UP Warriorz Sign Sophie Molineux for 1.10 Crore at WPL 2027 Auction
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Cricket teams took part in the WPL 2027 auction to build their squads for next season.
The WPL, or Women's Premier League, is a women's cricket league in India.
UP Warriorz signed Australian all-rounder Sophie Molineux for 1.10 crore rupees, a large sum in Indian currency.
A crore equals ten million, so 1.10 crore is a sizeable amount for a player.
The team also decided to retain Grace Harris, meaning they kept her on their squad from before.
According to reports, Molineux and a player named Kiran were the top earners of the whole auction.
This means they received the highest payments among all players bought.
Another player, Kashvi, reportedly made history at the auction, though exact details were not given.
Perhaps the most notable story was Orla Prendergast, a cricketer from Ireland.
She became the first ever Ireland player to be sold at a WPL auction.
This marks an important moment, showing the league's growing international reach.
Teams across the WPL compete each year to sign strong players from around the world.
Auctions like this one decide which players join which teams for the upcoming season.
Fans will now wait to see how these new signings perform when the season begins.
Vocabulary6 words
- auction
- an event where buyers offer more money to win something
- WPL
- a women's cricket league played in India
- crore
- a number equal to ten million
- retain
- to keep something or someone instead of letting them go
- all-rounder
- a cricket player who is good at both batting and bowling
- top earners
- the people who get paid the most money
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1. A women's cricket league in India 2. They kept her on their team from before 3. She is the first Ireland player sold at a WPL auction
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Cricket teams took part in the WPL 2027 _____ to build their squads for next season.
The WPL, or Women's Premier League, is a women's cricket league in _____.
UP Warriorz signed Australian all-rounder Sophie Molineux for 1.10 _____ rupees.
The team also decided to _____ Grace Harris, meaning they kept her on their squad.
Molineux and a player named Kiran were the top _____ of the whole auction.
Another player, Kashvi, reportedly made _____ at the auction.
Orla Prendergast is a cricketer from _____.
She became the first ever Ireland player to be _____ at a WPL auction.
This marks an important moment, showing the league's growing international _____.
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