WBBL 2023 Retention Players: The inaugural edition of the WBBL overseas player draft will be staged on September 3 at 3:00 PM AEST. The WBBL 2023 Overseas Player Draft will be broadcast on Fox Cricket and Kayo Sports on the event day.
As per WBBL 2023 schedule, the first match of the season will be played between Sydney Sixers Women and Melbourne Stars Women at North Sydney Oval, Sydney. A total of 57 matches will be played during the WBBL 2023 edition with the final game on December 2.
WBBL 2023 Retention Players List
The introduction of the draft system will have a notable impact on star-studded teams like the Sydney Sixers and Perth Scorchers, who have enjoyed success in previous seasons.
These teams will need to carefully strategize their selections and utilize the retention pick wisely to retain their core players. With the opportunity to sign up to three overseas players, teams will aim to strike a balance between international talent and local strength to maintain their competitiveness in the league.
Check out the WBBL 2023 Retention Players list below:
| Retention Rights | Player | Country |
| Adelaide Strikers | Laura Wolvaardt | South Africa |
| Deandra Dottin | West Indies | |
| Stafanie Taylor | West Indies | |
| Brisbane Heat | Danni Wyatt | England |
| Pooja Vastrakar | India | |
| Amelia Kerr | New Zealand | |
| Jessica Kerr | New Zealand | |
| Nadine de Klerk | South Africa | |
| Hobart Hurricanes | Issy Wong | England |
| Hayley Jensen | New Zealand | |
| Melbourne Renegades | Eve Jones | England |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | India | |
| Shabnim Ismail | South Africa | |
| Chamari Athapaththu | Sri Lanka | |
| Hayley Matthews | West Indies | |
| Melbourne Stars | Alice Capsey | England |
| Bess Heath | England | |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | India | |
| Lauren Winfield-Hill | England | |
| Perth Scorchers | Sophie Devine | New Zealand |
| Maddy Green | New Zealand | |
| Marizanne Kapp | South Africa | |
| Sydney Thunder | Heather Knight | England |
| Lea Tahuhu | New Zealand | |
| Chloe Tryon | South Africa | |
| Sydney Sixers | No Payers Eligible for Retention | |
UPDATES
- Dane van Niekerk withdraws from the WBBL 2023 Overseas draft.
- Piepa Cleary joins Perth Scorchers for another two years.
- Melbourne Renegades signed Jess Duffin for the WBBL09.
- Indian opening batter Smriti Mandhana opted out of WBBL 2023 to focus on domestic games.
- England’s Sophie Ecclestone dislocated her right shoulder during The Hundreds and was ruled out of the WBBL 2023.
- WBBL 2023: Ellyse Perry re-signs with Sydney Sixers
WBBL 2023 Draft Players’ Salary Band
In the WBBL, Platinum players will earn AUD$110,000 to be paid by the clubs from the AUD$732,000 salary cap.
- Platinum – AUD 110,000
- Gold – AUD 90,000
- Silver – AUD 65,000
- Bronze – AUD 40,000
Platinum
A total of 25 players have been elevated to Platinum status ahead of the WBBL 2023 Draft. Check out the Platinum tyre status players below with their nationality.
| Player | Country |
| Chamari Athapaththu | Sri Lanka |
| Lauren Bell | England |
| Tazmin Brits | South Africa |
| Alice Capsey | England |
| Kate Cross | England |
| Nida Dar | Pakistan |
| Sophie Devine | New Zealand |
| Deandra Dottin | West Indies |
| Richa Ghosh | India |
| Sarah Glenn | England |
| Shabnim Ismail | South Africa |
| Marizanne Kapp | South Africa |
| Harmanpreet Kaur | India |
| Amelia Kerr | New Zealand |
| Heather Knight | England |
| Hayley Matthews | West Indies |
| Nonkululeko Mlaba | South Africa |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | India |
| Deepti Sharma | India |
| Stafanie Taylor | West Indies |
| Chloe Tryon | South Africa |
| Pooja Vastrakar | India |
| Laura Wolvaardt | South Africa |
| Issy Wong | England |
| Danni Wyatt | England |
CHECK: WBBL 2023 Overseas Players Draft Nominees List – UPDATED
