Australian all-rounder Milly Illingworth, who was acquired by MI for ₹10 lakh in the accelerated rounds of the WPL 2026 auction, said she slept after initially going unsold. "I woke up to a crazy couple of messages, and I nearly had a heart attack when I saw it," Illingworth said. The 20-year-old added, "Waking up a Mumbai Indian was...very cool."