WPL 2026 Players Not Retained – Big Names Released

This season is poised to be quite unique in the WPL's history. This year, WPL 2026 is witnessing a lot of unforeseen developments. This year, the WPL 2026 squads have released some of their most prominent players, despite previously retaining these players. This WPL 2026 retained and released list has completely altered the auction plans of all teams. Some have a larger purse, while others have significantly less. As the retention window closes, franchises have made some shocking releases that have stunned cricket fans and experts. This year, promising players like Alyssa Healy, Deepti Sharma, Sophie Ecclestone, Grace Harris, Amelia Kerr, and Meg Lanning will now be released, leaving them in the auction pool. Now everyone has done everything according to their own strategy, but among the 5 teams, UP Warriorz has made the biggest splash, as it retained only one player, saved 4 RTM cards and also saved a purse of Rs 14.5 Cr. This time, UP Warriorz will bid for the highest player in the Mega Auction.

So in this blog post, we will discuss in detail about the WPL 2026 retained + released list (team-wise), as well as which WPL 2026 players have not been retained and which have been retained, and which team can bargain for whom in the Mega Auction.