Over 400 players confirmed for inaugural WPL auction

Harmanpreet Kaur, Meg Lanning, Ellyse Perry, Sophie Ecclestone, Sophie Devine and Deandra Dottin are among the highest base price category ahead of the auction on February 13

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More than 400 players will enter the inaugural Women's Premier League auction on February 13 after the final list was unveiled by the BCCI.

The governing body have trimmed an original entry list of 1,525 players by more than two-thirds, to 409, ahead of the process.

Fifteen nations are represented; 246 are from India and 163 from overseas, eight of which are from associate nations.

Two dozen have entered themselves into the highest base price category of 50 lakh (£50,000).

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Ellyse Perry and Meg Lanning can expect huge offers (Matt King/Getty Images)

Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma and Shafali Verma, fresh from guiding India to Under-19 World Cup glory, lead the Indian contingent.

Australia have six entrants in the top bracket including Meg Lanning, Ellyse Perry, Alyssa Healy, Jess Jonnasen, Ashleigh Gardner and Darcie Brown.

Danni Wyatt, Sophie Ecclestone and Nat and Katherine Sciver-Brunt are the English entrants.

New Zealand's Sophie Devine, Sinalo Jafta of South Africa, West Indian Deandra Dottin and Zimbabwe's Loryn Phiri are among the other international players in the top tier.

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Danni Wyatt and Sophie Ecclestone have entered themselves in the highest base price category (SANKA VIDANAGAMA/AFP via Getty Images)

The remainder of the entry list includes representatives from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Ireland, UAE, Hong Kong, Thailand, Netherlands and United States.

The five WPL franchises -  based out of Bengaluru, Delhi, Gujarat, Lucknow and Mumbai - will have 12 crore (£1.2 million) to spend on their squads which can be between 15 and 18 players in size.

Though the fixture list is yet to be announced, the first-ever WPL is scheduled to start from March 4.


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