Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru added the final touches to a strong squad during the WPL mini auction held in Kochi on Wednesday.
RCB has retained the majority of its title-winning core ahead of the 2027 season and had to fill up only five slots in its roster, two off which were overseas.
The side added South Africa’s Chloe Tryon and Australia’s Jess Jonassen and Indian batters Tejal Hasabnis and Vrinda Dinesh.
Player bought at auction: (in INR lakhs)
Jess Jonassen (AUS) – 40
Tejal Hasabnis – 30
Vrinda Dinesh – 10
Chloe Tryon (RSA) – 30
Purse remaining: Rs. 5 lakh
Slots remaining: 1 (0 overseas)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru retained players:
Smriti Mandhana (C), Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Georgia Voll, Nadine de Klerk, Radha Yadav, Lauren Bell, Prema Rawat, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Prathyoosha Kumar, Sayali Satghare, Ellyse Perry.
Published on Oct 28, 2026
