“Best thing RCB ever done”- Twitter goes berserk as RCB ropes in Smriti Mandhana for WPL 2023
She was the first name to get under the hammer. Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore were fighting hard for her to include in their respective team.
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India Women’s star opener Smriti Mandhana will be playing for the Royal Challengers Bangalore for a whopping INR 340 lakh. She registered for the Women’s Premier League auction with a base price of INR 50 lakh.
She was the first name to get under the hammer. Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore were fighting hard for her to include in their respective team. Soon RCB became successful in purchasing the hard-hitter.
Fans on Twitter already wanted Mandhana to be with the RCB as she will represent the Bengaluru team in the inaugural season, they can’t stop expressing their happiness. At the same time, RCB also signed in Australia’s star all-rounder Ellyse Perry for a staggering INR 320 lakh. She registered at INR 50 lakh. New Zealand skipper Sophie Devine will also be playing with RCB. She was sold for her base price of INR 50 lakh.
Check how Twitteratis reacted after RCB signed in Smriti Mandhana
The WPL is set to start on March 4 and will end on March 26. The five teams which will take part in the inaugural season are Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, Gujarat Giants, and UP Warriorz. Needless to say that the first three teams already own teams in Men’s IPL.
At first, a total of 1525 players registered for the auction but 409 were shortlisted to go under the hammer. The total number of Indian players in the auction was 248, while 163 were overseas players.
As the rule goes, the teams can buy 15 to 18 players, with seven overseas players. Five overseas players are allowed in the XI, which is unlike the Men’s IPL where only four are allowed.
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