WPL | RCB pays hefty Rs 3.40 crore for Smriti Mandhana, Harmanpreet joins MI for almost half

India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 3.40 crore at WPL auctions.

Smriti Mandhana stole the show at the first Women's Premier League auctions when Royal Challengers Bangalore outbid Mumbai Indians for the Indian vice-captain on February 13 for Rs 3.40 crore (USD 410,000).

Harmanpreet Kaur, the Indian captain, cost the Mumbai Indians far less than Mandhana, at just around Rs 1.80 crore. Nat Sciver-Brunt of England, also bought by Mumbai Indians, earned Rs 3.20 crore. Harmanpreet was not even among the top six Indian purchases

All-around player Deepti Sharma, who was acquired by UP Warriorz for Rs 2.6 crore, is the second most expensive Indian player thus far. For Rs 1.80 crore, UP Warriorz have acquired left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone of England.

Ashleigh Gardner, an Australian off-spin all-rounder who was selected in the first round and paid $3.20 million (USD 386,000) by the Gujarat Giants, a team controlled by Gautam Adani.

Another Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry was purchased by RCB for Rs 1.70 crore (USD 205,000), and Sophie Devine, the captain of New Zealand, was acquired at a base price of Rs 50 lakh.

Delhi Capitals selected Shefali Verma and Jemimah Rodrigues for Rs 2 crore and Rs 2.20 crore, respectively. All-rounders Pooja Vastrakar and Richa Ghosh have been acquired for Rs 1.90 crore by MI and RCB, respectively.

Meg Lanning of Australia was bought for Rs. 1.10 crore by Delhi Capitals.

Until now, teams have paid Rs 39.65 crore. 26 players are sold, and, sold 26 players, and retained 28. Uncapped players will go under the hammer later.

Team-wise list of players:

Delhi Capitals: Jemimah Rodrigues Rs 2.20 crore Shafali Verma Rs 2.00 crore Marizanne Kapp Rs 1.50 crore Meg Lanning Rs 1.10 crore Alice Capsey Rs 75 lakh Shikha Pandey Rs 60 lakh Jess Jonassen Rs 50 lakh Laura Harris Rs 45 lakh Radha Yadav Rs 40 lakh Arundhati Reddy Rs 30 lakh Minnu Mani Rs Rs 30 lakh Poonam Yadav Rs 30 lakh Sneha Deepthi Rs 30 lakh Taniyaa Bhatia Rs 30 lakh Titas Sadhu Rs 25 lakh Jasia Akhter Rs 20 lakh Aparna Mondal Rs 10 lakh Tara Norris Rs 10 lakh

Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner Rs 3.20 crore Beth Mooney Rs 2 crore Georgia Wareham Rs 75 lakh Sneh Rana Rs 75 lakh Annabel Sutherland Rs 70 lakh Deandra Dottin Rs 60 lakh Sophia Dunkley Rs 60 lakh Sushma Verma Rs 60 lakh Tanuja Kanwer Rs 50 lakh Harleen Deol Rs 40 lakh Ashwani Kumari Rs 35 lakh Dayalan Hemalatha Rs 30 lakh Mansi Joshi Rs 30 lakh Monica Patel Rs 30 lakh Sabbineni Meghana Rs 30 lakh Hurley Gala Rs 10 lakh Parunika Sisodia Rs 10 lakh Shabam Shakil Rs 10 lakh

Mumbai Indians: Natalie Sciver Rs 3.2 crore Pooja Vastrakar Rs 1.90 crore Harmanpreet Kaur Rs 1.80 crore Yastika Bhatia Rs 1.50 crore Amelia Kerr Rs 1 crore Amanjot Kaur RS 50 lakh Hayley Matthews Rs 40 lakh Chloe Tryon Rs 30 lakh Heather Graham Rs 30 lakh Isabelle Wong Rs 30 lakh Priyanka Bala Rs 20 lakh Dhara Gujjar Rs 10 lakh Humairaa Kaazi Rs 10 lakh Jintimani Kalita Rs 10 lakh Neelam Bisht Rs 10 lakh Saika Ishaque Rs 10 lakh Sonam Yadav Rs 10 lakh

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Smriti Mandhana Rs 3.40 crore Richa Ghosh Rs 1.90 crore Ellyse Perry Rs 1.70 crore Renuka Singh Rs 1.50 crore Sophie Devine Rs 50 lakh Heather Knight Rs 40 lakh Megan Schutt Rs 40 lakh Kanika Ahuja Rs 35 lakh Dané Van Niekerk Rs 30 lakh Erin Burns Rs 30 lakh Preeti Bose Rs 30 lakh Komal Zanzad Rs 25 lakh Asha Shobana Ra 10 lakh Disha Kasat Rs 10 lakh Indrani Roy Rs 10 lakh Poonam Khemnar Rs 10 lakh Sahana Pawar Rs 10 lakh Shreyanka Patil Rs 10 lakh

UP Warriorz: Deepti Sharma Rs 2.60 crore Sophie Ecclestone Rs 1.80 crore Devika Vaidya Rs 1.40 crore Tahlia Mcgrath Rs 1.40 crore Shabnim Ismail Rs 1 crore Grace Harris Rs 75 lakh Alyssa Healy Rs 70 lakh Anjali Sarvani Rs 55 lakh Rajeshwari Gayakwad Rs 40 lakh Shweta Sehrawat Rs 40 lakh Kiran Navgire Rs 30 lakh Lauren Bell Rs 30 lakh Laxmi Yadav Rs 10 lakh Parshavi Chopra Rs 10 lakh S. Yashasri Rs 10 lakh Simran Shaikh Rs 10 lakh.

(With PTI inputs)