WPL Retention 2026 Live Updates: All five Women’s Premier League (WPL) teams will release their list of retained players today ahead of the WPL 2026 mega auction, which is set to take place later this month. According to the rules, each team can retain a maximum of five players, but of those five, only two can be overseas players. The teams are allowed to have as many as three capped Indian players.
If reports are to be believed, then two-time champions Mumbai Indians are set to continue their association with India captain Harmanpreet Kaur and all-rounder Amanjot Kaur, along with England’s Nat Sciver-Brunt and West Indies’ all-rounder and captain Hayley Matthews. 2024 champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru are set to retain their captain and star batter Smriti Mandhana, wicketkeeper Richa Ghosh, spinner Shreyanka Patil and Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry, who played a major role in the team’s title win a couple of seasons ago.
Gujarat Giants are expected to retain the Australian duo of Ashleigh Gardner and Beth Mooney, whereas Delhi Capitals will retain Jemimah Rodrigues, Shafali Verma, Niki Prasad and a couple of overseas players. As far as UP Warriorz are concerned, the side is looking for a major overhaul and will only retain Shweta Sehrawat.
