WPL 2026: All Retained & Released Players Ahead of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 Auctions

The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 Auctions are on the horizon. The 5-team premier franchise women’s T20 league in India is heading into its fourth season in 2026, and ahead of it, the 5 franchises are all set to reshuffle their squads. Here’s the full team-wise list of likely retained and released players ahead of the WPL 2026 mega auction, scheduled for November 27 in Delhi.

WPL 2026 Retained & Released Players (Likely)

Mumbai Indians (MI)

WPL 2025 Squad of MI: Harmanpreet Kaur, Yastika Bhatia, Gunalan Kamalini, Amandeep Kaur, Amanjot Kaur, Chloe Tryon, Sajeevan Sajana, Sanskriti Gupta, Saika Ishaque, Jintimani Kalita, Sathyamoorthy Keerthana, Akshita Maheshwari, Parunika Sisodia, Pooja Vastrakar, Hayley Matthews, Amelia Kerr, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Nadine de Klerk, Shabnim Ismail

The two-time WPL champions are expected to retain their core players like Hayley Matthews, Natalie Sciver-Brunt, and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur. Among the youngsters, Amanjot Kaur and G Kamalini are likely to be retained.

• Retained: Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur, G Kamalini
• Big Names Released: Amelia Kerr, Yastika Bhatia, Issy Wong, Pooja Vastrakar, Dhara Gujjar

Delhi Capitals (DC)

WPL 2025 Squad of DC: Taniya Bhatia, Nandini Kashyap, Niki Prasad, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Sneha Deepthi, Shikha Pandey, Minnu Mani, Arundhati Reddy, Titas Sadhu, Shree Charani, Radha Yadav, Meg Lanning, Sarah Bryce, Alice Capsey, Jess Jonassen, Marizanne Kapp, Annabel Sutherland

• Retained: Annabel Sutherland, Marizanne Kapp, Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Niki Prasad
• Big Names Released: Meg Lanning, Radha Yadav, Taniya Bhatia, Laura Harris, Arundhati Reddy

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)

WPL 2025 Squad of RCB: Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Sabbhineni Meghana, Nuzhat Parween, Kanika Ahuja, Raghvi Bist, Sneh Rana, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Ekta Bisht, VJ Joshitha, Jagravi Pawar, Prema Rawat, Renuka Singh, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Charlie Dean, Kim Garth, Heather Graham, Ellyse Perry, Sophie Devine, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Kate Cross

• Retained: Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil
• Big Names Released: Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh, Heather Knight, Disha Kasat, Komal Zanzad

UP Warriorz (UPW)

WPL 2025 Squad of UP: Uma Chetry, Arushi Goel, Poonam Khemnar, Kiran Navgire, Dinesh Vrinda, Deepti Sharma, Shweta Sehrawat, Anjali Sarvani, Kranti Gaud, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Gouher Sultana, Saima Thakor, Chinelle Henry, Georgia Voll, Alyssa Healy, Grace Harris, Alana King, Chamari Athapaththu, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Ecclestone

• Retained: Shweta Sehrawat
• Big Names Released: Alyssa Healy, Deepti Sharma, Tahlia McGrath, Anjali Sarvani, Simran Shaikh, Kiran Navgire, Sophie Ecclestone

Gujarat Giants (GG)

WPL 2025 Squad of GG: Harleen Deol, Bharti Fulmali, Dayalan Hemalatha, Simran Shaikh, Mannat Kashyap, Sayali Satghare, Kashvee Gautam, Tanuja Kanwar, Meghna Singh, Prakashika Naik, Priya Mishra, Shabnam Shakil, Phoebe Litchfield, Beth Mooney, Laura Wolvaardt, Ashleigh Gardner, Deandra Dottin, Danielle Gibson

• Retained: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney
• Big Names Released: Harleen Deol, Sneh Rana, Laura Wolvaardt, Mansi Joshi, Sushma Verma

Auction Purse Highlights

• Each team has a purse of ₹15 crore.
• Retention deductions vary based on player category (capped Indian, uncapped, overseas).
• Teams like GG and UPW have retained fewer players to maximize auction flexibility.

All five franchises are expected to reveal their retentions soon. Stay tuned with us to get all the updates regarding Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 retentions.