Okay, folks. This is it from the Women's Premier League 2025 Auction. Simran Shaikh turned out to be the costliest player sold in the bidding war this time. She was bought by Gujarat Giants for Rs 1.90 crore. 16-year-old G Kamalini also shone in the auction. She was sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 1.60 crore.

Simran Shaikh - 1.90 crore - Gujarat Giants

Deandra Dottin - Rs 1.70 Crore - Gujarat Giants 

G Kamalini - Rs 1.60 crore - Mumbai Indians

Prema Rawat - Rs 1.2 crore - Royal Challengers Bengaluru

N Charani - Rs 55 lakh - Delhi Capitals

Nadine De Klerk - Rs 30 lakh - Mumbai Indians

Danielle Gibson - Rs 30 lakh - Gujarat Giants

Alana King - Rs 30 lakh - UP Warriorz

Akshita Maheshwari - Rs 20 lakh - Mumbai Indians

Nandini Kashyap - Rs 10 lakh - Delhi Capitals

Arushi Goes - Rs 10 lakh - UP Warriorz

Kranti Goud - Rs 10 lakh - UP Warriorz

Sanskriti Gupta - Rs 10 lakh - Mumbai Indians

Joshitha VJ - Rs 10 lakh - Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Sarah Bryce - Rs 10 lakh - Delhi Capitals

Raghvi Bist - Rs 10 lakh - Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Jagravi Pawar - Rs 10 lakh - Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Niki Prasad - Rs 10 lakh - Delhi Capitals

Prakashika Naik - Rs 10 lakh - Gujarat Giants

Alana King has been sold to UP Warriorz for Rs 30 lakh. Raghvi Bist and Jagravi Pawar both have been sold to Royal Challengers Bengaluru for Rs 10 lakh each. Niki Prasad goes to Delhi Capitals for Rs 10 lakh. Akshita Maheshwari goes to Mumbai Indians for Rs 20 lakh. Danielle Gibson goes to Gujarat Giants for Rs 30 lakh. The franchise also bought Prakashika Naik for Rs 10 lakh.

Lauren Bell is the first player to come up in the second accelerated round. Her base price is Rs 30 lakh. She goes unsold. So is the fate of Heather Graham.

The franchises have been asked to pick 2 players each for the next round, which i suppose would be the final lot. We will be back shortly after a break

Joshitha VJ sold at her base price, Rs 10 lakh, to Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Meanwhile, Parunika Singh and Shivani Sisodia go unsold.

UP Warriorz sign Kranti Goud for Rs 10 lakh while Mumbai Indians rope in Sanskriti Gupta for the same price.

Uncapped India batter Arushi Goes sold to UP Warriorz for Rs 10 lakh. First buy after the break 

South Africa's Lizelle Lee amd New Zealand's Rosemary Mair fail to attract any bidders. Both had a base price of Rs 30 lakh.

Simran Shaikh - 1.90 crore - Gujarat Giants

Deandra Dottin - Rs 1.70 Crore - Gujarat Giants

G Kamalini - Rs 1.60 crore - Mumbai Indians

Prema Rawat - Rs 1.20 crore - Royal Challengers Bengaluru

N. Charani - Rs 55 lakh - Delhi Capitals

Nadine De Klerk - Rs 30 lakh - Mumbai Indians

Nandini Kashyap - Rs 10 lakh - Delhi Capitals

Next, an accelerated round will take place at the ongoing Women's Premier League auction. There is a short break as all the five franchises have been asked to submit their preferences for the accelerated round.

Prema Rawat has been sold to Royal Challengers Bengaluru for Rs 1.2 crore while N. Charani was picked by Delhi Capitals for Rs 55 lakh.

Simran Shaikh  is currently under the hammer. She is finally sold to Gujarat Giants for Rs 1.90 crore. Meanwhile, Nandini Kashyap goes to Delhi Capitals for Rs 10 lakh.

We have entered the uncapped players category now. 16-year-old G Kamalini from Tamil Nadu is currently under the hammer and Mumbai Indians finally buy her for Rs 1.60 crore. This is an outstanding bid for the teenager.

