| First Women’s Premier League Star Auction: Indian star Smriti Mandana becomes a millionaire

Mumbai: Indian player Smriti Mandana became a millionaire in the first Women’s Premier League (WPL) Twenty20 cricket star auction. Bangalore Royal Challengers secured the services of the in-form opener.

Smriti was acquired by Royal Challengers for Rs 3.4 crore, whose base price was Rs 50 lakh. The Mumbai Indians and Challengers auction took place. He is a player who has scored 2651 runs in 112 international Twenty20s. As part of the Twenty20 World Cup, Team India in South Africa watched the star auction live with excitement.

Australian all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner also became a millionaire. Ashleigh was acquired by Gujarat Giants for Rs 3.2 crore. The base price of the Aussie star was 50 lakhs. England’s all-rounder Natalia Shiverbrand also received Rs 3.2 crore. Mumbai Indians acquired Natalia for a base price of 50 lakhs.

Jemima Rodríguez, who won India’s World Twenty20 match against Pakistan, was acquired by Delhi Capitals. They spent 2.2 crore rupees for Jemima. Three teams were in the running for Rodriguez. Delhi Capitals have acquired the services of young opener Shafali Verma. The star was acquired for two crore rupees. Shafali was the heroine of the Indian team that won the Under-19 World Cup.

Indian star Deepti Sharma to UP for 2.6 crore rupees. On to the Warriors. Indian team heroine Harmanpreet Singh Kaur was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 1.8 crore. World No. 1 bowler Sophie Ecclestone of England was bought by U.P. for Rs 1.8 crore. The Warriors brought it to the plate. Indian all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar was acquired by Mumbai Indians for Rs 1.9 crore and pacer Renuka Singh was acquired by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 1.8 crore.

Each team can spend a maximum of Rs 10 crore to acquire players. 1525 stars were registered in the auction. 409 selected people were included in the auction. 246 are Indians and 163 are foreigners. There are five teams in the Women’s Premier League. Each team can select 18 players. Seven can be foreign players. The maximum amount that can be spent is Rs 12 crore. The highest base price was Rs. 50 lakhs. This was the base price for Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandana, Deepti Sharma, Shafali Verma and others. The base price of 13 foreign stars including Alice Perry, Sophie Ecclestone, Sophie Devine, Diandra Dottin and others was 50 lakhs. Royal Challengers have acquired Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry for Rs 1.7 crore with a base price of Rs 50 lakh. Australian wicket-keeper batsman Alyssa Healy was sent to U.P. Warriors acquired it for 70 lakh rupees. Alyssa Healy was not on the marquee list. South Africa’s Marisana Kap has become the most valuable player among foreign all-rounders. Capitals acquired Marisana for Rs 1.5 crore. West Indies batsman Hayley Mathews, who was on the marquee list, was initially overlooked. Former New Zealand heroine Susie Bates, Sri Lanka heroine Chamari Attappattu, South Africa’s Sune Luce, Aussie’s Megan Schwetz and Jess Jonasson were also not initially considered.