{"id":286711,"date":"2023-02-13T15:15:42","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T15:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/02\/13\/top-5-buys-at-womens-premier-league-auction-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2023-02-13T15:15:42","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T15:15:42","slug":"top-5-buys-at-womens-premier-league-auction-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/02\/13\/top-5-buys-at-womens-premier-league-auction-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 buys at Women&#8217;s Premier League auction | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Star India opener <!-- -->Smriti Mandhana<!-- --> stole the thunder becoming the most expensive buy at the inaugural <!-- -->Women&#8217;s Premier League auction<!-- --> in Mumbai on Monday. <br \/>The five franchises went out on a shopping spree, shelling out big bucks for domestic and international stars at the first ever <!-- -->WPL<!-- --> auction.<br \/>Mandhana led the auction chart with Royal Challengers Bangalore splurging a record Rs 3.4 crore for the stylish left-hander. The Bangalore franchise pipped Mumbai Indians in a bidding war to buy the services of India vice-captain.<\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component _2fQ7a undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1\" msid=\"97880722\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-97880722,width-600,resizemode-4\/97880722.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Australia&#8217;s off-spinning all-rounder <!-- -->Ashleigh Gardner<!-- -->, who picked up a fifer in the recent Women&#8217;s T20 World Cup match against New Zealand, became the joint second biggest buy of the day. <br \/>The Gautam Adani-owned Gujarat Giants bought Gardner for a whopping Rs 3.2 crore, making her the joint highest paid international star at the auction.<\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component _2fQ7a undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2\" msid=\"97880736\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-97880736,width-600,resizemode-4\/97880736.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The third biggest earner of the day was England all-rounder <!-- -->Natalie Sciver<!-- --> who was picked up by the Mumbai franchise. <br \/>The 30-year-old got a pay cheque of Rs 3.2 crore.<\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component _2fQ7a undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"03\" msid=\"97880749\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-97880749,width-600,resizemode-4\/97880749.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Seasoned India all-rounder <!-- -->Deepti Sharma<!-- --> also raked in the mullah as she became the second costliest Indian at the auction. <br \/>The Arga-born 25-year-old was snapped by UP Warriorz for Rs 2.6 crore.<\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component _2fQ7a undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"3\" msid=\"97880763\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-97880763,width-600,resizemode-4\/97880763.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The fifth costliest buy of the day was India batter <!-- -->Jemimah Rodrigues<!-- --> who went to Delhi Capitals. Rodrigues, on Sunday, starred in India&#8217;s clinical win over arch-rivals Pakistan, when she scored an unbeaten 53 in India&#8217;s 7-wicket win at the ongoing Women&#8217;s T20 World Cup.<\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component _2fQ7a undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"5\" msid=\"97880793\" width=\"600\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/42706777.gif\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/imgsize-23456,msid-97880793,width-600,resizemode-4\/97880793.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Delhi-based franchise shelled out Rs 2.2 crore for 22-year-old.<br \/>Teen sensation Shafali Verma was the joint 6th highest earner at the auction along with Australia&#8217;s Beth Mooney. 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