The Top 5 Buys in both Indian and Overseas players is important as they are the ones that went for the most amount of money and the players who went unsold in this auction is also something they should be highlighted to display the quality that was left behind. However the most important is the buys that were value for money at or as they say in these auctions as steals in the WPL auction.
This list tells the fans how shrewd the franchises are and how cheaply they were able to get the best players in the world for and there will be some big names in this list that might surprise a few people that how can they be sold for so less.
So, let’s look at the Top 5 Value for Money Buys.
1) Alyssa Healy – UP Warriorz
The biggest value for money at the Women’s Premier League Auction was none other than Alyssa Healy as everyone expected that she would be one of the most expensive players in the auction and for the UP Warriorz to only get her for 70 Lakh Rupees was a steal and possibly the best buy in the entire auction. She would add so much to the team at the top of the order. They have got a goldmine for great value for money. She has played 123 T20IS for Australia and has made 2136 runs at an average of 24 and she has hit 1 century and 12 half centuries.
2) Sophie Devine– Royal Challengers Bangalore
Sophie Devine is one of the best batters in the world and she hits Centuries and half centuries for fun In this format and the fact that RCB only got her for 50 Lakh was a steal and one of the best value for money buys at the auction. Sophie Devine should have gone for crores of rupees. And RCB played it smart and now they have one of the best players for a long time. Sophie Devine has played 112 T20IS for New Zealand and she has scored 2839 at a good average of 29.57 with 1 hundred and 17 half centuries. She has also taken 109 wickets at an average of 17.28.
3) Deandra Dottin- Gujarat Giants
Deandra Dottin is one of the most explosive batters in the history of the women’s game and the Gujarat Giants should consider themselves Lucky that they got such a great player at such a great value. She can hit sixes for fun and can hit big hundreds and can change the match on her own and she can be a great player for a number of years as well. A truly great buy by Gujarat Giants. She also is a great all rounder and has played 124 T20IS for West Indies and has made 2681 runs at an average of 26.28 with 2 hundreds and 12 half centuries. She has also taken 61 wickets as well at an average of 18.44.
4) Harmanpreet Kaur – Mumbai Indians
Although Harmanpreet Kaur went for 1.80 crores, still it is one of the best value for money buys because not only she is the captain of the Indian team but she is also one of the best batters in the world cricket middle of the order and she fact that she can hit sixes and hit long innings and the fact that she can win big Events is combined to it being a value for money buy for the Mumbai Indians as she should have gone for over 3 crores. She has played 148 T20IS for India and has scored 2989 runs at an average of 28.19 and she has jit 1 hundred and 9 half centuries.
5) Marizanne Kapp – Delhi Capitals
The 5th value for money buy on this list is none other than one of the best all rounders in the world in Marizanne Kapp who was bought by the Delhi Capitals for 1.50 Crores and while that might seem a decent amount of money but to get such a great all rounder for just this money when she should have gone for over 2.50 crores is a great Value for money buy for the Delhi Capitals. She has played 84 T20IS for South Africa and in those she has scored 1046 runs with 1 half century as well as she has taken 66 wickets at an average of 19.96.
