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The auction of the first season of the Women’s T20 League took place on 13 February 2023 at Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. Over 400 players participated in the auction process. However, the auction happened successfully and all five franchises managed to build up a solid squad for the inaugural season of the competition.
Smriti Mandhana from India Women’s team bagged the highest bid in the auction. The Bangalore franchise bought her for a whopping amount of INR 3.4 Crores. However, apart from her, the Bangalore franchise bought many other superstars from global women’s cricket. Along with Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, UP, and Gujarat were the other four franchises.
Women’s T20 League 2023 will take place from 3 March to 26 March
10 rounds of the auction took place followed by three rounds of accelerated auction. 87 players were sold out of 448 players for a total amount of 59.5 Crores. Among those sold players, 57 players were Indians and 30 players were overseas. For Bangalore, Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Heather Knight, and Megan Schutt are the top players to watch out for. Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, and Yastika Bhatia are the top buys for the Mumbai franchise. While Gujarat bought top players like Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophia Dunkley, Annabel Sutherland, Harleen Deol, and Deandra Dottin.
For the UP franchise, Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Tahlia McGrath, Alyssa Healy, and Rajeshwari Gayakwad are the top players. The Under-19 World Cup-winning player, Shweta Sehrawat also bagged a contract for the UP franchise. Jemimah Rodrigues, Meg Lanning, Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav, Marizanne Kapp, Titas Sadhu, and Jess Jonassen are a part of the Delhi franchise. The tournament will take place at Brabourne Stadium and DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. However, after the auction, fans came up with some top memes on social media platforms while trolling PSL.
Here are some top memes that were shared by fans regarding the auction of the Women’s T20 League 2023:
Highest run-getter in T20Is, Suzie Bates, after being unsold in two rounds of the #WPLAuction 🥹 pic.twitter.com/HGYeWeK3CP
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) February 13, 2023
WPL »»» Paisa Shortage League
#WPLAuction #PSL8 pic.twitter.com/77RGFwjbKj— ᦓꪖꪀᦔꪗ (@imDarkRanger) February 13, 2023
No context @RCBTweets 👀#WPLAuction pic.twitter.com/XL6US7XxNz
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) February 13, 2023
Watching #WPLAuction pic.twitter.com/P2Bs0q4ezt
— Shashank Sharma (@topedge_cricket) February 13, 2023
Yastika Bhatia sold for 1.5 CR
Alysa Healy sold for 70 lakhs #WPLAuction pic.twitter.com/6jpIdqOVmL— Vinesh Prabhu (@vlp1994) February 13, 2023
Women Premier League Auction got the more attention and hyped than the PSL8
Levels #WPLAuction #WPLAuction2023 #WomensIPL #WPLAuctions #WPL #PSL8 pic.twitter.com/iS3aAfITOj
— Ash (@Ashsay_) February 13, 2023
Jewellery store owners watching #WPLAuction pic.twitter.com/VhoysEiWkN
— Krishna (@Atheist_Krishna) February 13, 2023
Today hype of Women's IPL Auction > PSL , In All Cricket Playing Nations 🔥 #WPLAuction || #PSL2023 pic.twitter.com/bToFdVSEo4
— Sir BoiesX 🕯 (@BoiesX45) February 13, 2023
