WPL 2026 RCB Squad: The 2024 Champions had a disappointing campaign in the 2025 season as they failed to qualify for the playoff stages.
According to the WPL 2026 auction rules, all five franchises will have to announce the list of retained and released players. With a total budget of INR 15 crore, the teams will aim to reshuffle their squads and tactics during the WPL 2026 auction.
All the teams revealed the WPL 2026 retained players list, where Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians retained a maximum of five players, while RCB retained four players.
Gujarat Titans and UP Warriorz have retained the least number of players – two and one, respectively.
Many fames, including World Cup winners like Deepti Sharma, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh, and Harleen Deol, are in the WPL 2026 released players list and will be taking the stage in the WPL 2026 auction.
The much-awaited WPL 2026 auction will be held on 27 November 2025 in New Delhi, marking the start of team preparations for the upcoming season.
The WPL 2026 season is set to be played in the January-February window, as the tournament is set to be preponded due to India co-hosting the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 with Sri Lanka in February-March.
As per the WPL 2026 schedule, the first match of the tournament will be played on January 9, while the finals will be played on February 07.
WPL 2026 RCB Squad
Royal Challengers Bengaluru had a disappointing campaign in the WPL 2025, as the defending champions were eliminated in the league after losing five consecutive games.
Only Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry, Shreyanka Patil and Richa Ghosh have been retained by the franchise ahead of the WPL 2026 auction.
- Smriti Mandhana
- Ellyse Perry
- Richa Ghosh
- Shreyanka Patil
- Georgia voll
- Nadine de Klerk
- Radha Yadav
- Lauren Bell
- Linsey Smith
- Prema Rawat
- Arundhati Reddy
- Pooja Vastrakar
- Grace Harris
- Gautami Naik
- Parathooysa Kumar
- Daylan Hemalatha
RCB New Signings in WPL 2026 Auction
The following are the complete details of the RCB New Signings in the WPL 2026 Auction.
- Georgia voll
- Nadine de Klerk
- Radha Yadav
- Lauren Bell
- Linsey Smith
- Prema Rawat
- Arundhati Reddy
- Pooja Vastrakar
- Grace Harris
- Gautami Naik
- Parathooysa Kumar
- Daylan Hemalatha
WPL 2025 RCB Squad – Complete List
Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Voll, Kiran Navgire, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Lauren Bell, Linsey Smith, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Grace Harris, Gautami Naik, Prathooysa Kumar, Dayalan Hemalatha
WPL 2026 RCB Retained Players List
Royal Challengers Bengaluru had a disappointing campaign in the WPL 2025, as the defending champions were eliminated in the league after losing five consecutive games.
Retaining the maximum number of players will cost the franchise INR 9.25 crore out of the INR 15 crore purse value. A maximum of 3 capped Indian players, 2 overseas and 2 uncapped players can be retained.
The following is the retained players list for RCB ahead of the WPL 2026 auction.
- Smriti Mandhana (INR 3.50 Crore)
- Richa Ghosh (INR 2.50 crore)
- Ellyse Perry (INR 2.00 crore)
- Shreyanka Patil (INR 60 lakh)
RCB Released Players 2026 WPL
The list of released players for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be available after the BCCI reveals the retained players list produced by the franchise.
Listed below are the released players of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru ahead of the WPL 2026 auction.
Sophie Devine, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Georgia Wareham, Kim Garth, Heather Graham, Charlie Dean, Kate Cross, Sophie Molineux, Renuka Singh, Sabbineni Meghana, Ekta Bisht, Kanika Ahuja, Nuzhat Parween, Prema Rawat, Joshitha VJ, Raghvi Bisht, Asha Sobhana, Jagravi Pawar
