The Women’s Premier League WPL 2023 successfully held its auction ahead of the inaugural edition of the tournament, check out all the stats including total money spent by each franchise, most expensive players and the salary
The WPL 2023 Auction saw the five teams buy 87 players, with Smriti Mandhana as the most expensive player.
WPL cricket 2023 players salary, auction price list and highest paid player list
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The inaugural edition of the (WPL) 2023 will feature five franchises — Mumbai Indians (MI), Delhi Capitals (DC), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Gujarat Giants (GG), and UP Warrioz (UPW).
WPL auction 2023 stats and figures
| Total number of players sold | 87 including 30 overseas cricketers |
| Total money spent at WPL auction | ₹59.5 crore |
| Total number of players unsold | 362 |
| Costliest player: Smriti Mandhana | RCB paid ₹3.4 crore |
Total money spent by each franchise and number of players bought
Given below are is the number of players that each franchise bought along with the total money spent:
| Franchise | Total number of players bought | Total money spent |
| DC | 18 players | ₹11.65 crore |
| RCB | 18 players | ₹11.90 crore |
| MI | 17 players | ₹12 crore |
| UPW | 16 players | ₹12 crore |
| GG | 18 players | ₹11.95 crore |
| DC | 18 players | ₹11.65 crore |
Each of the five teams were allotted a total purse of ₹12 crore.
Top ten most expensive players at WPL auction
Given below is top ten list of the most expensive players in the WPL Auction:
| Player | Auction Price |
| Smriti Mandhana (RCB) | ₹3.4 crore |
| Ashleigh Gardner (GG) and Natalie Sciver (MI) | ₹3.2 crore |
| Deepti Sharma (UPW) | ₹2.6 crore |
| Jemimah Rodrigues (DC) | ₹2.2 crore |
| Beth Mooney (GG) and Shafali Verma (DC) | ₹2 crore |
| Pooja Vastrakasr (MI) and Richa Ghosh (RCB) | ₹1.9 crore |
| Sophie Ecclestone (UPW) and Harmanpreet Kaur (MI) | ₹1.8 crore |
| Ellyse Perry (RCB) | ₹1.7 crore |
| Yastika Bhatia (MI) and Renuka Singh (RCB) and Marizanne Kapp (DC) | ₹1.5 crore |
| Tahila McGrath (UPW) and Devika Vaidya (UPW) | ₹1.4 crore |
Top ten most expensive Indian players at WPL auction
Given below is the top ten list of the most expensive Indian players at the WPL auction:
| Player | Auction Price |
| Smriti Mandhana (RCB) | ₹3.4 crore |
| Deepti Sharma(UPW) | ₹2.6 crore |
| Jemimah Rodrigues (DC) | ₹2.2 crore |
| Shafali Verma (DC) | ₹2 crore |
| Pooja Vastrakasr (MI) | ₹1.9 crore |
| Richa Ghosh(RCB) | ₹1.9 crore |
| Harmanpreet Kaur (MI) | ₹1.8 crore |
| Renuka Singh (RCB) | ₹1.5 crore |
| Yastika Bhatia (MI) | ₹1.5 crore |
| Devika Vaidya (UPW) | ₹1.4 crore |
Top ten most expensive overseas players at WPL auction
Given below is the top ten list of the most expensive overseas players at the WPL auction:
| Player | Auction Price |
| Ashleigh Gardner (GG) | ₹3.2 crore |
| Natalie Sciver (MI) | ₹3.2 crore |
| Beth Mooney (GG) | ₹2 crore |
| Sophie Ecclestone (UPW) | ₹1.8 crore |
| Ellyse Perry (RCB) | ₹1.7 crore |
| Marizanne Kapp (DC) | ₹1.5 crore |
| Tahlia McGrath (UPW) | ₹1.4 crore |
| Meg Lanning (DC) | ₹1.1 crore |
| Shabnim Ismail (UPW) | ₹1 crore |
| Amelia Kerr (MI) | ₹1 crore |
The inaugural season of the WPL 2023 is scheduled to take place from 4-26 March. All the 22 matches of the competition will take place at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai and the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.