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WPL 2023 Opening Ceremony highlights: The opening ceremony of the WPL ended with the captains of the five franchises unveiling the trophy that they will be playing for. The performances were headlined by Bollywood actors Kiara Advani and Kriti Sanon and ended with a set from Punjabi pop star AP Dhillon. Kiara and Kriti joined Dhillon at the end of his set after which host Mandira Bedi called on stage the BCCI officials. She then called the captains who went on to unveil the trophy and end the opening ceremony.

 

WPL 2023: Smriti Mandhana created history, became the most expensive player

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• Ashley Gardner (Australia) was at number two in the list of expensive players. He was bought by Gujarat Giants for Rs 3.20 crore.

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• Natalie Sciver is at number three. She was bought by Mumbai Indians for 3.20 crores

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• India's all-rounder Deepti Sharma is at number four. Deepti is included in UP Warriors for 2.60 crores.

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• Jemima Rodrigues was at number five. He was included in their team by Delhi Capitals for 2.20 crores.

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• Squad for WPL 2023

Mumbai Indian- Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Amanjot Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Heather Graham, Issy Wong, Chloe Tryon, Priyanka Bala, Dhara Gujjar, Saika Ishaque, Humairaa Kaazi, Sonam Yadav, Jintimani Kalita, Neelam Bisht, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Pooja Vastrakar, Yastika Bhatia, Amelia

 Royal Challangers Banglore- Smriti Mandhana (c), Sophie Devine, Heather Knight, Megan Schutt, Kanika Ahuja, Erin Burns, Dane van Niekerk, Preeti Bose, Komal Zanzad, Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Shobana, Poonam Khemnar, Sahana Pawar, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, Renuka singh

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Delhi Capitals - Meg Lanning, Alice Capsey, Shikha Pandey, Jess Jonassen, Laura Harris, Radha Yadav, Minnu Mani, Taniya Bhatia, Poonam Yadav, Sneha Deepthi, Arundhati Reddy, Titas Sadhu, Jasia Akhter, Tara Norris, Aparna Mondal, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma,

Gujarat Giants- Ash Gardner, Sneh Rana,   Mooney, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Sophia Dunkley, Deandra Dottin, Hurley Gala, Sushma Verma, Tanuja Kanwar, Harleen Deol, Ashwani Kumari, S Meghana, Mansi Joshi, D Hemalatha, Monica Patel, Parunika Sisodia, Shabnam Shakil

UP Warriorz- Alyssa Healy (c), Deepti Sharma (vc), Grace Harris, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Shweta Sehrawat, Kiran Navgire, Lauren Bell, Parshavi Chopra, S Yashasri, Laxmi Yadav, Simran Shaikh, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia McGrath, Devika Vaidya, Shabnim Ismail.