Royal Challengers Bengaluru WPL 2027: The Champions’ Squad
रॉयल चैलेंजर्स बेंगलुरु ने WPL 2027 के लिए 13 खिलाड़ी रिटेन किए हैं। 28 अक्टूबर की नीलामी में उनके पास ₹1.15 करोड़ और 5 स्लॉट हैं, जिनमें 2 विदेशी।
Royal Challengers Bengaluru topped the 2026 table with six wins from eight and then chased 204 to beat Delhi Capitals in the Final, the highest successful chase in WPL history. Smriti Mandhana made 87 off 41 that night and finished as Orange Cap winner with 377 runs. Georgia Voll added 79.
Both are back. Mandhana is on ₹3.5 crore, Richa Ghosh on ₹2.75 crore and Ellyse Perry on ₹2 crore, in a 13-player core that cost ₹13.85 crore. RCB go to Kochi with ₹1.15 crore for five spots: three Indian and two overseas.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Buys at the WPL 2027 Auction
Every buy by Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the price and the purse left, updated from the official WPL sold list during the auction.
⏱️ Wednesday 28 October 2026, 5:30 PM ISTRoyal Challengers Bengaluru Retained Squad for WPL 2027
| Player | Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Smriti Mandhana Orange Cap 2026, 377 runs | ₹3.5 crore | 🇮🇳 India |
| Richa Ghosh | ₹2.75 crore | 🇮🇳 India |
| Ellyse Perry | ₹2 crore | ✈️ Australia |
| Lauren Bell | ₹90 lakh | ✈️ England |
| Pooja Vastrakar | ₹85 lakh | 🇮🇳 India |
| Arundhati Reddy | ₹75 lakh | 🇮🇳 India |
| Nadine de Klerk | ₹65 lakh | ✈️ South Africa |
| Radha Yadav | ₹65 lakh | 🇮🇳 India |
| Georgia Voll | ₹60 lakh | ✈️ Australia |
| Shreyanka Patil | ₹60 lakh | 🇮🇳 India |
| Sayali Satghare | ₹30 lakh | 🇮🇳 India |
| Prema Rawat | ₹20 lakh | 🇮🇳 India |
| Prathyoosha Kumar | ₹10 lakh | 🇮🇳 India |
What to Watch at the Auction
- RCB and UP Warriorz are the only teams with more than one overseas slot. RCB have two.
- Grace Harris, released after costing ₹75 lakh, is back in the pool at a ₹30 lakh base price. Gautami Naik (₹10 lakh base) is also in the list.
- Linsey Smith and D Hemalatha, also released, are not in the auction list.
- RCB have ₹23 lakh a slot on average, so a bidding war for one name would squeeze the rest of the list.
Released by Royal Challengers Bengaluru
| Released | 2026 fee | Auction list (19 Oct) |
|---|---|---|
| D Hemalatha | ₹30 lakh | Not in the list |
| Gautami Naik | ₹10 lakh | In, batter, base ₹10 lakh |
| Grace Harris ✈️ | ₹75 lakh | In, all-rounder, base ₹30 lakh |
| Linsey Smith ✈️ | ₹30 lakh | Not in the list |
Ellyse Perry (Sydney Sixers), Georgia Voll (Sydney Thunder) and Lauren Bell (Sydney Thunder) are in WBBL 2026 squads. The WBBL starts on 29 October, so you can pick them in our free games this week.
How RCB Compare: Purse and Slots
| Team | Purse left | Slots | Overseas slots | Retained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 💜 UP Warriorz | ₹3.75 crore | 8 | 3 | 10 |
| 🟠 Gujarat Giants | ₹1.25 crore | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| ❤️ Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ₹1.15 crore | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 🔵 Delhi Capitals | ₹1.1 crore | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 💙 Mumbai Indians | ₹90 lakh | 6 | 0 | 12 |
Other WPL 2027 Teams
Royal Challengers Bengaluru WPL 2027 FAQ
Sources: the official WPL retained and released lists (28 September 2026), the Tara Norris trade advisory (12 October), the WPL 2027 auction list (19 October) and wplt20.com match reports. Checked on 25 October 2026. Squads, purses and slots change at the auction on 28 October and this page will be updated after it.