The WPL auction for the 2024 season is scheduled to take place on December 9 in Mumbai
The player auction for the 2024 season of the WPL is scheduled to take place on December 9 in Mumbai. According to ESPNcricinfo, an additional purse of Rs 1.5 crore (approximately US$180,228) will be available for each of the five teams.
Last season two teams had used all the money :-
In the inaugural season of the WPL, teams had ₹ 12 crore (approximately US$1.44 million) to build their squads, an amount that was exhausted by two of the five teams. Defending champions Mumbai Indians and UP Warriors. Of the remaining three teams, Gujarat Giants had Rs 5 lakh (approximately US$6007), Delhi Capitals had Rs 35 lakh (approximately US$42,053), and Royal Challengers Bangalore had Rs 10 lakh (approximately US$12,015) left.
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WPL 2024: These teams have this much money for auction:-
Gujarat Giants, who finished bottom of the points table last season, have released almost half their squad, and will have the highest purse of Rs 5.95 crore (approximately US$714,904). There are ten slots – including three overseas Will be available to fill included.
UP Warriors, who were ranked 3rd on the points table at the end of WPL 2023, have Rs 4 crore (approximately US$480,608) to fill five slots, including one overseas. They are followed by Royal Challengers, who finished fourth with Rs 3.35 crore (about US$402,509) to fill seven slots, including three overseas.
Last season’s runners-up Delhi Capitals will have Rs 2.25 crore (about US$270,342) to fill three slots in WPL 2024, which also includes an overseas spot. Mumbai will have the smallest purse among the five franchises, at INR 2.1 crore (approximately US$252,319), to fill five slots including one overseas.
WPL inaugural season was very successful :-
The WPL inaugural season was extremely successful, with the best players except Pakistan participating in the tournament. It was played at three venues in Mumbai. The BCCI has not yet informed the franchises about the tournament dates for the second edition, and has also not revealed at which venues the tournament will be played in a home-and-away format, or in the same cities as last season. In.
In last year’s auction, seven players were bid for up to Rs 2 crore, and three crossed the Rs 3 crore mark – Smriti Mandhana (INR 3.4 crore), Ashley Gardner (INR 3.2 crore) and Nat Sciver-Brunt ( INR 3.2 Crore).