WPL 2023: Best India starting XI after auction
These players dominated the auction due to their recent powerful performances for the national team.
4. Jemimah Rodrigues
Jemimah Rodrigues has established herself as a credible batter after five years of her T20I career. The 22-year-old has hit 1,642 runs with 10 half-centuries in 78 T20Is at a strike rate of 112.77. In 2022, she was influential with her bat scoring 463 runs with three half-centuries in 20 T20Is.
At the 2023 WPL auction, Rodrigues submitted her name with a base price of INR 50 lakh. However, with her experience and skills, she got acquired by Delhi Capitals (DC) for INR 2.20 crore. Along with DC, UP Warriorz (UPW) and Mumbai Indians (MI) had also shown interest in her.
Since 2018, Rodrigues is actively playing league cricket and has done extremely well. In the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL), she delivered her best performance in the 2021-22 season as she amassed 333 runs for Melbourne Renegades with two fifties in 13 matches at a strike rate of 116.43. This year, she will look to show the same confidence for her team DC in the maiden WPL season.
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