WPL 2024 Auction: Phoebe Litchfield roped in by Gujarat Giants for Rs 1 crore; UP sign Wyatt
Australia's Phoebe Litchfield was the first player to come up for bidding at a base price of INR 30 lakh, she earned a first bid from Gujarat Giants.
Phoebe Litchfield (ANI)
MUMBAI: Australia batter Phoebe Litchfield made for a stirring bidding bar as she was roped in by Gujarat Giants for Rs 1 crore in the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2024 auction in Mumbai on Saturday.
Australia's Phoebe Litchfield was the first player to come up for bidding at a base price of INR 30 lakh, she earned a first bid from Gujarat Giants. After a bit of a tussle between UP Warriorz and Gujarat, the auction price zoomed past the 60-lakh mark in no time. Gujarat Giants eventually got her for Rs 1 crore.
Litchfield set the record for the fastest fifty in a women's T20I in 18 balls in October of this year, equaling Sophie Devine's previous best. The left-handed batter finished The Hundred as the team's third greatest scorer, with 279 runs scored at a strike rate of 132.85 for the Northern Superchargers.
In her first ODI, Litchfield scored an unbeaten 78 runs off 92 balls. In ODIs, she has a perfect score of 106 not out for the women in yellow. England batter Danielle Wyatt, who was at a base price of 30 lakhs, was roped in by UP Warriorz at her base price.
Meanwhile, India batters Bharati Fulmali, Mona Meshram, Punam Raut and Veda Krishnamurthy went unsold.