Find out the format, player list, base prices and schedule for the first WPL auction...
The auction for the inaugural edition of the Women's Premier League.
The Women's Premier League auction will be held on Monday, February 13, at 2.30pm local time (9am GMT).
The auction for the inaugural edition of the WPL will be held at Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai.
A total of five teams will compete against each other in the inaugural edition of the WPL.
Mumbai Indians
City – Mumbai, Owner – Reliance Industries, Head Coach – Charlotte Edwards
Royal Challengers Bangalore
City – Bangalore, Owner – Diageo
Delhi Capitals
City – Delhi, Owner – JSW Group/GMR Group, Head Coach – Jonathan Batty
Gujarat Giants
City – Ahmedabad, Owner – Adani Group, Head Coach – Rachel Haynes
UP Warriorz
City – Lucknow, Owner – Capri Global, Head Coach – Jon Lewis
Smriti Mandhana is expected to fetch a big fee [Getty Images]
A total of 409 players will go under the hammer as each team can buy a maximum of 18 and a minimum of 15 players in the squad. The overseas cap in a squad is seven, with a maximum of five in the playing XI, including one from an associate nation.
There are 246 Indian cricketers and 163 overseas players, including eight from associate nations. The number of capped and uncapped players are almost equal, as there are 202 capped and 199 uncapped players shortlisted for the auction.
Bidding starts at each player's base price. The franchises continue bidding until there is no greater bid.
The base price has been divided into categories of 50 lakh (£50,000), 40 lakh (£40,000), and 30 lakh (£30,000), while the base price for uncapped players ranges between 10 lakh and 20 lakh (£10,000 - £20,000).
The total purse for a franchise to assemble a squad for the inaugural edition of the WPL is 12 crore (£1.2million).
Since this is the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League, all teams will get an equal opportunity to build a strong squad and get some prominent names on the side.
Key players in the 50 lakh (£50,000) category: Harmanpreet Kaur, Ellyse Perry, Sophie Ecclestone, Smriti Mandhanan, Natalie Sciver, Sophie Devine, Dendra Dottin, Deepti Sharma, Alyssa Healy.
Key players in the 40 lakh (£40,000) category: Hayley Matthews, Amelia Kerr, Tahila Mcgrath, Beth Mooney, Harleen Deol, Marizanne Kapp, Megan Schutt, Shikha Pandey, Heather Knight.
Key players in the 30 lakh (£30,000) category: Suzie Bates, Tammy Beaumont, Sophia Dunkley, Annabel Sutherland Poonam Yadav, Kate Cross.
England's Nat Sciver-Brunt could be popular at the auction [Getty Images]
Thirty-one English players are set to go under the hammer in the WPL auction on February 13. Out of these 27 players, the under-19 skipper Grace Scrivens is the only uncapped English player in the auction.
From the capped list, we can expect Sophie Ecclestone, Nat Sciver-Brunt, and Heather Knight to fetch a good sum in this auction.
Sophie Ecclestone, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight, Amy Jones, Freya Davies, Sarah Glenn, Sophia Dunkley, Danni Wyatt, Grace Scrivens, Maia Boucher, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Katherine Sciver-Brunt, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Alice Davidson Richards, Katie George, Emma Lamb, Bryony Smith, Isabelle Wong, Lauren Bell, Natasha Farrant, Charlie Dean, Kirstie Gordon, Alexandra Hartley, Lindsey Smith, Mady Villers.
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