Girls’s Premier League auctions: Heather Knight, Lauren Bell and Lauren Filer amongst England gamers concerned | Cricket Information

Eight England gamers are hoping to be purchased at Sunday’s Girls’s Premier League public sale forward of the third installment of the T20 competitors in India in 2025.

They embrace captain Heather Knight, batter Maia Bouchier, seamers Lauren Bell and Lauren Filer and leg-spinner Sarah Glenn.

There are a most of 5 locations accessible for overseas gamers – and 29 cricketers combating for these locations – because the 5 franchises full their squads.

Right here we see why the English eight could possibly be on the minds of defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru and inaugural winners Mumbai Indians, in addition to Delhi Capitals, UP Warriorz and Gujarat Titans…

Lauren Bell

Six ft tall and able to swinging the ball prodigiously, Bell ought to be a must have for choice. She was picked by UP Warriorz for the inaugural competitors in 2023, however didn’t play any matches then withdrew final 12 months to assist put together for the T20 World Cup and the Ashes. With a base worth of 30 lahks (£27,400), she might as soon as once more curiosity the Warriorz, led by England head coach Jon Lewis. Her lack of expertise in India might hamper her – she has two wickets in two T20s on the subcontinent.

Maïa Boucher

A classy top-order batsman, Bouchier has turn out to be a mainstay of England’s limited-overs groups. Batting at over 120 in his 42 T20 internationals, the Southern Vipers star has tailored effectively to high-level cricket. She was out for a first-ball duck in her solely look in India final 12 months, however her total away document is best than her document in England, so she might adapt effectively if somebody threw at her a punt.

Danielle Gibson

Gibson, the bowling all-rounder, remains to be discovering her ft within the worldwide recreation however could possibly be a sensible selection. She was an everyday for the Adelaide Strikers final 12 months as they received the Girls’s Large Bash League, scoring essential middle-order runs and taking useful wickets. It might be extra of a shock if she was picked up than if she wasn’t, however Strikers coach Luke Williams at Royal Challengers Bengaluru is likely to be tempted.

Sarah Glenn

Usually working within the shadow of Sophie Ecclestone, Glenn nonetheless stays an important cog in England’s spin bowling unit, each at house and away. She has a robust document in Asia, taking 10 wickets in 9 matches at 5:60 p.m., bowling with ability and management. She can be expert with the bat and able to making helpful lower-order runs, which might persuade a workforce to carry her in.

Heather Knight

Some of the skilled gamers in world cricket, it could be a significant shock if the England captain didn’t get a contract. She was an everyday for Royal Challengers Bengaluru within the first season however withdrew final 12 months to handle her workload. This led to Knight being bounced within the public sale lottery and with a base worth of fifty lakh, she is among the many costlier gamers, however somebody along with her management abilities and expertise will seemingly discover a purchaser.

Sophie Dunkley

A dip in type noticed Dunkley dominated out of England’s collection towards Pakistan earlier within the 12 months, however she has returned to the workforce and hopes to remain. She performed for the Gujarat Giants within the WPL’s inaugural season, reaching the highest 50 quickest within the competitors, however was later launched and dominated herself out of the 2024 public sale. his day, you’d count on somebody to have an interest.

Lauren Information

Specific rhythm is tough to come back by and that is precisely what Filer has in abundance. This 12 months’s public sale could also be a bit of early in her profession for the seamer to be chosen by a workforce, with so many high-quality gamers available on the market and so few positions. Nonetheless, if she continues to fireside rockets for England and in home cricket, an enormous contract might come quickly.

Paige Scholfield

Scholfield lastly earned his first call-up to the worldwide stage in September, after years of knocking on the door resulting from his performances with Southern Vipers, Southern Courageous and Oval Invincibles. In her two T20 internationals to date, towards Eire in September, she has batted with a strike price of 150 and so is aware of easy methods to get ahead.