England batter Danni Wyatt has secured a spot with UP Warriorz in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 auction held in Mumbai on Saturday, December 9. Wyatt, entering the auction with a base price of INR 30 lakhs, was successfully picked up by the Warriorz at that price.

Notably, Wyatt had participated in the auction in 2023 but went unsold, expressing disappointment at the time. However, this year, the all-rounder’s fortune changed as she found a team, UP Warriorz, in the latest auction. Currently active in the T20I series against India led by Harmanpreet Kaur, Wyatt played a pivotal role in the first T20I at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on December 6, helping England secure a 38-run victory over the Women in Blue.

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In that match, Wyatt exhibited an outstanding performance, scoring 75 runs off 47 balls with eight fours and two sixes. Expressing her mindset during the game, Wyatt revealed that she had the WPL auction in her thoughts and emphasized her shift from disappointment to a positive outlook..

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— UP Warriorz (@UPWarriorz) December 9, 2023

“I was pretty disappointed last [auction]. But I have completely changed my mind, so now I am just like I have done all I can, had a good summer, performed tonight, so what will be will be. [I] would love to be a part of the next WPL, will see what happens,” Danni Wyatt stated during the post-match press conference.

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Now, with a team secured in the WPL, Wyatt is expected to enter the second T20I on Saturday with boosted spirits. In her T20I career, spanning 150 matches, she has scored 2602 runs at an average of 22.23 and a strike rate of 127.42. The addition of Wyatt to the UP Warriorz aligns her with other foreign players like Tahlia McGrath, Grace Harris, Alyssa Healy, and Sophie Ecclestone.