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

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.
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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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