Unsold Player in WPL 2023: Full List of Unsold Players in WPL Auction 2023

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Mumbai, February 14: Australia's Alana King, England's Dani Wyatt and South Africa's Sune Luus were some of the notable overseas players that remained unsold during the WPL 2023 Auction, held in Mumbai on Monday (February 13).

Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Warriorz and Gujarat Giants were the five franchises that will be part of the first-ever Women's Premier League.

And the five franchises began their battle off the field in the auction room as they built their squads for the inaugural WPL, which is set to be held from March 4-26.

A total of 409 players had registered their names for the auction and among them 146 players' names were called out during the bidding process with only 87 players landing WPL contracts.

WPL Auction 2023 Most Expensive Buys

Smriti Mandhana, Nat Sciver Brunt and Ash Gardner were the most expensive buys as they were bought by their respective franchises for over Rs 3 Crores.

There were many players that also went unsold in the first round, but later returned for the accelerated process, where franchises bought them.

West Indies' Hayley Matthews, England's Heather Knight, Australian duo Jess Jonassen and Megan Schutt all found WPL homes in the accelerated process.

However, players like Wyatt, Luus, Laura Wolvaardt, Suzie Bates and King were among the 59 players that failed to attract bids during the inaugural WPL auction 2023.

Full list of unsold players in WPL 2023 Auction