The RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, which owned the now-defunct Pune franchise for two IPL campaigns, won the Lucknow franchise with an offer in excess of £686m. "Congratulations to the top six teams in the World Netball World Rankings on securing their place at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games," Liz Nicholl CBE, World Netball's President, said. "It's obviously something we've been striving towards for years. Every cycle I've been in that's been the goal, so it's a great honour to be selected as part of Team GB for this one. "The team cannot wait to get back on court in front of home fans, keeping focused on our preparation for the Commonwealth Games next summer and developing and building as a team, to make everyone proud."