WPL 2027 retentions: Complete list of released and retained players of all five teams

All five Women's Premier League (WPL) franchises confirmed their final list of released and retained players ahead of the WPL 2027 auction.

New Delhi: Reigning champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) released Australian batter Grace Harris and three others as all five franchises confirmed their final list of released and retained players ahead of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2027 auction. Harris and Linsey Smith are the two overseas players released by RCB ahead of WPL 2027.

The two-time champions have also let go of D. Hemalatha and Gautami Nayak, while retaining the majority of their core. Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry, who missed WPL 2026 for RCB due to personal reasons, has been retained and is set to feature for the franchise next season.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru – 13 retained, 4 released

Indian players retained: Arundhati Reddy, Prathyoosha Kumar, Richa Ghosh, Smriti Mandhana, Prema Rawat, Sayali Satghare, Pooja Vastrakar, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil

Overseas players retained: Lauren Bell, Ellyse Perry, Nadine de Klerk, Georgia Voll

Players released: Grace Harris, Linsey Smith, Gautami Naik, D Hemalatha

Purse available: INR 1.15 Crore

Total slots available: 5

Overseas slots available: 2

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