Australia cricket captain Alyssa Healy has sensationally gone unsold at the 2026 Women’s Premier League Auction, watching on as 13 of her compatriots picked up lucrative franchise pay days.
Healy missed this year’s WPL tournament through injury and was the only player not to be sold from the opening set of eight marquee players for 2026, failing to gain a bid at her opening price (AU$85,600).
By the end of the multi-million-dollar player auction, nine Australians had been picked up by new clubs with Healy’s former employers—the Lucknow-based UP Warriorz—instead spending big to secure Meg Lanning and Phoebe Litchfield.
While the 35-year-old has been troubled by injuries in recent times, Healy was still expected to attract bids of up to AU$300,000 considering she recently scored back-to-back centuries at the Women’s ICC World Cup and remains widely regarded as one of the world’s best white-ball players.
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“Healy going unsold was surprising,” UP Warriorz coach Abhishek Nayar said after the auction, before suggesting a perceived lack of versatility may have counted against the Australian veteran.
“When you’re allowed only four overseas players (in your XI) your options are limited and many teams prefer all-rounders in their set-up, it’s a tough situation for someone of her stature.”
In addition to the nine Australians who were picked up in the auction, established white-ball stars Ellyse Perry (Royal Challengers Bengaluru), Annabell Sutherland (Delphi Capitals), Beth Mooney (Gujarat Giants) and Ash Gardner (Gujarat Giants) were also retained by their existing franchises.
The 2026 WPL tournament will be held between 9 January and 5 February in Navi Mumbai and Vadodara, India.
Australians sold in the 2026 WPL Auction
- Lucy Hamilton - Delhi Capitals ($17,000)
- Georgia Wareham - Gujarat Giants ($171,000)
- Kim Garth - Gujarat Giants ($85,600)
- Nicola Carey - Mumbai Indians ($85,600)
- Milly Illingworth - Mumbai Indians ($17,100)
- Grace Harris - Royal Challengers Bengaluru ($128,500)
- Georgia Voll - Royal Challengers Bengaluru ($102,800)
- Meg Lanning - UP Warriorz ($325,500)
- Phoebe Litchfield - UP Warriorz ($205,000)