WPL 2027 auction: Full list of England players registered; Chathli, Dunkley listed

Sophia Dunkley has featured in the WPL before for Gujarat Giants, and even scored the erstwhile fastest fifty of the tournament (18 balls) vs Royal Challengera Bengaluru in 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters

There are only two players from England in the auction pool for the Women’s Premier League’s 2027 exercise, the full list of players released on Monday revealed.

Sophia Dunkley and Kira Chathli are the only two English players in the reckoning.

Dunkley has featured in the WPL before for Gujarat Giants, and even scored the erstwhile fastest fifty of the tournament (18 balls) vs Royal Challengera Bengaluru in 2023. Chathli will lead England A in its tour of India later this year.

The auction will take place in Kochi on October 28 and will feature 146 players to fill the remaining 27 available slots.

The list features 27 overseas players, including six from Associate nations. Some big misses are Sophie Ecclestone and Danni Wyatt-Hodge, both of whom were released by their previous franchises ahead of the auction.

Here is the full list of English players that have registered for the WPL 2027 auction: (Read as Name-Base price in lakh INR)

• Sophia Dunkley - 50 (Allrounder, leg spin)
• Kira Chathli - 10 (wicket-keeper batter)