WPL 2023 Auction Date, Timings & Complete Players List
The first-ever Women’s Premier League is all set to have its inaugural WPL 2023 auction event where players from all around the world will go under the hammer with five franchises competing to rope in the best players in their franchise. WPL auction will be conducted in a similar style to Indian Premier League where a player’s name is called and ask the franchises to start the bidding as per the base price defined by the BCCI. For WPL 2023, BCCI received a whooping 1525 registrations from all around the world from which they finalized a list of 409 players from 15 countries and selected 246 Indians and 163 overseas players to go into the final auction players list.
WPL 2023 Auction Summary
The Women’s Premier League auction event will be held in Mumbai in the afternoon timings on February 13. The complete WPL 2023 auction details are as follows.
| Date | 13th February 2023 |
| Time | 2.30 pm IST |
| Location | Mumbai |
| Auction Purse | 12 Crore (Each Franchise) |
| Total Players Available | 409 |
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Players with the Highest Base Price of INR 50 Lakh
Women’s Premier League auction has 24 players registered who have set the highest base price set which means that it is the minimum amount for which these players are willing to participate in WPL. The official amount for which a player can be roped in can often be different because of the intense auction battle between the franchises. Here is a complete WPL 2023 Auction players list of 24 players who have a base price set at INR 50 Lakhs.
| Player | Country |
| Sophie Devine | New Zealand |
| Sophie Ecclestone | England |
| Ashleigh Gardner | Australia |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | India |
| Ellyse Perry | Australia |
| Natalie Sciver | England |
| Deepti Sharma | India |
| Renuka Singh | India |
| Meg Lanning | Australia |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | India |
| Shafali Verma | India |
| Deandra Dottin | West Indies |
| Pooja Vastrakar | India |
| Dani Wyatt | England |
| Richa Ghosh | India |
| Alyssa Healy | Australia |
| Jess Jonassen | Australia |
| Sneh Rana | India |
| Sinalo Jafta | South Africa |
| Katherine Brunt | England |
| Meghna Singh | India |
| Loryn Phiri | Zimbabwe |
| Darcie Brown | Australia |
Players with Base Price of INR 40 Lakh
In the 2nd category, there are 30 players who are registered for the WPL 2023 auction event with a base price of INR 40 Laks which includes players from all top cricket playing nations including Ireland & Bangladesh. The complete WPL 2023 Auction players list with a base price of INR 40 Lakhs is as follows.
| Player | Country |
| Hayley Matthews | West Indies |
| Shabnim Ismail | South Africa |
| Amelia Kerr | New Zealand |
| Tahlia Mcgrath | Australia |
| Beth Mooney | Australia |
| Harleen Deol | India |
| Heather Knight | England |
| Yastika Bhatia | India |
| Amy Jones | England |
| Megan Schutt | Australia |
| Rajeshwari Gayakwad | India |
| Alana King | Australia |
| Marizanne Kapp | South Africa |
| Salma Khatun | Bangladesh |
| Shikha Pandey | India |
| Radha Yadav | India |
| Phoebe Litchfield | Australia |
| Priya Punia | India |
| Mignon Du Preez | South Africa |
| Kyshona Knight | West Indies |
| Lizelle Lee | South Africa |
| Reniece Boyce | West Indies |
| Natasha Mclean | West Indies |
| Amanda-Jade Wellington | Australia |
| Rumana Ahmed | Bangladesh |
| Punam Raut | India |
| Devika Vaidya | India |
| Arlene Kelly | Ireland |
| Stafanie Taylor | West Indies |
| Charlotte Dean | England |
All Other Categories in WPL Auction 2023
Apart from above mentioned two top categories interms of price, BCCI has created a set of other categories for the remaining 355 players in the WPL 2023 Auction which are spread into the base prices of 30 Lakh, 20 Lakh & 10 Lakh. The WPL 2023 Auction players list includes all kinds of players with skillsets for bowling, batters, wicket-keepers & most importantly all-rounders who are often the match winners in T20 cricket.
Here is a breakdown of the total number of players registered under each remaining base price category.
- 148 players are registered under INR 30 Lakhs price cap
- 16 players are registered under INR 20 Lakhs price cap
- 191 players are registered under INR 10 Lakhs price cap
WPL 2023 Auction Rules
Each franchise will certainly look to backup options available in case of an injury or a poor form. BCCI has defined some key rules before the WPL 2023 Auction event for team combinations which are as follows.
- Each franchise is allowed to have a maximum squad strength of 18 players
- No franchise can pick more than six overseas players in their team
- Each franchise can play five overseas players in the playing XI, one of whom should be from an associate member nation.
Where To Watch the WPL 2023 Auction Event
A few weeks ago, Viacom 18 was announced as the official broadcaster for the Women’s Premier League for the next five years with a historic high-value bid of INR 951 crore which is a key element for WPL to become the most successful Women’s cricket tournament in the circuit.
Cricket fans in India and all around the world can enjoy WPL 2023 Auction live streaming on JIO Cinema for completely free while on the linear broadcast you can tune into the Sports18 channel to enjoy this historic WPL 2023 Auction event.
WPL 2023 Venues
The inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League will be played in Mumbai on two different cricket stadiums mainly because the WPL is starting just eight days after the conclusion of the Women’s T20 World Cup which is to be played in South Africa. Due to logistical reasons, it was decided to host complete WPL in a single venue because many players & coaches will have to directly travel to India from South Africa to participate in this event. BCCI has revealed WPL 2023 will be played at the Brabourne Stadium and the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai.Â
WPL 2023 Auction Players List Download
We have compiled a complete WPL 2023 Auction Players list which has full details of all 409 players who are participating in the WPL auction event. The PDF file also contains information about the auction sets which are categorized into bowlers, batters, spin bowlers, wickets-keepers & all-rounders.
