WPL Auction: Century in 38 balls, a controversy created an uproar, now the biggest bid on Deandra Dottin in the Women’s Premier League – most expensive player Deandra Dottin wpl 2025 auction sold price gujarat giants controversy

Bengaluru: West Indies star all-rounder Deandra Dottin has become the highest paid player in the auction for the 2025 season of the Women’s IPL i.e. Women’s Premier League. The star all-rounder has been added to the team by Gujarat Giants for Rs 1.7 crore. For those who know less, let us tell them that this is the same player who holds the record for scoring the fastest century in T20 International cricket. The 33-year-old cricketer has a lot of experience in the shortest format. Dottin has played 132 international matches, scoring 2817 runs, which includes two centuries and 12 half-centuries. Interestingly, there is a long history between Deandra Dottin and Gujarat Giants. The women’s player was bought by the franchise for Rs 60 lakh for IPL 2023, but she was released just before the start of the tournament. Reports claimed that he had not received a fitness certificate, while Dottin tweeted that he had started training after receiving advice from several doctors. However, it was of no use and not only did he have to be out of that season, but no one added him to their team in the auction for the next season i.e. 2024. That means she remained unsold.

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Now when Deandra Dottin’s name came up, UP Warriors were the first to show interest. His base price was Rs 50 lakh. On the other hand, there were Gujarat Giants. The war continued between the two till the end. When the last bid reached Rs 1.7 crore, UP gave up. In this way Gujarat was successful in adding an experienced batsman to its fold.

It is noteworthy that on March 5, 2010, Deandra Dottin batted brilliantly for West Indies in the opening match of the ICC Women’s World T20. She scored a record century in 38 balls in a devastating manner against South Africa and then remained on the field till the end. He hit 7 fours and 9 sixes in 45 balls. 112 runs were recorded in his name.