Women Premier League-WPL 2026 – Teams, Retentions, Budget & Full Details

Women Premier League-WPL 2026: So here are all the details of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 teams, Retentions and Budget. Of course this season will be bigger than past seasons, because, as we know, the Indian women’s team won the 2025 World Cup. So after that, every person’s eyes were on this WPL tournament.

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To keep their teams balanced, teams have made costly decisions to keep some top players and let go of a few big names before the big auction.

Women Premier League-WPL 2026 Teams

No.	Team
1	Mumbai Indians Women
2	Delhi Capitals Women
3	Royal Challengers Bangalore Women
4	UP Warriorz
5	Gujarat Giants Women

1. Mumbai Indians Women (MI-W) – Retained Players 2026

Mumbai Indians have been the most solid team in the WPL because they have a solid core, a strong all-around unit, and consistently excellent performances. For now, the Mumbai Indians retained a total of 5 players: 1 player overseas and 3 Indian players. and they released a total of 14 players.

Retained Players List

MI Squad for WPL 2026

No.	Player Name	Sold Price (INR)	Country
1	Natalie Sciver	₹3.50 crore	🇬🇧 England
2	Harmanpreet Kaur	₹2.50 crore	🇮🇳 India
3	Hayley Matthews	₹1.75 crore	🇧🇧 Barbados
4	Amanjot Kaur	₹1.00 crore	🇮🇳 India
5	G Kamalini	₹50 lakh	🇮🇳 India
6	Amelia Kerr	₹3.00 crore	🇳🇿 New Zealand
7	Shabnim Ismail	₹60 lakh	🇿🇦 South Africa
8	Sanskriti Gupta	₹20 lakh	🇮🇳 India
9	Rahila Firdous	₹10 lakh	🇮🇳 India
10	Sajeevan Sajana	₹75 lakh	🇮🇳 India
11	Nicola Carey	₹30 lakh	🇦🇺 Australia
12	Saika Ishaque	₹30 lakh	🇮🇳 India
13	Triveni Vasistha	₹20 lakh	🇮🇳 India
14	Poonam Khemnar	₹10 lakh	🇮🇳 India
15	Nalla Reddy	₹10 lakh	🇮🇳 India
16	Milly Illingworth	₹10 lakh	🇦🇺 Australia

MI Remaining in Purse

• Remaining for Auction: ₹0.00 crore

2. Delhi Capitals Women (DC-W) – Retained Players 2026

Delhi Capitals always maintain their aggressive batting line-up. Their core is one of the strongest in WPL. This season, Delhi Capitals retained 5 players: 2 overseas players and 3 Indian players.

Retained Players List

DC Squad for WPL 2026

No.	Player Name	Sold Price	Country
1	Jemimah Rodrigues	₹2.20 crore	India
2	Shafali Verma	₹2.20 crore	India
3	Annabel Sutherland	₹2.20 crore	Australia
4	Marizanne Kapp	₹2.20 crore	South Africa
5	Niki Prasad	₹50 lakh	India
6	Laura Wolvaardt	₹1.10 crore	South Africa
7	Chinelle Henry	₹1.30 crore	Jamaica
8	Nallapureddy Shree Charani	₹1.30 crore	India
9	Sneh Rana	₹50 lakh	India
10	Lizelle Lee	₹30 lakh	South Africa
11	Deeya Yadav	₹10 lakh	India
12	Taniyaa Bhatia	₹30 lakh	India
13	Nandani Sharma	₹20 lakh	India
14	Mamatha Madiwala	₹10 lakh	India
15	Lucy Hamilton	₹10 lakh	Australia
16	Minu Manni	₹40 lakh	India

DC Remaining in Purse

• Remaining for Auction: ₹0.00 crore

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3. Royal Challengers Bangalore Women (RCB-W) – Retained Players 2026

RCB consistently aims to select strong combinations, and this season, they are focused on building the best team for 2026. RCB retained a total of 4 players, including 1 overseas and 3 Indian players.

