WPL 2026: Retained, released players, purse remaining, RTMs available and all you need to know

The Women’s Premier League (WPL) franchises, on Thursday, November 6, have announced the list of players retained and released ahead of the first-ever WPL mega auction, which is scheduled to take place later this year.

The interesting talking point is that of the Gujarat Giants not retaining the South African batting great, Laura Wolvaardt. The next big release is that of the Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma by the UP Warriorz.

That said, let’s take a look at the list of retained, released players, along with the purse remaining of each franchise with RTMs available. 

WPL 2026: Purse Remaining

RCB - 6.15 Crore (1 RTM)

MI - 5.75 Crore 

DC - 5.7 Crore 

GG - 9 Crore (3 RTM)

UPW - 14.5 Crore (4 RTM)

WPL 2026: List of retained players

Mumbai Indians

Nat-Sciver Brunt (INR 3.5 Cr), Harmanpreet Kaur (INR 2.5 Cr), Hayley Matthews (INR 1.75 Cr), Amanjot Kaur (INR 1 Cr), G Kamalini (INR 50 lakh).

Delhi Capitals 

Jemimah Rodrigues (INR 2.2 Cr), Shafali Verma (INR 2.2 Cr), Annabel Sutherland (INR 2.2 Cr), Marizanne Kapp (INR 2.2 Cr), Niki Prasad (INR 50 lakh).

Gujarat Giants

Ashleigh Gardner (INR 3.5 Cr), Beth Mooney (INR 2.5 Cr).

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Smriti Mandhana (INR 3.5 Cr), Richa Ghosh (INR 2.75 Cr), Ellyse Perry (INR 2 Cr), Shreyanka Patil (INR 60 lakh).

UP Warriorz 

Shweta Sehrawat (INR 50 lakh).

WPL 2026: List of released players

Mumbai Indians

Amelia Kerr, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Akshita Maheshwari, Amandeep Kaur, Jintimani Kalita, Keerthana Balakrishnan, Sajeevan Sanjana, Sanskriti Gupta, Yastika Bhatia, Parunika Sisodia, Saika Ishaque, Shabnim Ismail.

Delhi Capitals

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

Gujarat Giants

Bharti Fulmali, Laura Wolvaardt, Phoebe Litchfield, Simran Shaikh, Danielle Gibson, Dayalan Hemalatha, Deandra Dottin, Harleen Deol, Sayali Satghare, Tanuja Kanwer, Kashvee Gautham, Mannat Kashyap, Meghna Singh, Prakashika Naik, Priya Mishra, Shabnam Shakil.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Danni Wyatt, Sabbineni Meghana, Charlie Dean, Georgia Wareham, Heather Graham, Joshitha V J, Kanika Ahuja, Kim Garth, Prema Rawat, Raghvi Bist, Sneh Rana, Nuzhat Parween, Ekta Bisht, Jagravi Pawar, Renuka Singh.

UP Warriorz

Arushi Goel, Georgia Voll, Kiran Navgire, Vrinda Dinesh, Chinelle Henry, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris, Kranti Gaud, Poonam Khemnar, Sophie Ecclestone, Tahlia McGrath, Uma Chetry, Alana King, Anjali Sarvani, Gouher Sultana, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Saima Thakor.

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