WPL 2026 mega auction: List of all players released and retained by Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Royal Challengers Bengaluru have retained four players ahead of the WPL 2026 mega auction.

The Women’s Premier League (WPL) has become a premium brand in women’s cricket and has hosted three blockbuster seasons. The preparation for the fourth edition has begun, and teams are making their list to target players at the auction. Before that, all five teams submitted their retention list on Thursday, November 6.

The WPL 2026 mega auction is scheduled to take place in Delhi on November 27. All five teams were asked to retain a maximum of five players. The 2024 season winners, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), have also revealed the names of players they will retain, and there were some surprise names that featured on their released list.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru couldn’t defend their title in the WPL 2025

RCB made history when Smriti Mandhana led them to lift the WPL title in 2024. But in the last season, they couldn’t repeat the success from the previous season. RCB started WPL 2025 with two consecutive wins and were looking good.

But, it changed suddenly as they reached their home venue in M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. RCB were scheduled to play five games at their home venue, and they lost all five matches. That cost them a chance to make it to the knockouts. Overall, they had three wins out of eight games and finished fourth on the table.

Which players did Royal Challengers Bengaluru retain before WPL 2026 mega auction?

The WPL 2024 winners, RCB, were expected to retain a few players, which they did. Captain Smriti Mandhana will lead the team in WPL 2026 as well, and Australian legend Ellyse Perry is the only overseas retention by the franchise.

Apart from these two, the franchise has retained ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025-winning Indian keeper Richa Ghosh, who was at her absolute best in the tournament for India. Promising spinner Shreyanka Patil is the fourth retention for the franchise ahead of the WPL 2026 mega auction.

• Smriti Mandhana (3.5 cr)
• Ellyse Perry (2 cr)
• Richa Ghosh (2.75 cr)
• Shreyanka Patil (60 lakh)

Which players did Royal Challengers Bengaluru release before WPL 2026 mega auction?

RCB had a long list of released players, which featured 15 cricketers, including five overseas cricketers. This list includes some big names like Georgia Wareham, Charlie Dean, Renuka Singh, and Sneh Rana. Here is the complete list of released players by RCB-W.

• Danni Wyatt
• Sabbineni Meghana
• Charlie Dean
• Georgia Wareham
• Heather Graham
• Joshitha V J
• Kanika Ahuja,
• Kim Garth
• Prema Rawat
• Raghvi Bist
• Sneh Rana
• Nuzhat Parween
• Ekta Bisht
• Jagravi Pawar
• Renuka Singh Thakur

What is Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s remaining purse value ahead of WPL 2026 mega auction?

The retentions made by RCB-W ahead of the WPL 2026 mega auction were expected. They spent INR 8.85 crores for their retentions. That means they will head into the auction with a purse value of INR 6.15 crores and one Right To Match (RTM card).

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