The Hundred 2026: The excitement about IPL 2026 is gaining momentum in India. But meanwhile, bids were made for players for The Hundred, the women’s cricket league played in England. Deepti Sharma became the first Indian player to be sold in the Women’s The Hundred 2026 auction. Sanjiv Goenka’s franchise was kind to Richa Ghosh. However, like these two, the luck of wicketkeeper batsman Yastika Bhatika and spinner Sricharani was not so good. Both these players remained unsold.
Deepti Sharma sold at base price
Deepti Sharma was bought by Kavya Maran’s franchise Sunrisers Leeds in The Hundred. Kavya Maran’s franchise did this deal for around Rs 34 crore, which was its base price in the auction. For Deepti Sharma, this is her second franchise in The Hundred. Before this, he had played the last two seasons of The Hundred with London Spirit.
How much money did Richa Ghosh get?
In The Hundred 2026 auction, more money has been showered on Richa Ghosh than Deepti Sharma. He has been bought by Sanjiv Goenka’s franchise Manchester Super Giants for Rs 61 lakh. This means that in The Hundred 2026, she will now be seen playing with players like Richa Ghosh, Smriti Mandhana and Mag Lanning.
Richa Ghosh will play with Smriti Mandhana in The Hundred
Smriti Mandhana was already a part of Manchester Super Giants. However, she could not play the last season. But Smriti Mandhana will be available for The Hundred 2026. Apart from Smriti, Manchester Super Giants have players like Mag Lennig and Sophie Ecclestone. Like Smriti Mandhana, Jemimah Rodriguez also already has a deal with her The Hundred franchise.
A total of 17 Indian players are being bid in The Hundred 2026 auction, out of which 6 were part of the team that won the World Cup last year.