
After lifting their maiden title in the 2024 edition, Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women had a forgettable season last year (2025), finishing fourth in the standings. The team will look to keep the past results behind and come in fresh for this season. They will enter the WPL 2026 auctions to bolster their squad further.
Speaking of auctions, they retained four players, such as Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, and Shreyanka Patil. They have a purse amount of just INR 6.15 crore and will look to make the most of it. Australian batter Georgia Voll was their first pick in the mega-auction, as they got her services for INR 60 lakh.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women Final Squad for WPL 2026:
Smriti Mandhana (Captain), Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Voll, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Lauren Bell, Linsey Smith, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Grace Harris, Gautami Naik, Kumar Prathyoosha, Dayalan Hemalatha
RCB Squad 2026, Retained Players List, Roles & Price Details:
RCB Women Retained Players List:
| Player | Role | Price |
| Smriti Mandhana | Batter | 3.50 cr |
| Ellyse Perry | All-rounder | 2.00 cr |
| Richa Ghosh | Wicketkeeper-batter | 2.75 cr |
| Shreyanka Patil | Bowler | 60 lakh |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB W) Team 2026 Players List:
| Player | Role | Price |
| Smriti Mandhana | Batter | 3.50 cr |
| Ellyse Perry | All-rounder | 2.00 cr |
| Richa Ghosh | Wicketkeeper-batter | 2.75 cr |
| Shreyanka Patil | Bowler | 60 lakh |
| Georgia Voll | Batter | 60 lakh |
| Nadine de Klerk | All-rounder | 65 lakh |
| Radha Yadav | All-rounder | 65 lakh |
| Lauren Bell | Bowler | 90 lakh |
| Linsey Smith | Bowler | 30 lakh |
| Prema Rawat | All-rounder | 20 lakh |
| Arundhati Reddy | All-rounder | 75 lakh |
| Pooja Vastrakar | All-rounder | 85 lakh |
| Grace Harris | All-rounder | 75 lakh |
| Gautami Naik | All-rounder | 10 lakh |
| Kumar Prathyoosha | Wicketkeeper-batter | 10 lakh |
| Dayalan Hemalatha | All-rounder | 30 lakh |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women (RCB) Squad Strength and Purse Remaining for WPL 2026
|
Squad Strength |
Purse Remaining |
|
16/18 (Indian- 10, Overseas- 6) |
INR 0.00 lakh |
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