DC Retained Players List: The Delhi Capitals had another heartbreaking season in WPL 2025 as they finished as runners-up after suffering a narrow 8-run defeat against the Mumbai Indians in the finals.

This marked their third consecutive defeat in the WPL final, which reminds their unfinished business over the seasons.

Earlier this month, the BCCI revealed rules and guidelines for the WPL 2026 auction, including the purse value for the franchises.

The Indian board also revealed the timeline 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.

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 the February-March Window, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.

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.

Retaining the maximum number of players will cost the franchise INR 9.25 crore out of the INR 15 crore purse value. A maximum of 3 capped Indian players, 2 overseas and 2 uncapped players can be retained.

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

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

DC Released Players 2026 WPL

The released players list of the Delhi Capitals will be available after the BCCI reveals the retained players list produced by the franchise.

Listed below are the probable DC released players ahead of the WPL 2026 auction.

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