WPL 2023: Final Official Salary List Breakdown for All 87 Players

Smriti Mandhana, the most expensive player as we look at the complete salary details of 87 players of all 5 teams for WPL 2023. 

The Women’s Premier League has marked a historic step in Women’s cricket by becoming the hottest cricket league in the World. The WPL 2023, which saw the Auction being concluded a week back made history by seeing some unreal salaries being churned out foe Women cricketers. 

A total of 87 players were sold at the WPL 2023 Auction among 5 teams. A total of INR 59.5 Cr was spent on acquiring these 87 players; that’s roughly INR 0.69 Cr per player. Of the 5 teams in WPL, only UP Warriorz and Mumbai Indians exhausted their quota of 12 Cr. Whereas DC utilized 11.65 Cr, GG utilized 11;95 Cr, and RCB utilised 11.9 Cr.

With 87 players in hand, here’s the list of all players and their salary for WPL 2023. For our simplification, we have broken down the list of players into different price brackets – The top 5 Most expensive players, Other Top players, and players bought at a base price of 0.1 Cr. 

#1: Delhi Capitals

Delhi Capitals purchased a total of 18  players in the WPL 2023 Auction. Jemimah Rodrigues remains the costliest player for Delhi Capitals at INR 2.2 Cr. Overall, Delhi Capitals spent INR 7.55 Cr on the top 5 players. So, here’s the list of all players that Delhi Capitals have for WPL 2023 and their salary. 

Top 5 Expensive Players for DC:

Jemimah Rodrigues [2.2 Cr], Shafali Verma [2 Cr], Marizanne Kapp [1.5 Cr], Meg Lanning [1.1 Cr] & Alice Capsey [0.75 Cr]

Other Top Salary Players:

Shikha Pandey [0.6 Cr], Jess Jonassen [0.5 Cr], Laura Harris [0.45 Cr], Radha Yadav [0.4 Cr], Arundhati Reddy [0.3 Cr], Minnu Mani [0.3 Cr], Sneha Deepthi [0.3 Cr], Poonam Yadav [0.3 Cr], Taniya Bhatia [0.3 Cr], Titas Sadhu [0.25 Cr] & Jasia Akhtar [0.2 Cr]

Selected at Base Price [INR 0.1 Cr]:

Tara Norris & Aparna Mondel

#2: Gujarat Giants

Gujarat Giants purchased 18 players in WPL 2023 Auction. Ashleigh Gardner remains the costliest player for Gujarat Giants at INR 3,2 Cr; the joint second-highest among all players. Overall, Gujarat Giants spent INR 7.4 Cr on the top 5 players, and they spent more than 1 Cr on only two players; the lowest among all 5 teams. So, here’s the overall list of players for Gujarat Giants and their salary. 

Top 5 Expensive Players for GG:

Ashleigh Gardner [3.2 Cr], Beth Mooney [2 Cr], Georgia Wareham [0.75 Cr], Sneh Rana [0.75 Cr] & Annabel Sutherland [0.7 Cr]

Other Top Salary Players:

Deandra Dottin [0.6 Cr], Sophia Dunkley [0.6 Cr], Sushma Verma [0.6 Cr], Tanuja Kanwer [0.5 Cr], Harleen Deol [0.4 Cr], Ashwani Kumari [0.35 Cr], D Hemalatha [0.3 Cr], Mansi Joshi [0.3 Cr], Sabbhineni Meghana [0.3 Cr] & Monica Patel [0.3 Cr]

Selected at Base Price [INR 0.1 Cr]:

Hurley Gala, Parunika Sisodia & Shabnam Shakil

#3: Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians purchased 17 players in WPL 2023 Auction. Nat Sciver remains the costliest player for Mumbai Indians at INR 3.2 Cr; the joint second-lowest among all players. Overall, MI spent INR 9.4 Cr on the top 5 players; the highest among all 5 teams. So, here’s the list of all players for MI and their for WPL 2023.

Top 5 Expensive Players for MI:

Nat Sciver [3.2 Cr], Pooja Vastrakar [1.9 Cr], Harmanpreet Kaur [1.8 Cr], Yastika Bhatia [1.5 Cr] & Amelia Kerr [1 Cr]

Other Top Salary Players:

Amanjot Kaur [0.5 Cr], Hayley Matthews [0.4 Cr], Chloe Tryon [0.3 Cr], Heather Graham [0.3 Cr], Isabelle Wong [0.3 Cr] & Priyanka Bala [0.2 Cr]

Selected at Base Price [INR 0.1 Cr]:

Humaira Kazi, Jintamani Kalita, Neelam Bisht, Dhara Gujjar, Saika Ishaque & Sonam Yadav

#4: Royal Challengers Bangalore

Royal Challengers Bangalore purchased a total of 18 players in the WPL 2023 Auction. Smriti Mandhana remains the costliest player not just for RCB but also among all players. Overall, RCB spent a total of INR 9 Cr on their top 5 players; the secong-highest among all teams. So, here’s the list of all players for RCB and their salary for WPL 2023. 

Top 5 Expensive Players for RCB:

Smriti Mandhana [3.4 Cr], Richa Ghosh [1.9 Cr], Ellyse Perry [1.7 Cr], Renuka Singh [1.5 Cr] & Sophie Devine [0.5 Cr]

Other Top Salary Players:

Heather Knight [0.4 Cr], Megan Schutt [0.4 Cr], Kanika Ahuja [0.35 Cr], Dane van Niekerk [0.3 Cr], Erin Burns [0.3 Cr], Preeti Bose [0.3 Cr] & Komal Zanzad [0.25 Cr]

Selected at Base Price [INR 0.1 Cr]:

Asha Shobana, Poonam Khemnar, Shreyanka Patil, Disha Kasat, Sahana Pawar & Indrani Roy

#5: UP Warriorz

UP Warriorz purchased only 16 players in WPL 2023; the lowest among all 5 teams. Deepti Sharma remains the highest-paid player for UP Warriorz at INR 2.6 Cr. Overall, UP Warriorz spent INR 7.2 Cr on the top 5 players; again the lowest among the top 5 teams. So, here’s the list of all players for UP Warriorz and their salary for WPL 2023.

Top 5 Expensive Players for UPW:

Deepti Sharma [2.6 Cr], Sophie Ecclestone [1.8 Cr], Devika Vaidya [1.4 Cr], Tahlia McGrath [1.4 Cr] & Shabnim Ismail [1 Cr]

Other Top Salary Players:

Grace Harris [0.75 Cr], Alyssa Healy [0.7 Cr], Anjali Sarvani [0.55 Cr], Shweta Sehrawat [0.4 Cr], Rajeshwari Gayakwad [0.4 Cr], Kiran Navgire [0.3 Cr] & Lauren Bell [0.3 Cr]

Selected at Base Price [INR 0.1 Cr]:

Parshavi Chopra, S. Yashasri, Simran Shaikh & Laxmi Yadav

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