WPL 2026 Retention Highlights: Complete List Of Players Released And Retained By All Teams

WPL 2026 Retentions Live: Retentions At A Glance

RCB Women, Mumbai Indians Women, Delhi Capitals Women, Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz...

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WPL 2026 Retention Live: Gujarat Giants Squad

Players Retained: Ashleigh Gardner (₹3.5 crore), Beth Mooney (₹2.5 crore)

Players Released: Bharti Fulmali, Danielle Gibson, Dayalan Hemalatha, Deandra Dottin, Harleen Deol, Kashvee Gautam, Laura Wolvaardt, Mannat Kashyap, Meghna Singh, Phoebe Litchfield, Prakashika Naik, Priya Mishra, Sayali Satghare, Shabnam Shakil, Simran Shaikh, Tanuja Kanwer

Auction Purse Left: ₹9 crore

RTMs Available: 3 (2 capped, 1 uncapped)

WPL 2026 Retention Live: UP Warriorz Squad

UP Warriorz Retained Players: Shweta Sehrawat (₹50 lakh)

Released Players: Deepti Sharma, Alana King, Anjali Sarvani, Arushi Goel, Chamari Athapaththu, Chinelle Henry, Gouher Sultana, Grace Harris, Kiran Navgire, Kranti Goud, Poonam Khemnar, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Saima Thakor, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia McGrath, Uma Chetry, Vrinda Dinesh

Auction Purse Left: ₹14.5 crore | RTMs Remaining: 4

WPL 2026 Auction Live Updates: Mumbai Indians (MI) Squad

Retained Players: Nat Sciver-Brunt (₹3.5 crore), Harmanpreet Kaur (₹2.5 crore), Hayley Matthews (₹1.75 crore), Amanjot Kaur (₹1 crore), G Kamalini (₹50 lakh)

Released Players: Akshita Maheshwari, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Jintimani Kalita, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Nadine de Klerk, Parunika Sisodia, Saika Ishaque, S Sajana, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Yastika Bhatia

Auction Purse Left: ₹5.75 crore | RTMs Remaining: 0

WPL 2026 Retention Live Updates: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Squad

RCB Retained Players: Smriti Mandhana (₹3.50 crore), Ellyse Perry (₹2 crore), Richa Ghosh (₹2.75 crore), Shreyanka Patil (₹60 lakh)

RCB Released Players: Sabbhineni Meghana, Nuzhat Parween, Kanika Ahuja, Raghvi Bist, Sneh Rana, Asha Sobhana, Ekta Bisht, VJ Joshitha, Jagravi Pawar, Prema Rawat, Renuka Singh, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Charlie Dean, Kim Garth, Heather Graham, Sophie Devine, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Kate Cross.

Purse Remaining: ₹6.15 crore | RTM Cards: 1

WPL 2026 Retention Live: Delhi Capitals Squad

Delhi Capitals will enter the WPL 2026 mega auction with ₹5.75 crore in their purse and 13 available slots, along with the option to use Right to Match (RTM) cards.

Retained: Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Marizanne Kapp, Annabel Sutherland, Niki Prasad

Released: Meg Lanning, Sneha Deepthi, Alice Capsey, Arundhati Reddy, Jess Jonassen, Minnu Mani, N Charani, Shikha Pandey, Nandini Kashyap, Sarah Bryce, Taniyaa Bhatia, Radha Yadav, Titas Sadhu

WPL 2026 Retention Live: It's Official!

The franchises have finally released their confirmed list. It's confirmed now!

WPL 2026 Live Updates: When Is The Official Announcement?

The official announcement of the retention lists will be done tomorrow after the India vs Australia 4th T20I.

WPL 2026 Retention Live Blog: Big Names Not RETAINED

Australia's star duo Alyssa Healy and Meg Lanning, along with New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr, are expected to feature in the upcoming auction after being released by their respective franchises. Another major name on the release list is India's Deepti Sharma, who captained the Warriorz during Healy's absence in 2025 and was named Player of the Series at the World Cup.

WPL 2026 Retentions Live Updates: Purse, RTM Left

As far as RCB is concerned, the 2024 champions will have one RTM and a budget INR 6.25 crore going into the auction.

WPL 2026 Retentions Live Updates: Purse, RTM Left

The Gujarat Giants will enter the auction with a budget of ₹9 crore and will be allowed to use up to three Right to Match (RTM) cards, applicable solely for Indian players.

