The Women’s Premier League (WPL 2027) mini auction took place on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at the Grand Hyatt in Kochi, Kerala, starting at 5:30 p.m. IST (local time). A total of 146 players were shortlisted for 27 slots, seven of which are set aside for overseas cricketers.
In the aftermath of the WPL 2027 auction, Smriti Mandhana led Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who had retained most of their core players, and splurged on four players, with Jess Jonassen being their most expensive buy at INR 40 lakhs. Today, we check out the predicted RCB strongest XI for WPL 2027.
Here is the predicting Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) strongest playing XI after WPL 2027 auction:
Smriti Mandhana and Georgia Voll will most likely be the openers for the RCB franchise, which won the WPL twice. Mandhana has 1023 runs in 35 WPL games, while Voll has 324 runs in 9 WPL games with 4 fifties and a best score of 99*.
Legendary Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry, who has 972 runs and 14 wickets in 25 WPL games and will be available for the WPL 2027 season. Tejal Hasabnis is likely to get her first taste of WPL in the upcoming season. Richa Ghosh will keep wickets and power the middle order as well, along with Nadine de Klerk. Ghosh has 814 runs in WPL with a strike rate of 151.02, while De Klerk has 18 wickets and 134 runs in WPL 2026.
Radha Yadav and Shreyanka Patil are likely to be the spin twins for RCB, with Radha having 16 WPL wickets and 188 runs. Patil has 30 wickets for RCB in 24 WPL games.
Lauren Bell, Pooja Vastrakar, and Sayali Satghare will helm the pace attack for RCB. Satghare took 9 wickets in WPL 2026 for RCB, while Bell has 12 wickets for the franchise. Vastrakar has been dealing with an injury but is likely to return to action for RCB in WPL 2027, as she was retained by the franchise.
Predicting Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) strongest playing XI for WPL 2027:
Smriti Mandhana (C), Georgia Voll, Ellyse Perry, Tejal Hasbanis, Richa Ghosh (WK), Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil, Pooja Vastrakar, Lauren Bell, Sayali Satghare
