Proteas all-rounder Marizanne Kapp was bought for R3.26-million by the Delhi Capitals at Monday’s Women’s Premier League auction.

The UP (Uttar Pradesh) Warriorz paid R2.17-million for Proteas pace bowler Shabnim Ismail.

Kapp’s wife, Dané van Niekerk, who was left out of the Proteas’ T20 World Cup squad after failing a 2km fitness test by 18 seconds, will play for the Royal Challengers Bangalore and earn R649,000.

The Mumbai Indians paid the same amount for all-rounder Chloé Tryon.

Laura Wolvaardt, Suné Luus, Nadine de Klerk and Nonkululeko Mlaba all went unsold.

A total of 449 players were up for auction on Monday, with 87 securing spots in the teams. The five franchises could pick a maximum of 18 players each.

A total salary cap of $1.45-million applies to each team in the tournament, which will be held in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai from 4-26 March.

Top 10 most expensive buys:

Smriti Mandhana (RCB) – $415,000
Ashleigh Gardner (Gujarat) – $390,000
Natalie Sciver-Brunt (MI) – $390,000
Deepti Sharma (UP) – $317,000
Jemimah Rodrigues (Delhi) – $268,000
Beth Mooney (Gujarat) – $244,000
Shafali Verma (Delhi) – $244,000
Pooja Vastrakar (MI) – $232,000
Richa Ghosh (RCB) – $232,000
Sophie Ecclestone (UP) – $220,000