The first ever men’s and women’s hundreds auctions are done and dusted with the focus on Pakistan players. Before the auction, it was announced that teams with IPL links would not bid for any Pakistani players, causing a massive uproar among fans and pundits. Eventually, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) stepped in and ensured that such a thing did not happen and players were selected on merit.
The Women’s Hundred auction took place on March 11 at Piccadilly Lights in central London, where Beth Mooney and Sophie Devine became joint-highest signings after both were picked for £210,000.
India’s Deepti Sharma and Richa Ghosh have been picked up for £27,500 and £50,000 respectively by Sunrisers Leeds and Manchester Super Giants.
In the men’s auction, young Sussex all-rounder James Coles fetched the top opening-round fee, with London Spirit splashing out £390,000 to bring the 21-year-old into their squad. The Welsh Fire have invested heavily in their batting, signing England star Joe Root for £240,000 and last season’s MVP Jordan Cox for £300,000, committing more than half of their overall budget to the pair.
Elsewhere, Southern Brave snapped up England’s leading white-ball player Adil Rashid for £250,000. James Vince moved to MI London for £190,000 while Jonny Bairstow was secured by London Spirit for £160,000 as their first new addition to the auction.
The highlight of the day saw Abrar Ahmed selected by Sunrisers Leeds, marking the first time a team with IPL links has bid for a Pakistani player since the shadow ban came into force. This sparked a lot of chatter on social mediawith Sunrisers Leeds even suspended their X account.
Abrar was picked up for £190,000. Usman Tariq, who will wear the jersey of Birmingham Phoenix, also found a buyer in the tournament. They bought it for £140,000. There were only two Pakistani players in the women’s auction in the form of Fatima Sana and Sadia Iqbal, but both remained unsold.
With that in mind, here’s a look at all the players sold during both auctions.
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HUNDRED: WHOLE CHETS
MEN
Birmingham Phoenix: Jacob Bethell (retained), Rehan Ahmed (direct signing), Mitch Owen (direct signing), Donovan Ferreira (direct signing), Saqib Mahmood, Usman Tariq, Joe Clarke, Will Smeed, Jordan Thompson, Scott Currie, Laurie Evans, Chris Wood, Ethan Brookes, Mustafizur Rahman.
London Spirit: Jamie Overton (retained), Liam Livingstone (direct signing), Adam Zampa (direct signing), Dewald Brevis (direct signing), Jonny Bairstow, David Willey, James Coles, Mason Crane, Adam Milne, Adam Hose, Tymal Mills, James Rew, Lhuan-Dre Pretorius, Matthew Fisher.
Manchester Super Giants: Jos Buttler (retained), Noor Ahmad (retained), Heinrich Klaasen (retained), Liam Dawson (direct signing), Aiden Markram, Josh Tongue, Sonny Baker, Gus Atkinson, Leus Du Plooy, Tom Hartley, Tim Seifert, Tom Moores, Max Holden, Tawanda Muyeye, Paul.
MI London: Sam Curran (retained), Will Jacks (retained), Rashid Khan (retained), Nicholas Pooran (direct signing), James Vince, Tom Curran, Trent Boult, Nathan Sowter, Sherfane Rutherford, Richard Gleeson, Ollie Pope, Olly Stone, Ollie Sykes, Callum Parkinson, Jason Roy.
Southern Brave: Jofra Archer (retained), Jamie Smith (direct signing), Marcus Stoinis (direct signing), Tristan Stubbs (direct signing), Adil Rashid, David Miller, Luke Wood, Chris Jordan, Ben McKinney, Thomas Rew, Michael Pepper, Tom Abell, Dan Worrall, Caleb Falconer, Nikhil Chaudhary.
Sunrisers Leeds: Harry Brook (retained), Brydon Carse (retained), Mitchell Marsh (direct signing), Nathan Ellis (direct signing), Ryan Rickelton, Zak Crawley, Matthew Potts, Dan Lawrence, Abrar Ahmed, Benjamin Howell, Tom Lawes, Tom Alsop, Liam Patterson-White, Reece Topley, Edward Barnard.
Trent rockets: Tom Banton (retained), Ben Duckett (direct signing), Tim David (direct signing), Mitchell Santner (direct signing), Finn Allen, David Payne, Lewis Gregory, Craig Overton, Daniel Mousley, Matt Henry, Sam Billings, Aneurin Donald, Ben Mayes, Danny Briggs, Bradley Currie, Louis Kimber.
welsh fire: Chris Woakes (retained), Phil Salt (direct signing), Rachin Ravindra (direct signing), Marco Jansen (direct signing), Joe Root, Jordan Cox, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Ben Kellaway, Lockie Ferguson, Asa Tribe, Tom Aspinwall, Matthew Short, Sam Cook, Jafer Chohan.
WOMEN
Birmingham Phoenix: Alice Capsey, Ellyse Perry, Linsey Smith, Lauren Filer, Tammy Beaumont, Davina Perrin, Alana King, Jemima Spence, Lucy Hamilton, Eva Gray, Cordelia Griffith, Emma Lamb, Phoebe Brett, Esmae MacGregor
London Spirit: Nadine de Klerk, Marizanne Kapp, Charlie Dean, Charis Pavely, Mahika Gaur, Grace Harris, Amy Jones, Deandra Dottin, Sterre Kalis, Marie Kelly, Phoebe Turner, Seren Smale, Lucy Higham, Josephine Groves
Manchester Super Giants: Paige Scholfield, Sophie Ecclestone, Meg Lanning, Smriti Mandhana, Ryana MacDonald-Gay, Kathryn Bryce, Richa Ghosh, Mady Villiers, Grace Ballinger, Maitlan Brown, Grace Scrivens, Jo Gardner, Natasha Wraith, Rebecca Tyson
MI London: Starring: Hayley Matthews, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Nicola Carey, Amelia Kerr, Kira Chathli, Chinelle Henry, Kirstie Gordon, Hollie Armitage, Alexa Stonehouse, Tara Norris, Alice Davidson-Richards, Alice Monaghan, Ellie Threlkeld
Southern Brave: Lauren Bell, Issy Wong, Tilly Corteen-Coleman, Maia Bouchier, Laura Wolvaardt, Sarah Glenn, Jemimah Rodrigues, Sophie Molineux, Jodi Grewcock, Lizelle Lee, Rebecca Odgers, Phoebe Franklin, Daisy Gibb
Sunrisers Leeds: Danielle Gibson, Annabel Sutherland, Phoebe Litchfield, Jess Jonassen, Cassidy McCarthy, Kate Cross, Deepti Sharma, Bryony Smith, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Hannah Baker
Trent rockets: Beth Mooney, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Ashleigh Gardner, Sophia Dunkley, Kim Garth, Emma Jones, Bess Heath, Katie Levick, Ailsa Lister, Millicent Taylor, Georgia Elwiss
welsh fire: Sophie Devine, Freya Kemp, Em Arlott, Georgia Wareham, Georgia Voll, Ella McCaughan, Heather Graham, Sarah Bryce, Abi Norgrove, Fi Morris, Sophia Smale, Grace Thompson, Grace Potts
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March 13, 2026 12:57 PM IST
