WPL 2027 auction - As it happened
8:13 PM - That's that from Kochi, Thank you everyone for joining in. Good night and see you at the Women's Premier League, 2027.
8:12 PM - So we draw the curtains. And before we close it, here's a quick glance at RCB's Class of 2027 - Arundhati Reddy, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Voll, Lauren Bell, Nadine De Klerk, Pooja Vastrakar, Prathyoosha Kumar, Prema Rawat, Radha Yadav, Richa Ghosh, Sayali Satghare, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Chloe Tryon, Jess Jonassen, Vrinda Dinesh, Tejal Hasabnis.
8:10 PM - And with that, we say goodbye from Kochi. RCB waited and waited before going all guns in. They had their priorities set and by the end of the evening they had Jess Jonassen, Tejal Hasabnis, Vrinda Dinesh and Chloe Tryon to bolster their ranks.
8:02 PM - 131 WT20Is, 51 wickets and 1422 runs - these numbers will evolve further as time wears on but for now, its mighty, its brilliant and it screams the name of South African all-rounder, Chloe Tryon. RCB bags Tryon for INR 30 lakh and she will be joining her national teammate, Nadine de Klerk, adding more venom to RCB's gilded ranks. Welcome to RCB, Chloe.
8:00 PM - Young Vrinda Dinesh, hailing all the way from Karnataka with good amount of WPL experience, will now be a part of RCB. Vrinda has been roped in at her base price of INR 10 lakh.
7:58 PM - And now we have an Indian batter bolstering our middle-order in the form of Tejal Hasabnis. An experienced campaigner with decent amount of international experience, Hasabnis joins RCB at her base price of INR 30 lakh.
7:42 PM - So as things stand after the first accelerated round of auction, RCB has the iconic Jess Jonassen in their ranks. We have another accelerated round coming up. More drama heading our way, maybe? Stay tuned.
7:29 PM - And we start the accelerated round with a bang! The Aussie all-rounder, Jess Jonassen becomes the first pick of the evening for RCB. International experience, a level head and a lethal all-rounder to add to the RCB ranks, coming in at the base price of INR 40 lakh. Welcome to RCB, Jonassen.
6:54 PM - Well, it has been a day where we are still to purchase someone. The wait goes on and the anticipation remains. Let's see, who gets the nod of paddles, first.
5:53 PM - We head into a short break. Still to open our account and as things go so far, we did try and land Sophie Molineux. But as of now, we wait. See you on the other side of the break.
5:48 PM - The first bid of the evening from RCB came for Sophie Molineux who had already donned the RCB threads. However, after a fierce battle with UP Warriorz, RCB bowed out.
5:20 PM - Hey folks, it's time that we witness the battle of paddles again. RCB goes into the auction with a purse of INR 1.15 crore. They will have five slots to fill, including two overseas slots. Less than 10 minutes to go. Who do you think will be our first pick of the evening?