WOW!!
Young wicket-keeper G Kamalini is now part of the Mumbai Indians!
INR 1.60 Crore for the 16-year old #TATAWPLAuction | #TATAWPL | @mipaltan pic.twitter.com/PzIw3ZFDrj

— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) December 15, 2024

Nadine De Klerk is sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 30 lakh.

Sneh Rana has gone unsold for her base price of Rs 30 lakh. Lauren Bell is another player, who goes unsold.

Deandra Dottin has fetched a massive sum of Rs 1.70 crore at the auction. Gujarat Giants have bagged the services of the player after winning the bidding war against UP Warriorz. Shockingly, Poonam Yadav has gone unsold.

A whopping INR 1.70 Crore first buy of the #TATAWPLAuction 2025
Deandra Dottin is all set to play for Gujarat Giantsin the #TATAWPL@Giant_Cricket pic.twitter.com/Pl4wV6j6fi

— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) December 15, 2024

Deandra Dottin is the first player to go under the hammer. UP Warriorz made the first bid at Rs 50 lakh and Gujarat Giants entered to compete them. The bid continues to go on over Rs 1 crore.

The event has begun with BCCI president Roger Binny starting the proceedings. Auctioneer Mallika Sagar takes over from him.

Identifying Talent
Giving Freedom
Backing Talent
Building a strong team, @DelhiCapitals' Director of Cricket, Sourav Ganguly is ready for #TATAWPLAuction 2025 #TATAWPL | @SGanguly99 pic.twitter.com/Qi5hslqcvu

— Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) December 15, 2024

Gujarat Giants - (Rs 4.4 crore) - 4 available slots (2 overseas)

UP Warriorz - (Rs 3.95 crore) - 3 available slots (1 overseas)

Delhi Capitals - (Rs 2.5 crore) - 4 available slots (1 overseas)

Mumbai Indians - (Rs 2.65 crore) - 4 available slots (1 overseas)

Royal Challengers Bangalore - (Rs 3.25 crore) - 4 available slots (no overseas slots)

Nisarg Naik, a Mumbai-based cricket talent scout, has travelled around the country since late 2021 for scouting women cricketers and began recommending players to WPL franchises before the inaugural season began in 2023. Naik believes wicketkeeper-batters Nandini Kashyap and G Kamalini can become the most sought-after names in the 2025 WPL auction due to their recent good performances.

India's Sneh Rana (base price Rs 30 lakh) could be among the key attractions during the auction which will also have West Indies' Deandra Dottin (Rs 50 lakh), who did not feature for Gujarat Giants in the first edition after being selected and went unsold in the second. England's Heather Knight (Rs 50 lakh) will also feature in the first set after withdrawing from the second WPL auction, which was held in Bengaluru and New Delhi. The list, however, does not feature England bowler Issy Wong, who claimed the first-ever hat-trick in the competition, as well as New Zealand's Leah Tahuhu. Wong was released by the franchise ahead of the third season. 

Gujarat Giants will go into the Women's Premier League 2025 Auction with the biggest purse of Rs 4.4 crore. They need four players, including two overseas, from the mini auction. While UP Warriorz need to fill three slots, including one overseas player, the other three teams, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals will have four slots each to fill. RCB have no slots left to find another overseas player.

Two seasons into the Women’s Premier League (WPL), and the tournament’s impact is evident not only on the game itself, but also on scouting of the players, as franchises seek to discover talented cricketers from the Indian domestic circuit. Once the five teams made their retentions clear for WPL 2025, the franchises’ were quick on their work to organise trials and camps for their targeted players.

The marquee players in the Women's Premier League 2025 Auction include Tejal Hasabnis, Sneh Rana, Deandra Dottin (West Indies), Heather Knight (England), Orla Prendergast (Ireland), Lauren Bell (England), Kim Garth (Australia), and Danielle Gibson (England), alongside several other prominent names.

The auction pool of 120 players includes 91 Indian and 29 international stars, featuring three emerging talents from Associate Nations. Of these, 30 players are capped (9 Indian, 21 overseas), while 90 are uncapped (82 Indian, 8 overseas). With most franchises retaining their core squads, only 19 slots remain open, including 5 for overseas players.

The WPL 2025 Auction is scheduled to be held in Bengaluru. A total of 120 players will feature for selection by the five franchises - Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and UP Warriorz.

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