Royal Challengers Bengaluru WPL 2026: Full Team List, Predicted XI & In-Depth SWOT Analysis

The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 mega auction took place on November 27 in New Delhi. A total of 67 players were picked by the teams. Last year’s WPL champion followed a very careful spending plan. They signed all 12 of their new players for under ₹1 crore each. Their biggest buy was England fast bowler Lauren Bell for ₹90 lakh. They also brought in Indian all-rounders and World Cup winners, Radha Yadav and Arundhati Reddy.

The team has strong overseas players like Mandhana, Harris, Perry, and Ghosh, who give a lot of potential to the batting order. However, the Indian middle order is still a worry because it does not have enough depth.

Strengths for RCB-W have strong foreign players like Mandhana and Perry. Their top batters can give a good start. Weaknesses for RCB-W are Indian middle-order batsmen are not strong. Bowling at the end can be weak. Opportunities are that Young players can play bigger roles. New players from the auction can help the team. Threats: If top players get hurt, team can suffer. Other strong teams and pressure can cause problems.

WPL 2026: RCB-W Predicted XI

Smriti Mandhana, D. Hemalatha, Ellyse Perry, Grace Harris, Richa Ghosh, Nadine de Klerk, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav, Lauren Bell, Shreyanka Patil.

WPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Full Squad

Player	Price	Role
Smriti Mandhana	Rs 3.5 Cr	Batter / Captain
Richa Ghosh	Rs 2.75 Cr	Wicketkeeper-Batter
Ellyse Perry	Rs 2 Cr	All-rounder
Shreyanka Patil	Rs 60 Lakh	Batter / All-rounder
Georgia Voll	Rs 60 Lakh	All-rounder
Nadine de Klerk	Rs 65 Lakh	All-rounder
Radha Yadav	Rs 65 Lakh	Bowler / All-rounder
Lauren Bell	Rs 90 Lakh	Bowler
Linsey Smith	Rs 30 Lakh	Bowler
Prema Rawat (RTM)	Rs 20 Lakh	Bowler
Arundathi Reddy	Rs 75 Lakh	Bowler
Pooja Vastrakar	Rs 85 Lakh	All-rounder
Grace Harris	Rs 75 Lakh	All-rounder
Gautami Naik	Rs 10 Lakh	Batter
Prathyoosha Kumar	Rs 10 Lakh	Bowler
D. Hemalatha	Rs 30 Lakh	All-rounder

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