WPL 2026 Mega Auction: Royal Challengers Bangalore Women’s Predicted Retained Players List
The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 mega auction will be held on November 26 and 27. With the dates now confirmed, everyone’s attention turns to the teams as they get ready to announce which players they will keep and which ones they will release.
Notably, according to retention rules, each franchise will be allowed to retain a maximum of five players, of which a maximum of three Indian capped players are allowed, followed by two overseas players or two uncapped Indian players. In case a franchise decides to use all five retain slots, it is mandatory to have an uncapped player and they will also not have any Right to Match option (RTM) in the auction.
Each team can keep a maximum of five players:
Up to 3 Indian capped players, and
Up to 2 overseas or 2 uncapped Indian players.
If a team keeps five players, one must be uncapped, and they can’t use the Right to Match (RTM) card in the auction.
RCB Likely Retention List (WPL 2026)
| No. | Player Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Smriti Mandhana | Indian |
| 2. | Ellyse Perry | Overseas |
| 3. | Richa Ghosh | Indian |
| 4. | Renuka Singh | Indian |
RCB Likely Released Players (WPL 2026)
| No. | Player Name | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sneh Rana | Indian |
| 2. | Shreyanka Patil | Indian |
| 3. | Sophie Devine | Overseas |
| 4. | Danni Wyatt | Overseas |
| 5. | Georgia Wareham | Overseas |
| 6. | Kate Cross | Overseas |
| 7. | Kim Garth | Overseas |
| 8. | Heather Graham | Overseas |
| 9. | Sabbineni Meghana | Indian |
| 10. | Kanika Ahuja | Indian |
| 11. | Prema Rawat | Indian |
| 12. | Raghvi Bisht | Indian |
| 13. | Nuzhat Parween | Indian |
| 14. | Ekta Bisht | Indian |
| 15. | Jagravi Pawar | Indian |
| 16. | Asha Sobhana | Indian |
| 17. | Joshitha VJ | Indian |
Likely RCB Squad Before WPL 2026 Auction
| Category | Players |
|---|---|
| Retained | Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh, Renuka Singh |
| Released | Sneh Rana, Shreyanka Patil, Sophie Devine, Danni Wyatt, Georgia Wareham, Kate Cross, Kim Garth, Heather Graham, Sabbineni Meghana, Kanika Ahuja, Prema Rawat, Raghvi Bisht, Nuzhat Parween, Ekta Bisht, Jagravi Pawar, Asha Sobhana, Joshitha VJ |
Captaincy
Smriti Mandhana will continue as RCB captain.
Potential Key Targets for RCB
| No. | Player | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pratika Rawal | Opening batter |
| 2 | Georgia Wareham | Spinner-allrounder |
| 3 | Shreyanka Patil | Spinner |
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