WPL 2026 Retained Players List: Ahead of the 4th season of the Women’s Premier League, the BCCI has decided to organise the mega auction, which is the first of its kind.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has revealed rules and guidelines for the WPL 2026 auction, the purse value for the franchises and the road map for the deadline for player retention submissions, franchises to provide player lists for the auction pool, the last date for player registrations, and the official auction player list to be released by the BCCI.

With the revealed timeline, the retained players list of all five teams will have to be submitted to the Indian board by 5:00 PM IST on November 05.

As per the WPL 2026 schedule, the tournament is likely to be played in the January-February window due to the commencement of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 played in February-March Window cohosted by India and Sri Lanka.

WPL 2026 Retention Rules

As per the WPL 2026 auction rules and regulations, all the franchises can retain up to five players ahead of the auction.

• According to the guidelines, each team can retain up to five players ahead of the auction (up to three capped Indian Players and up to two overseas players, and up to two uncapped players).
• A team of a maximum of five players will lose the ability to use any RTM options. Retaining four players will permit one RTM, three players will give two RTMs, two players will offer three RTMs, and retaining just one player will allow four RTMs.
• The BCCI has also revealed that the auction purse for 2026 has been set at INR 15 crore, with fixed retention slabs providing a base value for retained players:
  • INR 3.5 crore for Player 01
  • INR 2.5 crore for Player 02
  • INR 1.75 crore for Player 03
  • INR 1 crore for Player 04
  • INR 50 lakhs for Player 05
• The retained players’ value will be deducted from the auction purse – retaining five players will cost INR 9.25 crore, four will cost INR 8.75 crore, three will cost INR 7.75 crore, two will cost INR 6 crore, and one will cost INR 3.5 crore.

WPL 2026 Retained Players List

But ahead of the auction, BCCI also allow the WPL teams to retain and release their players to form a new squad.

Listed below are the possible WPL 2026 retained players list, and the exact list will be updated below after the official announcement.

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.

Following is the best possible WPL 2026 retained players list for RCB.

• Smriti Mandhana (INR 3.50 Crore)
• Ellyse Perry (INR 2.50 crore)
• Richa Ghosh (INR 1.75 crore)
• Renuka Singh Thakur (INR 1.00 crore)
• Prema Rawat (Uncapped)

WPL 2026 DC Retained Players List

The Delhi Capitals finished as runners-up in the WPL 2025 season, losing the final to the Mumbai Indians by eight runs. This marks the third consecutive season where the side has reached the final but failed to win.

Following is the best possible WPL 2026 retained players list for DC.

• Meg Lanning (INR 3.5 cr)
• Shafali Verma (INR 2.5 cr)
• Rodrigues Jemith (INR 1.75 cr)
• Marizanne Kapp (INR 1.00 cr)
• Niki Prasad (Uncapped)

WPL 2026 GG Retained Players List

Gujarat Giants have one of their best-ever campaigns, winning four of eight league matches to reach the playoffs, but they got knocked out in the Eliminator by the Mumbai Indians.

Following is the best possible WPL 2026 retained players list for GG.

• Ash Gardner (INR 3.5 Cr)
• Beth Mooney (INR 2.5 cr)
• Harleen Deol (INR 1.75 cr)
• Tanuja Kanwar (INR 1.00 cr)
• Tarannum Pathan (Uncapped)

WPL 2026 UPW Retained Players List

The UP Warriorz finished at the bottom of the points table in the Women’s Premier League (WPL 2025) with three wins and five losses. However, they had one of the record-breaking totals in WPL history.

Following is the best possible WPL 2026 retained players list for UPW.

• Deepti Sharma (INR 3.5 cr)
• Sophie Ecclestone (INR 2.5 cr)
• Grace Harris (INR 1.75 cr)
• Kranti Gold (INR 1.00 cr)
• Vrinda Dinesh (Uncapped)

WPL 2026 MI Retained Players List

The Mumbai Indians have won the WPL 2025 title, defeating the Delhi Capitals by eight runs in the final. Despite finishing second in the league stage, they had an impressive campaign and secured a title for the second time.

Following is the best possible WPL 2026 retained players list for MI.

• Harmanpreet Kaur (INR 3.5 cr)
• Nat Sciver-Brunt (INR 2.5 cr)
• Amelia Kerr (INR 1.75 cr)
• Amanjot Kaur (INR 1.00 cr)
• G Complete (INR uncapped)