WPL 2023: Rating teams based on their auction performance

4. Gujarat Giants (GG)

Unlike other franchises, Gujarat Giants (GG) went for star overseas players instead of renowned Indian names at the auction. Their biggest purchase at the event was Australia's Ashleigh Gardner, who got sold at INR 3.2 crore. In 2022, the Aussie all-rounder looked exceptional racking up 216 runs and taking 15 wickets in 16 T20I matches.

GG’s second-biggest buy was Gardner’s compatriot Beth Mooney, who serves Australia as a wicketkeeper and opening batter. The veteran got picked for INR 2 crore by the franchise at the auction. This year, Mooney looked in a great rhythm against Pakistan. In the third One-Day International (ODI) against the Women in Green, she hit a century and helped the team to clean sweep the series.

After these two buys, GG signed Sophia Dunkley (INR 60 lakh), Annabel Sutherland (INR 70 lakh), Harleen Deol (INR 40 lakh), Deandra Dottin (INR 60 lakh), and Sneh Rana (INR 75 lakh). In the next month’s competition, it would be interesting to watch if GG’s gamble on foreign players would yield positive results for them or not.