NEW DELHI: Uncapped spinner Simran Shaikh turned the costliest purchase whereas 16-year-old G Kamalini acquired a jaw-dropping deal of Rs 1.60 crore on the Girls’s Premier League 2025 mini-auction in Bengaluru on Sunday.
With a complete of 19 spots to be stuffed, the 5 franchises went strategically about their enterprise on the public sale, making some good inclusions to their squads.
On the centre of the public sale have been the Indian abilities, who grabbed 4 spots on the checklist of prime 5 costliest buys on the public sale.
Out of Rs 7.65 crore spent on the public sale on Sunday, Rs 6.35 crore have been spent on Indian gamers with the uncapped abilities taking advantage of it. Rs 2.7 crore have been spent by the franchises on abroad gamers.
With many of the franchise already having 12-15 gamers, they efficiently made some good buys on the public sale to finish their squads forward of the following editions.
Whereas Gujarat Giants stole Shaikh after an intense bidding conflict for a report sum, Mumbai Indians went all out for Tamil Nadu’s Kamalini on the public sale.
The Giants, on the lookout for power-hitters additionally made the second largest purchase of the day, roping in West Indian slogger Deandra Dottin for a whopping Rs 1.70 crore.
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru shelled out the fourth largest sum, shopping for 23-year-old spinner Prema Rawat for Rs 1.20 crore.
Two-time runners-up Delhi Capitals additionally went massive after N. Charani, shelling out Rs 55 lakh for the 22-year-old left-arm spinner.
High 5 picks on the WPL Public sale 2025
1) Simran Shaikh – Gujarat Giants – Rs. 1.90 crore
2) Deandra Dottin (West Indies) – Gujarat Giants – Rs 1.70 crore
3) G Kamalini – Mumbai Indians – Rs 1.60 crore
4) Prema Rawat – RCB – Rs 1.20 crore
5) N. Charani – Delhi Capitals – Rs 55 lakh
Gamers purchased by franchises on the WPL 2025 Public sale
Delhi Capitals: N Charani, Nandini Kashyap, Sarah Bryce (Scotland), Niki Prasad
Gujarat Giants: Simran Shaikh, Deandra Dottin (WI), Danielle Gibson (Eng), Prakashika Naik
Mumbai Indians: G Kamalini, Nadine de Klerk (SA), Akshita Maheshwari, Sanskriti Gupta
RCB: Prema Rawat, Joshitha JV, Raghvi Bist, Jagravi Pawar (all uncapped)
UP Warriorz: Alana King (Aus), Arushi Goel, Kranti Goud
