WPL 2026 Retention Live Updates: RCB, MI and DC retain 5 players – GG, UP retain 2 players

Gujarat Giants have retained Australian all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner for Rs 3.5 crore, while fellow Aussie Beth Mooney has been retained for Rs 2.5 crore.

England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt has been retained for Rs 3.5 crore, surpassing her Indian counterpart Harmanpreet Kaur, who has been retained for Rs 2.5 crore. Mumbai Indians have also retained Amanjot Kaur for Rs 1 crore, Hayley Matthews for Rs 1.75 crore, and uncapped player G Kamalini for Rs 50 lakh.

Gujarat Giants Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney

UP Warriorz Shweta Sehrawat

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

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

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

Ashleigh Gardner and Beth Mooney.

Harmanpreet Kaur (Indian) – Rs 3.5 crore

Nat Sciver-Brunt (Overseas) – Rs 2.5 crore

Amanjot Kaur (Indian) – Rs 1.75 crore

Hayley Matthews (Overseas) – Rs 1 crore

G Kamalini (Uncapped) – Rs 50 lakh

Following the conclusion of the fourth T20I between India and Australia, the WPL retention announcements are expected to be broadcast. Stay tuned for LIVE updates.

The WPL 2026 retention announcements have reportedly been postponed to Thursday and are now expected to be revealed after the fourth T20I between India and Australia at Queensland’s Carrara Oval.

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

Smriti Mandhana 

Ellyse Perry 

Shreyanka Patil 

Richa Ghosh 

Kanika Ahuja/Prema Rawat 

Shafali Verma

Marizanne Kapp

Annabel Sutherland

Jemimah Rodrigues

Niki Prasad

UP Warriorz have some big decisions to make ahead of the WPL 2026 retention window. Captain Alyssa Healy is almost certain to be retained, but question marks remain over other key players such as Sophie Ecclestone, the world’s No.1 T20I bowler, and Chinelle Henry, who hit the joint-fastest fifty in last season’s WPL.

Not to forget Kiran Navgire, fresh from the fastest Women’s T20 century - plenty of tough calls lie ahead for the Warriorz management.

Probable Retentions:

Alyssa Healy

Chinelle Henry / Grace Harris / Tahlia McGrath

Deepti Sharma

Sophie Ecclestone

Shweta Sehrawat

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are set to promote Malolan Rangarajan, the franchise’s long-serving assistant and strategy coach, to the position of head coach ahead of WPL 2026.

Rangarajan, part of the RCB setup since 2020, has played a key role in nurturing domestic talent and shaping the team’s tactical strategies over the years.

Meanwhile, Luke Williams, who led RCB to their first WPL title earlier this year, has stepped down from his role as head coach.

Maximum player retention

Each team will be allowed to retain a maximum of five players ahead of the auction.

Within this limit, franchises can keep up to three capped Indian players, two overseas players, and two uncapped Indians.

However, if a team opts to retain all five, at least one must be an uncapped Indian.

What’s the team purse for WPL 2026?

The purse for each team in the Women’s Premier League 2026 is set at Rs 15 crore.

Player Retention Slab

Player 1 - Rs 3.5 crore

Player 2 - Rs 2.5 crore

Player 3 - Rs 1.75 crore

Player 4 - Rs 1 crore

Player 5 - Rs 50 lakhs

For teams that retain five players, the RTM card won’t be available with Rs 9.25 crore deducted from the purse.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Smriti Mandhana (C), Sabbineni Meghana, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Renuka Singh, Ekta Bisht, Kanika Ahuja, Danni Wyatt-Hodge (Traded from UP Warriorz), Heather Graham, Kim Garth, Charlie Dean, Nuzhat Parween, Prema Rawat, Joshitha VJ, Jagravi Pawar, Raghvi Bisht, Sophie Devine, Kate Cross and Sophie Molineux, Asha Sobhana

Mumbai Indians

Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Harmanpreet Kaur (C), Hayley Matthews, Jintimani Kalita, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia, Shabnim Ismail, S Sajana, Amandeep Kaur, Keerthana Balakrishnan, G Kamalini, Nadine de Klerk, Sanskriti Gupta, Akshita Maheshwari, Parunika Sisodia, Pooja Vastrakar

Delhi Capitals

Alice Capsey, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen, Marizanne Kapp, Meg Lanning (C), Minnu Mani, Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniya Bhatia, Titas Sadhu, Annabel Sutherland, N Charani, Nandini Kashyap, Sarah Bryce, Niki Prasad

UP Warriorz

Alyssa Healy, Chinelle Henry, Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma (C), Grace Harris, Kiran Navgire, Chamari Athapaththu, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia McGrath, Vrinda Dinesh, Poonam Khemnar, Saima Thakor, Gouher Sultana, Kranti Goud, Arushi Goel, Alana King

Gujarat Giants

Ashleigh Gardner (C), Beth Mooney, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt, Shabnam Shakil, Tanuja Kanwar, Phoebe Litchfield, Meghna Singh, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra, Mannat Kashyap, Sayali Sathgare, Simran Shaikh, Deandra Dottin, Prakashika Naik, Danielle Gibson