Lauren Bell. (Source – Getty Images)
The WPL Auction 2025 is set to be held in Bengaluru, the city of gardens, on Sunday, December 15. The auction for the third edition will see a total of 120 shortlisted players see their names go under the hammer. A maximum of 19 slots are to be filled, and not more than five overseas players could be picked from these.
As always, non-Indian players will have a key role to play in the bidding process, and teams with limited purses will have to spend wisely to build their best squad for the forthcoming edition of the tournament. Without further ado, let us have a look at the top three players who can earn big bucks at the auction table on Sunday.
Deandra Dottin (Base Price – INR 50 lakh)
Deandra Dottin. (Photo Source: Mark Tantrum-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)
West Indies’ attacking all-rounder Deandra Dottin had missed the inaugural two editions of the Women’s Premier League. In the 2023 season, she was picked up by Gujarat Giants, but made a controversial exit, as the franchise cited injury concerns. Dottin, however, stated that she was absolutely fit to play, but by the time, she was replaced with Australia’s Kim Garth. She went unsold at the subsequent auction.
Back in the reckoning, Dottin recently featured with Melbourne Renegades during the Women’s Big Bash League 2024. She ended the campaign with 148 runs to her name at a strike-rate of 151.02. Moreover, the Barbados-born also picked up 10 wickets in the season, and had a decent contribution in leading her side to triumph. This can make the WPL franchises look at bagging her services for the third edition of the cash-rich league. The 33-year-old experienced Caribbean player will be up for grabs, starting at a base price of INR 50 lakh.
Lauren Bell (Base Price – INR 30 lakh)
Lauren Bell. (Source – Getty Images)
Lauren Bell is one of the youngsters who may attract a lot of interests from four franchises except defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women, who have all their overseas slots filled already. Though she is yet to feature in India’s premier WT20 tournament, she boasts four years of experience of playing in leagues like the Hundred and Big Bash.
Featuring for Southern Brave Women in the Hundred since 2021, Bell has played a total of 32 games, where she picked 41 wickets at an unbelievable average of 17.90, and an economy of 7.23. In 27 international 20-over games for England, the 23-year-old has scalped 35 wickets at an impressive average of 18.82. She will definitely be on the radar of franchises, and may be seen starting a bidding war on Sunday, December 15.
Lizelle Lee (Base Price – INR 50 lakh)
South Africa’s attacking batter Lizelle Lee will surely go down as an interesting prospect for the WPL Auction on Sunday. Lee recently made headlines with a couple of hundreds in the recently concluded edition of the Big Bash. She ended her campaign with the Hobart Hurricanes Women with 399 runs at an average of 39.9, and also had the highest score of unbeaten 150. Her strike-rate, too, remained impressive throughout the tournament as she finished it with 155.85 across 11 games in the season.
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The vastly experienced batter has featured in 82 international T20 games, where she has scored 1896 runs at a strike-rate of 110.61. Her run of form and attacking approach of late can make the franchises think of her as the best option to fill up the batter’s slot at the top of the order.