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Nat and Katherine Sciver-Brunt got joined successful May 2022England players Nat and Katherine Sciver-Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone and Danni Wyatt person entered the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) auction astatine the highest reserve price.
The quartet are among 24 players listed successful the apical bracket of £50,000.
The auction, wherever 5 franchises volition prime their squads from 409 listed cricketers, takes spot connected Monday.
The T20 competition, which is simply a women's mentation of the Indian Premier League (IPL), is acceptable to commencement successful March.
The Indian cricket committee (BCCI) said they received 1,525 applications for the tournament, from which 246 Indians and 163 overseas players made the last cut.
There are a maximum of 90 slots disposable crossed the 5 teams, with 30 places reserved for overseas players - six per franchise.
Australia greats Meg Lanning and Ellyse Perry, India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur and erstwhile West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin are besides portion of the highest bracket.
Each squad volition person astir £1.2m to walk connected betwixt 15 and 18 players, meaning the apical stars could gain six-figure deals.
The highest wage successful the women's Hundred is £31,250.
England skipper Heather Knight has a basal terms of £40,000, arsenic person wicketkeeper Amy Jones and all-rounder Charlie Dean.
Under-19 skipper Grace Scrivens is the lone uncapped subordinate among the 27 English entrants and has a basal terms of £10,000.
Tammy Beaumont, Alice Capsey, Sophia Dunkley, Kate Cross and Alex Hartley are among those listed successful the £30,000 bracket.
The 5 franchises were sold for £465m, with the owners of 3 existing IPL teams - Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals - securing rights.
The different 2 teams were awarded to Adani Group and Capri Global. Those sides volition beryllium based successful Ahmedabad and Lucknow respectively.
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