The Adani Sportsline owned Gujarat Giants didn’t have the better of begins to life in the Women’s Premier League earlier this 12 months when the event kicked off.
They completed final in the five-team competitors having managed simply two victories from eight matches. In truth, their season started on a bitter word after shedding captain Beth Mooney to an harm in the first match itself with Sneh Rana main the squad in the Australian star’s absence.
Ashleigh Gardner emerged as their most dear participant as she top-scored for them with 204 runs and taking 10 wickets – the second most for GG after Kim Garth’s 11.
Players Retained Before 2024 Auction: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt, Shabnam Shakil, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwer
Players Released Ahead of 2024 Auction: Annabel Sutherland, Ashwani Kumari, Georgia Wareham, Hurley Gala, Kim Garth, Mansi Joshi, Monica Patel, Parunika Sisodia, Sabbineni Meghana, Sophia Dunkley, Sushma Verma
Available Slots: 10
Overseas Slots: 3
Purse Available: Rs 5.95 crore
How They Spent Their Money at WPL 2024 Auction
GG entered the WPL 2024 public sale with the highest purse of Rs 5.95 crore amongst the 5 groups and
Players Bought
Phoebe Litchfield – 1 Cr
Meghna Singh – 30 Lakh
Trisha Poojitha – 10 Lakh
Kashvee Gautam – 2 Cr
Priya Mishra – 20 Lakhs
Lauren Cheatle – 30 Lakhs
Kathryn Bryce – 10 Lakhs
Mannat Kashyap – 10 Lakh
Costliest Player: Kashvee Gautam – 2 Cr
Gujarat Giants Full Squad WPL 2024: Ashleigh Gardner*, Beth Mooney*, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt*, Shabnam Shakil, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwer, Phoebe Litchfield, Meghna Singh, Trisha Poojitha, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra, Lauren Cheatle, Kathryn Bryce, Mannat Kashyap
Retained Players: Ashleigh Gardner*, Beth Mooney*, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt*, Shabnam Shakil, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwer.
Released Players: Annabel Sutherland*, Ashwani Kumari, Georgia Wareham*, Hurley Gala, Kim Garth*, Mansi Joshi, Monica Patel, Parunika Sisodia, Sabbineni Meghana, Sophia Dunkley*, Sushma Verma.
How They Fared in WPL 2023?
They received two and misplaced six matches whereas being eradicated from the playoffs race. They completed stage on factors with Royal Challengers Bangalore however completed fifth due to a poor web run-rate.
