The Delhi franchise of the Women’s Premier League who is owned by JSW GMR Cricket Private Limited, a partnership of GMR Group and JSW Sports ended up buying 18 players for the 2024 edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL). The DC franchise spent a whopping amount in getting Australian all-rounder Annabel Sutherland as they picked the star player for INR 2 crore. They were engaged in an intense battle with Mumbai Indians (MI) but in the end managed to get the player after MI withdrew from the contest.
They had only 25 lakhs in their purse and they went on to get two uncapped players, Aparna Mondal (10 Lakh), and Ashwani Kumari (10 Lakh) to fill their squad. Before heading into the WPL 2024 auction on Saturday, Capitals had Rs 2.25 Crores in the purse to spend with five slots to fill.
Before going into the WPL auction 2024, Delhi Capitals retained 15 players. They also retained the likes of Shafali Varma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Marizanne Kapp, and the team captain, Meg Lanning.
Players picked in the WPL 2024 Auction: Annabel Sutherland for 2 Crore, Aparna Mondal for 10 Lakh), Ashwani Kumari for 10 Lakh.
Delhi Capitals squad ahead of WPL 2024 Auction:
Full List Of Retained Players: Alice Capsey*, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen*, Laura Harris*, Marizanne Kapp*, Meg Lanning*, Minnu Mani, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniyaa Bhatia, Titas Sadhu.
Delhi Capitals full squad for WPL 2024
Alice Capsey, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen, Laura Harris, Marizanne Kapp, Meg Lanning, Minnu Mani, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniyaa Bhatia, Titas Sadhu, Annabel Sutherland, Aparna Mondal, Ashwani Kumari.