RCB Retained Players 2026: 4 players made RCB pauper, half of pocket empty before auction; See full retention list

The auction for the Women’s Premier League 2026 will be held on the 27th of this month, before which the retention list of all the teams has been revealed. A franchise could retain a maximum of 5 players, Royal Challengers Bangalore has retained 4 players including captain Smriti Mandhana. By retaining these players, RCB’s purse has become half empty.

Let us tell you that for the auction to be held for the Women’s Premier League 2026, the purse of all the teams has been fixed at Rs 15 crore, the value of the purse will be deducted based on the retention of the players and their amount. Let us first know which 4 players have been retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore and with how much amount.

RCB-W’s retained players and their prices

RCB has retained its captain Smriti Mandhana at the highest price. Mandhana has been retained for Rs 3.5 crore. The second highest paid player is wicket-keeper batsman Richa Ghosh, who was retained by RCB for Rs 2.75 crore. Ellyse Perry was retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 2 crore and Shreyanka Patil for Rs 60 lakh.

How much purse does RCB have in the auction?

RCB has spent a total of Rs 8.85 crore on all 4 players. Now the franchise is left with Rs 6.15 crore in the auction. However, Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians have less purse than RCB.

Both these teams have retained 5-5 players. Delhi has a purse of Rs 5.7 crore and Mumbai has a purse of Rs 5.75 crore.

Royal Challengers Bangalore won their first title in the Women’s Premier League 2024, which will see the fourth edition of the tournament in 2026. The first edition was won by Mumbai Indians in 2023. The last edition played in 2025 was also won by Mumbai.

Retention list of all 5 teams

Delhi Capitals: Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Jemimah Rodriguez, Shefali Verma, Nikki Prasad.

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

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

Gujarat Giants: Ash Gardner, Beth Mooney

UP Warriors: Shweta Sehrawat.