RCB squad WPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women full players list, team squad & updates

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Nov 27, 2025, 22:26 IST

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RCB squad WPL 2026: Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women full players list, team squad & updates

Smriti Mandhana with WPL trophy

Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the 2024 Women’s Premier League (WPL) winners, went into the WPL 2026 mega auction after retaining their core group, which included Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry and Shreyanka Patil.With most of their core secured, RCB kept key names such as Mandhana, Ghosh and Perry as they aimed for a second WPL title. After their first championship in 2024, the team had a difficult 2025 season. Looking to recover, the Mandhana-led side worked on putting together a balanced and competitive squad. They entered the auction with Rs 6.15 crore remaining after retaining four players.At the WPL 2026 mega auction, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) added players including Lauren Bell, Pooja Vastrakar, Arundhati Reddy and Grace Harris. They had a purse of Rs 6.15 crore going into the auction, having already spent heavily on retaining their core group for the upcoming season.

Players	Profile	Sold at
Smriti Mandhana (Retained)	Batter	Rs 3.5 crore
Richa Ghosh (Retained)	Batter	Rs 2.75 crore
Ellyse Perry (Retained)	All-rounder	Rs 2 crore
Lauren Bell	Bowler	Rs 0.9 crore
Pooja Vastrakar	All-rounder	Rs 0.85 crore
Arundhati Reddy	All-rounder	Rs 0.75 crore
Grace Harris	All-rounder	Rs 0.75 crore
Radha Yadav	All-rounder	Rs 0.65 crore
Nadine de Klerk	All-rounder	Rs 0.65 crore
Shreyanka Patil (Retained)	All-rounder	Rs 0.6 crore
Georgia Voll	Batter	Rs 0.6 crore
Dayalan Hemalatha	All-rounder	Rs 0.3 crore
Linsey Smith	Bowler	Rs 0.3 crore
Prema Rawat	All-rounder	Rs 0.2 crore
Gautami Naik	All-rounder	Rs 0.1 crore
Kumar Prathyooosha	Batter	Rs 0.1 crore

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