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MYSTERIOUS: Aussie captain to be led by first national skip in wpl - What They Never Told You

Women's Premier League Sophie Molineux Meg Lanning Jess Jonassen Phoebe Litchfield Royal Challengers Bengaluru Ash Gardner Ellyse Perry Grace Harris UP Warriorz

Ex-Australia skipper Meg Lanning and the incumbent Sophie Molineux will join forces in India's WPL. (Scott Barbour/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia captain Sophie Molineux has proved the most expensive buy in India's Women's Premier League auction -- and she'll suit up for a UP Warriorz side captained by his first national team skipper Meg Lanning.

With many of the world's top players having already been retained for the 2027 edition of the lucrative Indian league, Molineux's signature was the most coveted one still left and the Lucknow-based franchise captured the T20 World Cup-winning skipper for the biggest price, INR 1.1 crore ($A164,000).

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