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Annabel Sutherland, most expensive bid in WPL 2024 auction (File Photo: Twitter)
The highly anticipated auction for the upcoming Women’s Premier League 2024 finally concluded on Saturday, December 9 in Mumbai. The fans and cricket fans saw some amazing bids in the auction for the next edition of the tournament. It included a few uncapped and young capped stars who were bought for a big amount by the franchises.
The list of expensive players started from the overseas players to the uncapped Indian cricketers as well; with said that, here in this listicle, we’ll have a look at the top five most expensive bids in the Women’s Premier League 2024 auction.
Annabel Sutherland – Delhi Capitals for INR 2 crores
The young Aussie all-rounder Annabel Sutherland was released by her former franchise Gujarat Giants before the auction. Owing to the recent performances of Sutherland in the recently concluded Women’s Big Bash League 2023, she was highly in demand during the auction for the second edition of the Women’s Premier League.
Finally, Delhi Capitals happened to crack the deal and pick the 22-year-old all-rounder in their squad for a big amount of INR 2 crores, which was the most both over and among capped players who were slotted in the auction for WPL 2024.
Kashvee Gautam – Gujarat Giants for INR 2 crores
The star Chandigarh pacer Kashvee Gautam recently featured for India A during the bilateral assignment against England A. She picked up three wickets in 2 matches, she played against England A in the series. The 20-year-old was also one of the highly-demanded uncapped players in the WPL 2024 auction.
Eventually, Gujarat Giants locked the deal for Kashvee as they bought her for a big amount of INR 2 crores; eventually, she ended up being the most expensive uncapped player during the auction.
Vrinda Dinesh – UP Warriorz for INR 1.3 crores
The star Karnataka batter Vrinda Dinesh has impressed everyone with her stunning batting performances in the last two seasons for Karnataka. At a moment in the WPL 2024 auction, Vrinda was the most expensive uncapped player before getting surpassed by her countrymate Kashvee Gautam.
UP Warriorz bought Vrinda Dinesh for an amount of INR 1.3 crores, which was the highest bid for an uncapped player before Giants came up with 2 crores for Punjab pacer Kashvee Gautam.
Shabnim Ismail – Mumbai Indians for INR 1.2 crores
The veteran South African pacer Shabnim Ismail was in the headlines for her brilliant performances in the Women’s Big Bash League 2023, while playing for Hobart Hurricanes. Ismail scalped 13 wickets in 14 matches, she played for her side with an amazing economy rate of 6.22.
In the first season of the Women’s Premier League earlier this year, the 35-year-old pacer featured for UP Warriorz. But the franchise released her before the WPL 2024 auction; subsequently, she was bought by the defending champions, Mumbai Indians for a big amount of INR 1.2 crores, the most expensive bid for any overseas player.
Phoebe Litchfield – Gujarat Giants for INR 1 crores
Star Aussie batter Phoebe Litchfield was recently in action for Sydney Thunders in the Women’s Big Bash League 2023 after making her international debut for Australia earlier this year. She also owns the record of the fastest half-century WT20Is, sharing alongside Sophie Devine.
Phoebe got rewarded for her brilliant performances; so, the Gujarat Giants went on to spend INR 1 crore to bring her onboard in their squad for the next edition of the Women’s Premier League.