Women’s Premier League 2026 Mega Auction: The mega auction of the Women’s Premier League 2026 has ended. A total of 277 players were bid in this auction, in which the names of 194 Indian players and 83 foreign players were included. The 5 teams of this tournament have bought a total of 67 players in the auction, which includes the names of 23 foreign players and 44 Indian players. At the same time, no franchise bid for many legendary players of international cricket. Here we are going to tell about 5 such star players, who have not been bought by any franchise.

5 star players not sold in WPL

1. Alyssa Healy (Australia)

Australian captain Alyssa Healy is one of the greatest players of international cricket. Hilly has more than 3000 runs in his name in T20 International and the Australian captain has so far scored 5 centuries in Australia’s Big Bash League. Despite this, she was not bought by any franchise in the Women’s Premier League.

2. Chamari Atapattu (Sri Lanka)

Sri Lankan captain Chamari Atapattu is counted among the best all-rounders in international cricket. Atapattu has so far scored a total of 3458 runs in 146 T20 International matches, which includes three centuries. Apart from this, she has also taken a total of 63 wickets with her bowling. Despite having an excellent record in international cricket, Atapattu did not find any buyer in WPL.

3. Tazmin Brits (South Africa)

South African opening batsman Tajmeen has scored a total of 1719 runs in 65 innings of Brits T20 International at an average of more than 32, in which she has 14 half-centuries to her name. Despite this excellent record, Brits were not bought by any franchise in the Women’s Premier League.

4. Alana King (Australia)

Apart from Australia’s leg spinner Alawa King, no franchise bought him in the mega auction held for the WPL 2026 season. King has played 27 T20 International matches so far, in which he has taken 27 wickets. In ODI, she has taken 72 wickets in 47 matches and has taken 128 wickets in the Women’s Bag Bash League.

5. Heather Knight (England)

Former England captain Heather Knight is the first cricketer in the history of women’s international cricket to score a century in all three formats. Knight has more than 7000 runs in his name in international cricket and Heather also bowls along with batting. Still they did not find any buyer for the WPL 2026 season.

Australia has defeated South Africa by 7 wickets. The Australian team has been unbeaten in the league stage of the Women’s World Cup 2025. Both the teams have already qualified for the semi-finals, but the Kangaroo team has taken steps towards the eighth World Cup title by registering a huge victory. The South African team, which batted first, was reduced to just 97 runs, in reply Australia achieved the target in just 101 balls. Alana King alone took 7 wickets. Australia finished on the top of the points table.

In this World Cup, England had all out South Africa for 69 runs. This is the second time when the South African team could not even score 100 runs in the 2025 World Cup. Apart from captain Laura Woolworth (31), Sinalo Jafata (29 runs) and Nadine de Klerk (14 runs), the remaining 8 South African batsmen could not even reach double figures. As a result, South Africa was all out for only 97 runs.

18 runs and 7 wickets

Elena King in particular wreaked havoc on the South African team. He bowled 7 overs, in which he bowled two maiden overs and gave only 18 runs. His leg spin bowling created such a trap that four South African batsmen were clean bowled against him. He was also chosen player of the match. On the basis of this performance, Elena King has come third in terms of taking most wickets in the current World Cup, she currently has 13 wickets. Annabel Sutherland (15) and Deepti Sharma (14) are ahead of her in this list.

Australia won the match in just 101 balls

The Australian team, which came to chase the small target of 98 runs, lost 2 wickets at the score of only 11. The Kangaroo team was also in danger of being all out for some time, but Georgia Wall’s 38 runs and Beth Mooney’s 42 runs contributed a lot in Australia’s victory. Australia achieved this target in just 101 balls (16.5 overs).

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Australia has defeated Bangladesh by 10 wickets. With this, Australia has become the first team to reach the semi-finals and the Kangaroo team has maintained its unbeaten record in the Women’s World Cup 2025. Australian captain Alyssa Healy, who scored a century against India, also played an unbeaten inning of 113 runs against Bangladesh. On the other hand, Elena King also returned unbeaten after scoring 84 runs. Both of them made a partnership of 202 runs and ensured Australia’s fourth victory in the World Cup.

Australia in semi-finals

Australia has played five matches so far, in which it has won 4 and the result of one match could not be achieved. Australia, which has scored 9 points, has qualified for the semi-finals. In the match played on Thursday, Bangladesh team was able to score only 198 runs while playing first.

Who would have thought that Australia would achieve the target by playing less than 25 overs without losing any wicket. Alyssa Healy scored a century for the second consecutive match. Earlier, by playing an inning of 141 runs against India, he had helped Australia create a record of chasing the target of 331 runs. This was the biggest run chase in the history of women’s ODI cricket.

Amazing performance by Elena King

Alyssa Healy may have scored a century, but Elena King became the player of the match. Elena King scored unbeaten 84 runs in 72 balls, but at the same time she also wreaked havoc in bowling. He bowled four maiden overs in 10 overs and took 2 wickets. Let us tell you that Australia is the defending champion and has taken strong steps towards its eighth World Cup trophy.

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The Australian team has scored 221 runs in the Women’s World Cup 2025. Even after the fall of 7 wickets at the score of 76, the Kangaroo team reached the score of 221. The 106-run partnership of Beth Mooney and Elena King left no stone unturned in playing the band of Pakistani bowlers. Beth Mooney played the same innings as Glenn Maxwell played against Afghanistan in the 2023 ODI World Cup. He scored an unbeaten 109 runs. Whereas Elena King scored unbeaten 51 runs.

The Australian team lost the first wicket at the score of 30. Alyssa Healy was out after scoring only 20 runs and Phoebe Litchfield after scoring only 10 runs. The team’s star batsman Elise Perry was also out after scoring only 5 runs. Within no time, the Australian team had lost 7 wickets with a score of 76.

Lady ‘Glenn Maxwell’ scored a century

Australia’s 7 wickets had fallen for just 76 runs. Beth Mooney stood firm at one end. He was supported for some time by Kim Garth, who scored only 11 runs in 47 balls at a strike rate of just 23.4. He along with Beth added 39 runs. After that Elena King and Beth Mooney took charge.

Beth Mooney has been called ‘Lady Glenn Maxwell’ because in the match against Afghanistan in the 2023 ODI World Cup, Australia lost 7 wickets for 91 runs while chasing the target of 292 runs. From here, Glenn Maxwell gave Australia a historic victory by playing an inning of 201 runs in 128 balls. Now in the Women’s World Cup, Beth Mooney has also rescued Australia from a similar situation.

After 7 wickets fell for 76 runs, Beth Mooney made full use of her experience and scored 109 runs. Along with him, Elena King scored 51 not out. Nashra Sandhu took maximum 3 wickets for Pakistan. Fatima Sana and Ramin Shamim took two wickets each. Whereas Diana Bag and Sadia Iqbal took one wicket each.

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