WPL 2026 Retentions Live Updates: Purse, RTM Left

The UP Warriorz, having retained uncapped batter Shweta Sehrawat, will head into the auction with the largest purse of ₹14.5 crore and will also have the advantage of four Right to Match (RTM) cards.

WPL 2026 Retentions Live Updates: Purse, RTM Left

Delhi Capitals & Mumbai Indians: Both Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians will enter the auction with a purse of ₹5.75 crore each to assemble their squads, which must comprise a minimum of 16 and a maximum of 18 players. Neither franchise will have the option to use any Right to Match (RTM) cards during the process.

WPL 2026 Retentions Live: List Of Retained Players

As per a report by ESPNCricinfo, here are the list of retained players-

Delhi Capitals: Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Niki Prasad.

Mumbai Indians: Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amanjot Kaur, G Kamalini and Hayley Matthews.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil.

Gujarat Giants: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney

UP Warriorz: Shweta Sehrawat.

WPL 2026 Retention Live Updates: RCB Report...

RCB have retained Smriti Mandhana,Elysse Perry,Richa Ghosh,Shreyanka Patil as per a report by India TV.

WPL 2026 Retentions Updates: Unexpected Shake-ups!

UP Warriorz have surprisingly let go off World Cup's best player Deepti Sharma, Shree Charani is also released by Delhi Capitals and Ellyse Perry has been retained by RCB.

WPL 2026 Retention Live Updates: Gujarat Giants Report...

As per latest update from the Gujarat Giants, they have let go the highest run-getter of ODI Women's World Cup Laura Wolvaardt and have retained only two players in Beth Mooney and Ashleigh Gardner.

WPL 2026 Retention Live: Mumbai Indians Report...

As per reported by India TV, Mumbai Indians have retained Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amanjot Kaur, Hayley Matthews and G Kamilini

WPL 2026 Retention Live: Announcement Delayed?

More than 2.5 hours have passed since the deadline time and no team have made their retention announcements. Reportedly, the Indian team is currently at the PM Residence now to meet PM Narendra Modi after the World Cup victory.

WPL 2026 Retention List Live: Meg Lanning Out?

The official word is not out yet, but we are getting to hear from sources that Delhi Capitals have retained the likes of Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma and have let go of captain Meg Lanning! So we will see a new captain in the upcoming season.

WPL 2026 Retention List: Wait Continues...

1 hour have passed and we still wait for the official announcement from the franchises...Looks like a long wait.

WPL 2026 Retentions Live Updates: HBD Virat Kohli!

Those who have missed, today is King Kohli's birthday! Happy Birthday Virat!

He lived it. We loved it. 🥵

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— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) November 5, 2025

WPL 2026 Retention Live: Stand-Out Indian...

Last season, it was the foreigners, who ruled the roost but there was one standout Indian, who also made her mark in the Women's World Cup for India- Amanjot Kaur. Amanjot bagged the Emerging Player Of The Season award last this season and played a pivotal role in the World Cup-winning campaign as well.

WPL 2026 Retentions Live Updates: 30 Minutes Have Passed

Well, 30 minutes have passed since the deadline and we are still waiting for the lists to be released. Hang tight as the announcement is just a matter of time now.

WPL 2026 Retentions Live Updates: RTM Will Come To Rescue...

Even if the budget or the options do not permit and a big name is missed out, the franchises can easily used the newly intoduced RTM card and get back their players in the auction.

WPL 2026 Retention Live: Who Could Be The Confirmed Names?

The likes of India's World Cup-winners without a doubt are going to be the confirmed no-brainer picks. Likes of Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma are going to be sure-shot names.

WPL 2026 Retentions Live Updates: Time's Up!

That's it! Time's up! We are sure the franchises have submitted their retention lists and the annoucement of the names will take place very soon.

WPL 2026 Live Retentions Update: Time Running Out!

Just 30 minutes left and time is now running out. Will there be any big names missing out from the retention list? We will find out soon.

WPL 2026 Retentions: Mumbai Indians Dominance!

Till date no Indian franchises have more trophies than Mumbai Indians (men and women combined). They have pocketed a total of 9 trophies and it is still a record.

WPL 2026 Retentions: Who Won The WPL Most Times?

Before we dwelve deep into the retention list, which team have won the most number of WPL titles? Just like the Men's time, the women's team till have won the most trophies - 2, followed by Smriti Mandhana's RCB, who won the title in 2024.