The deadline for retention in the mega auction of the Women’s Premier League (WPL 2026) was set to be November 5. As expected, all the teams have subsequently made announcements of their respective retained and released players lists.
Now, it is time to check the WPL 2026 Retained Players List (Primary), the date for the WPL Auction, and WPL Squads until now.
WPL 2026 Team Lineup Retention Regulation
Every franchise will receive a total purse of INR 15 crores and will be allowed to keep up to five players of which maximum two can be from overseas, the rest can be Indian. The team will have to allocate one spot for an Indian uncapped player if it makes use of all five retention slots.
The retention divisions are as follows:
- 1st retention – INR 3.5 Cr
- 2nd retention – INR 2.5 Cr
- 3rd retention – INR 1.75 Cr
- 4th retention – INR 1 Cr
- 5th retention – INR 0.5 Cr
Each team will get how many RTMs?
At the auction, the number of RTMs each team has will depend on the franchises’ total retained players. Here is the breakdown below.
- 0 player retained – 5 RTMs
- 1 player retained – 4 RTMs
- 2 players retained – 3 RTMs
- 3 players retained – 2 RTMs
- 4 players retained – 1 RTM
5 Players Retained – 0 RTM
WPL 2026 Auction Date and Other Information
The WPL 2026 auction date is fixed to be November 26 to 29; however, the details of the WPL 2026 auction venue, auction date, and time are still awaited.
Complete WPL rosters
Although the complete rosters of each club will be established only after the WPL 2026 auction, all five teams have already disclosed their retained players. It is worth checking to see who among the players has been selected and has been kept.
Retained Players List of Mumbai Indians
The Mumbai Indians are a team with great stars and also a few good young people. It will be a headache for them to only choose five players from such a mighty team. We present the Mumbai Indians Retention List.
- Nat Sciver-Brunt (INR 3.50 cr)
- Harmanpreet Kaur (INR 2.50 cr)
- Hayley Matthews (INR 1.75 cr)
- Amanjot Kaur (INR 1 cr)
- G Kamalini (Uncapped) (INR 50 lac)
- MI Remaining Purse: (15-9.25) = INR 5.75 crore
MI Total RTMs: 0
RCB Retained Players List for WPL 2026
RCB is the team that rarely lets go of their supportive and always reliable players who can turn the game around. On the other hand, only five retentions are allowed at the most, which means RCB will only be able to hold on to their main priorities before the WPL 2026 Auction. We take a look at the RCB Retention List.
- Smriti Mandhana (INR 3.5 cr)
- Richa Ghosh (INR 2.75 cr)
- Ellyse Perry (INR 2 cr)
- Shreyanka Patil (INR 60 lac)
- RCB Remaining Purse: (15-8.85) = INR 6.15 crore
RCB Total RTMs: 1
List of Players Retained by UP Warriorz
UP Warriorz are determined to keep their most valuable stars from the previous cycle as a bid to qualify for WPL 2026. Let’s check out the UP Warriorz Retention List.
- Shweta Sehrawat (INR 50 lacs)
- UPW Remaining Purse: (15-0.5) = INR 14.5 crore
UPW Total RTMs: 4
Gujarat Giants Players List of Retained Ones
Gujarat Giants will select the major part of their key players from the last season, thus, ensuring a good mix of national and international players. This is how the Gujarat Giants Retention List looks like and what the auction for WPL 2026 holds for them.
- Ashleigh Gardner✈️ (INR 3.5 cr)
- Beth Mooney✈️ (INR 2.5 cr)
- GG Remaining Purse: (15-6)= INR 9 crore
- GG Total RTMs: 3
Delhi Capitals WPL 2026 Retained Players List
Delhi Capitals will keep their core of top performers to win their elusive trophy after three consecutive finals. The fact that their captain Meg Lanning is near the end of her career makes it all the more difficult for Delhi Capitals to make the right decisions. Here’s a glance at the DC Retention List before the WPL 2026 auction.
- Jemimah Rodrigues (INR 2.2 cr)
- Shafali Verma (INR 2.2 cr)
- Marizanne Kapp (INR 2.2 cr)
- Annabel Sutherland (INR 2.2 cr)
- Niki Prasad (uncapped) (INR 50 lac)
- DC Remaining Purse: (15-9.30) = INR 5.7 crore
DC Total RTMs: 0
