Alice Capsey was acquired for INR 75 lakh by the Delhi Capitals at the inaugural WPL auction. Mumbai Indians and the Capitals engaged in a bidding war for the England all-rounder whose base price was 30 lakh, before DC won the bid at 75 lakh. On the same day, Capsey hit the joint-fastest fifty in ICC Women's T20 World Cup, off 21 balls, against Ireland at the Boland Part in Paarl. Touted as the future superstar, the rapidly rising youngster is already making waves in the international arena at the age of 19. A special talent, Capsey is an aggressive batter who can attack from the word go and hit the ball hard. She bats in the top-order for England and possesses a strike rate of 131 in T20Is. A handy off-spinner she can chip in with wickets as well. She impressed with her all-round efforts in the inaugural edition of the WPL. She impressed with her all-round efforts in the inaugural edition of the WPL, scoring 159 runs from seven innings at a healthy strike rate of 155.88 and picking up six wickets.