RCB won their maiden trophy in 2024.
The Bengaluru franchise has announced the RCB retained players WPL 2026 list. The 2024 champions have decided to keep their core players in the Royal Challengers Bengaluru retention list before the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026.
As per the mega auction rules, each team can keep up to five players — a maximum of three Indian, two overseas, and two uncapped players. If all five are retained, at least one must be uncapped.
RCB retained players WPL 2026 list ahead of the auction includes three Indian players and one overseas player. The franchise has decided to maintain its main core for the upcoming season.
Here’s a look at the RCB retention list for WPL 2026 and the players they have released ahead of the auction.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have retained their key stars from the previous cycle, including their skipper. Ahead of the auction, here’s a look at the RCB retained players WPL 2026.
Smriti Mandhana – The skipper has scored 646 runs in 16 WPL matches and is one of the best batters in the world. She was also the leading run-getter in the recently passed Women’s World Cup 2025, playing a crucial role in India’s winning campaign.
Richa Ghosh – By retaining her, RCB have solved their wicketkeeper role. She is also an explosive batter, with 625 runs in 26 matches.
Ellyse Perry – The Australian player is the second-highest run-scorer in WPL history, with 972 runs in 25 matches, and has also taken 14 wickets.
Shreyanka Patil – Shreyanka Patil was the top wicket-taker of the WPL 2024 season and played a key role in the franchise’s title-winning success. Although she missed the last season due to injuries, RCB have decided to keep their faith in the youngster.
| Retained Players | Price (INR) |
| Smriti Mandhana | 3.5 crore |
| Richa Ghosh | 2.75 crore |
| Ellyse Perry | 2 crore |
| Shreyanka Patil | 60 lakh |
| Total | 8.85 crore |
| Auction Purse Remaining | 6.15 crore |
Danni Wyatt – Her numbers were not impressive in the WPL 2025 season.
Sophie Devine – In the 2023 and 2024 seasons, she didn’t contribute much in either department, and her age of 36 is also a factor against her.
Here’s how the Royal Challengers Bengaluru squad looks after the retentions and releases.
RCB Retained Players WPL 2026: Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, and Shreyanka Patil.
RCB Released Players WPL 2026: Danni Wyatt, Sabbineni Meghana, Charlie Dean, Georgia Wareham, Heather Graham, Joshitha VJ, Kanika Ahuja, Kim Garth, Prema Rawat, Raghvi Bisht, Sneh Rana, Nuzhat Parween, Ekta Bisht, Jagravi Pawar, Sophie Devine, Asha Sobhana, Kate Cross, and Renuka Singh
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Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, and Shreyanka Patil are the players in the RCB Retention List WPL 2026.
Releases include the likes of Dani Wyatt-Hodge, Charlie Dean, Georgia Wareham, and Renuka Thakur. They are not in the RCB retained players WPL 2026 list.
After the retentions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru have INR 6.15 crore remaining in their purse for the WPL 2026 auction.
Since RCB have retained four players, they will have one RTM available.
RCB will target players like Phoebe Litchfield, Pratika Rawal, and Deepti Sharma in the auction.
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