New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): The Ladies’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 public sale has witnessed intense bidding, as a number of franchises have introduced in star cricketers and rising stars for the upcoming season on Thursday.
Kashvee Gautam was purchased by the Gujarat Giants (GG) for Rs 65 lakh after the franchise used the Proper-to-Match. The Indian cricketer has 11 wickets in 9 matches for GG final season.
UP Warriorz introduced West Indies star Deandra Dottin for Rs 80 lakh. She has made 3004 runs in 138 T20Is at a mean of 26.82, with two centuries and 14 fifties. Dottin has scalped 71 wickets at a mean of 18.95 with a fifer to her identify. Final season for Gujarat, Dottin scored 142 runs in eight matches at a strike price above 154.
Indian bowler Minnu Mani went unsold, and it was the identical for Australia all-rounder Kim Garth. Arundhati Reddy has gone to RCB for Rs 75 lakh. She has 34 wickets in 38 T20Is for India at a mean of above 27.85. She had beforehand been related to Delhi Capitals (DC) for previous three seasons, taking 14 wickets in 20 matches.
Sajeevan Sajana was purchased by the Mumbai Indians for Rs 75 lakh. Sajana has represented India in 14 T20Is. She has performed 19 matches for MI over the previous two seasons, scoring 138 runs in 14 innings and taking three wickets.
Pooja Vastrakar was bought to the Royal Challengers Bengaluru for Rs 85 lakh. Pooja has bagged 58 wickets in 72 T20Is at a mean of over 21. She performed two seasons for Mumbai Indians, taking 7 wickets and scoring 126 runs in 16 matches.
The Delhi Capitals purchased Taniyaa Bhatia for Rs 30 lakh. Bhatia has notched up 172 runs in 53 T20Is for India. She has performed 18 matches for DC in two seasons.
Pacer Lea Tahuhu from New Zealand, and India spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad additionally went unsold within the WPL 2026 public sale.
Gujarat Giants purchased Kanika Ahuja for Rs 30 lakh. Earlier, Kanika performed for RCB within the 2023 and 2025 editions of WPL, scoring 179 runs throughout 15 matches with greatest rating of 46.
Tanuja Kanwer was purchased by Gujarat Giants for Rs 45 lakh. She has spent the previous three seasons with Gujarat, choosing up 23 wickets in 25 matches at a mean of 29.43.
Georgia Wareham was purchased by the Gujarat Giants for Rs 1 crore. The star Australian cricketer has picked up 71 wickets in 69 T20Is at a mean of over 16 and *scored 261 runs in 24 innings with a fifty at a mean of above 16 in Aussie colors. She spent earlier two seasons with RCB whereas she began out her WPL profession with GG.
Nicola Carey was bought to the Mumbai Indians for Rs 30 lakh. She has 19 wickets in 27 T20Is for Australia at a mean of 24.84. She is a right-arm pacer who might get an opportunity to make her WPL debut.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru boosted their bowling by signing Radha Yadav for Rs 65 lakh. The left-arm spinner, additionally a part of the World Cup-winning squad, brings together with her sturdy T20I abilities. She has taken 103 wickets in 89 matches at 19.09, together with two four-wicket hauls. Her expertise and wicket-taking means add vital power to RCB’s spin assault.
In the meantime, former RCB participant S Meghana, a part of their 2024-25 title-winning squad, went unsold. Meghana has 114 runs in three ODIs for India, together with a fifty, and 258 runs in 17 T20Is at a mean of 18.42 with one half-century. Regardless of her worldwide expertise, she failed to draw bids this time. (ANI)