Retained Players List

RCB Squad for WPL 2026

No.	Player Name	Sold Price (INR)	Country
1	Smriti Mandhana	3.50 Cr	🇮🇳 India
2	Richa Ghosh	2.75 Cr	🇮🇳 India
3	Ellyse Perry	2.00 Cr	🇦🇺 Australia
4	Shreyanka Patil	0.60 Cr	🇮🇳 India
5	Georgia Voll	0.60 Cr	🇦🇺 Australia
6	Nadine De Klerk	0.65 Cr	🇿🇦 South Africa
7	Radha Yadav	0.60 Cr	🇮🇳 India
8	Lauren Bell	0.90 Cr	🇬🇧 England
9	Linsey Smith	0.30 Cr	🇬🇧 England
10	Prema Rawat	0.20 Cr	🇮🇳 India
11	Pooja Vastrakar	0.85 Cr	🇮🇳 India
12	Arundhati Reddy	0.75 Cr	🇮🇳 India
13	Dayalan Hemalatha	0.30 Cr	🇮🇳 India
14	Grace Harris	0.75 Cr	🇦🇺 Australia
15	Gautami Naik	0.10 Cr	🇮🇳 India
16	Prathyoosha Kumar	0.10 Cr	🇮🇳 India

RCB Remaining in Purse

• Remaining for Auction: ₹0.00 crore

4. UP Warriorz (UPW) – Retained Players 2026

UP Warriorz always aim to create a team with mixed performances. and their top orders are always very strong. In this season they retained only 1 Indian player. because they save budget for the day of the auction.

Retained Players List

Released Players List

No.	Player Name	Sold Price (INR)	Country
1	Shweta Sehrawat	0.50 Cr	🇮🇳 India
2	Deepti Sharma	3.20 Cr	🇮🇳 India
3	Sophie Ecclestone	0.85 Cr	🇬🇧 England
4	Meg Lanning	1.90 Cr	🇦🇺 Australia
5	Phoebe Litchfield	1.20 Cr	🇦🇺 Australia
6	Kiran Navgire	0.60 Cr	🇮🇳 India
7	Harleen Deol	0.50 Cr	🇮🇳 India
8	Kranti Gaud	0.50 Cr	🇮🇳 India
9	Asha Sobhana Joy	1.10 Cr	🇮🇳 India
10	Deandra Dottin	0.80 Cr	🇯🇲 West Indies
11	Shikha Pandey	2.40 Cr	🇮🇳 India
12	Chloe Tryon	0.30 Cr	🇿🇦 South Africa
13	Shirpa Giri	0.10 Cr	🇮🇳 India
14	Simran Shaikh	0.10 Cr	🇮🇳 India
15	Tara Norris	0.10 Cr	🇺🇸 USA
16	Suman Meena	0.10 Cr	🇮🇳 India
17	G Trisha	0.10 Cr	🇮🇳 India
18	Pratika Rawal	0.50 Cr	🇮🇳 India

UPW Remaining in Purse

• Remaining for Auction: ₹15 lakh

5. Gujarat Giants Women (GG-W) – Retained Players 2026

This season, the Gujarat Giants Women may surprise us as they are considering rebuilding the team to strengthen their top order and bowling lineup. They retained a total of 2 overseas players.

Retained Players List

Released Players List

No.	Player Name	Sold Price (INR)	Country
1	Ashleigh Gardner	3.50 Cr	🇦🇺 Australia
2	Beth Mooney	2.50 Cr	🇦🇺 Australia
3	Sophie Devine	2.00 Cr	🇳🇿 New Zealand
4	Renuka Singh	0.60 Cr	🇮🇳 India
5	Bharti Fulmali	0.70 Cr	🇮🇳 India
6	Titas Sadhu	0.30 Cr	🇮🇳 India
7	Anushka Sharma	0.45 Cr	🇮🇳 India
8	Tanuja Kanwer	0.45 Cr	🇮🇳 India
9	Kashvee Gautam	0.65 Cr	🇮🇳 India
10	Georgia Wareham	1.00 Cr	🇦🇺 Australia
11	Kanika Ahuja	0.30 Cr	🇮🇳 India
12	Kim Garth	0.50 Cr	🇦🇺 Australia
13	Yastika Bhatia	0.50 Cr	🇮🇳 India
14	Happy Kumari	0.10 Cr	🇮🇳 India
15	Shivani Singh	0.10 Cr	🇮🇳 India
16	Ayushi Soni	0.30 Cr	🇮🇳 India
17	Rajeshwari Gayakwad	0.40 Cr	🇮🇳 India
18	Danni Wyatt	0.50 Cr	🇬🇧 England

GGW Remaining in Purse

• Remaining for Auction: ₹15 lakh

WPL 2026 Auction Expensive Player

• Most expensive player in WPL 2026: Deepti Sharma (₹3.20 crore) to UP Warriorz
• Most expensive overseas player in WPL 2026: Amelia Kerr (₹3.20 crore) to Mumbai Indians
• Most expensive Indian player in WPL 2026: Deepti Sharma (₹3.20 crore) to UP Warriorz
• Most expensive uncapped player in WPL 2026: Anushka Sharma (₹45 lakh) to Gujarat Giants