Smriti mandhana rcb auction

Team India opening batter Smriti Mandhana went into the history books after becoming the first player to be auctioned off at the inaugural Women's Premier League auction (WPL 2023 Auction) on Monday, February 13, in Mumbai. Her services were acquired by the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for a whopping sum of ₹3.4 crore. Mandhana, who was placed in the marquee set with a base price of ₹50 lakh, induced a bid right away from the Mumbai Indians (MI). The bid was met with a swift counter-bid by the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). The two franchises, who already have franchise ownership in the Indian Premier League (IPL), went neck-to-neck in an intense bidding war. The Indian vice-captain did not play in the recently concluded Women's RCB also acquire Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry and New Zealand veteran Sophie Devine at the WPL 2023 Auction Australian all-rounder Regarded as a massive match-winner, she has played 134 T20Is and has made her mark in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) over the years as well. RCB also nicked in with a smart buy in the form of New Zealand's Sophie Devine at the WPL 2023 Auction as well. The 33-year-old has been included in the ICC's T20I team of the year in 2017 and also has brief captaincy experience. She has represented the Perth Scorchers in the WBBL and Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred as well. Will RCB build the most formidable squad in the WPL 2023 Auction after a massive start? Let us know what you think. Also Read:

Royal Challengers Bangalore have dominated the proceedings at the WPL Auction 2023 so far. After signing Mandhana, they roped in Australia's elite all-rounder Ellyse Perry for ₹1.7 crore. The next two names to join the RCB squad were New Zealand's Sophie Devine and India's Renuka Thakur Singh. The Bangalore-based franchise has acquired a total of four players so far. They need to sign a minimum of 11 more names to complete their squad. RCB have ₹4.9 crore remaining in their auction purse. It will be interesting to see which other players join the RCB franchise at the WPL Auction 2023.

India’s explosive left-hander batter Smriti Mandhana entered the auction with a Base price of 50 lakhs. Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Mumbai Indians were the two teams who went in to rope her. Bangalore won the bid and got Mandhana for a whopping amount of 340 Lakhs. Smriti Mandhana has been one of the crucial players for quite some time now. She has proved herself across all formats and leagues, be it the Big Bash League or the Women's Hundred. At present, she is at number three in the ICC T20I rankings for women batters. It is highly likely that Mandhana becomes the most expensive player in the WPL auction. "She is an opener, she can take the game away, she is also captaincy material, so obviously whichever team she will go to she's going to lead that squad. She brings a lot of experience and a lot of runs to that franchisee. She is young so that means she will be with that franchise for a long time. That is something all franchises would be watching out for", Veda Krishnamurthy spoke on Smriti Mandhana. Inching closer to the Auction Action 🔨 ⌛️ Stay Tuned to — Women's Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) The much-awaited Women's Premier League (WPL) 2023 Auction is taking place on Monday, February 13, in Mumbai. A total of 409 players will go under the hammer with 246 Indians and 163 overseas players will be making the cut. The five teams -- Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, RCB, Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz -- are bidding. With a salary purse of Rs 12 crore per team fo...

Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana has bagged a major contract in the From a base price of Rs 50 lakh, RCB and Mumbai Indians (MI) were locked in an intense battle for Smriti before the former managed to acquire her services, offering an opening as well as a captaincy option. Interestingly, she wears the number 18 jersey, which is the same number which Virat Kohli wears for RCB in the men's Indian Premier League (IPL). "Everyone knows Mandhana and Perry, we were pretty committed to the couple of people we wanted to get. we're very happy to get such quality players. it's a dream result for us to get Mandhana, Perry and Devine. Smriti has got plenty of captaincy experience and is familiar with the Indian conditions so highly likely (she'll be captain)," said Mike Hesson, Director of Cricket, RCB, while speaking to the media after the sale of the first set of players in the auction. Despite being only in her mid-twenties, Mandhana has already scored 2651 runs in the T20I format. An average in excess of 25, coupled with a strike rate north of 120, serves as the perfect amalgamation a franchise would ideally look for in a batter. In February 2019, she scored the fastest fifty for India in Women's T20Is, off only 24 balls, against New Zealand. She also became the youngest T20I captain for India when she led the team against England in the first T20I in Guwahati as Harmanpreet was ruled out due to an injury. She was also named the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year in 2018 and 2022....

WPL 2023 Full Squad: WPL 2023 auction is over. A total of 87 players were sold at the auction, that included 30 overseas players. The five franchises spent a mammoth Rs 59.50 Crore within a space of seven hours in Mumbai. Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore bagged a total of 18 players each. Mumbai Indians bought 17 players, while UP Warriorz bagged 16 players. The most expensive by was made by RCB who bought Indian opener Smriti Mandhana for Rs 3.40 Crore.Indian women skipper Harmanpreet Kaur was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 1.80 Crore. Young sensation Shafali Verma goes to Delhi Capitals for Rs 2 Crore. The most expensive overseas bids went to Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner who will represent Gujarat Giants and Natalie Sciver will play for Mumbai Indians for Rs 3.20 Crore each. Follow WPL 2023 Auction LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN WPL 2023 Auction: WATCH Women in Blue Congratulate Smriti Mandhana as team India Watches SPECIAL Screening of WPL Auction in South Africa, Check Out WPL 2023 Full Squad: RCB bags Smriti Mandhana, MI buys Harmanpreet Kaur, Shafali Verma goes to Delhi Capitals, Check Full Squads of all 5 WPL teams, Follow WPL 2023 Auction LIVE Updates 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 🙌 🙌 🎥 Presenting the Women’s Premier League (WPL) Logo 👏 👏 — Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) Here’s a look at all the players bought by each of the franchises in the WPL 2023 auction. Gujarat franchise – Adani Sportsline Pvt Ltd- Gujarat Giants Gujarat Giants...