Women premier league (WPL) all five franchises have officially declared their list of retained players at the end of the fourth T20 I match between India and Australia. This is the start of the preparation of the much awaited WPL 2026 mega auction that will take place on the 27th of November in New Delhi.
Surprisingly, retention strategies of the teams were very different. Mumbai Indians Women and Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women made expected decisions, without losing their main groups. UP Warriorz Women however surprised everybody with the fact that they had only one player, a talent, but uncapped. In the meantime, Delhi Capitals Women and Gujarat Giants Women retained the two of their foreign players, just like Mumbai.
The future season in the WPL 2026 will be a thrilling affair and the mega auction will provide even further with the excitement. The teams and team management will seek the right combination of experience and young talent as they prepare to meet what may be the most competitive season to date. The upcoming action-packed auction and a thrilling tournament can be anticipated by the fans.
WPL 2026 Retained and Released Players List ahead of mega auction
Mumbai Indians Retained Players:
Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur, G Kamalini
Mumbai Indians Released Players:
Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Yastika Bhatia, Saika Ishaque, Chloe Tryon, Jintimani Kalita, Shabnim Ismail, Sajeevan Sajana, Amandeep Kaur, SB Keerthana, Nadine de Klerk, Akshitha Maheshwari, Sanskriti Gupta
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Retained Players:
Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, Shreyanka Patil
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Released Players:
Sabbineni Meghana, Georgia Wareham, Asha Sobhana, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh, Sophie Molineux, Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross, Kanika Ahuja, Danni Wyatt (traded), Prema Rawat, Jagravi Pawar
Delhi Capitals Retained Players:
Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Marizanne Kapp, Annabel Sutherland, Niki Prasad
Delhi Capitals Released Players:
Meg Lanning, Radha Yadav, Jess Jonassen, Arundhati Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Taniyaa Bhatia, Minnu Mani, Sneha Deepthi, Titas Sadhu, Alice Capsey, N Charani, Nandini Kashyap, Sarah Bryce
Gujarat Giants Retained Players:
Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney
Gujarat Giants Released Players:
Kashvee Gautam, Simran Shaikh, Deandra Dottin, Phoebe Litchfield, Tanuja Kanwar, Harleen Deol, Dayalan Hemalatha, Laura Wolvaardt, Meghna Singh, Priya Mishra, Shabnam Shakil, Mannat Kashyap, Sayali Satghare, Bharti Fulmali, Prakashika Naik
UP Warriorz Retained Players:
Shweta Sehrawat
UP Warriorz Releaded Players:
Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia McGrath, Dinesh Vrinda, Grace Harris, Alyssa Healy, Anjali Sarvani, Rajeswari Gayakwad, Chamari Athapaththu, Gouher Sultana, Kiran Navgire, Uma Chetry, Poonam Khemnar, Saima Thakor, Arushi Goel, Kranti Goud, Alana King
Purse Remaining and Overseas Slots ahead of mega auction:
| Team | Purse Remaining (in INR) | Overseas Slots Left |
| Mumbai Indians Women | 5.75 crore | 0 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women | 6.15 crore | 1 |
| Delhi Capitals Women | 5.7 crore | 0 |
| Gujarat Giants Women | 9 crore | 0 |
| UP Warriorz Women | 14.5 crore | 2 |
