Smriti Mandhana becomes the costliest player of Women's Premier League 2023

Smriti Mandhana becomes the costliest player of Women's Premier League 2023

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Category : Sports Published on: February 16 2023

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Smriti Mandhana, India's fearless opener, won the highest bid and joined Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 3.4 crore in the ongoing Women's Premier League 2023 auction in Mumbai.
Smriti has created history as she has become the most expensive WPL player.
Meanwhile, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur was bought by the Mumbai Indian for Rs 1.8 crore.
Australian all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner also triggered a bidding war and was bought by Gujarat Giants (GG) for Rs 3.2 crore emerging as the second-most expensive player from the first set.
A total of 448 players were included in the auction, out of which 87 players were bought by the franchises. 30 foreign players were also involved in this.
Smriti Mandhana is a young and talented left-handed Indian batsman and former captain of the Indian women's cricket team.
Mandhana made her T20I debut in April 2013 against Bangladesh.
In the T20 International format, he has played 65 matches and scored 1743 runs at an average of 27.61.

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