India’s Smriti Madhana set the record for the highest salary, with Royal Challengers Bangalore paying a hefty INR 3.4 crore to sign her on. The second highest salary (INR 3.2 crore) was paid by two teams. The Gujarat Giants, paid INR 3.2 crores for Australian Ashleigh Gardner, while the Mumbai Indians, paid INR 3.2 crore for English Nat Sciver-Brunt.
The Indian team’s captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, signed with the Mumbai Indians for INR 1.80 crore, while Deepti Sharma signed with the UP Warriorz for INR 2.60 crore. Shafali Verma was also compensated with INR 2 crore by Delhi Capitals. The same organisation paid Jemimah Rodrigues INR 2.2 crore.
WPL teams that have retained the following players:
Mumbai Indians
Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Heather Graham, Issy Wong, Amanjot Kaur, Dhara Gujjar, Saika Ishaque, Hayley Matthews, Chloe Tryon, Humaira Kazi, Priyanaka Bala, Sonam Yadav, Neelam Bisht, Jintamani Kalita.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Erin Burns, Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Shreyanka Patil, Kanika Ahuja, Asha Shobana, Heather Knight, Dane van Niekerk, Preeti Bose, Poonam Khemnar, Komal Zanzad, Megan Schutt, Sahana Pawar.Gujarat Giants
Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophia Dunkley, Annabel Sutherland, Deandra Dottin, Sneh Rana, Sabbineni Meghana, Georgia Wareham, Mansi Joshi, Dayalan Hemalatha, Monica Patel, Georgia Wareham, Dayalan Hemalatha, Tanuja Kanwar, Sushma Verma, Hurley Gala, Ashwani Kumari, Parunika Sisodia, Shabnam Shakil.
Delhi Capitals
Jemimah Rodrigues, Meg Lanning, Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey, Marizanne Kapp, Titas Sadhu, Alice Capsey, Tara Norris, Laura Harris, Jasiya Akhtar, Minnu Mani, Taniya Bhatiya, Poonam Yadav, Jess Jonassen, Sneha Dipti, Arundhati Reddy, Aparna Mondal.
UP Warriorz
Sophie Ecclestone, Deepti Sharma, Tahlia McGrath, Shabnim Ismail, Alyssa Healy, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Parshavi Chopra, Shweta Sehrawat, S. Yashasri, Kiran Navgire, Grace Harris, Devika Vaidya, Lauren Bell , Laxmi Yadav, Simran Shaikh.
Salary purse remaining with each team for WPL 2023 auction:
Mumbai Indians – 1.3 crore (10 players)
Royal Challengers Bangalore – 1.95 crore (11 players)
Delhi Capitals – 2.15 crore (12 players)
UP Warriorz – 10 lakh (15 players)
Gujarat Giants – 1.3 crore (13 players)
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