other four franchises, namely Delhi Capitals Women, Royal Challengers Women, Gujarat Giants, and UP Warriorz, prepared for a competitive bidding war to address the voids in their squads. Let us look at team combination after this auction;

Mumbai Indians Women (MIW):

Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Yastika Bhatia, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Hayley Matthews, Humaira Kazi, Jintamani Kalita, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Priyanka Bala, Issy Wong, Pooja Vastrakar, Saika Ishaque, Shabnim Ismail, S Sajana, Amandeep Kaur, Amanjot Kaur, Fatima Jaffer, Keerthana Balakrishnan. 

Delhi Capitals Women (DCW): 

Meg Lanning (c), Jamimah Rodrigues, Laura Harris, Taniya Bhatia, Aparna Mondal, Alice Capsey, Arundhati Reddy, Jess Jonassen, Marizanne Kapp, Minnu Mani, Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Titas Sadhu, Annabel Sutherland, Poonam Yadav, Ashwani Kumari.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Women (RCBW): 

Smriti Mandhana (c), Richa Ghosh, Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Indrani Roy, Kanika Ahuja, Shreyanka Patil, Sophie Devine, Georgia Wareham, Renuka Thakur Singh, Kate Cross, Ekta Bisht, Shubha Satheesh, S. Meghana, Simran Bahadur, Sophie Molineux. 

Gujarat Giants (GG): 

Beth Mooney (c), Laura Wolvaardt, Phoebe Litchfield, Trisha Poojitha, Ashleigh Gardner, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Sneha Rana, Shabnam Md Shakil, Tanuja Kanwar, Meghna Singh, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra, Lauren Cheatle, Kathryn Bryce, Mannat Kashyap, Veda Krishnamurthy, Tarannum Pathan. 

UP Warriorz (UPW): 

Alyssa Healy (c), Kiran Navgire, Danielle Wyatt, Vrinda Dinesh, Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma, Garce Harris, Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, Soppadhandi Yashasri, Shweta Sherawat, Tahila McGrath, Lauren Bell, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Sophie Ecclestone, Saima Thakor, Poonam Khemnar, Gouher Sultana.