Smriti Mandhana’s RCB signed 12 gamers on the WPL 2026 Public sale, together with Lauren Bell, Grace Harris, Nadine de Klerk, and Georgia Voll.

Smriti Mandhana’s Royal Challengers Bengaluru picked twelve gamers on the WPL Public sale 2026. Their signings included England quick bowler Lauren Bell (Rs 90 lakh), Australian all-rounder Grace Harris (Rs 75 lakh), South African all-rounder Nadine de Klerk (Rs 65 lakh), and Australian top-order batter Georgia Voll (Rs 60 lakh). In addition they introduced in Indian gamers Pooja Vastrakar (Rs 85 lakh), Arundhati Reddy (Rs 75 lakh) and Radha Yadav (Rs 65 lakh).

RCB additional strengthened their squad by signing England left-arm spinner Linsey Smith for her base value of Rs 30 lakh, together with Indian top-order batter Dayalan Hemalatha for Rs 30 lakh. Prema Rawat, who lately performed for India A, returned to the staff after RCB used their Proper-to-Match card to get her for Rs 20 lakh. In addition they added Indian all-rounders Gautami Naik and Prathyoosha Kumar, each purchased for Rs 10 lakh every.

Reflecting on the public sale, Head Coach Malolan Rangarajan stated: “We’ve been in a position to cowl most of what we got down to obtain. A key focus for us this 12 months was strengthening our bowling group. With the retained squad already in place, the thought was to usher in gamers who complement them and add worth to the general stability.”

Talking on the squad dynamics, he additional added: “Lauren Bell and Linsey Smith give us sturdy choices with the ball each within the powerplay and on the loss of life, and bringing Radha again provides vitality, fielding high quality and variation with the ball. Prema offers us a younger leg-spin possibility we’re enthusiastic about, and the additions of Nadine and Georgia give us flexibility with the bat. With Smriti, Richa and Perry already in place, we had been in search of gamers who might complement that core, and we really feel we’ve finished that. At this stage, we’ve constructed a robust bowling group with thrilling batting choices and a bunch that fields exceptionally effectively.”

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Rangarajan additionally spoke about bringing in former England quick bowler and 2017 World Cup winner Anya Shrubsole, who will be a part of the assist workers because the batting coach for the season.

“Anya is somebody we’ve needed on board for some time, and she or he has been concerned with us during the last couple of weeks by way of the retention and public sale planning section. She brings a wealth of expertise, having represented England efficiently and captained groups throughout totally different leagues. You’ll be able to already see the calmness, readability and perception she provides to the group. She’s been sensible up to now, and we consider she’s going to make a fair greater impression by way of the match.”

Earlier than the public sale, RCB stored Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, and Ellyse Perry on their staff.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad:

Lauren Bell (INR 90 Lakhs), Pooja Vastrakar (INR 85 Lakhs), Grace Harris (INR 75 Lakhs), Arundhati Reddy (INR 75 Lakhs), Nadine de Klerk (INR 65 Lakhs), Radha Yadav (INR 65 Lakhs), Georgia Voll (INR 60 Lakhs), Linsey Smith (INR 30 Lakhs), Dayalan Hemalatha (INR 30 Lakhs), Prema Rawat (RTM, INR 20 Lakhs), Gautami Naik (INR 10 Lakhs), Prathyoosha Kumar (INR 10 Lakhs), Smriti Mandhana (retained), Richa Ghosh (retained), Shreyanka Patil (retained) and Ellyse Perry (retained).