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.
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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.
ICYMI!
The first player to be sold in the #TATAWPL Auction 2024 👏👏
Gujarat Giants get Phoebe Litchfield 🙌#TATAWPLAuction | @TataCompanies | @Giant_Cricket pic.twitter.com/Rf6CXoncvn
— Women’s Premier League (WPL) (@wplt20) December 9, 2023
England batter Danielle Wyatt, who was at a base price of 30 lakhs, was roped in by UP Warriorz at her base price.
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Meanwhile, India batters Bharati Fulmali, Mona Meshram, Punam Raut and Veda Krishnamurthy went unsold.
Source: ANI
