WPL auction: Australian star Alyssa Healy goes unsold

NEW DELHI: The 2026 Women’s Premier League (WPL) mega-auction began connected Thursday with 276 players listed to spell nether the hammer. The lawsuit opened with a astonishment erstwhile Australian wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy went unsold.

She was the archetypal subordinate successful the auction, with a basal terms of Rs 50 lakh, but nary of the 5 franchises placed a bid.

Healy, the Australian captain, precocious suffered a calf wounded during the women’s World Cup, which caused her to miss league matches against England and South Africa. She has besides dealt with a digit wounded successful the past. Franchises are understood to beryllium unsure astir her fittingness for the upcoming WPL season.She was bought for INR 70 lakh by UP Warriorz successful 2023.The auction features a wide property range. The youngest players are 16-year-olds Deeya Yadav and Bharati Singh, portion erstwhile South African accelerated bowler Shabnim Ismail is the oldest astatine 37.Each franchise tin assemble a squad of up to 18 players. Across the 5 teams, a full of 73 slots are available, including 23 overseas slots.Defending champions Mumbai Indians (MI), captained by Harmanpreet Kaur, and three-time runners-up Delhi Capitals (DC) person retained the maximum quota of 5 players and person nary RTM available.