Smriti Mandhana became the most expensive cricketer in first-ever WPL auction after being bought by RCB for ₹3.4 crore. Among Indians, she is followed by Deepti Sharma (UP Warriorz, ₹2.6 crore), Jemimah Rodrigues (Delhi Capitals, ₹2.2 crore), Shafali Verma (Delhi Capitals, ₹2 crore), Pooja Vastrakar (Mumbai Indians, ₹1.9 crore) and Richa Ghosh (Royal Challengers Bangalore, ₹1.9 crore).