NEW DELHI: Women's Premier League franchise Gujarat Giants broke bank at the mini auction in Bengaluru on Sunday to rope in power-hitters Deandra Dottin and Simran Shaikh in to their squad ahead for the next edition.
The Giants first shelled out a whopping Rs 1.70 crore for West Indian Dottin and then went all out to buy India's Shaikh for a record Rs 1.90 crore -- making her the most expensive buy at the WPL Auction 2025.
The Giants, who have had underwhelming performances in the previous editions of the WPL, boosted their batting fire-power with the additions of Shaikh and Dottin.
To go with that, the Giants also picked England's Danielle Gibson and Prakashika Naik for their base prices at the auction.
The franchise already has a terrific mix of youth and experience and the addition of two incredible batters now, it provides them stability in the middle that they were desperately looking for.
With the foreign stars Beth Mooney and Ashleigh Gardner, a bunch of terrific domestic talents and now additions of two incredible talents, Giants will be a force to reckon with in the upcoming editions of the WPL.
Players bought at auction
Deandra Dottin - Base price Rs 50 lakh | Bought at Rs 1.70 crore
Simran Shaikh - Base price Rs 10 lakh | Bought at Rs 1.90 crore
Danielle Gibson - Base price Rs 30 lakh | Bought at Rs 30 lakh
Prakashika Naik - Base price Rs 10 lakh | Bought at Rs 10 lakh
Gujarat Giants Complete Squad
Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney (c), Dayalan Hemalatha, Simran Shaikh, Deandra Dottin, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt, Shabnam Shakil, Tanuja Kanwer, Phoebe Litchfield, Meghna Singh, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra, Mannat Kashyap, Bharti Fulmali, Sayali Satghare, Danielle Gibson and Prakashika Naik
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