Danielle Gibson joined Gujarat Giants however seven England gamers, together with captain Heather Knight, top-order batter Maia Bouchier and quick bowler Lauren Filer, went unsold within the 2025 Girls’s Premier League public sale.
Seamer Lauren Bell, batters Sophia Dunkley and Paige Scholfield and leg-spinner Sarah Glenn additionally missed out on offers for the T20 competitors in India.
Seamer Gibson was the one England participant to safe a deal, becoming a member of the Gujarat Giants for £28,000.
Bouchier was missed on the day she marked her England Take a look at debut with an outstanding 124-ball century in opposition to South Africa in Bloemfontein.
Twenty-nine gamers had been vying for a most of 5 abroad spots nonetheless accessible because the eight WPL franchises finalised their squads for subsequent yr’s event.
Locations had been taken by Deandra Dottin (West Indies), Nadine de Klerk (South Africa), Sarah Bryce (Scotland) and Alana King (Australia), who went to Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals and UP Warriorz respectively.
There’ll nonetheless be England curiosity within the 2025 WPL, nonetheless, with Sophie Ecclestone (UP Warriorz), Nat Sciver-Brunt (Mumbai Indians), Alice Capsey (Delhi Capitals) and Kate Cross (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) retained after the 2024 season.
Danni Wyatt-Hodge additionally joined Royal Challengers Bengaluru from UP Warriorz for £27,400 forward of the public sale.
The dates for the 205 WPL haven’t but been introduced however the event is more likely to start in late January on the earliest.
