They made a big move by going all out for 16-year-old G Kamalini, securing her for a remarkable sum of INR 1.60 crore after a fierce bidding war with Delhi Capitals.
WPL 2023 champions Mumbai Indians entered the auction with a purse of INR 2.65 crore remaining to fill four slots, including one foreign player.
They made a big move by going all out for 16-year-old G Kamalini, securing her for a remarkable sum of INR 1.60 crore after a fierce bidding war with Delhi Capitals. Kamalini, a wicketkeeper-batsman from Tamil Nadu, became the third highest buy of the auction.
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Mumbai also made strategic acquisitions, adding South African all-rounder Nadine de Klerk for INR 30 lakhs, matching her base price. This was surprising since there were no other offers for her. Sanskriti Gupta was bought for INR 10 lakhs and Akshita Maheshwari was bought for INR 20 lakhs, both at their respective base prices.
Before the auction, Mumbai had 14 players, including key stars like captain Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews Amelia Kerr and Nat Sciver-Brunt. With these four new additions, Mumbai Indians have formed a solid team for the WPL 2025 season.
Of the purse of Rs 15 crore allocated to each franchise, Mumbai used Rs 14.55 crore to complete their 18-player squad, consisting of 12 Indian players and 6 foreign players.
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Players bought by Mumbai Indians at auction
Full Mumbai Indians squad for WPL 2025
Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Hayley Matthews, Jintimani Kalita, Natalie Sciver-Brunt, Pooja Vastrakar, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Shabnim Ismail, Amandeep Kaur, S. Sajana, Keerthana, Nadine de Klerk, G Kamalini, Sanskriti Gupta, Akshita Maheshwari.
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