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Sonam Yadav claimed a wicket in the U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup final (Twitter Image)
Sonam Yadav was also a part of India’s Under-19 World Cup winning team as Mumbai Indians signed her for Rs 10 lakh.
Team India Left-arm spinner Sonam Yadav became the youngest player to find a team in the Women’s Premier League. The 15-year-old 210-day-old spinner was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 10 lakh in the WPL auction 2023 on Monday. Yadav was part of India’s Under-19 team World The cup winning team claimed 5 wickets in the tournament. Born in Uttar Pradesh, Sonam started playing cricket at the age of 13, while she has represented Uttar Pradesh in the domestic circuit.
Apart from Sonam, another 15-year-old Shabnam Shakeel grabbed attention in the WPL auction as Gujarat Giants signed her for Rs 10 lakh. The medium pacer from Andhra Pradesh was also part of the U-19 WC winning campaign where she played just two matches and picked up a wicket against UAE. The Andhra bowler is known to clock 110 kmph at regular intervals which might have caught the attention of Mithali Raj (Gujarat’s mentor). While she considered India’s legendary fast bowler Jhulan Goswami as her role model.
Highlights of WPL Auction 2023
The duo did not find takers in initial attempts but in the last quick season, Gujarat and Mumbai signed them to bolster their squads for the inaugural season starting next month.
Meanwhile, India’s star opener Smriti Mandhana emerged as the costliest player in the auction as Royal Challengers Bangalore signed her for Rs 3.4 crore.
Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians battled it out with RCB, Delhi Capitals (DC) and UP Warriors to acquire the services of skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, after she was signed for Rs 1.8 crore.
Off-spin all-rounder Deepti Sharma was the second costliest Indian player signed by UP Warriors with a salary of Rs 2.6 crore.
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While Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner and England’s Natalie Sciver were the most expensive overseas players in the auction. Gujarat Giants signed Gardner for INR 3.2 crore, while Sciver joined Mumbai Indians for the same amount.
While a total of 87 players were sold in the auction as the five franchises spent a combined Rs 59.5 crore on Monday.
Two 15-year-olds attracted bids but some star players including Laura Wolvaardt, Danni Wyatt, Alanna King, Sune Luus, Lizelle Lee, Chamari Athapaththu and Suzie Bates found no takers at the auction.
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